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Leet o Swadish monarchs

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This is a leet o Swadish monarchs, that is, the Kings an rulin Queens o Swaden, includin regents an viceroys o the Kalmar Union, up tae the present time.

Monarchs an Regents o Swaden

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For leets o the prehistoric kings o Swaden see Leet o legendary kings o Swaden

NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Eric the Victorious (Erik Segersäll)
c. 970 – c. 995
945?, son o Björn ErikssonSigrid the Haughty
or
'Świętosława' o Poland
Sotdöd (died in sickness) in Old Uppsala[1] c. 995, aged aboot 50
Olof Skötkonung
c. 995 – c. 1022
c. 980, son o Eric the VictoriousEstrid o the Obotritesc. 1022, aged aboot 42
Anund Jacob (Anund Jakob)
c. 1022–1050
25 Julie 1008 or 1010 son o Olof Skötkonung an Estrid o the Obotritesc. 1050, aged aboot 40
Emund the Old (Emund den gamle)
1050–1060
Illegitimate son o Olof SkötkonungAstrid Njalsdotter1060

      Hoose o Stenkil

NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Stenkil (Stenkil Ragnvaldsson)
1060–1066
Probably frae Västergötland, son o Ragnvald Ulfsson (accordin tae Hervarar saga)Ingamoder EmundsdotterSotdöd (died in sickness) in "Svitjod", 1066
Eric and Eric
1066–1067
1067, died in the fichtin atween each ither
Halsten Stenkilsson (Halsten)
1067–1070
c. 1050 son o Stenkil1084, aged aboot 34
Anund Gårdske
1070–1075
Comin frae Garðaríki, (Kievan Rus'), altho probably wi auncestral airtins tae Scandinavie
Håkan the Red (Håkan Röde)
1075–1079
Levene, Västergötland, c. 1040, son o Stenkil
Inge the Elder (Inge den äldre)
1079–1084, 1087–1105
son o Stenkil an Ingamoder EmundsdotterHelena, sister o Blot-SweynDied in sickness, 1105. First buried in Hånger, but then moved tae Varnhem Abbey
Blot-Sweyn (Blot-Sven)
1084–1087
1087, ambushed bi Inge the Elder's troops
1087–1105, Inge the Elder (Inge den äldre) (seicont period)
Philip Halstensson (Filip Halstensson) 1105–1118son o king HalstenIngegerd, dauchter o Harald HardradaAssumed taee be buried in Vreta Abbey wi his brither Inge II
Inge the Younger (Inge den yngre)
1110–1125
son o king HalstenUlvhild HåkansdotterÖstergötland, 1125, Accusations haes it that he wis pushiont bi his wife wi an "evil drink". Assumed tae be buried in Vreta Abbey wi his brither Philip
Ragnvald Knaphövde
1125–1126
Assumed tae be relatit in some wey tae the Hoose o Stenkil1126, killed afore acceptit in Västergötland bi the supporters o Magnus the Strang
1126-30 Magnus I o Swaden o the Hoose o Estrid wis rulin ower the Wast Geats, an suin-tae-be King Sverker wis already rulin ower the East Geats.

      Hoose o Estrid
      Hoose o Eric
      Hoose o Sverker

NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Sverker I the Elder (cried Clubfoot, Sverker den äldre or Klumpfot an aw; king frae 1125 in Östergötland), 1130–25 December 1156o East Geatish ancestry, son o Cornube or KolUlvhild Håkansdotter,
Richeza o Poland
Murthert bi his ain coach on Christmas Day 1156 while gangin tae kirk. Some appynt Magnus Henriksen tae be behind the murther, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Eric (IX) the Saunt (Erik den helige),
1156–18 Mey 1160
Eric the Sauntc. 1120, some appynt him tae hae Wast Geatish rootsChristina o DenmarkKilled bi Magnus Henriksen as he came oot o the kirk in Uppsala, 18 Mey 1160, aged aboot 40, enshrined in Uppsala Cathedral
Magnus II,
1160–1161
son o Henry an Ingrid Ragvaldsdotter (the granddochter o Inge the Elder)Mairit tae his stepsister Brigida Haraldsdotter, the dauchter o Harald IV (Gille) o NorawaDied in the battle o Örebro against Charles VII, 1161
Charles I (Karl Sverkersson),
1161–12 Aprile 1167
King Karl Sverkersson's seal1130, son o Sverker I the Elder an Ulvhild HåkansdotterChristina Hvide, 1163Killed bi Canute I Ericson on Visingsö, 12 Aprile 1167, aged aboot 37, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Canute I Ericson (Knut Eriksson) (1167–1173 not in Östergötland; frae 1173 an aw in Östergötland), 1167–1195/1196afore 1150, son o Eric the Saunt an Kristina (probably a granddauchter o Inge the Elder)Cecilia JohansdotterDied peacefully in 1195 or 1196, buried at Varnhem Abbey
Sverker II the Younger (Sverker den yngre), 1196–31 Januar 1208born afore 1167, probably already c. 1164 son o king Charles VII an queen Christine Stigsdatter o HvideBenedicta Ebbesdotter o Hvide
Ingegerd Birgersdotter o Bjelbo dauchter o Birger Brosa
Died in the Battle o Gestilren, 17 Julie 1210, aged aboot 45, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Eric (X) (Erik Knutsson),
31 Januar 1208 – 10 Aprile 1216
1180 son o Canute I EricsonRicheza o Denmark (the dauchter o Valdemar I o Denmark)Died suddent in fiver on Näs Castle, Visingsö, 10 Aprile 1216, aged aboot 36, buried at Varnhem Abbey
John I the Child (Johan Sverkersson unge), Spring 1216–10 Mairch 12221201 son o Sverker IIDied on Visingsö, 10 Mairch 1222, aged aboot 21, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Eric (XI) the Lisp an Lame (Erik läspe och halte),
Simmer 1222–28 or 29 November 1229
1216 son o king Erik X o Swaden an Richeza o DenmarkCatherine o Ymseborg2 Februar 1250, aged aboot 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey
Canute II the Taw (Knut Långe)
28 or 29 November 1229 – 1234
King Canute II's cunyieson o Holmger who wis "nepos" (nephew?) o Canute I EricsonHelena Pedersdatter Strange1234, buried at Sko kloster
Eric (XI) the Lisp an Lame (Erik läspe och halte),
1234–2 Februar 1250
1216 son o king Erik X o Swaden an Richeza o DenmarkCatherine o Ymseborg2 Februar 1250, aged aboot 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey

The Hoose o Bjälbo is whiles referred tae as the Hoose o Folkung

NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Valdemar (Valdemar Birgersson)
Spring 1250–22 Julie 1275
1239 son o Birger jarl an Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a dauchter o Eric X)Sophia o Denmark, dauchter o Eric IV o DenmarkDied while imprisoned bi his brither Magnus at Nyköping Castle, 26 December 1302, aged aboot 63, buried at Vreta Abbey or Riddarholmen Kirk
Magnus III Barnlock (Magnus Ladulås)
22 Julie 1275 – 18 December 1290
1240 son o Birger jarl an Ingeborg Eriksdotter (the dauchter o Eric X)Helwig o HolsteinVisingsö, 18 December 1290, aged aboot 50, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Birger (Birger Magnusson)
18 December 1290–Mairch/Aprile 1318
Limestane pentin o Birger Magnusson c. 13001280 son o Magnus III Ladislaus an Helwig o HolsteinMartha o Denmark, 129831 Mey 1321, in exile in Denmark, efter murtherin his brithers at Nyköping Banquet, aged aboot 41, buried at Ringsted, Zealand
Mats Kettilmundsson
Regent 27 Juin 1318–8 Julie 1319
(nae o the Hoose o Bjälbo)
Unkent birthyearNoneMey 1326, in Åbo, as hövitsman o Finland
Magnus IV Ericson (Magnus Eriksson)
8 Julie 1319 – 15 Februar 1364
King Magnus Eriksson's sealNorawa, 1316 son o Erik Magnusson (brither o Birger) an Ingeborg HåkonsdotterBlanche o Namur,1335Drowned in a shipwreck when seekin refuge wi his son in Bømlofjord, Norawa, 1 December 1374, aged aboot 58
Eric (XII) (Erik Magnusson)
17 October 1356 – 20 Juin 1359
(rival king till 1359; jynt-rule wi faither months afore daith)
Seal o king Eric1339 son o Magnus IV Eriksson an Blanche o NamurBeatrice o BavarieGenerally believed that he an his wife died in the plague, 20 Juin 1359, aged aboot 20
Hacon (Håkan Magnusson)
15 Februar 1362 – 15 Februar 1364
(jynt-rule wi faither)
Seal o king Håkan Magnusson1340 son o Magnus IV Eriksson an Blanche o NamurMargrete Valdemarsdotter, 9 Aprile 1363 in CopenhagenOslo, 11 September 1380, aged aboot 40, buried in Oslo
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Albert o Swaden (Albrekt av Mecklenburg)
15 Februar 1364 – 24 Februar 1389
Albert o SwadenMecklenburg, c. 1338, son o Albert II, Duke o Mecklenburg an Euphemia o SwadenRichardis o SchwerinMecklenburg, 1 Aprile 1412, aged aboot 74, buried in Mecklenburg

Monarchs during the Kalmar Union period an Regents (Riksföreståndare)

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NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Margaret (Margareta Valdemarsdotter)
24 Februar 138928 October 1412
Vordingborg Castle, 1353 dauchter o Valdemar IV an Helvig o SønderjyllandHaakon VI o NorawaFlensburg Fjord, 28 October 1412, aged aboot 55, buried in Roskilde Cathedral
Eric (XIII) (Erik av Pommern)
23 Julie 139624 September 1439 (deposed 14341435 an 1436)
Eric o PomeranieRügenwalde, Pomerania, 1382, son o Wartislaw VII, Duke o Pomeranie an Mary o Mecklenburg-SchwerinPhilippa o InglandRügenwalde Castle, 3 Mey 1459, aged aboot 77, buried in Rügenwalde, Pomeranie
Christopher (Kristoffer av Bayern)
Autumn 14416 Januar 1448
Christopher o BavarieNeumarkt in der Oberpfalz in Bavarie, Februar 26, 1418 son o Duke John o Pfalz-Neumarkt an Catherine VratislavaDorothea o BrandenburgHelsingborg, 5 Januar or 6 Januar 1448, aged 29, buried at Roskilde Cathedral
Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
20 Juin 144824 Februar 1457, 9 August 146430 Januar 1465 an 12 November 146715 Mey 1470
Ekholmen Castle, 1408 or 1409 son o Knut Tordsson (Bonde) an Margareta Karlsdotter (Sparre av Tofta)Birgitta Turesdotter (Bielke) (died afore he acame king)
Katarina Karlsdotter
Kristina Abrahamsdotter
15 Mey 1470, aged aboot 61 or 62, buried at Riddarholmen Kirk
Christian I (Kristian I)
23 Juin 145723 Juin 1464
Christian IOldenburg, Lawer Saxony, Februar 1426, son o Dietrich o Oldenburg an Helvig o SchauenburgDorothea o BrandenburgCopenhagen, 21 Mey 1481, aged 55, buried at Roskilde Cathedral
9 August 146430 Januar 1465 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) (seicont period)
12 November 1467 15 Mey 1470 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) (third period)
John II ("Hans")
6 October 1497August 1501
HansAalborg Castle, 2 Februar 1455, son o Christian I an Dorothea o BrandenburgChristina o SaxonyAalborg Castle, 20 Februar 1513, aged 58, buried in Odense
Christian II the Tyrant (Kristian Tyrann)
1 November 152023 August 1521
King Christian IINyborg Castle, 1 Julie 1481 son o Hans an Christina o SaxonyIsabella o AustrickKalundborg Castle, 25 Januar 1559, aged 77, buried in Odense
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Gustav I (Gustav Vasa)
6 Juin 1523 29 September 1560
as regent Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) an aw, 1521–1523
Rydboholm Castle or Lindholmen in Uppland, 12 Mey 1496 son o Erik Johansson an Cecilia MånsdotterCatherine o Saxe-Lauenburg (1531–1535)
Margareta Leijonhufvud (1536–1551)
Katarina Stenbock (1552–1560)
Tre Kronor (castle), 29 September 1560, aged 64, buried in Uppsala Cathedral
Eric XIV (Erik XIV)
29 September 1560 29 September 1568
Tre Kronor (castle), 13 December 1533 son o Gustav I an Catherine o Saxe-LauenburgKarin MånsdotterDied (Poisoned) while imprisoned in Örbyhus Castle, 26 Februar 1577. Aged 43, buried at Västerås Cathedral
John III (Johan III)
30 September 1568 17 November 1592
Stegeborg Castle, Östergötland, 20 December 1537 son o Gustav I an Margaret LeijonhufvudCatherine Jagellonica (1562  1583),
Gunilla Bielke (1585–1597)
Tre Kronor (castle), 17 November 1592, aged 54, buried at Uppsala Cathedral
Sigmund (Sigismund)
17 November 1592 24 Julie 1599
Gripsholm Castle, 20 Juin 1566, son o John III an Catherine Jagellonica o Poland.Anna o Austrick (1592–1598),
Constance o Austrick (1605–1631)
Warsaw, Poland, 30 Aprile 1632, aged 65, buried at Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
Charles IX (Karl IX)
22 Mairch 1604 30 October 1611
as regent Duke Charles an aw, 1599–1604
Tre Kronor (castle), 4 October 1550 son o Gustav I an Margaret LeijonhufvudMaria o Palatinate-Simmern (1579–1589),
Christina o Holstein-Gottorp (1592–1611)
Nyköping Castle, 30 October 1611, aged 61, buried at Strängnäs Cathedral
Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav II Adolph, Gustav II Adolf)
30 October 1611 6 November 1632
Tre Kronor (castle), 9 December 1594, son o Charles IX an Christina o Holstein-Gottorp.Maria Eleonora o Brandenburg6 November 1632, in the Battle o Lützen, Electorate o Saxony, aged 37, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Christina (Kristina)
6 November 1632 6 Juin 1654
Stockholm, 8 December[2] 1626, dauchter o Gustavus Adolphus an Maria Eleonora o BrandenburgUnmarriedRoum, 19 Aprile 1689, aged 62, buried at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Ceety
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav)
6 Juin 1654 13 Februar 1660
Nyköping Castle, 8 November 1622, son o John Casimir, Count Palatine o Zweibrücken-Kleeburg an Catharina o Swaden (dauchter o Charles IX)Hedwig Eleonora o Holstein-GottorpGothenburg, 13 Februar 1660, aged 37, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XI (Karl XI)
13 Februar 1660 5 Aprile 1697
Tre Kronor (castle), 24 November 1655 son o Charles X an Hedwig Eleonora o Holstein-GottorpUlrike Eleonora o DenmarkTre Kronor (castle), 5 Aprile 1697, aged 41, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XII (Karl XII)
5 Aprile 1697 30 November 1718
Tre Kronor (castle), 17 Juin 1682 son o Charles XI an Ulrike Eleonora o DenmarkUnmarriedFredrikshald, Norawa, 30 November 1718, aged 36, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Ulrica Eleanor (Ulrika Eleonora)
5 December 1718 29 Februar 1720
Tre Kronor (castle), 23 Januar 1688 dochter o Charles XI an Ulrike Eleonora o DenmarkFrederick I, Landgrave o Hesse-KasselStockholm, 24 November 1741, aged 53, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Frederick (Fredrik I av Hessen)
24 Mairch 1720 25 Mairch 1751
Kassel, (in the day's Germany), 23 Aprile 1676 son o Charles I, Landgrave o Hesse-Kassel an Princess Maria Amalia o CourlandLouise Dorothea o Prussia
Ulrika Eleonora o Swaden
Stockholm, 25 Mairch 1751, aged 74, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Adolph Frederick (Adolf Fredrik)
25 Makrch 1751 12 Februar 1771
Gottorp, Schleswig, (in the day's Germany), 14 Mey 1710 son o Christian August o Holstein-Gottorp, Prince o Eutin an Albertina Frederica o Baden-DurlachLouisa Ulrika o PrussiaStockholm Palace, 12 Februar 1771, aged 60, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustav III
12 Februar 1771 29 Mairch 1792
Stockholm, 24 Januar [A.S. 13 Januar] 1746 son o King Adolf Frederick o Swaden an Louisa Ulrika o PrussiaSophia Magdalena o DenmarkAssassinatit (shot in the back when he wis on a masked baw at the opera, 16 Mairch 1792). Died in Stockholm Palace, 29 Mairch 1792, aged 46, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustav IV Adolph
29 Mairch 1792 10 Mey 1809
wi Charles, Duke o Södermanland as regent 1792–1796
Gustav IV Stockholm Palace, 1 November 1778 son o Gustav III an Sophia MagdalenaFrederica o BadenSt. Gallen, Swisserland, 7 Februar 1837, aged 58, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XIII (Karl XIII)
6 Juin 1809 5 Februar 1818
Charles XIII o SwadenStockholm, 7 October 1748 son o Adolf Frederick o Swaden an Louisa Ulrika o PrussiaHedwig Elizabeth Charlotte o Holstein-GottorpStockholm, 5 Februar 1818, aged 69, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDaith
Charles XIV John (Karl XIV Johan)
5 Februar 1818 8 Mairch 1844
Pau, Fraunce, 26 Januar 1763 son o Jean Henri Bernadotte an Jeanne de Saint-VincentDésirée ClaryStockholm Palace, 8 Mairch 1844, aged 81, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Oscar I
8 Mairch 1844 8 Julie 1859
Paris, Fraunce, 4 Julie 1799, son o Charles XIV John an Désirée ClaryJosephine o LeuchtenbergStockholm Palace, 8 Julie 1859, aged 60, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XV (Karl XV)
8 Julie 1859 18 September 1872
Stockholm Palace, 3 Mey 1826 son o Oscar I an Josephine o LeuchtenbergLouise o the NetherlandsMalmö, 18 September 1872, aged 46, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Oscar II
18 September 1872 8 December 1907
Stockholm, 21 Januar 1829 son o Oscar I an Josephine o LeuchtenbergSofia o NassauStockholm, 8 December 1907, aged 78, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustaf V
8 December 1907 29 October 1950
Drottningholm Palace, 16 Juin 1858 son o Oscar II an Sofia o NassauVictoria o BadenDrottningholm Palace, 29 October 1950, aged 92, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustaf VI Adolf
29 October 1950 15 September 1973
Stockholm, 11 November 1882 son o Gustav V an Victoria o BadenPrincess Margaret o Connaught
Lady Louise Mountbatten
Helsingborg, 15 September 1973, aged 90, buried at Royal Burial Grund
Carl XVI Gustaf
Frae 15 September 1973
Carl GustavHaga Palace, 30 Aprile 1946 son o Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke o Västerbotten an Princess Sibylla o Saxe-Coburg an GothaSilvia SommerlathLiving

References

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  1. Lagerqvist in Sverige och dess regenter under 1000 år ISBN 91-0-075007-7 p. 23
  2. Note that the birth date is December 8 in the Julian calendar, which wis in effect in Swaden at the time, correspondin tae December 18 in the Gregorian calendar.