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This article lists Monarchs of [[Sweden]]. While the earliest records of such are found in the works of [[Tacitus]] c. 100 AD, as well as in later works with little reliability, the first individuals traditionally counted are [[Olof Skötkonung]], the first king to be [[Baptism|baptized]], and his father Erik.
== House of Munsö ==
* '''Erik VI the Victorious''' (c. 970 – c. 995)
* '''[[Olof Skötkonung|Olof Skötkonung I]]''' (c. 995 – c. 1022)
* '''Anund Jacob I''' (c. 1022–1050)
* '''Emund I the Old''' (1050–1060)
== House of Stenkil and contemporary ==
* '''Stenkil''' (1060–1066)
* '''Erik VII Stenkilsson''' (1066–1067)
* '''Halsten Stenkilsson''' (1067–1070)
* '''Erik VIII the Pagan''' (pretender to the throne) (1067–1070)
* '''Anund Gårdske''' (1070–1075)
* '''Håkan the Red''' (1075–1079)
* '''Inge I the Elder''' (lost his throne, retook it) (1079–1084) (1087–1105)
* '''Blot-Sven''' (pretender to the throne, deposed) (1084–1087)
* '''Filip Halstensson''' (ruled together with his brother) (1105–1118)
* '''Inge II the Younger''' (ruled together with his brother) (1110–1125)
* '''Ragnvald Knaphövde''' (1125–1126)
== Houses of Sverker and Eric ==
* '''Sverker I the Elder''' (1130–1156)
* '''[[Erik the Saint|Eric IX the Saint]]''' (murdered, saint but not formally canonized)(1156–1160)
* '''Magnus Henriksen''' (1160–1161)
* '''Karl VII Sverkersson''' (1161–1167)
* '''Knut I Eriksson''' (1167–1196)
* '''Sverker II the Younger''' (1196–1208)
* '''Erik X Knutsson
* '''Johan Sverkersson I the Child''' (1216–1222)
* '''Erik XI the Lisp and Lame''' (exiled by his co-regent, retook the throne) (1222–1229) (1234–1250)
* '''Knut II the Tall''' (deposed) (1229–1234)
== House of Bjälbo ==
* '''Valdemar Birgersson''' (1250–1275)
* '''Magnus III Ladulås''' (1275–1290)
* '''Birger Magnusson''' (1290–1318)
* '''Mats Kettilmundsson''' (1318–1319)
* '''Magnus IV Eriksson''' (deposed) (1319–1364)
* '''Erik XII Magnusson''' (1356–1359)
* '''Haakon VI of Norway''' (deposed) (1362–1364)
== House of Mecklenburg ==
* '''Albert of Mecklenburg''' (deposed) (1364–1389)
== Monarchs during the Kalmar Union period and Regents ==
* '''Margareta I of Denmark''' (founder of the Kalmar Union) (1389–1412)
* '''Eric of Pomerania''' (deposed) (1396–1439)
** '''[[Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson]]''' (regent) (1435–1436)
** '''Karl Knutsson Bonde''' (regent, later king) (1438–1440)
* '''Christopher of Bavaria''' (1441–1448)
* '''Bengt Jönsson''' and '''Nils Jönsson''' (regents) (1448)
* '''Karl Knutsson Bonde''' (was deposed and reinstated multipel times) (1448–1457) (1464–1465) (1467–1470)
** ''' Jöns Bengtsson''' and '''Erik Axelsson''' (regents) (1457)
* '''Kristian I of Denmark''' (1457–14641)
** '''Kettil Karlsson''' (regent) (1465)
** ''' Jöns Bengtsson''' (regent) (1465–1466)
** '''Erik Axelsson ''' (regent) (1466–1467)
** '''Sten Sture the Elder''' (regent) (1470–1497)
* '''John II of Denmark''' (1497–1501)
** '''Sten Sture the Elder''' (regent) (1501–1503)
** '''Svante Nilsson''' (regent) (1504–1511)
** '''Erik Arvidsson Trolle''' (regent) (1512)
** '''Sten Sture the Younger''' (regent) (1512–1520)
** '''Kristian II the Tyrant''' (deposed) (1520–1521)
== House of Vasa ==
* '''[[Gustav Vasa|Gustav I Vasa]] (1523–1560)
* '''Erik XIV''' (deposed) (1560–1568)
* '''Johan III''' (1568–1592)
* '''Sigismund''' (deposed) (1592–1599)
* '''Karl IX''' (1604–1611)
* '''[[Gustav II Adolf]]''' (1611–1632)
* '''Kristina''' (abdicated) (1632–1654)
== House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken ==
* '''Karl X Gustav''' (1654–1660)
* '''Karl XI''' (1660–1697)
* '''Karl XII''' (1697–1718)
* '''Ulrika Eleonora''' (formally gave her husband the throne) (1718–1720)
== House of Hesse ==
* '''Fredrik I''' (1720–1751)
== House of Holstein-Gottorp ==
* '''Adolf Fredrik''' (1751–1771)
* '''[[Gustav III]]''' (1771–1792)
* '''Gustav IV Adolf''' (deposed) (1792–1809)
* '''Karl XIII''' (1809–1818)
== House of Bernadotte ==
* '''Karl XIV Johan''' (1818–1844)
* '''Oscar I''' (1844–1859)
* '''Karl XV''' (1859–1872)
* '''Oscar II''' (1872–1907)
* '''Gustaf V''' (1907–1950)
* '''Gustaf VI Adolf''' (1950–1973)
* '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf]]''' (1973-present)
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[[Category:Swedish Monarchs]]