King of Sweden | |
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Sveriges konung | |
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Incumbent | |
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Carl XVI Gustaf since 15 September 1973 | |
Details | |
Style | His Majesty |
Heir apparent | Victoria |
Formation | Before c. 970 |
Residence | Stockholm Palace Drottningholm Palace |
Appointer | Elective monarchy (up to 1544) Hereditary monarchy (since 1544) |
Website | www |
This list records the monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years.[1] The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.