Kingdom of Sweden Year Founded: c.970 AD First Monarch: Eric the Victorious Current Monarch: Carl XVI Gustaf Current Heir Apparent: Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Sweden typically recognizes Eric the Victorious as the first King of Sweden – he ruled from 970 – 995. However, according to Swedish legends, there are several mythical kings who ruled the land before Eric the Victorious and the earliest written records of a Swedish King date back to around 100AD. Like other modern monarchies, Sweden is both a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system and the ruling monarch has no real political power. Since 1818, Swedish monarch have been descendants of the House of Bernadotte. In 1980, Sweden’s rule of succession was changed to absolute primogeniture, meaning the throne will be passed down to the eldest child of the reigning monarch regardless of gender. #info #EverythingsInfo
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