List of Swedish monarchs

King of Sweden åre
Sveriges konung
Greater coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent
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.kungahuset.se

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.