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Monarchy of Sweden

<p>The <b>monarchy of Sweden</b> is centered on the monarchical <a href="/en/Head_of_state" title="Head of state" class="wl">head of state</a> of <a href="/en/Sweden" title="Sweden" class="wl">Sweden</a>,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-IOG1:5_3-0"><a href="#cite_note-IOG1:5-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span> which is a <a href="/en/Constitutional_monarchy" title="Constitutional monarchy" class="wl">constitutional</a> and <a href="/en/Hereditary_monarchy" title="Hereditary monarchy" class="wl">hereditary monarchy</a> with a <a href="/en/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system" class="wl">parliamentary system</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-IOG1:1_4-0"><a href="#cite_note-IOG1:1-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span> There have been kings in what now is the <a href="/en/Sweden" title="Sweden" class="wl">Kingdom of Sweden</a> for more than a millennium. Originally an <a href="/en/Elective_monarchy" title="Elective monarchy" class="wl">elective monarchy</a>, it became a <a href="/en/Hereditary_monarchy" title="Hereditary monarchy" class="wl">hereditary monarchy</a> in the 16th century during the reign of <a href="/en/Gustav_Vasa" title="Gustav Vasa" class="mw-redirect wl">Gustav Vasa</a>,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Monarchy_in_Sweden_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-Monarchy_in_Sweden-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> though virtually all monarchs before that belonged to a limited and small number of families which are considered to be the royal dynasties of Sweden.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: King of Sweden, Incumbent, 
, , Details...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above adr">King of <span class="country-name">Sweden</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold;"><span><i lang="sv">Sveriges Konung</i></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span><a href="/en/File:Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/120px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="985" data-file-type="drawing" height="131" width="120" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/180px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/240px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" alt="Great_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/en/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden" title="Greater coat of arms of Sweden" class="mw-redirect wl">Greater coat of arms of Sweden</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #eee;">Incumbent</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span><a href="/en/File:Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_(42282165922)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_(42282165922)_(cropped).jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_%2842282165922%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_%2842282165922%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="1402" data-file-height="1920" data-file-type="bitmap" height="274" width="200" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_%2842282165922%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_%2842282165922%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_%2842282165922%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/400px-Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_%2842282165922%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" alt="Crafoord_Prize_D81_9141_%2842282165922%29_%28cropped%29.jpg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><span class="fn"><a href="/en/Carl_XVI_Gustaf" title="Carl XVI Gustaf" class="wl">Carl XVI Gustaf</a></span></b><br>since 15 September 1973</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2">
</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #eee;"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #eee;">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Style</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Majesty" title="Majesty" class="wl">His Majesty</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent" class="wl">Heir&nbsp;apparent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Victoria,_Crown_Princess_of_Sweden" title="Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden" class="wl">Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First<span>&nbsp;</span>monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Eric_the_Victorious" title="Eric the Victorious" class="wl">Eric the Victorious</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">970<span class="noprint"><span>;</span><span> </span>1053<span>&nbsp;</span>years ago</span><span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">970</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Stockholm_Palace" title="Stockholm Palace" class="wl">Stockholm Palace</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-The_Royal_Palace_of_Stockholm_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-The_Royal_Palace_of_Stockholm-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span><br><a href="/en/Drottningholm_Palace" title="Drottningholm Palace" class="wl">Drottningholm Palace</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Drottningholm_Palace_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-Drottningholm_Palace-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://www.kungahuset.se/" class="external text" target="_blank">www<wbr>.kungahuset<wbr>.se</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>Sweden in the present day is a <a href="/en/Representative_democracy" title="Representative democracy" class="wl">representative democracy</a> in a <a href="/en/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system" class="wl">parliamentary system</a> based on <a href="/en/Popular_sovereignty" title="Popular sovereignty" class="wl">popular sovereignty</a>, as defined in the current <a href="/en/Basic_Laws_of_Sweden#Instrument_of_Government" title="Basic Laws of Sweden" class="wl">Instrument of Government</a> (one of the four <a href="/en/Basic_Laws_of_Sweden" title="Basic Laws of Sweden" class="wl">Fundamental Laws of the Realm</a> which makes up the written constitution<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="#cite_note-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span>). The monarch and the members of the <a href="/en/Swedish_royal_family" title="Swedish royal family" class="wl">royal family</a> undertake a variety of official, unofficial and other representational duties within Sweden and abroad.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Monarchy_in_Sweden_5-1"><a href="#cite_note-Monarchy_in_Sweden-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span></p>



The monarchy of Sweden is centered on the monarchical head of state of Sweden, though virtually all monarchs before that belonged to a limited and small number of families which are considered to be the royal dynasties of Sweden. Sweden in the present day is a representative democracy in a parliamentary system based on popular sovereignty, as defined in the current Instrument of Government . The monarch and the members of the royal family undertake a variety of official, unofficial and other representational duties within Sweden and abroad. 