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Multiple timeline of Sweden

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This scheme is a timelime of the history of Sweden, part of the series of Series of multiple timelines of European countries and territories.
Introduction - Other timelines - Index of timelines
The Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sverige) is a monarchy with a hereditary king, a parliament, the Realm Diet, elected in free multi-party elections and a government appointed by and responsible to the parliament. Sweden is member of the European Union.
Sami
  • Before 0: The southern part of present-day Sweden is populated by Germanic tribes.
  • 120 BC: The Vandals are believed to have migrated from southern Scandinavia and to have settled in Silesia from around 120 BC.
  • 3rd century: One of the Germanic tribes, the Goths, migrate to what is present-day Ukraine and found a Gothic Kingdom.
  • 500s: The tribes get divided between the Svear and the Geats. Proto-countries come into development.
  • 800s: Swedish tribes take part in Viking expeditions to the east. They colonize, raid and trade in various parts of Europe.
  • 862: Swedish Vikings, known as Varangians settle in present-day Northern Russia and are said to have found the state of Rus', ruled by the Varangian chieftain Rørik.
  • 500s: Scania is populated by Danes.
Kingdom of Sweden
  • c. 970: Eiríkr is said to be the first king of the Swedes.
  • c. 989: His son Olof Skötkonung is documented as king accepted by both the Svear and the Geats, Germanic tribes that live in Sweden.
  • 1060: Steinkell brings the house of Stenkil. Most of the following kings until 1125 are from this house.
Kingdom of Denmark
  • 900s: Scania is part of Denmark.

  • 1125: Sweden gets partitioned, Ragnvald rules what is called Sweden, populated by the Svear.
Kingdom of Gothenland
  • 1130: Swærkir defeats Magnus and becomes king of a united Sweden, creating the house of Sverker.
  • 1142: Sweden and Novgorod start to have fights, regularily fights take place until 1440.
  • 1156: After the murder of Swærkir, Eric becomes king.
  • 1160: Eric is assassinated and succeeded by Magnus Henriksson.
  • 1161: He is arrested and executed by the forces of his rival Karl Sverkersson, son of Swærkir.
  • 1167: Karl is killed by Knut Eriksson, son of Erik. A civil was between various rival kings takes place.
  • 1173: Knut becomes sole ruler of Sweden.
  • 12th century-1249: Sweden establishes its rule from the 12th century until 1249 in present-day Finland, making it part of Sweden.
  • 1196: Sverker Karlsson is elected king after the death of Knut.
  • 1198: Sweden and Denmark start a crusade to defeat the pagans in present-day Estonia and Latvia.
  • 1208: Erik Knutsson defeats Sverker and becomes king.
  • 1216: After his death teen-ager Johan Sverkersson is elected king.
  • 1222: Johan dies, Erik Eriksson, the six-year old son of Erik Knutsson becomes king. Knut Holmgersson becomes de facto ruler.
  • 1229: Erik is overthrown, Knut Holmgersson becomes king (crowned in 1231).
  • 1234: After Knuts death, Erik returns and rules until his own death in 1250.
  • 1240: A Swedish campaign is defeated at the Neva by Novgorod and allies.
  • 1249: Sweden ends a campaign in and completes the annexation of part of Finland.
  • 1250: After his death, his cousin Valdemar Birgersson becomes king, with Birger Magnusson as regent and de facto ruler until 1266.
  • 1275: Valdemar is overthrown by his brother Magnus Birgersson with Danish support.
  • 1293: Sweden stages a campaign to conquer part of Karelia.
  • 1311: Sweden and Novgorod fight each other in Finland.
  • 1318: King Birger Magnusson is ousted by his brothers. Novgorod invades Swedish Finland.
  • 1319: His nephew Magnus Eriksson, three years old, is elected king of Sweden. The same year he is elected king of Norway.
  • 1332: Magnus conquers part of Scania from Denmark.
  • 1337: A Karelian uprising is supported by Sweden.
  • 1343: His minor son Håkon Magnusson becomes king of Norway, Magnus rules Norway as regent.
  • 1355: The regency of Magnus over Norway ends.

  1. ^ In 1993 with the Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1991, the European Economic Community is renamed into the European Community, the institutions of the three communities (the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community) merge into the institutions of the European Communities, being the first pillar of the European Union. In 2009 with the Treaty of Lisbon, signed in 2007, the European Community is dissolved into the European Union, becoming an overall legal unit.