List of titles and honours of the Swedish Crown

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The list of titles and honours of the Swedish Crown sets out the many titles of the monarch of Sweden since the creation of hereditary monarchy of the Kingdom of Sweden in 1544.

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Titles held by the monarch of Sweden

Note: Former titles marked with * are historical titles which are abolished or no longer part of the Swedish crown.

Kingdoms and Princely States

Coat of ArmsKingdoms and Princely StatesDate formedDate if abolished
Great coat of arms of Sweden.svg King of Sweden 14th century – present
Lilla riksvapnet - Riksarkivet Sverige.png King of the Swedes *c.100014th century
Gota hovratt vapen.svg King of the Goths *12th century1973
Coat of Wends.png King of the Wends *1540
Finland lesser arms suggestion 1936.png Grand Duke of Finland *15811720
Royal coat of arms of Norway.svg King of Norway *18141905

Duchies

Skane vapen.svg Duke of Scania *1658 ?
Small coat of arms of Estonia.svg Duke of Estonia *15811721
POL Inflanty IRP COA.svg Duke of Livonia *1629
Karjalan historiallisen maakunnan vaakuna.svg Duke of Karelia *1617
Bremen Wappen(Mittel).svg Duke of Bremen *16481718
Wappen Verden (Aller).svg Duke of Verden *1720
Wappen Pommern.svg Duke of Pomerania *1814
Armoiries Baviere.svg Duke of Bavaria *16541718
Arms of Flanders.svg Duke of Jülich *
Cleves Arms.svg Duke of Cleves *
Bergischer Lowe.svg Duke of Berg *

Count Palatine

Arms of the Electoral Palatinate (Variant 1).svg Count Palatine by the Rhine in Bavaria *16541718

Counties

Wappen Zweibruecken.jpg Count of Zweibrücken–Kleeburg *16541718
Wappen Grafschaft Veldenz.svg Count of Veldenz *
Wappen Starkenburg.svg Count of Spanheim *
Ravensberg Arms.svg Count of Ravensberg *

Lordships

Ingria Coat-of-Arms.svg Lord of Ingria *16171721
DEU Wismar COA.svg Lord of Wismar *16481903 (1803)
Wappen Ravenstein.svg Lord of Ravenstein *16541718

Orders of Sweden

Serafijnorde;ster.jpg Grand Master of the Royal Order of the Seraphim 1748 – present
KmstkSO.jpg Lord and Master of the Royal Order of the Sword
Order of the North Star, Star (Sweden) - Fram Museum.jpg Grand Master of the Royal Order of the Polar Star
KmstkVO.jpg Lord and Master of the Royal Order of Vasa
RCXIII.jpg Lord and Master of the Royal Order of Charles XIII 1811 – present

Titles held by the heir apparent of Sweden

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