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

Great coat of arms of Sweden.svg King of Sweden 14th century – present
Lilla riksvapnet - Riksarkivet Sverige.png King of the Swedes *c.1000 – 14th century
Gota hovratt vapen.svg King of the Goths *12th century – 1973
Coat of Wends.png King of the Wends *1540 – 1973
Finland lesser arms suggestion 1936.png Grand Prince of Finland *1581 – 1720
Royal coat of arms of Norway.svg King of Norway *1814 – 1905

Duchies

Skane vapen.svg Duke of Scania *1658 – ?
Small coat of arms of Estonia.svg Duke of Estonia *1581 – 1721
POL Inflanty IRP COA.svg Duke of Livonia *1629 – 1721
Karjalan historiallisen maakunnan vaakuna.svg Duke of Karelia *1617 – 1721
Bremen Wappen(Mittel).svg Duke of Bremen *1648 – 1718
Wappen Verden (Aller).svg Duke of Verden *1648 – 1720
Wappen Pommern.svg Duke of Pomerania *1648 – 1814
Armoiries Baviere.svg Duke of Bavaria *1654 – 1718
Arms of Flanders.svg Duke of Jülich *1654 – 1718
Cleves Arms.svg Duke of Cleves *1654 – 1718
Bergischer Lowe.svg Duke of Berg *1654 – 1718

Count Palatine

Arms of the Electoral Palatinate (Variant 1).svg Count Palatine by the Rhine in Bavaria *1654 – 1718

Counties

Wappen Zweibruecken.jpg Count of Zweibrücken–Kleeburg *1654 – 1718
Wappen Grafschaft Veldenz.svg Count of Veldenz *1654 – 1718
Wappen Starkenburg.svg Count of Spanheim *1654 – 1718
Ravensberg Arms.svg Count of Ravensberg *1654 – 1718

Lordships

Ingria Coat-of-Arms.svg Lord of Ingria *1617 – 1721
Wappen Wismar.svg Lord of Wismar *1648 – 1903 (1803)
Wappen Ravenstein.svg Lord of Ravenstein *1654 – 1718

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 1748 – present
Order of the North Star, Star (Sweden) - Fram Museum.jpg Grand Master of the Royal Order of the Polar Star 1748 – present
KmstkVO.jpg Lord and Master of the Royal Order of Vasa 1748 – present
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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