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1330:Eric Trolle
1240:Christian I
1090:Mecklenburg
970:Charles VII
806:Anund Jacob
548:, pp. 43–5.
491:, pp. 42–3.
456:Charles VII
264:Vreta Abbey
155:, and then
149:Charles VII
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1639:Categories
1567:Charles XV
1550:since 1818
1542:Bernadotte
1518:Gustav III
1462:Charles XI
1404:Charles IX
1354:Gustav (I)
1067:Eric "XII"
1052:Magnus III
1011:Knut LĂĄnge
876:Blot-Sweyn
796:Eric "VII"
725:1161–1167
544:Sundberg,
472:Charles II
460:Charles IX
383:References
115:Sverker II
1614:Norwegian
1506:1751–1818
1497:Oldenburg
1450:1654–1751
1414:Christina
1399:Sigismund
1377:1523–1654
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1098:1364–1389
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1062:Magnus IV
1040:1250–1364
1017:Eric "XI"
1005:Eric "XI"
956:Magnus II
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561:, p. 185.
557:Larsson,
388:Citations
176:Sverker I
137:Sverker I
64:Successor
49:1161–1167
1577:Gustaf V
1572:Oscar II
1394:John III
1389:Eric XIV
1384:Gustav I
1142:Margaret
1125:indicate
1047:Valdemar
994:Eric "X"
979:Boleslaw
900:Magnus I
526:, p. 43.
522:Sawyer,
513:, p. 43.
509:Sawyer,
487:Sawyer,
476:Vadstena
400:Article
337:Burislev
303:Visingsö
287:Novgorod
153:Götaland
1562:Oscar I
1305:John II
1127:regents
1123:Italics
925:·
923:Sverker
867:Halsten
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842:Stenkil
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693:c. 1130
603:Sources
315:Sverker
283:Russian
276:Mälaren
272:SmĂĄland
256:Denmark
180:Eric IX
127:Sverker
1105:Albert
1076:Haakon
1057:Birger
1032:Bjälbo
999:John I
886:Philip
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348:Gothic
291:Ladoga
252:Värend
244:Stefan
219:Swedes
211:Ă–rebro
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99:Spouse
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1606:Also
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