The first king in Sweden giving himself a number after his name was Erik XIV king between 1560 and 1568.
But who were the 13 kings before Erik XIV? Were there 13 kings before?
I wrote to the history professor Dick Harrison and he gave me this list.
The first Erik-king who we know existed in real was Erik the Victorious. Sweden had many kings before him, b…
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