King of the Goths

[1] A papal letter from about 1100 is directed to two Swedish kings—Inge the Elder and Halsten or Håkan Röde (only the initials are given)—as Kings of the Visigoths, which has been interpreted as meaning that they only ruled over Västergötland, and had lost control over the rest of the country.

In a papal letter dated 5 September 1164, King Karl Sverkersson (c. 1130–67; reigned 1161–1167) was addressed as rex Sweorum et Gothorum.

Between 1814 and 1905 Sveriges, Norges, Götes och Vendes Konung was used, adding Norway.

The first Danish king to use the title was Valdemar IV (reigned 1340 to 1375), who adopted it in 1362[3] after conquering Gotland the previous year.

The Danish kings continued to use the title over the next six hundred years until 1972, when Queen Margrethe II succeeded.