page_title: Eric XII of Sweden
hierarchical_section_title: Eric XII of Sweden
caption_attribution_description: English: Prince Eric (1282) of Sweden, as depicted on his royal seal
context_page_description: Eric XII was King of Sweden and lord of Scania in 1344–1359. He was
  a co-ruler with his father, King Magnus IV, from 1356 until his death in 1359.
  Referring to Erik Magnusson as King Eric XII is a later invention, counting backwards from Eric XIV. He and his brother Charles IX adopted numerals according to a fictitious history of Sweden. The number of Swedish monarchs named Eric before Eric XIV is unknown, going back into prehistory, and none of them used numerals. It would be speculative to try to affix a mathematically accurate one to this king.
context_section_description: Eric  XII   (Swedish: Erik Magnusson; 1339 – 21 June 1359) was King of Sweden and lord of Scania in 1344–1359. He was
  a co-ruler with his father, King Magnus IV, from 1356 until his death in 1359.  
  Referring to Erik Magnusson as King Eric XII is a later invention, counting backwards from Eric XIV (1560–68). He and his brother Charles IX (1604–1611) adopted numerals according to a fictitious history of Sweden. The number of Swedish monarchs named Eric before Eric XIV (at least seven) is unknown, going back into prehistory, and none of them used numerals. It would be speculative to try to affix a mathematically accurate one to this king.
caption: The seal of King Erik Magnusson.
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