List of monarchs of Denmark

thumb|200px|Royal Banner of the Kings of Denmark ().

This is a list of monarchs of Denmark, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes:

The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397)
Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397)
The Kalmar Union (1397–1536)
Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523)
Union of Denmark and Norway (1523–1536/1537)
The United Kingdoms of Denmark–Norway (1536/1537–1814)
The Kingdom of Denmark (1814–present)
Iceland (since the union between Denmark and Norway in 1380; independent kingdom in a personal union with Denmark 1918–1944; a sovereign republic since 1944)
Greenland (since the union between Denmark and Norway in 1380; effective Danish–Norwegian control began in 1721; integrated into the Danish Realm in 1953; internal home rule introduced 1979; self-rule assumed in 2009; Greenland has two out of 179 seats in the Danish parliament Folketinget)
Faroe Islands (since the union between Denmark and Norway in 1380; County of Denmark 1816–1948; internal home rule introduced 1948; The Faroe Islands have two out of 179 seats in the Danish parliament Folketinget)

The House of Oldenburg held the Danish Crown between 1448 and 1863, when it passed to the House of Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the same house, patrilineally descended from King Christian III of Denmark. The kingdom had been elective (although the eldest son or brother of the previous king was usually elected) until 1660 when it became hereditary and absolutist. Until 1864, Denmark was also united in a personal union with the duchies of Holstein and Saxe-Lauenburg (1815–1864), and in a political and personal union with the Duchy of Schleswig.

Pre-Knýtlinga Danish monarchs

upright=0.9|right|thumb|The [[Sigtrygg Runestones of the "House of Olaf" was raised after king Sigtrygg by his mother. 934 AD.]]

upright=0.9|right|thumb|King [[Harthacnut I of Denmark|Cnut I (Harthacnut). 17th century engraving.]]

The exact date of origin of the Kingdom of Denmark is not established, but names of Danish kings begins to emerge in foreign sources from the 8th century and onwards. Danish and Nordic legendary stories, chronicles and sagas often have accounts of Danish kings and dynasties stretching further back in time than the 7th century, but the historicity of the content and interpretations of these stories are often put to doubt.

Chochilaicus—see Hugleik and Hygelac— 515 AD, mentioned by Gregory of Tours (538–594).
Ongendus (Angantyr): Saint Willibrord wrote about when he visited the Danes, at the time ruled by Ongendus.
Harald, named as former king in relating 9th-century events, perhaps model for legendary Harald Wartooth. Related to the Frisian king Redbad II who in 754 had to flee to "the land of the Danes" where King Harald reigned ("Daniae Regi Heraldi").
Sigfred: 770s–790s
Gudfred: 804–810, mentioned as Danish king.
Sons of Gudfred (Godrik): 814–820s
Horik I: (814) 827–854.
Olof, said by Adam to have come from Sweden and defeated Heiligo, taking the crown.
Gyrd and Gnupa, sons and joint successors of Olof, according to Adam. Gnupa is named by Widukind of Corvey as leader of the Danes in 934, and appears on the Sigtrygg Runestones. The Danish medieval annals, on the other hand, doesn't mention Gnupa at all, whereas Gyrd is stated in several of these annals as being a nephew of and successor to Olof.
Sigtrygg, son of Gnupa, memorialized on the Sigtrygg Runestones, presumably dating from shortly after 934.
Eric the Victorious of Sweden mentioned by Adam of Bremen and Saxo Grammaticus as ruling Denmark after an invasion by Sweden together with Slavic warriors. Adam of Bremen got the information from Danish king Sweyn II. The Stone of Eric also describes an attack on Hedeby from the same period. Since Eric also, according to another source of Adam of Bremen, invaded the Holy Roman Empire. It virtually requires Eric to have been the king of Denmark. Therefore two independent sources describe Eric as the king of Denmark.

Semi-legendary kings

thumb|Genealogia Regum Daniæ.

Ragnar Lodbrok, a legendary king probably in the 9th century, only appears in sagas and late histories, and these accounts are wildly inconsistent. He may be a composite character, a chimera of several historical kings and Vikings.
Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (da: Sigurd Orm-i-øje or Snogeøje). Mentioned by late and Ragnarssona þáttr. Said to be king of Zealand and Scania, and son of Ragnar Lodbrok. He may be inspired by late 9th century King Sigfred (above).
Harthacnut I (Hardeknud). According to the sagas he is son of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, but some historians identify him with Adam's Hardegon, Svein's son, who invaded Denmark from Northmannia and supplanted the House of Olof. He may have ruled only part of Denmark, as Adam places the commencement of his long reign between 909 and 915, while the House of Olof was still ruling at least part of Denmark as late as 934. He was father of Gorm the Old.

List of monarchs of Denmark

House of Gorm (c. 936–1042)

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| Gorm the Old (Gorm den Gamle) by c. 936 – 958/64

| 100px Non-contemporary

| ? son of Harthacanute I

| Thyra four children

| 958/64

| Harald I Bluetooth (Harald Blåtand) 958/64–985/6

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 932 son of Gorm the Old and Thyra

| (1) Gunhild (perhaps identical with Tove) (2) Tove of the Obotrites January 963 (3) Gyrid of Sweden [legendary]

| 1 November 985 (or 986 or 987) Jomsborg aged 53

| Sweyn I Forkbeard (Svend Tveskæg) 986–1014

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 17 April 963 son of Tove of the Obotrites and Harald Bluetooth

| (1 & 2) Gunhild of Wenden or Sigrid the Haughty eight children

| 3 February 1014 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire aged 50

| Harald II Svendsen 1014–1018(?)

| 100px Non-contemporary

| ? son of Sweyn Forkbeard and Gunhild or Sigrid

| unknown

| Cnut II the Great (Knud den Store) 1019–1035

| 100px

| son of Sweyn Forkbeard and Gunhild or Sigrid

| (1) Ælfgifu of Northampton two children (2) Emma of Normandy 2/31 July 1017 three children

| 12 November 1035 Shaftesbury aged about 40–50

| Cnut III or Harthacnut III (Hardeknud) 1035–1042

| 100px Non-contemporary

| England son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy

| never married

| 8 June 1042 Lambeth aged 21–22

House of Fairhair (1042–1047)

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| Magnus the Good (Magnus den Gode) 1042–1047

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| 1024 Norway illegitimate son of Olaf II of Norway and Alfhild

| never married one daughter

| 25 October 1047 Zealand aged 23

House of Estridsen (1047–1375)

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| Sweyn II Estridsson (Svend Estridsen) 1047–1076

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| 1019 England son of jarl Ulf Torgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter (daughter of Sweyn I Forkbeard)

| (1) Gyda of Sweden 1048 (2) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir 1050

| 28 April 1076 Søderup aged 57–58

| Harald III the Soft (Harald Hén) 1076–1080

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1040 illegitimate son of Sweyn II

| Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter no issue

| 17 April 1080 aged 40

| Cnut IV the Holy (Knud den Hellige) 1080–1086

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1042 illegitimate son of Sweyn II

| Adela of Flanders 1080 three children

| 10 July 1086 St. Alban's Priory aged 43–44

| Olaf I Hunger (Oluf Hunger) 1086–1095

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1050 illegitimate son of Sweyn II

| Ingegerd of Norway 1070 one daughter

| 18 August 1095 aged 44–45

| Eric I Evergood (Erik Ejegod) 1095–1103

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1060 Slangerup illegitimate son of Sweyn II

| Boedil Thurgotsdatter before 1086 one son

| 10 July 1103 Paphos, Cyprus aged 42–43

| Niels 1104–1134

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1065 illegitimate son of Sweyn II

| (1) Margaret Fredkulla 1105 two sons (2) Ulvhild Håkansdotter 1130 no issue

| 25 June 1134 Schleswig aged 68–69

| Eric II the Memorable (Erik Emune) 1134–1137

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1090 illegitimate son of Eric I

| Malmfred of Kiev 1130 no issue

| 18 July 1137 Urnehoved aged 46–47

| Eric III Lamb (Erik Lam) 1137–1146 (abdicated)

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1120 son of Hakon Sunnivasson and Ragnhild Eriksdatter (she was daughter of Eric I)

| Lutgard of Salzwedel 1144 no issue

| 27 August 1146 St. Canute's Abbey aged 25–26

| Sweyn III Grathe (Svend Grathe) 1146–1157

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1125 son of Eric II

| Adela of Meissen 1152 two children

| 23 October 1157 Grathe Heath aged 31–32

| Cnut V (Knud 5.) 1146–1157

| 100px

| 1129 eldest son of Magnus Nielsen and Richeza of Poland

| Helena of Sweden 1156 no issue

| 9 August 1157 Roskilde aged 27–28

| Valdemar I the Great (Valdemar den Store) 1154–1182

| 100px

| 14 January 1131 only son of Canute Lavard (who was son of Eric I) and Ingeborg of Kiev

| Sophia of Minsk 1157 Viborg Cathedral eight children

| 12 May 1182 Vordingborg Castle aged 51

| Cnut VI (Knud 6.) 1170–1202

| 100px

| 1163 eldest son of Valdemar I and Sophia of Minsk

| Gertrude of Bavaria February 1177 Lund Cathedral no issue

| 12 November 1202 aged 38–39

| Valdemar II the Victorious (Valdemar Sejr) 1202–1241

| 100px

| 9 May/28 June 1170 second son of Valdemar I and Sophia of Minsk

| (1) Dagmar of Bohemia 1205 Lübeck one son (2) Berengaria of Portugal 18/24 May 1214 four children

| 28 March 1241 Vordingborg Castle aged 70

| Valdemar the Young ("Valdemar III") (Valdemar den Unge) 1215–1231

| 110px

| 1209 only son of Valdemar II and Dagmar of Bohemia

| Eleanor of Portugal 24 June 1229 Ribe Cathedral one child

| 28 November 1231 Refsnæs aged 21–22

| Eric IV Ploughpenny (Erik Plovpenning) 1232–1250

| 100px

| 1216 eldest son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal

| Jutta of Saxony 17 November 1239 six children

| 9 August 1250 on the Schlei aged 33–34

| Abel 1 November 1250 – 1252

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1218 second son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal

| Matilda of Holstein 25 April 1237 Schleswig Cathedral four children

| 29 June 1252 Eiderstedt aged 33–34

| Christopher I (Christoffer 1.) 25 December 1252 – 1259

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1219 third son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal

| Margaret Sambiria 1248 five children

| 29 May 1259 Ribe aged 39–40

| Eric V Klipping (Erik Klipping) 1259–1286

| 100px

| 1249 eldest son of Christopher I and Margaret Sambiria

| Agnes of Brandenburg 11 November 1273 Schleswig Cathedral seven children

| 22 November 1286 Finderup aged 36–37

| Eric VI Menved (Erik Menved) 1286–1319

| 100px

| 1274 eldest son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg

| Ingeborg of Sweden June 1296 Kärnan Castle fourteen children

| 13 November 1319 Roskilde aged 44–45

| Christopher II (Christoffer 2.) 25 January 1320 – 1326 (deposed)

| 100px

| 29 September 1276 second son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg

| Euphemia of Pomerania 1300 six children

| 2 August 1332 Nykøbing Castle aged 55

| Eric (Erik Christoffersen) 1321–1326 (deposed)

| 1307 eldest son of Christopher II and Euphemia of Pomerania

| Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg 1330 no issue

| early 1332 aged approximately 25

| Valdemar III (Valdemar 3.) 1326–1329 (deposed)

| 100px Non-contemporary

| 1314 only son of Eric II, Duke of Schleswig and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg

| Richardis of Schwerin two sons

| 1364 aged 49–50

| Christopher II (Christoffer 2.) 1329–1332 (restored)

| 100px

| 29 September 1276 second son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg

| Euphemia of Pomerania 1300 six children

| 2 August 1332 Nykøbing Castle aged 55

| Eric (Erik Christoffersen) 1329–1331/32

| 1307 eldest son of Christopher II and Euphemia of Pomerania

| Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg 1330 no issue

| late 1331 or early 1332 aged approximately 25

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| Valdemar IV Atterdag (Valdemar Atterdag) 21 June 1340 – 1375

| 100px

| 1320 third son of Christopher II and Euphemia of Pomerania

| Helvig of Schleswig 1340 Sønderborg Castle six children

| 24 October 1375 Gurre Castle aged 54–55

House of Bjälbo (1376–1387)

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| Olaf II (Oluf 2.) 3 May 1376 – 1387

| 100px Non-contemporary

| December 1370 Akershus Castle only son of King Haakon VI of Norway and Sweden and Margaret I

| never married

| 3 August 1387 Falsterbo Castle aged 16

House of Estridsen (1387–1412)

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| Margaret I (Margrete 1.) 1387–1412 (de facto)

| 100px

| 1353 Søborg Castle<hr>youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig

| Haakon VI of Norway 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady one son

| 28 October 1412 Ship on Flensburg Fjord aged 58–59

House of Griffin (1396–1439)

| (Erik af Pommern) 24 January 1412 – 1439 (deposed)

| 100px

| Rügenwalde Castle (Poland)<hr>only son of Polish Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VII and Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

| Philippa of England 26 October 1406 Lund Cathedral no issue

| 24 September 1459 Rügenwalde Castle (Poland) aged 76–78

House of Wittelsbach, Palatinate-Neumarkt branch (1440–1448)

| (Christoffer af Bayern) 9 April 1440 – 5/6 January 1448

| 100px

| 26 February 1416 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz<hr>fifth son of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt and Catherine of Pomerania

| Dorothea of Brandenburg 12 September 1445 Copenhagen no issue

| 5/6 January 1448 Kärnan Castile aged 31

House of Oldenburg (1448–1863)

| 1 September 1448 21 May 1481 ()

| 100px

| February 1426 Oldenburgeldest son of Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg and Hedvig of Holstein

| Dorothea of Brandenburg 28 October 1449 Church of Our Lady five children

| 21 May 1481 Copenhagen Castle aged 55

| (Hans) 21 May 1481 20 February 1513 ()

| 100px

| 2 February 1455 Aalborghus Castlethird son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg

| Christina of Saxony 6 September 1478 Copenhagen five children

| 20 February 1513 Aalborghus Castle aged 58

| 22 July 1513 20 January 1523 () (deposed)

| 100px

| 1 July 1481 Nyborg Castlesecond son of John and Christina of Saxony

| Isabella of Austria 12 August 1515 Copenhagen six children

| 25 January 1559 Kalundborg Castle aged 77

| 13 April 1523 10 April 1533 ()

| 100px

| 7 October 1471 Haderslevhus Castlefourth son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg

| (1) Anna of Brandenburg 10 April 1502 Stendal two children (2) Sophie of Pomerania 9 October 1518 Kiel Castle six children

| 10 April 1533 Gottorp Castle aged 61

|align="center" colspan="6"| <big>Interregnum (1533–1534)</big>

| 4 July 1534 1 January 1559 ()

| 100px

| 12 August 1503 Gottorp Castleonly son of Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg

| Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg 29 October 1525 Lauenburg Castle five children

| 1 January 1559 Koldinghus Castle aged 55

| 1 January 1559 4 April 1588 ()

| 100px

| 1 July 1534 Haderslevhus Castleeldest son of Christian III and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

| Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 20 July 1572 Copenhagen eight children

| 4 April 1588 Antvorskov Castle aged 53

| 4 April 1588 28 February 1648 ()

| 100px

| 12 April 1577 Frederiksborg Palaceeldest son of Frederick II and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

| (1) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg 27 November 1597 Haderslevhus Castle seven children (2) Kirsten Munk 31 December 1615 Copenhagen twelve children

| 28 February 1648 Rosenborg Castle aged 70

| 6 July 1648 9 February 1670 ()

| 100px

| 18 March 1609 Haderslevhus Castle<hr>third son of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

| Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1 October 1643 Glücksburg Castle eight children

| 9 February 1670 Copenhagen Castle aged 60

| 9 February 1670 25 August 1699 ()

| 100px

| 15 April 1646 Duborg Castleeldest son of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

| Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel 25 June 1667 Nykøbing Castle eight children

| 25 August 1699 Copenhagen Castle aged 53

| 25 August 1699 12 October 1730 ()

| 100px

| 11 October 1671 Copenhagen Castleeldest son of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel

| (1) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 5 December 1695 Copenhagen five children (2) Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg 6 September 1703 one son (3) Anne Sophie Reventlow 4 April 1721 Copenhagen three children

| 12 October 1730 Odense Palace aged 59

| 12 October 1730 6 August 1746 ()

| 100px

| 30 November 1699 Copenhagen Castle<hr>second son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

| Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 7 August 1721 Pretzsch Castle three children

| 6 August 1746 Hirschholm Palace aged 46

| 6 August 1746 14 January 1766 ()

| 100px

| 31 March 1723 Copenhagen Castleonly son of Christian VI and Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

| (1) Louise of Great Britain 11 December 1743 Altona five children (2) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 8 July 1752 Frederiksborg Palace one son

| 14 January 1766 Christiansborg Palace aged 42

| 14 January 1766 13 March 1808 ()

| 100px

| 29 January 1749 Christiansborg Palacesecond son of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain

| Caroline Matilda of Great Britain 8 November 1766 Christiansborg Palace two children

| 13 March 1808 Rendsburg aged 59

| 13 March 1808 3 December 1839 ()

| 100px

| 28 January 1768 Christiansborg Palaceonly son of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain

| Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel 31 July 1790 Gottorp Castle eight children

| 3 December 1839 Amalienborg Palace aged 71

| Christian Frederick 3 December 1839 20 January 1848 ()

| 100px

| 18 September 1786 Christiansborg Palacegrandson of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

| (1) Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 21 June 1806 Ludwigslust Castle two sons (2) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 22 May 1815 Augustenborg Palace no issue

| 20 January 1848 Amalienborg Palace aged 61

| Frederik Carl Christian 20 January 1848 15 November 1863 ()

| 100px

| 6 October 1808 Amalienborg Palacesecond son of Christian VIII and Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

| (1) Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark 1 November 1828 Christiansborg Palace no issue (2) Caroline of Mecklenburg 10 June 1841 Neustrelitz no issue (3) Louise Rasmussen 7 August 1850 Frederiksborg Palace no issue

| 15 November 1863 Glücksburg Castle aged 55

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg branch (1863–present)

| 15 November 1863 29 January 1906 ()

| 100px

| 8 April 1818 Gottorf Castle<hr>fourth son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

| Louise of Hesse-Kassel 26 May 1842 Amalienborg Palace six children

| 29 January 1906 Amalienborg Palace aged 87

| Great-grandson of Frederick V and male-line descendant of Christian III

| Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl 29 January 1906 14 May 1912 ()

| 100px

| 3 June 1843 Yellow Palace<hr>eldest son of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel

| Louise of Sweden 28 July 1869 Stockholm eight children

| 14 May 1912 Jungfernstieg, Hamburg aged 68

| Son of Christian IX

| Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm 14 May 1912 20 April 1947 ()

| 100px

| 26 September 1870 Charlottenlund Palace<hr>eldest son of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden

| Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 26 April 1898 Cannes two sons

| 20 April 1947 Amalienborg Palace aged 76

| Son of Frederik VIII

| Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg 20 April 1947 14 January 1972 ()

| 100px

| 11 March 1899 Sorgenfri Palace<hr>eldest son of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

| Ingrid of Sweden 24 May 1935 Storkyrkan Cathedral, Stockholm three daughters

| 14 January 1972 Amalienborg Palace aged 72

| Son of Christian X

| Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid 14 January 1972 14 January 2024 (abdicated) ()

| 100px

| 16 April 1940 Amalienborg Palace<hr>eldest daughter of Frederik IX and Ingrid of Sweden

| Henri de Laborde de Monpezat 10 June 1967 Holmen Church, Copenhagen two sons

| Age

| Daughter of Frederik IX

| Frederik André Henrik Christian 14 January 2024 present ()

| 100px

| 26 May 1968 Amalienborg Palace<hr>eldest son of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat

| Mary Donaldson 14 May 2004 Copenhagen Cathedral, Copenhagen four children

| Incumbent Age

| Son of Margrethe II

Timeline of Danish monarchs

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List of monarchs of Denmark

Pre-Knýtlinga Danish monarchs

Semi-legendary kings

List of monarchs of Denmark

House of Gorm (c. 936–1042)

House of Fairhair (1042–1047)

House of Estridsen (1047–1375)

House of Bjälbo (1376–1387)

House of Estridsen (1387–1412)

House of Griffin (1396–1439)

House of Wittelsbach, Palatinate-Neumarkt branch (1440–1448)

House of Oldenburg (1448–1863)

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg branch (1863–present)

Timeline of Danish monarchs

See also

Notes

Further reading