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| Incumbent: Margrethe II |
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| Style: | Her Majesty |
| First monarch: | Gorm the Old |
| Formation: | c. 934/36 |
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This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and Queens regnant 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)
- The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway (1536–1814)
- The Kingdom of Denmark (1814 to present)
- Iceland (since the union between Denmark and Norway in 1380. Independent 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 control began in 1721. Integrated into the Danish realm in 1953. Internal home rule introduced 1979.)
- Faroe Islands (since the union between Denmark and Norway in 1380. County of Denmark 1816-1948. Internal home rule introduced 1948.)
The Danish royal family is one of the oldest reigning dynasties in the world, second only to that of the Japanese emperors.
The house of Oldenburg held the Danish Crown between 1448 and 1863, when it passed to the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the same house, 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 Schleswig and Holstein.
Danish name forms are given in parenthesis.
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List of Danish monarchs
- See also: Legendary Danish kings
8th-10th century kings
- Ongendus (Angantyr): Ca. 710
- Sigfred: 780s-790s
- Gudfred: 804–810
- Hemming: 810–811/812
- Harald Klak and his brother Ragnfrid: 812-813
- Sons of Gudfred: 814–820s
- Horik I: (814) 827–854
- Horik II (Erik Barn): 850s - 860s
- Heiligo (Helge): 890s
- The so called "Swedish dynasty": Early 10th century
- Harthacnut (Hardeknud or Hardegon): 930s
Viking Age/medieval kings
| # | Picture | Name | King from | King until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Gorm the Old (Gorm den Gamle) | 934/36? | 958 |
| 2 |  |
Harald I Bluetooth (Harald Blåtand) | 958 | 986/87 |
| 3 |  |
Sweyn I Forkbeard (Svend Tveskæg) | 986/87 | February 3, 1014 |
| 4 |  |
Harald II | 1014 | 1018 |
| 5 |  |
Canute the Great (Knud den Store or Knud II) | 1018 | November 12, 1035 |
| 6 |  |
Harthacanute (Hardeknud or Knud III) | 1035 | June 8, 1042 |
| 7 |  |
Magnus the Good (Magnus den Gode) | 1042 | October 25, 1047 |
| 8 |  |
Sweyn II Estridson (Svend Estridsen) | 1047 | April 28, 1074 |
| 9 | |
Harald III (Harald Hén) | April 28, 1074 | April 17, 1080 |
| 10 |  |
Canute IV the Saint (Knud den Hellige) | April 17, 1080 | July 10, 1086 |
| 11 |  |
Olaf I (Oluf Hunger) | July 10, 1086 | August 18, 1095 |
| 12 | |
Eric I the Good (Erik Ejegod) | August 18, 1095 | July 10, 1103 |
| 13 |  |
Niels | 1104 | June 4, 1134 |
| 14 |  |
Eric II (Erik Emune) | June 4, 1134 | July 18, 1137 |
| 15 |  |
Eric III (Erik Lam) | July 18, 1137 | August 8, 1146 |
| 16–18 | |
Sweyn III (Svend Grathe), Canute V (Knud V), and Valdemar I the Great (Valdemar den Store) |
1146 1146 1154 |
October 23, 1157 August 9, 1157 (1182) |
| 18 |  |
Valdemar I the Great (Valdemar den Store) | (1154) October 23, 1157 |
May 12, 1182 |
| 19 | |
Canute VI (Knud VI) | 1182 | November 12, 1202 |
| 20 |  |
Valdemar II the Victorious (Valdemar Sejr) | November 12, 1202 | March 28, 1241 |
| 21 |  |
Eric IV (Erik IV Plovpenning) | March 28, 1241 | August 10, 1250 |
| 22 |  |
Abel | November 1, 1250 | June 29, 1252 |
| 23 | |
Christopher I (Christoffer I) | December 25, 1252 | May 29, 1259 |
| 24 |  |
Eric V (Erik Klipping) | May 29, 1259 | November 22, 1286 |
| 25 | |
Eric VI (Erik Menved) | November 22, 1286 | November 13, 1319 |
| 26 | |
Christopher II (Christoffer II) | January 25, 1320 | 1326 |
| 27 | |
Valdemar III | 1326 | 1329 |
| - | |
Christopher II (Christoffer II) (2nd time) |
1329 | August 2, 1332 |
| - |  |
(no king) (Interregnum) | 1332 | 1340 |
| 28 |  |
Valdemar IV (Valdemar Atterdag) | April 22, 1340 | October 24, 1375 |
| 29 | |
Olaf II (Oluf II) | October 24, 1375 | August 23, 1387 |
| 30 |  |
Margaret I (Margrete I) | (October 24, 1375) August 23, 1387 |
June 17, 1397 (October 28, 1412) |
| 31 |  |
Eric VII of Pomerania (Erik af Pommern) | June 17, 1397 (October 28, 1412) |
1439 |
| 32 |  |
Christopher III of Bavaria (Christoffer af Bayern) | April 9, 1440 | January 6, 1448 |
House of Oldenburg
| # | Picture | Name | King from | King until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  |
Christian I | September 28, 1448 | May 21, 1481 |
| 34 |  |
John (Hans) | May 21, 1481 | February 20, 1513 |
| 35 |  |
Christian II | February 20, 1513 | April 13, 1523 |
| 36 |  |
Frederick I | April 13, 1523 | April 10, 1533 |
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(Interregnum) | 1533 | 1534 |
| 37 |  |
Christian III | July 4, 1534 | January 1, 1559 |
| 38 |  |
Frederick II | January 1, 1559 | April 4, 1588 |
| 39 |  |
Christian IV | April 4, 1588 | February 28, 1648 |
| 40 |  |
Frederick III | February 28, 1648 | February 9, 1670 |
| 41 |  |
Christian V | February 9, 1670 | August 25, 1699 |
| 42 |  |
Frederick IV | August 25, 1699 | October 12, 1730 |
| 43 |  |
Christian VI | October 12, 1730 | August 6, 1746 |
| 44 |  |
Frederick V | August 6, 1746 | January 14, 1766 |
| 45 |  |
Christian VII | January 14, 1766 | March 13, 1808 |
| 46 |  |
Frederick VI | (April 14, 1784) March 13, 1808 |
December 3, 1839 |
| 47 |  |
Christian VIII | December 3, 1839 | January 20, 1848 |
| 48 |  |
Frederick VII | January 20, 1848 | November 15, 1863 |
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
| # | Picture | Name | King from | King until |
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| 49 |  |
Christian IX | November 15, 1863 | January 29, 1906 |
| 50 |  |
Frederick VIII | January 29, 1906 | May 14, 1912 |
| 51 |  |
Christian X | May 14, 1912 | April 20, 1947 |
| 52 |  |
Frederick IX | April 20, 1947 | January 14, 1972 |
| 53 | |
Margrethe II | January 14, 1972 | Incumbent |
Full title
- Full title of Eric of Pomerania was: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Pomerania.
- Full title of Christopher of Bavaria was: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria.
- Full title of the Danish sovereigns from Christian I to Christian II was: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst.
- Full title of the Danish sovereigns from Frederick I to Christian VII was: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst.
- Oldenburg was elevated to a duchy during the reign of Christian VII, and the style was changed accordingly: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen and Oldenburg. This style was used until his son, Frederick VI, lost control of Norway by the 1814 Treaty of Kiel.
- Frederick VI gained control over Rügen 1814-1815 leading to the style: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, Prince of Rügen, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen and Oldenburg.
- In 1815, Frederick VI reliquised Rügen in favour of the Prussian king, and instead gained the Duchy of Lauenburg leading to the style: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg. This style was used until 1918 when Iceland was elevated to an independent state in union with Denmark.
- Full title of Christian X from 1918 to 1944: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Iceland, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg.
- Full title of Christian X following the 1944 dissolution of the Dano-Icelandic union. The same style was used by his son, Frederick IX, until his death in 1972: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg.
- When ascending the throne in 1972, Queen Margrethe II abandoned all the monarch's traditional titles except the title to Denmark, hence her style Queen of Denmark.
See also
- List of Danish royal consorts
- Line of succession to the Danish Throne
- List of Norwegian monarchs
- List of Icelandic rulers
- List of English monarchs
- List of Swedish monarchs
- Lists of office-holders
- Danish monarchs family tree
- Danish Orders of Chivalry
- Legendary Danish kings
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