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Danish monarch 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 Denmar ...
s, 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 The Kalmar Union (Danish language, Danish, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and sv, Kalmarunionen; fi, Kalmarin unioni; la, Unio Calmariensis) was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden, that from 1397 to 1523 joined under ...
(1397–1536) ** Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523) ** Union of Denmark and Norway (1523–1536/1537) * The United Kingdoms of
Denmark–Norway Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: ) was an early modern multi-national and multi-lingual real unionFeldbæk 1998:11 consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the then Norwegian overseas possessions: the Faroe I ...
(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-determination 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 Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the same house, patrilineally descended from King
Christian III of Denmark Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. He established ...
. 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 (1814–1864), and in a political and personal union with the Duchy of Schleswig.


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House of Knýtlinga The Danish House of Knýtlinga (English: "House of Cnut's Descendants") was a ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and England. Its most famous king was Cnut the Great, who gave his name to this dynasty. Other notable members were Cnut's ...
'' Danish monarchs

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,
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s 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
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(538–594). Hugleik, according to the written sources, suffered a defeat in 515 during a naval expedition to the Frankish Empire. Hugleik is the first Danish king mentioned in European sources. * 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
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who in 754 had to flee to "the land of the Danes" where King Harald reigned (''"Daniae Regi Heraldi"''). *
Sigfred Sigfred was an eighth century Danish king who is known to have reigned from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources. Assistance to Widukind King Sigfred is first mentioned in 777 when the Saxon chief ...
: 770s–790s * Gudfred: 804–810, mentioned as Danish king in the Treaty of Heiligen 811. Alternate spellings: Godfred, Göttrick (German), Godric(Anglicized English), Gøtrik (Danish), Gudrød (Danish) * Hemming: 810–811/812 The Treaty of Heiligen was signed in 811 between the Danish King Hemming and Charlemagne. *
Sigfred Sigfred was an eighth century Danish king who is known to have reigned from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources. Assistance to Widukind King Sigfred is first mentioned in 777 when the Saxon chief ...
, nephew of Gudfred, and
Anulo Anulo or Ale was a pretender-king who vied for the Danish throne in 812. He represents the appearance of the House of Harald which competed with the House of Gudfred for power in Denmark until c. 857 and possibly longer. The lineage of Harald An ...
(''Anlaufr''), grandson or nephew of Harald, fought for the throne and both were killed, perhaps model for the legendary Sigurd Hring: * Harald Klak and his brothers
Ragnfrid Reginfrid (or Ragnfrid) (died 814) was a co- King of Denmark from 812, when Hemming I died, to 813, when he and his brothers were ousted by the sons of a previous king, Gudfred.Simon Coupland (1998), "From Poachers to Gamekeepers: Scandinavian Warlo ...
and
Hemming Halfdansson Hemming Halfdansson (died 837) was "of the Danish race, a most Christian leader". He was probably a son of Halfdan, a leading Dane who became a vassal of Charlemagne in 807. He was probably related to the Danish royal family, as "Hemming" was one of ...
: 812–813 and again from 819/827. From 826 he and his household lived in exile with the Frankish emperor Louis the Pious, he was baptized by the bishop of Mainz in Ingelheim am Rhein. The last reference of Harald in the written sources are in the
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which records his execution for treason in 852. *Sons of Gudfred(Godrik): 814–820s ** Horik I: (814) 827–854, King of the Danes (at first ruling jointly with his unnamed brothers). The Frankish annals mention Horik on numerous occasions during the next couple of decades. *
Horik II Horik II (died after 864), also known as Hårik or, in late sources, Erik Barn (Danish: "Erik the Child"), was King of the Danes from the fall of Horik I in 854 to an unknown date between 864 and 873. During his reign the Danish kingdom showed ...
: 854–860s. He is believed to have been the immediate successor of Horik I, but the annals are silent about the name of the Danish king for a few years after the disaster of 854. In 857, Horik II allowed Rorik to occupy the part of the kingdom between the sea and the Eider. Horik II was still alive in 864, when a letter was addressed to him by
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. *Late 9th century kings ** Bagsecg: ** Halfdan: 871–877 **
Sigfred Sigfred was an eighth century Danish king who is known to have reigned from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources. Assistance to Widukind King Sigfred is first mentioned in 777 when the Saxon chief ...
: . It is generally assumed that he was the immediate successor of Horik II, although that is not certain. His year of succession is unknown, but it was between 864 (when Horik II was still king) and his first appearance as king in the Frankish annals in 873. Sigifrid was baptized in 882. ** Gudfred: 880s ** Heiligo (''Halga''): 890s (?), described by Adam of Bremen as the immediate predecessor of the House of Olof. *The "
House of Olaf The House of Olaf was a dynasty which ruled Denmark or part of Denmark in the late 9th century and early 10th century. *Olof the Brash *Gyrd and Gnupa (sons of Olof) *Sigtrygg Gnupasson (son of Gnupa and Asfrid, Odinkar's daughter) The existence ...
": late 9th century and early 10th century. This dynasty is described by Adam of Bremen, and members of this claimed dynasty are commemorated by the two
Sigtrygg Runestones The two Sigtrygg Runestones, designated as DR 2 and DR 4 in the Rundata catalog, are two of the Hedeby stones that were found in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which during the Viking Age was part of Denmark. The runestones were raised after the Dani ...
, which represent contemporary evidence that some of these kings controlled at least part of Denmark. ** Olof, said by Adam to have come from Sweden and defeated Heiligo, taking the crown. **
Gyrd and Gnupa Gyrd and Gnupa were kings of Denmark in the 10th century according to Sweyn II of Denmark and Adam of Bremen. They were the sons of the Swedish chieftain Olof (or Olaf) the Brash who had conquered Denmark and they ruled together according to Swedi ...
, 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. **
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, son of Gnupa, memorialized on the Sigtrygg Runestones, presumably dating from shortly after 934.


Semi-legendary kings

* 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 Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye ( non, Sigurðr ormr í auga) or Sigurd Áslaugsson was a semi-legendary Viking warrior and Danish king active from the mid to late 9th century. According to multiple saga sources and Scandinavian histories from the 12th c ...
(da: Sigurd Orm-i-øje or Snogeøje). Mentioned by late Chronicon Roskildense and
Ragnarssona þáttr The ''Tale of Ragnar's sons'' ( non, Ragnarssona þáttr) is an Old Norse story about Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons. Summary Ragnar Lodbrok When Sigurd Ring dies, Ragnar Lodbrok succeeds him as the king of Sweden and Denmark. Many foreign kings c ...
. 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 Harthacnut ( da, Hardeknud; "Tough-knot";  – 8 June 1042), traditionally Hardicanute, sometimes referred to as Canute III, was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of the English from 1040 to 1042. Harthacnut was the son of King ...
(''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 A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
(c. 936–1042)


House of Fairhair (1042–1047)


House of Estridsen (1047–1375)


House of Bjelbo The House of Bjelbo ( sv, Bjälboätten), also known as the House of Folkung (''Folkungaätten''), was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings. It also provided three kings of Norway and o ...
(1376–1387)


House of Estridsen (1387–1412)


House of Pomerania (1396–1439)


House of Palatinate-Neumarkt (1440–1448)


House of Oldenburg (1448–1863)

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1 September 1448

21 May 1481
''()'' , , , February 1426
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eldest son of Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg and Helvig of Schauenburg , Dorothea of Brandenburg
28 October 1449
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five children , 21 May 1481
Copenhagen Castle Copenhagen Castle ( da, Københavns Slot) was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. History In 1167, Bisho ...

aged 55 , - ,
''(Hans)''
21 May 1481

20 February 1513
''()'' , , , 2 February 1455
Aalborghus Castlethird son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg ,
Christina of Saxony Christina of Saxony (born Torgau, 25 December 1461 – died Odense, 8 December 1521), was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden as the wife of King John. Life Early life Christina was engaged to John, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, in 14 ...

6 September 1478
Copenhagen
five children , 20 February 1513
Aalborghus Castle
aged 58 , - ,
22 July 1513

20 January 1523
''()''
(deposed) , , , 1 July 1481
Nyborg Castle Nyborg Slot is a restored medieval castle in Nyborg on the Danish island of Funen. The castle figures prominently in Danish history. It was here that King Eric V Klipping signed Denmark's first constitution in 1282. The castle was also the venu ...
second son of John and
Christina of Saxony Christina of Saxony (born Torgau, 25 December 1461 – died Odense, 8 December 1521), was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden as the wife of King John. Life Early life Christina was engaged to John, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, in 14 ...
, Isabella of Austria
12 August 1515
Copenhagen
six children , 25 January 1559
Kalundborg Castle Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,211 (1 January 2022), , , 7 October 1471
Haderslevhus Castle Haderslevhus (or Hansborg) is the name of a castle that once stood in the Danish city of Haderslev, until destroyed by a fire in 1644. History Like most of the medieval cities of trade, Haderslev had a royal castle, which was called Haderslev ...
fourth 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 Kiel Castle (german: Kieler Schloss) in Kiel in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein was one of the secondary residences of the Gottorf dukes. The castle exhibited a very varied architectural history and in the more recent architectural ...

six children , 10 April 1533
Gottorp Castle Gottorf Castle (german: Schloss Gottorf, da, Gottorp Slot, Low German: ''Gottorp'') is a castle and estate in the city of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein, and ha ...

aged 61 , - , align="center" colspan="6", Interregnum (1533–1534) , - ,
4 July 1534

1 January 1559
''()'' , , , 12 August 1503
Gottorp Castle Gottorf Castle (german: Schloss Gottorf, da, Gottorp Slot, Low German: ''Gottorp'') is a castle and estate in the city of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein, and ha ...
only son of Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg , Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
29 October 1525
Lauenburg Castle The Lauenburg is a ruined medieval castle in the East Harz in central Germany situated on an elevation southwest of the village of Stecklenberg (in the borough of Thale) in Harz district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the former German Democr ...

five children , 1 January 1559
Koldinghus Castle
aged 55 , - ,
1 January 1559

4 April 1588
''()'' , , , 1 July 1534
Haderslevhus Castle Haderslevhus (or Hansborg) is the name of a castle that once stood in the Danish city of Haderslev, until destroyed by a fire in 1644. History Like most of the medieval cities of trade, Haderslev had a royal castle, which was called Haderslev ...
eldest son of Christian III and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg ,
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (''Sophia''; 4 September 1557 – 14 October 1631) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to Frederick II of Denmark. She was the mother of King Christian IV of Denmark and Anne of Denmark. She was Regent of Schl ...

20 July 1572
Copenhagen
eight children , 4 April 1588
Antvorskov Castle Antvorskov Monastery (Danish: ''Antvorskov Kloster'') was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark. It served as the Sca ...

aged 53 , - ,
4 April 1588

28 February 1648
''()'' , , , 12 April 1577
Frederiksborg Palaceeldest son of Frederick II and
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (''Sophia''; 4 September 1557 – 14 October 1631) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to Frederick II of Denmark. She was the mother of King Christian IV of Denmark and Anne of Denmark. She was Regent of Schl ...
, (1) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
27 November 1597
Haderslevhus Castle Haderslevhus (or Hansborg) is the name of a castle that once stood in the Danish city of Haderslev, until destroyed by a fire in 1644. History Like most of the medieval cities of trade, Haderslev had a royal castle, which was called Haderslev ...

seven children
(2) Kirsten Munk
31 December 1615
Copenhagen
twelve children , 28 February 1648
Rosenborg Castle
aged 70 , - ,
6 July 1648

9 February 1670
''()'' , , , 18 March 1609
Haderslevhus Castle Haderslevhus (or Hansborg) is the name of a castle that once stood in the Danish city of Haderslev, until destroyed by a fire in 1644. History Like most of the medieval cities of trade, Haderslev had a royal castle, which was called Haderslev ...

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 Copenhagen Castle ( da, Københavns Slot) was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. History In 1167, Bisho ...

aged 60 , - ,
9 February 1670

25 August 1699
''()'' , , , 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 Copenhagen Castle ( da, Københavns Slot) was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. History In 1167, Bisho ...

aged 53 , - ,
25 August 1699

12 October 1730
''()'' , , , 11 October 1671
Copenhagen Castle Copenhagen Castle ( da, Københavns Slot) was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. History In 1167, Bisho ...
eldest son of
Christian V Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...
and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel , (1) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
5 December 1695
Copenhagen
five children
(2)
Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg (4 May 1679 – 27 June 1704), Countess of Antvorskov, was a Danish noble and lady-in-waiting of German origin. She was the royal mistress of King Frederick IV of Denmark and, later, his first morganatic wife by bigamy ...

6 September 1703
one son
(3)
Anne Sophie Reventlow Anne Sophie von Reventlow ( da, Anna Sophie; 16 April 1693 – 7 January 1743) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730 as the second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway. Early life Countess Anna Sophie von Reventlow was born in ...

4 April 1721
Copenhagen
three children , 12 October 1730
Odense Palace
aged 59 , - ,
12 October 1730

6 August 1746
''()'' , , , 30 November 1699
Copenhagen Castle Copenhagen Castle ( da, Københavns Slot) was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. History In 1167, Bisho ...

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 Hirschholm Palace, also known as Hørsholm Palace, was a royal palace located in present-day Hørsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 1740s and, one of the finest buildings of its time, it ...

aged 46 , - ,
6 August 1746

14 January 1766
''()'' , , , 31 March 1723
Copenhagen Castle Copenhagen Castle ( da, Københavns Slot) was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. History In 1167, Bisho ...
only son of
Christian VI Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, bu ...
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 Christiansborg Palace ( da, Christiansborg Slot; ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament ('), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme ...

aged 42 , - ,
14 January 1766

13 March 1808
''()'' , , , 29 January 1749
Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace ( da, Christiansborg Slot; ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament ('), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme ...
second son of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain , Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
8 November 1766
Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace ( da, Christiansborg Slot; ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament ('), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme ...

two children , 13 March 1808
Rendsburg Rendsburg ( da, Rendsborg, also ''Rensborg'', nds, Rendsborg, also ''Rensborg'') is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) of Rendsburg-Ecke ...

aged 59 , - ,
13 March 1808

3 December 1839
''()'' , , , 28 January 1768
Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace ( da, Christiansborg Slot; ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament ('), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme ...
only son of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain , Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
31 July 1790
Gottorp Castle Gottorf Castle (german: Schloss Gottorf, da, Gottorp Slot, Low German: ''Gottorp'') is a castle and estate in the city of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein, and ha ...

eight children , 3 December 1839
Amalienborg Palace
aged 71 , - ,
Christian Frederick
3 December 1839

20 January 1848
''()'' , , , 18 September 1786
Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace ( da, Christiansborg Slot; ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament ('), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme ...
eldest son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , (1)
Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Danish: ''Charlotte Frederikke'' , spouse = , issue = Frederick VII of Denmark , house = Mecklenburg-Schwerin , father = Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , mother = Louise of Saxe-Gotha- ...

21 June 1806
Ludwigslust Castle
two sons
(2)
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (28 June 1796 – 9 March 1881) was Queen of Denmark as the second spouse of King Christian VIII between 1839 and 1848. Life Early life Caroline Amalie was the daughter of Freder ...

22 May 1815
Augustenborg Palace Augustenborg Palace (or Augustenborg Castle; da, Augustenborg Slot, german: Schloss Augustenburg) is a Rococo-style palace in the southwestern part of Augustenborg, Als Island, Denmark, overlooking Augustenborg Fjord. The palace owes its name t ...

no issue , 20 January 1848
Amalienborg Palace
aged 61 , - ,
Frederik Carl Christian
20 January 1848

15 November 1863
''()'' , , , 6 October 1808
Amalienborg Palacesecond son of
Christian VIII Christian VIII (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848) was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814. Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick, a younger son of King Frederi ...
and
Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Danish: ''Charlotte Frederikke'' , spouse = , issue = Frederick VII of Denmark , house = Mecklenburg-Schwerin , father = Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , mother = Louise of Saxe-Gotha- ...
, (1)
Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark Princess Wilhelmine Marie of Denmark and Norway ( da, Vilhelmine af Danmark; german: Wilhelmine von Dänemark) (18 January 1808, Kiel, Duchy of Holstein – 30 May 1891 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany) was a Princess of Denma ...

1 November 1828
Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace ( da, Christiansborg Slot; ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament ('), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme ...

no issue
(2) Caroline of Mecklenburg
10 June 1841
Neustrelitz
no issue
(3)
Louise Rasmussen Louise Christine Rasmussen, also known as ''Countess Danner'' (21 April 1815 – 6 March 1874), was a Danish ballet dancer and stage actor. She was the mistress and later the morganatic spouse of King Frederick VII of Denmark. She was not a queen ...

7 August 1850
Frederiksborg Palace
no issue , 15 November 1863
Glücksburg Castle
aged 55


House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (since 1863)

, - ,
15 November 1863

29 January 1906
''()'' , , , 8 April 1818
Gottorf Castle
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 King Frederick V and male-line descendant of King Christian III , , - ,
Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl
29 January 1906

14 May 1912
''()'' , , , 3 June 1843
Yellow Palace
eldest son of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel , Louise of Sweden
28 July 1869
Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

eight children , 14 May 1912
Jungfernstieg, Hamburg
aged 68 , Son of
King Christian IX Christian IX (8 April 181829 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. A younger son of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein- ...
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Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm
14 May 1912

20 April 1947
''()'' , , , 26 September 1870
Charlottenlund Palace
eldest son of Frederick VIII and Louise of Sweden , Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
26 April 1898
Cannes
two sons , 20 April 1947
Amalienborg Palace
aged 76 , Son of
King Frederick VIII Frederick VIII ( da, Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. The eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederick ...
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Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg
20 April 1947

14 January 1972
''()'' , , , 11 March 1899
Sorgenfri Palace Sorgenfri Palace ( da, Sorgenfri Slot; lit. "Sorrow free", a direct calque of Sans Souci) is a royal residence of the Danish monarch, located in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, on the east side of Lyngby Kongevej, in the northern suburbs of Copenhag ...

eldest son of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , Ingrid of Sweden
24 May 1935
Storkyrkan Cathedral Storkyrkan (, ), also called Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral) and Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of Saint Nicholas), is the oldest church in Stockholm. Storkyrkan lies in the centre of Stockholm in Gamla stan, between Stockholm Palace an ...
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Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

three daughters , 14 January 1972
Amalienborg Palace
aged 72 , Son of King Christian X , , - ,
Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid
14 January 1972

Present
''()'' , , , 16 April 1940
Amalienborg Palace
eldest daughter of Frederick IX and Ingrid of Sweden , Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
10 June 1967
Holmen Church, Copenhagen
two sons , Incumbent
Age , Daughter of
King Frederick IX Frederick IX ( da, Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederick was the elder son of King Christian X and Queen ...
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Timeline of Danish monarchs

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Gorm Gorm may refer to: Computing * Gorm (computing), a rapid application development tool * GORM, the "fantastic ORM library" for the Go programming language * Grails Object-Relational Mapping, see People * Gorm the Old (died 958), Danish king * Gor ...
from: 1042 till: 1047 color: du text: Fairhair from: 1047 till: 1375 color: fa text: Estridsen from: 1376 till: 1387 color: ba text: Bjelbo from: 1387 till: 1412 color: fa text: Estridsen from: 1396 till: 1439 color: br text: Pomerania from: 1440 till: 1448 color: cw text: Palatinate-Neumarkt from: 1448 till: 1863 color: sw text:
Oldenburg Oldenburg may also refer to: Places *Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony *Olde ...
from: 1863 till: 2021 color: su text: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg width:5 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till barset:Rulers from: 940 till: 964 color:al text: Gorm the Old from: 964 till: 985 color:al text: Harald I Bluetooth from: 986 till: 1014 color:al text: Sweyn I Forkbeard from: 1014 till: 1018 color:al text: Harald II Svendsen from: 1018 till: 1035 color:al text: Cnut the Great from: 1035 till: 1042 color:al text:
Harthacnut Harthacnut ( da, Hardeknud; "Tough-knot";  – 8 June 1042), traditionally Hardicanute, sometimes referred to as Canute III, was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of the English from 1040 to 1042. Harthacnut was the son of King ...
from: 1042 till: 1047 color:du text: Magnus the Good from: 1047 till: 1076 color:fa text: Sweyn II Estridsson from: 1076 till: 1080 color:fa text: Harald III the Soft from: 1080 till: 1086 color:fa text: Canute IV the Holy from: 1086 till: 1095 color:fa text: Olaf I Hunger from: 1095 till: 1103 color:fa text: Eric I Evergood from: 1104 till: 1134 color:fa text: Niels from: 1134 till: 1137 color:fa text:
Eric II the Memorable Eric II the Memorable ( da, Erik II Emune; – 18 September 1137) was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. Eric was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who ruled Denmark from 1095 to 1103. Eric the Memorable rebelled against his uncle Niel ...
from: 1137 till: 1146 color:fa text:
Eric III Lamb Eric III Lamb ( da, Erik III Lam,  – 27 August 1146) was the King of Denmark from 1137 until 1146. He was the grandson of Eric I of Denmark and the nephew of Eric II of Denmark, whom he succeeded on the throne. He abdicated in 1146, as t ...
from: 1146 till: 1157 color:fa text: Sweyn III Grathe from: 1146 till: 1157 color:fa text:
Canute V Canute V Magnussen ( da, Knud V Magnussen) ( – 9 August 1157) was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called ''Bloodfeast of Roskilde'' in 1157. Noth ...
from: 1154 till: 1182 color:fa text: Valdemar I the Great from: 1170 till: 1202 color:fa text: Canute VI from: 1202 till: 1241 color:fa text: Valdemar II the Victorious from: 1215 till: 1231 color:fa text: Valdemar the Young from: 1232 till: 1250 color:fa text: Eric IV Ploughpenny from: 1250 till: 1252 color:fa text: Abel from: 1252 till: 1259 color:fa text:
Christopher I Christopher I may refer to: * Christopher I of Armenia, the Catholicos of Armenia 539 to 545 * Patriarch Christopher I of Alexandria, ruled in 817–841 * Christopher I of Denmark (1219–1259), King of Denmark from 1252 to 1259 * Christopher I, M ...
from: 1259 till: 1286 color:fa text: Eric V Klipping from: 1286 till: 1319 color:fa text:
Eric VI Menved Eric VI Menved (1274 – 13 November 1319) was King of Denmark (1286–1319). A son of King Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg, he became king in 1286 at age 12, when his father was murdered on 22 November by unknown assailants. On account of his age ...
from: 1320 till: 1326 color:fa text: Christopher II from: 1321 till: 1326 color:fa text: Erik Christoffersen from: 1326 till: 1329 color:fa text:
Valdemar III Valdemar III (1314–1364) was King of Denmark from 1326 to 1329, while he was underage; he was also Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V in 1325–26 and from 1330 to 1364. He was a rival king set up against the unsuccessful Christopher II and was w ...
from: 1329 till: 1332 color:fa text: Christopher II (restored) from: 1329 till: 1331 color:fa text: Erik Christoffersen (restored) from: 1332 till: 1340 color:fa text:Interregnum from: 1340 till: 1375 color:fa text:
Valdemar IV Atterdag Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (132024 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance ...
from: 1376 till: 1387 color:ba text: Olaf II from: 1376 till: 1412 color:fa text:
Margrethe I Margaret I ( da, Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 – 28 October 1412) was ruler of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian k ...
from: 1396 till: 1439 color:br text: Eric VII from: 1440 till: 1448 color:cw text:
Christopher III Christopher of Bavaria (26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448) was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union. Biography Coming to power He was the son of John, ...
from: 1448 till: 1481 color:sw text: Christian I from: 1481 till: 1513 color:sw text: John from: 1513 till: 1523 color:sw text: Christian II from: 1523 till: 1533 color:sw text: Frederick I from: 1533 till: 1534 color:sw text:Interregnum from: 1534 till: 1559 color:sw text: Christian III from: 1559 till: 1588 color:sw text: Frederick II from: 1588 till: 1648 color:sw text: Christian IV from: 1648 till: 1670 color:sw text: Frederick III from: 1670 till: 1699 color:sw text:
Christian V Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...
from: 1699 till: 1730 color:sw text: Frederick IV from: 1730 till: 1746 color:sw text:
Christian VI Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, bu ...
from: 1746 till: 1766 color:sw text: Frederick V from: 1766 till: 1808 color:sw text: Christian VII from: 1784 till: 1808 color:sw text: Frederick VI (as regent) from: 1808 till: 1839 color:sw text: Frederick VI from: 1839 till: 1848 color:sw text:
Christian VIII Christian VIII (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848) was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814. Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick, a younger son of King Frederi ...
from: 1848 till: 1863 color:sw text: Frederick VII from: 1863 till: 1906 color:su text: Christian IX from: 1906 till: 1912 color:su text: Frederick VIII from: 1912 till: 1947 color:su text: Christian X from: 1947 till: 1972 color:su text: Frederick IX from: 1972 till: 2021 color:su text:
Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...
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See also

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Danish monarchs' family tree The Danish royal family traces its descent from the 10th century to the present monarch, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. House of Gorm House of Estridsen ''Note: This chart also includes the kings from the Houses of Bjelbo ( Ola ...
* Line of succession to the Danish throne * List of Danish royal consorts * Coronation of the Danish monarch *
Style of the Danish sovereign The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Kingdom of Denmark was a ...
* Danish Crown Regalia *
Danish Orders of Chivalry The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...
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Lists of office-holders These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities. A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders. Incumbents may also ...


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Further reading


"Royal Lineage"
Royal Family – The Monarchy in Denmark. *
''"Kongerækken"''
Kongehuset. {{DEFAULTSORT:Danish Monarchs, List Of Monarchs Denmark