List of Danish royal consorts
Appearance
Due to unions, the queens of 1380–1814 were also queens of Norway, and the queens of 1389–1520 were also (though with interruptions) queens of Sweden.
Queen consort of Denmark
House of Knýtling
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Thyra Danebod | Thyra may have been the daughter of one of the regional Danish chiefs, probably from southern Jutland. Claims that Thyra was a daughter of King Harald Klak have been discounted due to the impossibility of the ages of the persons involved. Thyra was the daughter of Aethelred, King of England according to the Gesta Danorum.[1] Presumably Aethelred I, king of Wessex, is intended: if Aethelred II, king of England, then this is anachronistic. | 900 husband's accession |
935 | Gorm | ||||
Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden [legendary] |
Olof (II) Björnsson (Munsö) |
- | 952 | 970 | Harald I | |||
Tove of the Obotrites [2] |
Mstivoj | - | 970 | 985/6 husband's death |
- | |||
Gunhild of Wenden [legendary] [2][3][4] |
Burislav of Wendland | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | Sweyn I | |||||
Sigrid Storråda [legendary] [2][3][4] |
Skagul Toste | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | ||||||
(name unknown) [2][3][4] |
Mieszko I of Poland (Piast) |
perhaps identical to one or both of previous | ||||||
Emma of Normandy [2][4] |
Richard I, Duke of Normandy (Normandy) |
985 | July 1017 | 12 November 1035 husband's death |
6 March 1052 | Canute II |
House of Estridsen
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Gyda Anundsdotter of Sweden | Anund Jacob of Sweden (Munsö) |
- | 1047/48 | 1048/49 | Sweyn II | |||
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir [3] |
Sveinn Hákonarson | - | 1050 | 1051/52 marriage annulled |
1060 | |||
Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter | jarl Asbjörn Ulfsen | - | 1076 | 17 April 1080 husband's death |
- | Harald III | ||
Adela of Flanders | Robert I, Count of Flanders (Flanders) |
1064 | 17 April 1080 | 10 July 1086 husband's death |
April 1115 | Canute IV | ||
Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway [3][5] |
Harald III of Norway (Hardrada) |
1046 | 1070 | 10 July 1086 husband's accession |
18 August 1095 husband's death |
1120 | Olaf I | |
Boedil Thurgotsdatter | Earl Thrugot Fagerskind | 1056 | before 1086 | 18 August 1095 husband's accession |
10 July 1103 husband's death |
late 1103 | Eric I | |
Margaret Fredkulla Ingesdotter of Sweden [2] |
Inge I of Sweden (Stenkil) |
1080s | 1105 | 4 November 1130 | Niels | |||
Ulvhild Håkansdotter [3] |
Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta) |
1095 | 1130 | 4 June 1134 husband's defeat |
1148 | |||
Malmfred Mstislavna of Kiev [2] |
Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) |
1105 | 1131 | 4 June 1134 husband's accession |
18 July 1137 husband's abdication |
after 1137 | Eric II | |
Lutgard of Salzwedel | Rudolf, Margrave of Salzwedels (Udonen) |
1110 | 1144 | 8 August 1146 husband's abdication |
29/30 January 1152 | Eric III | ||
Adela of Meissen | Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (Wettin) |
- | 1152 | 23 October 1157 husband's murder |
23 October 1181 | Sweyn III | ||
Helena Sverkersdotter of Sweden | Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker) |
1130s | 1156 | 9 August 1157 husband's murder |
after 1157 | Canute V | ||
Sophia of Minsk [6] |
Prince Volodar of Minsk (Rurikids) |
1138/41 | 1157 | 12 May 1182 husband's death |
5 May 1198 | Valdemar I | ||
Gertrude of Bavaria [7] |
Henry the Lion (Welf) |
1152/55 | February 1177 | 12 May 1182 husband's accession |
1 June 1197 | Canute VI | ||
Dagmar of Bohemia [6][7] |
Ottokar I of Bohemia (Přemysl) |
1186 | 1205 | 24 May 1212/13 | Valdemar II | |||
Berengaria of Portugal [6][7] |
Sancho I of Portugal (Burgundy) |
1191/14 December 1194 | 18/24 May 1214 | 27 March/1 April 1221 | ||||
Eleanor of Portugal [6][7] |
Afonso II of Portugal (Burgundy) |
1211 | 24 June 1229 as junior-queen consort |
13 May 1231 | Valdemar the Young | |||
Jutta of Saxony [7] |
Albert I, Duke of Saxony (Ascania) |
1223 | 17 November 1239 | 17 November 1239 as junior-queen consort 28 March 1241 husband's accession as sole king |
10 August 1250 husband's death |
before 2 February 1267 | Eric IV | |
Mechtild of Holstein [6][7] |
Adolf IV, Count of Holstein (Schaumburg) |
1220/25 | 25 April 1237 | 1 November 1250 husband's accession |
29 June 1252 husband's death |
1288 | Abel | |
Margaret Sambirsdatter [7] |
Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania (Sobiesław) |
1230 | 1248 | 25 December 1252 husband's accession |
29 May 1259 husband's death |
1 December 1282 | Christopher I | |
Agnes of Brandenburg [7] |
John I, Margrave of Brandenburg (Ascania) |
1257 | 11 November 1273 | 22 November 1286 husband's death |
29 September 1304 | Eric V | ||
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden [7] |
Magnus III of Sweden (Bjelbo) |
1277 | June 1296 | 5 April/15 August 1319 | Eric VI | |||
Euphemia of Pomerania [7] |
Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) |
1285 | 1300 | 25 January 1320 husband's accession |
26 July 1330 | Christopher II | ||
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg [7] |
Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schauenburg) |
1300 | 1330 as junior-queen consort |
1331 divorce |
before 1340 | Eric Christoffersen of Denmark | ||
Interregnum (1332–1340) | ||||||||
Helvig of Schleswig [8][9][7] |
Eric II, Duke of Schleswig (Abelslægten) |
- | before 4 June 1340 | 1355 enter convent 1374 death |
Valdemar IV |
House of Pomerania
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Philippa of England [2][3][7][8][9] |
Henry IV of England (Lancaster) |
4 June 1394 | 26 October 1406 | 7 January 1430 | Eric VII |
House of Palatinate-Neumarkt
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Dorothea of Brandenburg [2][3][8][10][7][9] |
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern) |
1430/31 | 12 September 1445 | 6 January 1448 husband's death |
10 November 1495 | Christopher III |
House of Oldenburg
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Louise of Hesse-Kassel [7][8][9][14] |
Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) |
7 September 1817 | 26 May 1842 | 15 November 1863 husband's ascession |
29 September 1898 | Christian IX | ||
Louise of Sweden [7][8][9] |
Charles XV of Sweden (Bernadotte) |
31 October 1851 | 28 July 1869 | 29 January 1906 husband's ascession |
14 May 1912 husband's death |
20 March 1926 | Frederick VIII | |
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [7][8][9][15] |
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) |
24 December 1879 | 26 April 1898 | 14 May 1912 husband's ascession |
20 April 1947 husband's death |
28 December 1952 | Christian X | |
Ingrid of Sweden [7][8][9] |
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (Bernadotte) |
28 March 1910 | 24 May 1935 | 20 April 1947 husband's ascession |
14 January 1972 husband's death |
7 November 2000 | Frederick IX | |
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | André, Count de Laborde de Monpezat (Laborde de Monpezat) |
11 June 1934 | 10 June 1967 | 2005 | Incumbent | - | Margrethe II |
Notes and references
- ^ Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum Book IX
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Also Queen consort of Norway.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Also Queen consort of Sweden.
- ^ a b c d Also Queen consort of England
- ^ Also Countess consort of Schleswig
- ^ a b c d e f Also Duchess consort of Schleswig.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Also Queen consort of the Wends.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Also Queen consort of the Goths.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Also Queen consort of the Geats.
- ^ 1st time.
- ^ Also Countess consort of Holstein.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Also Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ 2nd time.
- ^ a b c Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.
- ^ Also Queen consort of Iceland