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[[File:Royal Banner of Denmark (14th Century).svg|thumb|right|200px|Royal Banner of the Kings of Denmark (circa 1300s).]]
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This is a '''list of [[Monarchy of Denmark|Danish monarch]]s''', 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-governance|self-rule]] assumed in 2009; Greenland has two out of 179 seats in the Danish parliament [[Folketinget]])<!--The monarch has no separate title for Greenland. -->
** [[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 monarch has no separate title for the Faroe Islands. -->

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]]. 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 [[Absolutism (European history)|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==
{{see also|List of legendary kings of Denmark|House of Knýtlinga}}
[[Image:Small Sigtrygg stone.jpg|upright=0.9|right|thumb|The [[Sigtrygg Runestones]] of the "[[House of Olaf]]" was raised after king Sigtrygg by his mother. 934 AD.]]
[[Image:Canut I (of Denmark).jpg|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, [[chronicle]]s and [[saga]]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.

*[[Hygelac|Chochilaicus]]—see [[Hugleik]] and [[Hygelac]]—{{circa}} 515 AD, mentioned by [[Gregory of Tours]] (538–594).<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nordic-faq/part3_DENMARK/section-2.html|title=Nordic FAQ – 3 of 7 – DENMARKSection – 3.3 History|publisher=Faqs.org|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timerime.com/en/event/1075827/Kong+Chochillaicus/|title=TimeRime.com – Danmarks tilblivelse timeline|publisher=Timerime.com|access-date=11 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903121824/http://timerime.com/en/event/1075827/Kong+Chochillaicus/|archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pZ1qy07lmksC&pg=PA65 |title=Fokus 1. Fra Antikken Til Reformationen|year=2008|publisher=Gyldendal Uddannelse |isbn=9788702044942|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natmus.dk/historisk-viden/danmark/oldtid-indtil-aar-1050/aeldre-jernalder-500-fkr-400-ekr/en-fyrsteslaegt-fra-stevns/de-foerste-daner-konger/|title=De første Daner-konger?|work=Nationalmuseet|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
*[[Ongendus]] (''Angantyr''): {{circa|710}} [[Saint Willibrord]] wrote about when he visited the Danes, at the time ruled by Ongendus.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~medieval/danking.htm|title=Danish Kings before 873|publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
*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"'').<ref>[http://www.vikingetidenskonger.dk/wp-content/uploads/Det-frisiske-folk.pdf Karsten Krambs: ''Det frisiske folk'' (2015 – version 1.2) (p. 8)]</ref>
*[[Sigfred]]: 770s–790s
*[[Gudfred]]: 804–810, mentioned as Danish king in the [[Treaty of Heiligen]] 811.<ref name="auto"/> Alternate spellings: Godfred, Göttrick (German), Godric(Anglicized English), Gøtrik (Danish), Gudrød (Danish)
*[[King Hemming|Hemming]]: 810–811/812 The [[Treaty of Heiligen]] was signed in 811 between the Danish King Hemming and [[Charlemagne]].<ref name="auto"/>
*[[Sigfred (Danish king 812)|Sigfred]], nephew of [[Gudfred]], and [[Anulo]] (''Anlaufr''), grandson or nephew of Harald, fought for the throne and both were killed, perhaps model for the legendary [[Sigurd Hring]]: {{circa|812}}
*[[Harald Klak]] and his brothers [[Ragnfrid]] and [[Hemming Halfdansson]]: 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 [[Annals of Fulda]] which records his execution for treason in 852.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxTGnS3Gr20C&q=harald+klak+frankish+annals&pg=PA121|title=The A to Z of the Vikings|isbn=9780810868137|access-date=11 December 2014|last1=Holman|first1=Katherine|date=June 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press }}</ref>
*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.<ref name="auto1"/>
*[[Horik II]]: 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 [[Pope Nicholas I]].<ref name="auto1"/>
*Late 9th century kings
**[[Bagsecg]]: {{circa|860s–871}}
**[[Halfdan Ragnarsson|Halfdan]]: 871–877
**[[Sigfred and Halfdan|Sigfred]]: {{circa|873–891}}. 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.<ref name="auto1"/>
**[[Godfrid, Duke of Frisia|Gudfred]]: 880s
**[[Helge (Danish king)|Heiligo]] (''Halga''): 890s (?), described by [[Adam of Bremen]] as the immediate predecessor of the House of Olof.
*The "[[House of Olaf]]": 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]], which represent contemporary evidence that some of these kings controlled at least part of Denmark.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Skovgaard-Petersen |first=Inge |editor-last=Helle |editor-first=Knut |contribution=The Making of the Danish Kingdom |title=The Cambridge History of Scandinavia: Prehistory to 1520 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2003 |pages=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PFBtfXG6fXAC |isbn=0-521-47299-7}}</ref>
**[[Olof the Brash|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.
**[[Sigtrygg Gnupasson|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. <ref> Harrison, Dick (2009) Sveriges historia 600-1350. Stockholm: Norstedts, p. 121. </ref> <ref>Erik Segersäll  Sture Bolin https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Mobil/Artikel/15407</ref>

===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]] (da: Sigurd Orm-i-øje or Snogeøje). Mentioned by late {{Lang|la|[[Chronicon Roskildense]]}} 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 of Denmark|Harthacnut]] (''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)===
{|style="text-align:center; width:100%" class="wikitable"
!width=10%|Name!!width=10%|Portrait!!width=20%|Birth!!width=20%|Marriages!!width=20%|Death
|-
| '''[[Gorm the Old]]'''<br /><small>''(Gorm den Gamle)''</small><br />by c. 936 – 958/64
| [[File:Gorm of Denmark cropped.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| ?<br />son of [[Harthacanute I of Denmark|Harthacanute I]]
| [[Thyra]]<br />four children
| 958/64
|-
| '''[[Harald Bluetooth|Harald I Bluetooth]]'''<br /><small>''(Harald Blåtand)''</small><br />958/64–985/6
| [[File:1200 Harald Blåtand anagoria.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| 932<br />son of [[Gorm the Old]] and [[Thyra]]
| (1) Gunhild<br /><small>(perhaps identical with Tove</small>)<br />(2) [[Tove of the Obotrites]]<br />January 963<br />(3) [[Gyrid of Sweden]]<br /><small>[legendary]</small>
| 1 November 985 (or 986 or 987)<br />[[Jomsborg]]<br />aged 53
|-
| '''[[Sweyn Forkbeard|Sweyn I Forkbeard]]'''<br /><small>''(Svend Tveskæg)''</small><br />986–1014 
| [[File:Sweyn Forkbeard.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| 17 April 963<br />son of [[Tove of the Obotrites]] and [[Harald Bluetooth]]
| (1 & 2) [[Gunhild of Wenden]] or [[Sigrid the Haughty]]<br />eight children
| 3 February 1014<br />[[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire]]<br />aged 50
|-
| '''[[Harald II of Denmark|Harald II Svendsen]]'''<br />1014–1018(?)
| [[File:Painting of Harald II of Denmark (ca. 1880).jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| ?<br />son of [[Sweyn Forkbeard]] and [[Gunhild of Wenden|Gunhild]] or [[Sigrid the Haughty|Sigrid]]
| ''unknown''
| {{circa|1018}}
|-
| '''[[Cnut the Great|Cnut II the Great]]'''<br /><small>''(Knud den Store)''</small><br />1019–1035
| [[File:Canute and Ælfgifu cropped (Canute).jpg|100px]]
| {{circa|985/95}}<br />son of [[Sweyn Forkbeard]] and [[Gunhild of Wenden|Gunhild]] or [[Sigrid the Haughty|Sigrid]]
| (1) [[Ælfgifu of Northampton]]<br />two children<br />(2) [[Emma of Normandy]]<br />2/31 July 1017<br />three children
| 12 November 1035<br />[[Shaftesbury]]<br />aged about 40–50
|-
| '''[[Cnut III]] or [[Harthacnut III]]'''<br /><small>''(Hardeknud)''</small><br />1035–1042
| [[File:Hardekanut.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa|1020}}<br />[[England]]<br />son of [[Cnut the Great]] and [[Emma of Normandy]]
| ''never married''
| 8 June 1042<br />[[Lambeth]]<br />aged 21–22
|-
|}

===[[Fairhair dynasty|House of Fairhair]] (1042–1047)===
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!width=10%|Name!!width=10%|Portrait!!width=20%|Birth!!width=20%|Marriages!!width=20%|Death
|-
| '''[[Magnus the Good]]'''<br /><small>''(Magnus den Gode)''</small><br />1042–1047
| [[File:Magnus-den-gode.jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1024<br />[[Norway]]<br />illegitimate son of [[Olaf II of Norway]] and Alfhild
| ''never married''<br />one daughter
| 25 October 1047<br />[[Zealand]]<br />aged 23
|-
|}

===[[House of Estridsen]] (1047–1375)===
{|style="text-align:center; width:100%" class="wikitable"
!width=10%|Name!!width=10%|Portrait!!width=20%|Birth!!width=20%|Marriages!!width=20%|Death
|-
| '''[[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II Estridsson]]'''<br /><small>''(Svend Estridsen)''</small><br />1047–1076
| [[File:Svein Estridssons hode.JPG|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1019<br />[[England]]<br />son of [[Ulf the Earl|jarl Ulf Torgilsson]] and [[Estrid Svendsdatter]] (daughter of [[Sweyn Forkbeard|Sweyn I Forkbeard]])
| (1) [[Gyda of Sweden]]<br />{{circa}} 1048<br />(2) [[Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir]]<br />{{circa}} 1050
| 28 April 1076<br />Søderup<br />aged 57–58 
|-
| '''[[Harald III of Denmark|Harald III the Soft]]'''<br /><small>''(Harald Hén)''</small><br />1076–1080
| [[File:Harald 3. Hen.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1040<br />illegitimate son of [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] 
| [[Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter]]<br />no issue
| 17 April 1080<br />aged 40
|-
| '''[[Canute IV of Denmark|Cnut IV the Holy]]'''<br /><small>''(Knud den Hellige)''</small><br />1080–1086 
| [[File:Sankt Knud.JPG|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1042<br />illegitimate son of [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] 
| [[Adela of Flanders]]<br />{{circa}} 1080<br />three children
| 10 July 1086<br />St. Alban's Priory<br />aged 43–44
|-
| '''[[Olaf I of Denmark|Olaf I Hunger]]'''<br /><small>''(Oluf Hunger)''</small><br />1086–1095
| [[File:Oluf hunger.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1050<br />illegitimate son of [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] 
| [[Ingegerd of Norway]]<br />{{circa}} 1070<br />one daughter
| 18 August 1095<br />aged 44–45
|-
| '''[[Eric I of Denmark|Eric I Evergood]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Ejegod)''</small><br />1095–1103
| [[File:Erik 1. Ejegod.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1060<br />[[Slangerup]]<br />illegitimate son of [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] 
| [[Boedil Thurgotsdatter]]<br />before 1086<br />one son
| 10 July 1103<br />[[Paphos]], [[Cyprus]]<br />aged 42–43
|-
| '''[[Niels, King of Denmark|Niels]]'''<br />1104–1134
| [[File:Kong niels.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1065<br />illegitimate son of [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] 
| (1) [[Margaret Fredkulla]]<br />{{circa}} 1105<br />two sons<br />(2) [[Ulvhild Håkansdotter]]<br />{{circa}} 1130<br />no issue
| 25 June 1134<br />[[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]]<br />aged 68–69
|-
| '''[[Eric II of Denmark|Eric II the Memorable]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Emune)''</small><br />1134–1137
| [[File:Erik emune.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1090<br />illegitimate son of [[Eric I of Denmark|Eric I]]
| [[Malmfred of Kiev]]<br />{{circa}} 1130<br />no issue
| 18 July 1137<br />Urnehoved<br />aged 46–47
|-
| '''[[Eric III of Denmark|Eric III Lamb]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Lam)''</small><br />1137–1146<br />(abdicated)
| [[File:Erik lam.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1120<br />son of [[Hakon Sunnivasson]] and Ragnhild Eriksdatter (she was daughter of Eric I)
| [[Lutgard of Salzwedel]]<br />{{circa}} 1144<br />no issue
| 27 August 1146<br />[[St. Canute's Abbey, Odense|St. Canute's Abbey]]<br />aged 25–26
|-
| '''[[Sweyn III of Denmark|Sweyn III Grathe]]'''<br /><small>''(Svend Grathe)''</small><br />1146–1157
| [[File:Swen.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1125<br /> son of [[Eric II of Denmark|Eric II]]
| [[Adela of Meissen]]<br />{{circa}} 1152<br />two children
| 23 October 1157<br />[[Battle of Grathe Heath|Grathe Heath]]<br />aged 31–32
|-
| '''[[Canute V of Denmark|Cnut V]]'''<br /><small>''(Knud 5.)''</small><br />1146–1157
| [[File:Knud 5. Magnussen coin.jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1129<br />eldest son of [[Magnus I of Sweden]] and [[Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden|Richeza of Poland]]
| [[Helena of Sweden]]<br />{{circa}} 1156<br />no issue
| 9 August 1157<br />[[Roskilde]]<br />aged 27–28
|-
| '''[[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I the Great]]'''<br /><small>''(Valdemar den Store)''</small><br />1154–1182
| [[File:1157 brakteat til minde om brylluppet mellem Valdemar den Store og Sophie af MinskKMM-57736.jpg|100px]]
| 14 January 1131<br />only son of [[Canute Lavard]] (who was son of Eric I) and [[Ingeborg of Kiev]]
| [[Sophia of Minsk]]<br />{{circa}} 1157<br />[[Viborg Cathedral]]<br />eight children
| 12 May 1182<br />[[Vordingborg Castle]]<br />aged 51
|-
| '''[[Canute VI of Denmark|Cnut VI]]'''<br /><small>''(Knud 6.)''</small><br />1170–1202
| [[File:Knud VI (kongefrisen).jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1163<br />eldest son of [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] and [[Sophia of Minsk]]
| [[Gertrude of Bavaria]]<br />February 1177<br />[[Lund Cathedral]]<br />no issue
| 12 November 1202<br />aged 38–39
|-
| '''[[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar II the Victorious]]'''<br /><small>''(Valdemar Sejr)''</small><br />1202–1241
| [[File:Valdemar Sejr (kongefrisen).jpg|100px]]
| 9 May/28 June 1170<br />second son of [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] and [[Sophia of Minsk]]
| (1) [[Dagmar of Bohemia]]<br />{{circa}} 1205<br />[[Lübeck]]<br />one son<br />(2) [[Berengaria of Portugal]]<br />18/24 May 1214<br />four children
| 28 March 1241<br />[[Vordingborg Castle]]<br />aged 70
|-
| '''[[Valdemar the Young]]''' ("Valdemar III") <br /><small>''(Valdemar den Unge)''</small><br />1215–1231
| [[File:Valdemar den Unge.jpg|110px]]
| {{circa}} 1209<br />only son of [[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar II]] and [[Dagmar of Bohemia]]
| [[Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark|Eleanor of Portugal]]<br />24 June 1229<br />[[Ribe Cathedral]]<br />one child
| 28 November 1231<br />Refsnæs<br />aged 21–22
|-
| '''[[Eric IV of Denmark|Eric IV Ploughpenny]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Plovpenning)''</small><br />1232–1250
| [[File:Erik Plovpenning (Skt. Bendts).jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1216<br />eldest son of [[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar II]] and [[Berengaria of Portugal]]
| [[Jutta of Saxony]]<br />17 November 1239<br />six children
| 9 August 1250<br />on the [[Schlei]]<br />aged 33–34
|-
| '''[[Abel, King of Denmark|Abel]]'''<br />1 November<br />1250 – 1252
| [[File:Abel af Danmark.JPG|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1218<br />second son of [[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar II]] and [[Berengaria of Portugal]]
| [[Matilda of Holstein]]<br />25 April 1237<br />[[Schleswig Cathedral]]<br />four children
| 29 June 1252<br />[[Eiderstedt]]<br />aged 33–34
|-
| '''[[Christopher I of Denmark|Christopher I]]'''<br /><small>''(Christoffer 1.)''</small><br />25 December<br />1252 – 1259
| [[File:Christoffer_I_Ribe.JPG|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1219<br />third son of [[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar II]] and [[Berengaria of Portugal]]
| [[Margaret Sambiria]]<br />{{circa}} 1248<br />five children
| 29 May 1259<br />[[Ribe]]<br />aged 39–40
|-
| '''[[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V Klipping]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Klipping)''</small><br />1259–1286
| [[File:Erik Glipping.jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1249<br />eldest son of [[Christopher I of Denmark|Christopher I]] and [[Margaret Sambiria]]
| [[Agnes of Brandenburg]]<br />11 November 1273<br />[[Schleswig Cathedral]]<br />seven children
| 22 November 1286<br />Finderup<br />aged 36–37
|-
| '''[[Eric VI of Denmark|Eric VI Menved]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Menved)''</small><br />1286–1319
| [[File:Erik menved cropped.jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1274<br />eldest son of [[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V]] and [[Agnes of Brandenburg]]
| [[Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden|Ingeborg of Sweden]]<br />June 1296<br />[[Kärnan|Kärnan Castle]]<br />fourteen children
| 13 November 1319<br />[[Roskilde]]<br />aged 44–45
|-
| '''[[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]]'''<br /><small>''(Christoffer 2.)''</small><br />25 January<br />1320 – 1326<br />(deposed)
| [[File:Krzysztof2 sorø.JPG|100px]]
| 29 September 1276<br />second son of [[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V]] and [[Agnes of Brandenburg]]
| [[Euphemia of Pomerania]]<br />{{circa}} 1300<br />six children
| 2 August 1332<br />Nykøbing Castle<br />aged 55
|-
| '''[[Eric Christoffersen of Denmark|Eric]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Christoffersen)''</small><br />1321–1326<br>(deposed)
| 
| {{circa}} 1307<br />eldest son of [[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]] and [[Euphemia of Pomerania]]
| [[Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg]]<br />1330<br />no issue
| early 1332<br />aged approximately 25
|-
| '''[[Valdemar III of Denmark|Valdemar III]]'''<br /><small>''(Valdemar 3.)''</small><br />1326–1329<br />(deposed)
| [[File:Valdemar-III-eller-hertug-Valdemar(1340)-tegnet-af-Poul-Steffensen,1913.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| {{circa}} 1314<br />only son of [[Eric II, Duke of Schleswig]] and [[Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg]]
| [[Richardis of Schwerin, Duchess of Schleswig|Richardis of Schwerin]]<br />two sons
| {{circa}} 1364<br />aged 49–50
|-
| '''[[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]]'''<br /><small>''(Christoffer 2.)''</small><br />1329–1332<br />(restored)
| [[File:Krzysztof2 sorø.JPG|100px]]
| 29 September 1276<br />second son of [[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V]] and [[Agnes of Brandenburg]]
| [[Euphemia of Pomerania]]<br />{{circa}} 1300<br />six children
| 2 August 1332<br />Nykøbing Castle<br />aged 55
|-
| '''[[Eric Christoffersen of Denmark|Eric]]'''<br /><small>''(Erik Christoffersen)''</small><br />1329–1331/32
| 
| {{circa}} 1307<br />eldest son of [[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]] and [[Euphemia of Pomerania]]
| [[Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg]]<br />1330<br />no issue
| late 1331 or early 1332<br />aged approximately 25
|-
|align="center" colspan="6"| <big>Interregnum (1332–1340)</big>
|-
| '''[[Valdemar IV of Denmark|Valdemar IV Atterdag]]'''<br /><small>''(Valdemar Atterdag)''</small><br />21 June<br />1340 – 1375
| [[File:Waldemar IV Otherday of Denmark c 1375 crop.jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}} 1320<br />third son of [[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]] and [[Euphemia of Pomerania]]
| [[Helvig of Schleswig]]<br />{{circa}} 1340<br />[[Sønderborg Castle]]<br />six children
| 24 October 1375<br />[[Gurre Castle]]<br />aged 54–55
|-
|}

===[[House of Bjälbo]] (1376–1387)===
{|style="text-align:center; width:100%" class="wikitable"
!width=10%|Name!!width=10%|Portrait!!width=20%|Birth!!width=20%|Marriages!!width=20%|Death
|-
| '''[[Olaf II of Denmark|Olaf II]]'''<br /><small>''(Oluf 2.)''</small><br />3 May<br />1376 – 1387
| [[File:Oluf 2 of Denmark (Kronborg tapestries) cropped.jpg|100px]]<br /><small>Non-contemporary</small>
| December 1370<br />[[Akershus Fortress|Akershus Castle]]<br />only son of King [[Haakon VI]] of Norway and Sweden and [[Margaret I of Denmark|Margaret I]]
| ''never married''
| 3 August 1387<br />[[Falsterbo|Falsterbo Castle]]<br />aged 16
|-
|}

===House of Estridsen (1387–1412)===
{|style="text-align:center; width:100%" class="wikitable"
!width=10%|Name!!width=10%|Portrait!!width=20%|Birth!!width=20%|Marriages!!width=20%|Death
|-
| '''[[Margaret I of Denmark|Margaret I]]'''<br /><small>''(Margrete 1.)''</small><br />1387–1412 (''de facto'')
| [[File:Margaret of Denmark, Norway & Sweden (1389) effigy 2010 (2).jpg|100px]]
| {{circa}}  1353<br />[[Søborg Castle]]<hr>youngest daughter of [[Valdemar IV of Denmark|Valdemar IV]] and [[Helvig of Schleswig]]
| [[Haakon VI of Norway]]<br />9 April 1363<br />[[Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen)|Church of Our Lady]]<br />one son
| 28 October 1412<br />Ship on [[Flensburg Fjord]]<br />aged 58–59
|-
|}

===[[House of Griffin]] (1396–1439)===
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|-
| {{big|'''[[Eric of Pomerania|Eric VII]]'''}}<br /><small>''(Erik af Pommern)''</small><br />24 January<br />1412 – 1439<br />(deposed)
| [[File:Erik-af-Pommern 1424 (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />
| [[File:Eric of Poméranie.svg|100px]]
| {{circa|1381/82}}<br />[[Darłowo|Rügenwalde Castle]] ([[Poland]])<hr>only son of Polish [[Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania|Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VII]] and Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
| [[Philippa of England]]<br />26 October 1406<br />[[Lund Cathedral]]<br />no issue
| 24 September 1459<br />[[Darłowo|Rügenwalde Castle]] (Poland)<br />aged 76–78
|-
|}

===[[House of Wittelsbach|House of Wittelsbach, Palatinate-Neumarkt branch]] (1440–1448)===
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|-
| {{big|'''[[Christopher of Bavaria|Christopher III]]'''}}<br /><small>''(Christoffer af Bayern)''</small><br />9 April 1440 –<br />5/6 January 1448
| [[File:Christopher of Bavaria crop.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway, Denmark & Sweden (1442-1448).svg|100px]]
| 26 February 1416<br />[[Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz]]<hr>fifth son of [[John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt]] and Catherine of Pomerania
| [[Dorothea of Brandenburg]]<br />12 September 1445<br />[[Copenhagen]]<br />no issue
| 5/6 January 1448<br />[[Kärnan|Kärnan Castile]]<br />aged 31
|-
|}

===[[House of Oldenburg]] (1448–1863)===
{{Nobility table header|arms=yes}}
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]]'''}}<br />1 September 1448<br />{{ndash}}<br />21 May 1481<br />''({{age in years and days|1448|09|1|1481|05|21|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christian-I-DenmarkNorwaySweden.JPG|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway, Denmark & Sweden (1460-1523).svg|100px]]
| February 1426<br />[[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]]{{hr}}eldest son of [[Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg]] and [[Hedvig of Holstein]]
| [[Dorothea of Brandenburg]]<br />28 October 1449<br />[[Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen)|Church of Our Lady]]<br />five children
| 21 May 1481<br />[[Copenhagen Castle]]<br />aged 55
|-
| {{big|'''[[John, King of Denmark|John]]'''}}<br />''(Hans)''<br />21 May 1481<br />{{ndash}}<br />20 February 1513<br />''({{age in years and days|1481|05|21|1513|02|20|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:King john of denmark and norway.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway, Denmark & Sweden (1460-1523).svg|100px]]
| 2 February 1455<br />[[Aalborghus Castle]]{{hr}}third son of [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]] and [[Dorothea of Brandenburg]]
| [[Christina of Saxony]]<br />6 September 1478<br />[[Copenhagen]]<br />five children
| 20 February 1513<br />[[Aalborghus Castle]]<br />aged 58
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]]'''}}<br />22 July 1513<br />{{ndash}}<br />20 January 1523<br />''({{age in years and days|1513|07|22|1523|01|20|duration=yes}})''<br />(deposed)
| [[File:Lucas Cranach (I) - Bildnis Christians II., König von Dänemark (MbK, Leipzig).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway, Denmark & Sweden (1460-1523).svg|100px]]
| 1 July 1481<br />[[Nyborg|Nyborg Castle]]{{hr}}second son of [[John, King of Denmark|John]] and [[Christina of Saxony]]
| [[Isabella of Austria]]<br />12 August 1515<br />[[Copenhagen]]<br />six children
| 25 January 1559<br />[[Kalundborg|Kalundborg Castle]]<br />aged 77
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]]'''}}<br />13 April 1523<br />{{ndash}}<br />10 April 1533<br />''({{age in years and days|1523|04|13|1533|04|10|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Frederik1dk.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1523-1535).svg|100px]]
| 7 October 1471<br />[[Haderslevhus|Haderslevhus Castle]]{{hr}}fourth son of [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]] and [[Dorothea of Brandenburg]]
| (1) [[Anna of Brandenburg]]<br />10 April 1502<br />[[Stendal]]<br />two children<br />(2) [[Sophie of Pomerania]]<br />9 October 1518<br />[[Kiel Castle]]<br />six children
| 10 April 1533<br />[[Gottorf Castle|Gottorp Castle]]<br />aged 61
|-
|align="center" colspan="6"| <big>Interregnum (1533–1534)</big>
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]]'''}}<br />4 July 1534<br />{{ndash}}<br />1 January 1559<br />''({{age in years and days|1534|07|04|1559|01|01|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christian III of Denmark.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1535-1559).svg|100px]]
| 12 August 1503<br />[[Gottorf Castle|Gottorp Castle]]{{hr}}only son of [[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]] and [[Anna of Brandenburg]]
| [[Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg]]<br />29 October 1525<br />[[Lauenburg Castle]]<br />five children
| 1 January 1559<br />[[Koldinghus|Koldinghus Castle]]<br />aged 55
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick II of Denmark|Frederick II]]'''}}<br />1 January 1559<br />{{ndash}}<br />4 April 1588<br />''({{age in years and days|1559|01|01|1588|04|04|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:1581 Frederik 2..jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1559-1699).svg|100px]]
| 1 July 1534<br />[[Haderslevhus|Haderslevhus Castle]]{{hr}}eldest son of [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]] and [[Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg]]
| [[Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]]<br />20 July 1572<br />[[Copenhagen]]<br />eight children
| 4 April 1588<br />[[Antvorskov|Antvorskov Castle]]<br />aged 53
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]]'''}}<br />4 April 1588<br />{{ndash}}<br />28 February 1648<br />''({{age in years and days|1588|04|04|1648|02|28|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christian IV Pieter Isaacsz 1612.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1559-1699).svg|100px]]
| 12 April 1577<br />[[Frederiksborg Palace]]{{hr}}eldest son of [[Frederick II of Denmark|Frederick II]] and [[Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]]
| (1) [[Anne Catherine of Brandenburg]]<br />27 November 1597<br />[[Haderslevhus|Haderslevhus Castle]]<br />seven children<br />(2) [[Kirsten Munk]]<br />31 December 1615<br />[[Copenhagen]]<br />twelve children
| 28 February 1648<br />[[Rosenborg Castle]]<br />aged 70
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederick III]]'''}}<br />6 July 1648<br />{{ndash}}<br />9 February 1670<br />''({{age in years and days|1648|07|06|1670|02|09|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Frederik III i rustning.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1559-1699).svg|100px]]
| 18 March 1609<br />[[Haderslevhus|Haderslevhus Castle]]<hr>third son of [[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]] and [[Anne Catherine of Brandenburg]]
| [[Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]<br />1 October 1643<br />[[Glücksburg Castle]]<br />eight children
| 9 February 1670<br />[[Copenhagen Castle]]<br />aged 60
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian V of Denmark|Christian V]]'''}}<br />9 February 1670<br />{{ndash}}<br />25 August 1699<br />''({{age in years and days|1670|02|09|1699|08|25|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christian V of Denmark.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1559-1699).svg|100px]]
| 15 April 1646<br />Duborg Castle{{hr}}eldest son of [[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederick III]] and [[Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
| [[Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel]]<br />25 June 1667<br />Nykøbing Castle<br />eight children
| 25 August 1699<br />[[Copenhagen Castle]]<br />aged 53
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick IV of Denmark|Frederick IV]]'''}}<br />25 August 1699<br />{{ndash}}<br />12 October 1730<br />''({{age in years and days|1699|08|25|1730|10|12|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Frederik den 4.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1699-1819).svg|100px]]
| 11 October 1671<br />[[Copenhagen Castle]]{{hr}}eldest son of [[Christian V of Denmark|Christian V]] and [[Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel]]
| (1) [[Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]]<br />5 December 1695<br />[[Copenhagen]]<br />five children<br />(2) [[Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg]]<br />6 September 1703<br />one son<br />(3) [[Anne Sophie Reventlow]]<br />4 April 1721<br />[[Copenhagen]]<br />three children
| 12 October 1730<br />[[Odense|Odense Palace]]<br />aged 59
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian VI of Denmark|Christian VI]]'''}}<br />12 October 1730<br />{{ndash}}<br />6 August 1746<br />''({{age in years and days|1730|10|12|1746|08|06|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christian VI, King of Denmark.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1699-1819).svg|100px]]
| 30 November 1699<br />[[Copenhagen Castle]]<hr>second son of [[Frederick IV of Denmark|Frederick IV]] and [[Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]]
| [[Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach]]<br />7 August 1721<br />[[Pretzsch, Wittenberg|Pretzsch Castle]]<br />three children
| 6 August 1746<br />[[Hirschholm Palace]]<br />aged 46
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick V of Denmark|Frederick V]]'''}}<br />6 August 1746<br />{{ndash}}<br />14 January 1766<br />''({{age in years and days|1746|08|06|1766|01|14|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Pilo - Frederik V of Denmark.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1699-1819).svg|100px]]
| 31 March 1723<br />[[Copenhagen Castle]]{{hr}}only son of [[Christian VI of Denmark|Christian VI]] and [[Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach]]
| (1) [[Louise of Great Britain]]<br />11 December 1743<br />[[Altona, Hamburg|Altona]]<br />five children<br />(2) [[Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]]<br />8 July 1752<br />[[Frederiksborg Palace]]<br />one son
| 14 January 1766<br />[[Christiansborg Palace]]<br />aged 42
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian VII of Denmark|Christian VII]]'''}}<br />14 January 1766<br />{{ndash}}<br />13 March 1808<br />''({{age in years and days|1766|01|14|1808|03|13|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christianviidenmark.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark (1699-1819).svg|100px]]
| 29 January 1749<br />[[Christiansborg Palace]]{{hr}}second son of [[Frederick V of Denmark|Frederick V]] and [[Louise of Great Britain]]
| [[Caroline Matilda of Great Britain]]<br />8 November 1766<br />[[Christiansborg Palace]]<br />two children
| 13 March 1808<br />[[Rendsburg]]<br />aged 59
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick VI of Denmark|Frederick VI]]'''}}<br />13 March 1808<br />{{ndash}}<br />3 December 1839<br />''({{age in years and days|1808|03|13|1839|12|03|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christoph Wilhelm Wohlien - Portræt af Frederik VI.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark (1819–1903).svg|100px]]
| 28 January 1768<br />[[Christiansborg Palace]]{{hr}}only son of [[Christian VII of Denmark|Christian VII]] and [[Caroline Matilda of Great Britain]]
| [[Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel]]<br />31 July 1790<br />[[Gottorf Castle|Gottorp Castle]]<br />eight children
| 3 December 1839<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<br />aged 71
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian VIII of Denmark|Christian VIII]]'''}}<br>'''Christian Frederick'''<br />3 December 1839<br />{{ndash}}<br />20 January 1848<br />''({{age in years and days|1839|12|03|1848|01|20|duration=yes}})''
| [[File: Kong Christian d. 8..jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark (1819–1903).svg|100px]]
| 18 September 1786<br />[[Christiansborg Palace]]{{hr}}grandson of [[Frederick V of Denmark|Frederick V]] and [[Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]]
| (1) [[Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]<br />21 June 1806<br />[[Schloss Ludwigslust|Ludwigslust Castle]]<br />two sons<br />(2) [[Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg]]<br />22 May 1815<br />[[Augustenborg, Denmark|Augustenborg Palace]]<br />no issue
| 20 January 1848<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<br />aged 61
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick VII of Denmark|Frederick VII]]'''}}<br>'''Frederik Carl Christian'''<br />20 January 1848<br />{{ndash}}<br />15 November 1863<br />''({{age in years and days|1848|01|20|1863|11|15|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Frederik VII af August Schiøtt.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark (1819–1903).svg|100px]]
| 6 October 1808<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]{{hr}}second son of [[Christian VIII of Denmark|Christian VIII]] and [[Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| (1) [[Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark|Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark]]<br />1 November 1828<br />[[Christiansborg Palace]]<br />no issue<br />(2) [[Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburg|Caroline of Mecklenburg]]<br />10 June 1841<br />[[Neustrelitz]]<br />no issue<br />(3) [[Louise Rasmussen]]<br />7 August 1850<br />[[Frederiksborg Palace]]<br />no issue
| 15 November 1863<br />[[Glücksburg Castle]]<br />aged 55
|}

====[[Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg|Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg branch]] (1863-present)====
{{Nobility table header|arms=yes|extra column=Claim !! Ref.}}
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian IX of Denmark|Christian IX]]'''}}<br />15 November 1863<br />{{ndash}}<br />29 January 1906<br />''({{age in years and days|1863|11|15|1906|01|29|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Christian_IX_af_Henrik_Olrik.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark (1819–1903).svg|100px]]
| 8 April 1818<br />[[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]]<br />26 May 1842<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<br />six children
| 29 January 1906<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<br />aged 87
| Great-grandson of [[Frederick V of Denmark|Frederick V]] and male-line descendant of [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_chrix|title=Christian IX|publisher=Official website of the Danish Monarchy|access-date=2010-12-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125000138/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_chrix|archive-date=2010-11-25}}</ref>
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederik VIII]]'''}}<br> '''Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl''' <br />29 January 1906<br />{{ndash}}<br />14 May 1912<br />''({{age in years and days|1906|01|29|1912|05|14|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Otto Bache - Portræt af Frederik VIII - 1909.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark (1903–1948).svg|100px]]
| 3 June 1843<br />[[Yellow Mansion, Copenhagen|Yellow Palace]]<hr>eldest son of [[Christian IX of Denmark|Christian IX]] and [[Louise of Hesse-Kassel]]
| [[Louise of Sweden]]<br />28 July 1869<br />[[Stockholm]]<br />eight children
| 14 May 1912<br />Jungfernstieg, [[Hamburg]]<br />aged 68
| Son of [[Christian IX of Denmark|Christian IX]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_freviii|title=Frederik VIII|publisher=Official website of the Danish Monarchy|access-date=2010-12-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124235849/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_freviii|archive-date=2010-11-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{big|'''[[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]]'''}}<br>'''Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm''' <br />14 May 1912<br />{{ndash}}<br />20 April 1947<br />''({{age in years and days|1912|05|14|1947|04|21|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:King Christian X of Denmark - Knud Larsen.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark (1903–1948).svg|100px]]
| 26 September 1870<br />[[Charlottenlund Palace]]<hr>eldest son of [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederik VIII]] and [[Louise of Sweden]]
| [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]<br />26 April 1898<br />[[Cannes]]<br />two sons
| 20 April 1947<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<br />aged 76
| Son of [[Frederik VIII of Denmark|Frederik VIII]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_chrx |title=Christian X |publisher=Official website of the Danish Monarchy |access-date=2010-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125000024/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_chrx |archive-date=2010-11-25 }}</ref>
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik IX]]'''}}<br>'''Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg''' <br />20 April 1947<br />{{ndash}}<br />14 January 1972<br />''({{age in years and days|1947|04|21|1972|01|14|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Frederik IX (cropped) - Det Kongelige Bibliotek (KE062449).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark (1948–1972).svg|100px]]
| 11 March 1899<br />[[Sorgenfri Palace]]<hr>eldest son of [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]] and [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| [[Ingrid of Sweden]]<br />24 May 1935<br />[[Storkyrkan|Storkyrkan Cathedral]], [[Stockholm]]<br />three daughters
| 14 January 1972<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<br />aged 72
| Son of [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_freix|title=Frederik IX|publisher=Official website of the Danish Monarchy|access-date=2010-12-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124235834/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_freix|archive-date=2010-11-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{big|'''[[Margrethe II]]'''}}<br>'''Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid''' <br />14 January 1972<br />{{ndash}}<br />14 January 2024<br />([[Abdication of Margrethe II|abdicated]])<br />''({{age in years and days|1972|01|14|2024|01|14|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Drottning Margrethe av Danmark.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark.svg|100px]]
| 16 April 1940<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<hr>eldest daughter of [[Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik IX]] and [[Ingrid of Sweden]]
| [[Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark|Henri de Laborde de Monpezat]]<br />10 June 1967<br />[[Holmen Church]], [[Copenhagen]]<br />two sons
| Age {{ayd|1940|04|16}}
| Daughter of [[Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik IX]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_fam_oue|title=HM The Queen|publisher=Official website of the Danish Monarchy|access-date=2010-12-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625042848/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_fam_oue|archive-date=2010-06-25}}</ref>
|-
| {{big|'''[[Frederik X]]'''}}<br>'''Frederik André Henrik Christian''' <br />14 January 2024<br />{{ndash}}<br />''present''<br />''({{age in years and days|2024|01|14|duration=yes}})''
| [[File:Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark in 2021.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal arms of Denmark.svg|100px]]
| 26 May 1968<br />[[Amalienborg Palace]]<hr>eldest son of [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Margrethe II]] and [[Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark|Henri de Laborde de Monpezat]]
| [[Queen Mary of Denmark|Mary Donaldson]]<br />14 May 2004<br />[[Copenhagen Cathedral]], [[Copenhagen]]<br />four children
| Incumbent<br />Age {{ayd|1968|05|26}}
| Son of [[Margrethe II]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_fam_oue|title=HM The Queen|publisher=Official website of the Danish Monarchy|access-date=2010-12-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625042848/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_fam_oue|archive-date=2010-06-25}}</ref> 
|}

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  from: 940   till:    1042   color: al   text:[[House of Gorm|Gorm]]
  from: 1042   till:    1047   color: du   text:[[House of Fairhair|Fairhair]]
  from: 1047   till:    1375   color: fa   text:[[House of Estridsen|Estridsen]]
  from: 1376   till:    1387   color: ba   text:[[House of Bjelbo|Bjelbo]]
  from: 1387   till:    1412   color: fa   text:[[House of Estridsen|Estridsen]]
  from: 1396   till:    1439   color: br   text:[[House of Pomerania|Pomerania]]
  from: 1440   till:    1448   color: cw   text:[[House of Palatinate-Neumarkt|Palatinate-Neumarkt]]
  from: 1448   till:    1863   color: sw   text:[[House of Oldenburg|Oldenburg]]
  from: 1863   till:    2024   color: su   text:[[House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg|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 Bluetooth|Harald I Bluetooth]]
  from: 986 till: 1014 color:al text:[[Sweyn Forkbeard|Sweyn I Forkbeard]]
  from: 1014 till: 1018 color:al text:[[Harald II of Denmark|Harald II Svendsen]]
  from: 1018 till: 1035 color:al text:[[Cnut the Great]]
  from: 1035 till: 1042 color:al text:[[Harthacnut]]

  from: 1042 till: 1047 color:du text:[[Magnus the Good]]

  from: 1047 till: 1076 color:fa text:[[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II Estridsson]]
  from: 1076 till: 1080 color:fa text:[[Harald III of Denmark|Harald III the Soft]]
  from: 1080 till: 1086 color:fa text:[[Canute IV of Denmark|Canute IV the Holy]]
  from: 1086 till: 1095 color:fa text:[[Olaf I of Denmark|Olaf I Hunger]]
  from: 1095 till: 1103 color:fa text:[[Eric I of Denmark|Eric I Evergood]]
  from: 1104 till: 1134 color:fa text:[[Niels, King of Denmark|Niels]]
  from: 1134 till: 1137 color:fa text:[[Eric II the Memorable]]
  from: 1137 till: 1146 color:fa text:[[Eric III Lamb]]
  from: 1146 till: 1157 color:fa text:[[Sweyn III of Denmark|Sweyn III Grathe]]
  from: 1146 till: 1157 color:fa text:[[Canute V of Denmark|Canute V]]
  from: 1154 till: 1182 color:fa text:[[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I the Great]]
  from: 1170 till: 1202 color:fa text:[[Canute VI of Denmark|Canute VI]]
  from: 1202 till: 1241 color:fa text:[[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar II the Victorious]]
  from: 1215 till: 1231 color:fa text:[[Valdemar the Young]]
  from: 1232 till: 1250 color:fa text:[[Eric IV of Denmark|Eric IV Ploughpenny]]
  from: 1250 till: 1252 color:fa text:[[Abel, King of Denmark|Abel]]
  from: 1252 till: 1259 color:fa text:[[Christopher I of Denmark|Christopher I]]
  from: 1259 till: 1286 color:fa text:[[Eric V of Denmark|Eric V Klipping]]
  from: 1286 till: 1319 color:fa text:[[Eric VI of Denmark|Eric VI Menved]]
  from: 1320 till: 1326 color:fa text:[[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]]
  from: 1321 till: 1326 color:fa text:[[Eric Christoffersen of Denmark|Erik Christoffersen]]
  from: 1326 till: 1329 color:fa text:[[Valdemar III of Denmark|Valdemar III]]
  from: 1329 till: 1332 color:fa text:[[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]] (restored)
  from: 1329 till: 1331 color:fa text:[[Eric Christoffersen of Denmark|Erik Christoffersen]] (restored)
  from: 1332 till: 1340 color:fa text:Interregnum
  from: 1340 till: 1375 color:fa text:[[Valdemar IV of Denmark|Valdemar IV Atterdag]]

  from: 1376 till: 1387 color:ba text:[[Olaf II of Denmark|Olaf II]]

  from: 1376 till: 1412 color:fa text:[[Margrethe I of Denmark|Margrethe I]]

  from: 1396 till: 1439 color:br text:[[Eric VII of Denmark|Eric VII]]

  from: 1440 till: 1448 color:cw text:[[Christopher III of Denmark|Christopher III]]

  from: 1448 till: 1481 color:sw text:[[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]]
  from: 1481 till: 1513 color:sw text:[[John, King of Denmark|John]]
  from: 1513 till: 1523 color:sw text:[[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]]
  from: 1523 till: 1533 color:sw text:[[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]]
  from: 1533 till: 1534 color:sw text:Interregnum
  from: 1534 till: 1559 color:sw text:[[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]]
  from: 1559 till: 1588 color:sw text:[[Frederick II of Denmark|Frederick II]]
  from: 1588 till: 1648 color:sw text:[[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]]
  from: 1648 till: 1670 color:sw text:[[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederick III]]
  from: 1670 till: 1699 color:sw text:[[Christian V of Denmark|Christian V]]
  from: 1699 till: 1730 color:sw text:[[Frederick IV of Denmark|Frederick IV]]
  from: 1730 till: 1746 color:sw text:[[Christian VI of Denmark|Christian VI]]
  from: 1746 till: 1766 color:sw text:[[Frederick V of Denmark|Frederick V]]
  from: 1766 till: 1808 color:sw text:[[Christian VII of Denmark|Christian VII]]
  from: 1784 till: 1808 color:sw text:[[Frederick VI of Denmark|Frederick VI (as regent)]]
  from: 1808 till: 1839 color:sw text:[[Frederick VI of Denmark|Frederick VI]]
  from: 1839 till: 1848 color:sw text:[[Christian VIII of Denmark|Christian VIII]]
  from: 1848 till: 1863 color:sw text:[[Frederick VII of Denmark|Frederick VII]]

  from: 1863 till: 1906 color:su text:[[Christian IX of Denmark|Christian IX]]
  from: 1906 till: 1912 color:su text:[[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederik VIII]]
  from: 1912 till: 1947 color:su text:[[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]]
  from: 1947 till: 1972 color:su text:[[Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik IX]]
  from: 1972 till: 2024 color:su text:[[Margrethe II of Denmark|Margrethe II]]
  from: 2024 till: 2024 color:su text:[[Frederik X of Denmark|Frederick X]]

  barset:skip
</timeline>

==See also==
{{Portal|Denmark|Monarchy}}
*[[Family tree of Danish monarchs]]
*[[Succession to the Danish throne]]
*[[List of Danish royal consorts]]
*[[Coronation of the Danish monarch]]
*[[Style of the Danish sovereign]]
*[[Danish Crown Regalia]]
*[[Danish Orders of Chivalry]]
*[[Lists of office-holders]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [http://kongehuset.dk/english/the-monarchy-in-denmark/The-Royal-Lineage "Royal Lineage"] Royal Family – The Monarchy in Denmark.
** [http://kongehuset.dk/monarkiet-i-danmark/Kongerakken ''"Kongerækken"''] Kongehuset.

{{Monarchs of Denmark}}
{{Denmark topics}}
{{Heads of state of the European Union member states}}
{{Heads of state and government of Europe}}

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[[Category:Lists of office-holders in Denmark|Monarchs]]
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