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The coat of arms of the Kings of Norway since 1280.
Harald V, King of Norway since 1991, together with Queen Sonja in 2010.

The list of Norwegian monarchs begins in 872, the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victor Harald Fairhair united many of the Norwegian petty kingdoms into a single kingdom. Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway. Harald was thus the founder of the first royal house on Norway's throne, the so-called Fairhair dynasty. Although this house became patrilineally extinct already when Harald's grandson Harald II died in 970,[1] most of the Norwegian monarchs until 1387 have traditionally been regarded as part of the Fairhair dynasty. Modern scholars have however largely rejected this view, and shifted towards seeing the later kings as forming their own dynasties, the most important which were the Hardrada dynasty and Sverre dynasty.

Aside from short periods under the Danish king in the late 10th and early 11th century, Norway was ruled as an independent kingdom until the 14th century. In addition to sporadic conflicts between individual kings and branches, the rivalry over the Norwegian kingship was most dividing between 1130 and 1240, during what is known as the civil war era. During this period, the two parties called the Birkebeiner (rioting commoners) and Bagler (members of the Norwegian nobility) fought over the kingship, although the Birkebeiner generally held most power and ultimately prevailed.

In 1387, Norway became part of the so-called Kalmar Union, in which Norway, Denmark and Sweden were united under the same monarch. Norway's throne was inherited by the Danish king Christian I in 1450, and thereafter possessed by Copenhagen-based monarchs until 1814, bringing the kingdoms of Norway and of Denmark into a personal union, known as Denmark–Norway.[2] Norway finally gained constitutional independence with a constitutional monarchy in 1814, ending the absolutism of 1660, and elected the Danish king's son, the Christian Frederick, as Norway's king. After several months, however, the king was forced to abdicate, and the throne was given to Charles XIII of Sweden (Charles II in Norway), which brought the kingdoms of Norway and of Sweden into a personal union, the Union between Sweden and Norway.[3] In 1905, the union ended, and Norway has since then been ruled by members of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[2]

Especially between 1450 and 1905, the Danish and Swedish kings of Norway possessed and used several other titles, among others King of the Goths, King of the Wends, Duke to Sleswick, Duke to Holsatia, Prince to Rügen, and Count to Oldenburg. They called themselves "King to Norway" (Konge til Norge), indicating that the country was theirs, usually with the style His Royal Majesty. With the introduction of the constitutional monarchy in 1814, the traditional style "by God's Grace" was extended to "by God's Grace and after the Kingdom's Constitution", but was only briefly in use. The last king to use the style "by God's Grace" was Haakon VII, who died in 1957. The King's title today is formally "Norway's King" (Norges Konge), indicating that he is the country's king, with the style "His Majesty". A construction like "King of Norway" (Konge av Norge) is formally incorrect in Norwegian.

Rulers of Norway

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P Period of rulership
 I  Independent period
 D  Union with Denmark
 S  Union with Sweden
 DS  Union with Denmark and Sweden
 R  Interregnum

Fairhair dynasty

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Besides becoming sole king after his father's death, Eric Bloodaxe was king jointly with his father for three years before his death. After Harald's death, Eric ruled as "overking" of his brothers, who also held status as kings and had control over certain regions.[4] Harald Greycloak also ruled as "overking" of his brothers.[5] All dates for the kings of the Fairhair dynasty are approximate and/or just scholarly estimates. Slight differences might therefore occur between different sources. The following table uses the dates given in Norsk biografisk leksikon/Store norske leksikon.

P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Harald I Fairhair
c. 872 –932
c. 850/860
Son of Halfdan the Black and Ragnhild
c. 932
Rogaland
  • Inherited petty kingdom from his father
  • Subdued rival Norwegian petty kingdoms in his unification of Norway
[6]
I Eric I Haraldsson
Bloodaxe
c. 929–934
c. 895
Son of Harald I and Ragnhild Eriksdotter
c. 952/4
England
  • Succeeded his father Harald I
  • Driven out of Norway by a revolt
[4]
I Haakon I Haraldsson
the Good
c. 934–961
c. 915–920
Håkonshella, Hordaland
Son of Harald I and Tora Mosterstong
c. 961
Håkonshella, Hordaland
  • Usurped the throne from his brother Eric I
  • Lethally wounded in the Battle of Fitjar by the sons of Eric I
[7]
I Harald II Ericsson
Greycloak
c. 961–970
c. 935
Son of Eric I and Gunnhild Gormsdatter
c. 970
Limfjord, Denmark
[5][8]

Danish rule

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The Danish king Harald Bluetooth had himself hailed as king of Norway after the Battle of Fitjar (c. 961). Besides gaining direct control of Viken in south-eastern Norway, he let Harald Greycloak rule the rest of Norway as king, nominally under himself. Harald Bluetooth later switched his support to Harald Greycloak's rival, Haakon Sigurdsson, Earl of Lade, who eventually captured Harald Greycloak's kingdom. Haakon thereafter ruled Norway (except Viken), at first nominally under Harald. All dates are estimates and subject to interpretations.[9] Haakon is generally held as the ruler of Norway from 970 to 995.[10]

P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
D Harald Bluetooth
961 – c. 980[11]
(de jure)
c. 925/35[citation needed]
Son of Gorm the Old and Thyra
987 latest
Jomsborg
  • Gained overlordship of Norway after the Battle of Fitjar
  • Direct control limited to Viken
  • Gradually lost effective control
[12][13]
 R  Earl Haakon Sigurdsson
965/70–995[11]
(de facto)
c. 935
Trondheim
Son of Sigurd Haakonsson and Bergljot Toresdatter
995
Rimul
  • Captured the realm ruled by Harald II
  • Nominally earl under Harald Bluetooth at first
  • Betrayed and killed upon arrival of Olaf I
[10]

Fairhair dynasty, Vigen branch

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Olaf I Tryggvason
995–1000
968
Son of Tryggve Olafsson and Astrid Eiriksdottir
c. 1000
Svolder
  • Gained control of Norway after the death of Earl Haakon Sigurdsson
  • Killed in the Battle of Svolder
[14]

Danish rule (restored)

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After the Battle of Svolder, the Danes recaptured Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard. As before, the Danes controlled the petty kingdoms of Viken as vassals, while the two Earls of Lade, Eric Haakonsson and Sweyn Haakonsson, ruled Western Norway and Trøndelag, nominally as earls under Sweyn.[15] Eric is generally held as the de facto ruler of Norway from 1000 to 1015, together with his brother Sweyn, a lesser known figure, with whom he shared his power.[16]

P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
D Sweyn Forkbeard
1000–1013[11]
(de jure)
c. 960
Son of Harald Bluetooth and Tove of the Obotrites
3 February 1014
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
  • Gained overlordship of Norway after the Battle of Svolder
  • Direct control limited to Viken
  • Killed in England
[17][18]
 R  Earl Eric Haakonsson
1000–1015[11]
(de facto)
c. 964
Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Gunhild Mieszcosdatter
c. 1024
England
  • Control of Norway except Viken
  • Nominally earl under Sweyn Forkbeard
[16]
 R  Earl Sweyn Haakonsson
1000–1015[11]
(de facto)
c. 970
Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Thora Skagesdatter
c. 1016
Russia
  • Control of Norway except Viken
  • Nominally earl under Sweyn Forkbeard
  • Defeated in the Battle of Nesjar
[19]

Fairhair dynasty, Vestfold branch

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Olaf II Haraldsson
the Saint
Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae
1015–1028
c. 995
Ringerike
Son of Harald Grenske and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
29 July 1030
Stiklestad
aged 44–45
[20][21]

Dnaish rule (restored, second time)

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
D Cnut the Great
1028–1035
c. 995
Son of Sweyn Forkbeard
12 November 1035
Shaftesbury, England
[11][22][23]
 R  Earl Haakon Ericsson
1028–1029
(de facto)
c. 998
Son of Eric Haakonsson and Gytha Svendsdatter
1029
Pentland Firth
  • Appointed earl and regent by Cnut the Great
[24][25][26]
D Sweyn Knutsson (with Ælfgifu)
1030–1035
c. 1015
Son of Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northampton
c. 1035
  • Appointed king and regent by his father Cnut the Great
  • Driven out of Norway by chieftains loyal to Olaf II
[11][27]

Fairhair dynasty, Vestfold branch (restored)

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Magnus I Olafsson
the Good
1035–1047
c. 1024
Son of Olaf II and Alfhild
25 October 1047
Zealand, Denmark
(age 25)
  • Proclaimed king (as minor) by chieftains loyal to his father Olaf II
[28][29]

Hardrada dynasty

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Harald III Sigurdsson
Hardrada
1046–1066
c. 1015
Ringerike, Norway
Son of Sigurd Syr and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
25 September 1066
Stamford Bridge, England
(age 50–51)
  • Accepted as co-king with Magnus I
[30][31]
I Magnus II Haraldsson
1066–1069
c. 1049
Son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter
28 April 1069
Nidaros, Norway
(age 19–20)
  • Succeeded his father Harald III, with brother Olaf III
  • Predeceased Olaf III
[32]
I Olaf III Haraldsson
Kyrre
1067–1093
c. 1050
Son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter
22 September 1093
Haukbø, Ranrike (now Håkeby, Sweden)
(age 42–43)
  • Succeeded his father Harald III, with brother Magnus II
[32]
I Haakon Magnusson
Toresfostre
1093–1095
c. 1069
Son of Magnus II
1095
Dovrefjell
(age 25–26)
  • Proclaimed king at the Øyrating upon the death of his uncle Olaf III, with rival/co-ruler Magnus III
  • Predeceased Magnus III
[33]
I Magnus III Olafsson
Barefoot
1093–1103
c. 1073
Son of Olaf III and Tora Arnesdatter
24 August 1103
Ulster, Ireland
(age 29–30)
  • Proclaimed king at the Borgarting upon the death of his father Olaf III, initially with rival/co-ruler Haakon Magnusson
[34]
I Olaf Magnusson
1103–1115
c. 1098
Son of Magnus III and Sigrid Saxesdatter
22 December 1115
Nidaros, Norway
(age 16–17)
  • Succeeded his father Magnus III, with brothers Eystein I and Sigurd I
  • Predeceased Eystein I and Sigurd I
[35]
I Eystein I Magnusson
1103–1123
c. 1088
Son of Magnus III
29 August 1123
Hustad, Fræna
(age 34–35)
  • Succeeded his father Magnus III, with brothers Olaf and Sigurd I
  • Predeceased Sigurd I
[36]
I Sigurd I Magnusson
the Crusader
1103–1130
c. 1089
Son of Magnus III and Tora
26 March 1130
Oslo
(age 40–41)
  • Succeeded his father Magnus III, with brothers Olaf and Eystein I
[37]
I Magnus IV Sigurdsson
the Blind
1130–1135
1137–1139
c. 1115
Son of Sigurd I and Borghild Olavsdatter
12 November 1139
Holmengrå
(age 23–23)
[38]

Gille dynasty

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Harald IV Magnusson
Gille
1130–1136
c. 1102
Ireland/Hebrides
Claimed son of Magnus III
14 December 1136
Bergen
(age 32–33)
  • Recognised as brother by Sigurd I, succeeded with claimed nephew Magnus IV
  • Assassinated by pretender Sigurd Slembe
[39]
I Sigurd II Haraldsson
Munn
1136–1155
c. 1133
Son of Harald IV and Thora Guttormsdatter
10 June 1155
Bergen
(age 21–22)
  • Succeeded his father Harald IV, with brother Inge I
  • Killed by Inge I
[40]
I Inge I Haraldsson
the Hunchback
1136–1161
c. 1135
Son of Harald IV and Ingrid of Sweden
4 February 1161
Oslo
(age 25–26)
  • Succeeded his father Harald IV, with brother Sigurd II
  • Killed by chieftains loyal to Haakon II
[41]
I Eystein II Haraldsson
1142–1157
c. 1125
Shetland/Orkney/Hebrides
Son of Harald IV and Biadoc
21 August 1157
Ranrike (now Bohuslän)
(age 31–32)
  • Accepted as co-king by brothers Sigurd II and Inge I, with brother Magnus Haraldsson
  • Killed by Inge I
[42]
I Magnus Haraldsson
1142–1145
c. 1135
Son of Harald IV
c. 1145
Norway
  • Accepted as co-king by brothers Sigurd II and Inge I, with brother Eystein II
  • Predeceased Sigurd II, Inge I and Eystein II
[43][44][45]
I Haakon II Sigurdsson
the Broadshouldered
1157–1162
c. 1147
Son of Sigurd II and Thora
7 July 1162
Sekken, Romsdalen
(age 14–15)
  • Proclaimed king (as minor) in opposition to Inge I by chieftains loyal to his father Sigurd II and uncle Eystein II
  • Killed by chieftains loyal to Magnus V
[46]

Hardrada dynasty (restored), cognatic branch

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Magnus V Erlingsson
1161–1184
c. 1156
Son of Erling Skakke and Kristin Sigurdsdatter
15 June 1184
Fimreite
(age 27–28)
  • Proclaimed king (as minor) in opposition to Haakon II by chieftains loyal to Inge I
  • Killed by Sverre Sigurdsson
[47]

Sverre dynasty

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P Name, reign Portrait Birth Death Comments Sources
I Sverre Sigurdsson
1184–1202
c. 1151
Bergen
Claimed son of Sigurd II and Gunnhild
9 March 1202
Bergen
(age 50–51)
  • Usurped the throne from Magnus V
[48]
I Haakon III Sverresson
1202–1204
Before 1185
Son of Sverre
1 January 1204
Bergen
  • Succeeded his father Sverre
[49]
I Guttorm Sigurdsson
1204
c. 1199
Son of Sigurd Lavard
11 August 1204
Nidaros
(age 4–5)
  • Succeeded his uncle Haakon III
[50]

Gille dynasty, cognatic branch

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
I Inge II Bårdsson
1204–1217
c. 1185
Rissa
son of Bård Guttormsson and Cecilia Sigurdsdatter
never married 23 April 1217
Nidaros
aged 31–32

Sverre dynasty

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
I Haakon IV Haakonsson
Haakon the Old
1217–1263
c. 1204
Folkenborg
illegitimate son of Haakon III and Inga of Varteig
Margrete Skulesdatter
25 May 1225
Bergen
four children
16 December 1263
Kirkwall
aged 58–59
I Haakon Haakonsson
Haakon the Young
1240–1257
10 November 1232
Bergen
second son of Haakon IV and Margrete Skulesdatter
Rikissa Birgersdotter
c. 1251
Oslo
one son
5 May 1257
Tønsberg
aged 24
I Magnus VI Haakonsson
Magnus the Law-mender
1257–1280
1 May 1238
Tønsberg
third son of Haakon IV and Margrete Skulesdatter
Ingeborg of Denmark
11 September 1261
Bergen
four sons
9 May 1280
Bergen
aged 42
I Eric II Magnusson
1273–1299
c. 1268
Bergen
third son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark
(1) Margaret of Scotland
September 1281
Bergen
one daughter
(2) Isabel Bruce
bef. 25 September 1293
Bergen
one daughter
15 July 1299
Bergen
aged 30–31
I Haakon V Magnusson
1299–1319
10 April 1270
Tönsberg
fourth son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark
(1) Isabelle de Joigny
1295
no issues
(2) Euphemia of Rügen
c. 1299
one daughter
8 May 1319
Tunsberg
aged 49

House of Bjelbo

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
S Magnus VII Eriksson
August 1319–
15 August 1343
(deposed)
c. 1316
Norway or Stockholm
only son of Eric, Duke of Södermanland and Ingeborg of Norway
Blanche of Namur
5 November 1335
Bohus Castle
two sons
1 December 1374
Lyngholmen
aged 58
S Haakon VI Magnusson
1343–1380
15 August 1340
Sweden
second son of Magnus IV and Blanche of Namur
Margaret of Denmark
9 April 1363
Church of Our Lady
one son
11 September 1380
Akershus Castle
aged 40
I
D Olaf IV Haakonsson
1380–1387

Non-contemporary
December 1370
Akershus Castle
only son of Haakon VI of Norway and Margaret I
never married 23 August 1387
Falsterbo Castle
aged 16

House of Estridsen

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
DS Margaret
1380–1412 (de facto)
Queen Margaret I c.  1353
Vordingborg Castle
youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig
Haakon VI of Norway
9 April 1363
Church of Our Lady
one son
28 October 1412
Ship on Flensburg Fjord
aged 58–59

House of Pomerania

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
I Eric III
8 September
1389–1442
(deposed)
with Sigurd Jonsson
c. 1381/82
Rügenwalde Castle
only son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Philippa of England
26 October 1406
Lund Cathedral
no issue
3 May 1459
Rügenwalde Castle
aged 76–78
DS

House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
DS Christopher
4 June 1442–
5/6 January 1448
26 February 1416
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
fifth son of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt and Catherine of Pomerania
Dorothea of Brandenburg
12 September 1445
Copenhagen
no issue
5/6 January 1448
Kärnan Castile
aged 31
 R  Interregnum (1448–1449)
Sigurd Jonsson as regent

House of Bonde

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
S Charles I
20 November 1449–
June 1450
(abdicated)
5 October 1409
Ekholmen Castle
only son of Knut Tordsson Bonde and Margareta Karlsdotter Sparre
(1) Birgitta Bielke
before 1 March 1429
two children
(2) Katarina Gumsehuvud
5 October 1438
Stockholm
nine children
(3) Christina Abrahamsdotter
c. 1470
Stockholm Castle
two children
14 May 1470
Stockholm Castle
aged 60

House of Oldenburg

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
DS Christian I
2 August 1450–
21 May 1481
February 1426
Oldenburg
eldest son of Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg and Helvig of Schauenburg
Dorothea of Brandenburg
28 October 1449
Church of Our Lady
five children
21 May 1481
Copenhagen Castle
aged 55
 R  Interregnum (1481–1483)
Jon Svaleson Smør as regent
DS John
20 July 1483–
20 February 1513
2 February 1455
Aalborghus Castle
third son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg
Christina of Saxony
6 September 1478
Copenhagen
five children
20 February 1513
Aalborghus Castle
aged 58
DS Christian II
22 July
1513–1523
(deposed)
1 July 1481
Nyborg Castle
second son of John and Christina of Saxony
Isabella of Austria
12 August 1515
Copenhagen
six children
25 January 1559
Kalundborg Castle
aged 77
D
D Frederick I
1523–1533
7 October 1471
Haderslevhus Castle
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
six children
10 April 1533
Gottorp Castle
aged 61
 R  Interregnum (1533–1537)
Olav Engelbrektsson as regent
D Christian III
1537–
1 January 1559
12 August 1503
Gottorp Castle
only son of Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
29 October 1525
Lauenburg Castle
five children
1 January 1559
Koldinghus Castle
aged 55
D Frederick II
1559–1588
1 July 1534
Haderslevhus Castle
eldest son of Christian III and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
20 July 1572
Copenhagen
eight children
4 April 1588
Antvorskov Castle
aged 53
D Christian IV
4 April 1588–
28 February 1648
12 April 1577
Frederiksborg Palace
eldest son of Frederick II and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(1) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
27 November 1597
Haderslevhus Castle
seven children
(2) Kirsten Munk
31 December 1615
Copenhagen
twelve children
28 February 1648
Rosenborg Castle
aged 70
D Frederick III
1 May 1648–
9 February 1670
18 March 1609
Haderslevhus Castle
third son of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1 October 1643
Glücksburg Castle
eight children
9 February 1670
Copenhagen Castle
aged 60
D Christian V
9 February 1670–
25 August 1699
15 April 1646
Duborg Castle
eldest son of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
25 June 1667
Nykøbing Castle
eight children
25 August 1699
Copenhagen Castle
aged 53
D Frederick IV
25 August 1699–
12 October 1730
11 October 1671
Copenhagen Castle
eldest son of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
(1) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
5 December 1695
Copenhagen
five children
(2) Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg
6 September 1703
one son
(3) Anne Sophie Reventlow
4 April 1721
Copenhagen
three children
12 October 1730
Odense Palace
aged 59
D Christian VI
12 October 1730–
6 August 1746
30 November 1699
Copenhagen Castle
second son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
7 August 1721
Pretzsch Castle
three children
6 August 1746
Hirschholm Palace
aged 46
D Frederick V
6 August 1746–
14 January 1766
31 March 1723
Copenhagen Castle
only son of Christian VI and Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1) Louise of Great Britain
11 December 1743
Altona
five children
(2) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
8 July 1752
Frederiksborg Palace
one son
14 January 1766
Christiansborg Palace
aged 42
D Christian VII
14 January 1766–
13 March 1808
29 January 1749
Christiansborg Palace
second son of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
8 November 1766
Christiansborg Palace
two children
13 March 1808
Rendsburg
aged 59
D Frederick VI
13 March 1808–
7 February 1814
(abdicated)
28 January 1768
Christiansborg Palace
only son of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
31 July 1790
Gottorp Castle
eight children
3 December 1839
Amalienborg Palace
aged 70
 R  Interregnum (7 February 1814–17 May 1814)
Christian Frederick as regent
I Christian Frederick
17 May 1814–
14 August 1814
(abdicated)
18 September 1786
Christiansborg Palace
eldest son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1) Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
21 June 1806
Ludwigslust Castle
two sons
(2) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
22 May 1815
Augustenborg Palace
no issues
20 January 1848
Amalienborg Palace
aged 61
 R  Interregnum (14 August 1814–4 November 1814)
Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz as Prime Minister

House of Holstein-Gottorp

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
S Charles II
4 November 1814–
5 February 1818
7 October 1748
Stockholm Palace
second son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
7 July 1774
Stockholm Cathedral
two children
5 February 1818
Stockholm Palace
aged 69

House of Bernadotte

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P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
S Charles III John
5 February 1818–
8 March 1844
26 January 1763
Pau
son of Jean Henri Bernadotte and Jeanne de Saint Vincent
Désirée Clary
17 August 1798
Sceaux
one son
8 March 1844
Stockholm Palace
aged 81
S Oscar I
8 March 1844–
8 July 1859
4 July 1799
Paris
only son of Charles III John and Désirée Clary
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
19 June 1823
Stockholm Cathedral
five children
8 July 1859
Stockholm Palace
aged 60
S Charles IV
8 July 1859–
18 September 1872
3 May 1826
Stockholm Palace
eldest son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Louise of the Netherlands
19 June 1850
Stockholm Cathedral
two children
18 September 1872
Malmö
aged 46
S Oscar II
18 September 1872–
7 June 1905 or
26 October 1905
21 January 1829
Stockholm Palace
third son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Sophia of Nassau
6 June 1857
Biebrich Palace
four children
8 December 1907
Stockholm Palace
aged 78
 R  Interregnum (7 June/26 October 1905–18 November 1905)
Christian Michelsen as Prime Minister

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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In 1905 Prince Carl of Denmark was elected King of Norway and took the name Haakon VII for himself and Olav for his son.

P Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
I Haakon VII
18 November 1905–
21 September 1957
3 August 1872
Charlottenlund Palace
second son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden
Maud of Wales
22 July 1896
Buckingham Palace
one son
21 September 1957
Royal Palace, Oslo
aged 85
I Olav V
21 September 1957–
17 January 1991
2 July 1903
Sandringham House
only son of Haakon VII and Maud of Wales
Märtha of Sweden
21 March 1929
Oslo Cathedral
three children
17 January 1991
The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen
aged 87
I Harald V
17 January 1991–
present
21 February 1937
Skaugum
only son of Olav V and Märtha of Sweden
Sonja Haraldsen
29 August 1968
Oslo Cathedral
two children
Incumbent

See also

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Notes and references

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General references
  • "List of Norwegian kings" (in Norwegian). The Royal Court. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  • Carlyle, Thomas (1875). The Early Kings of Norway: Also an Essay on the Portraits of John Knox. Chapman and Hall. ISBN 978-1-4068-4287-6. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
Notes
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  3. ^ "Union with Sweden in 1814". The Royal Court. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  4. ^ a b Krag, Claus. "Eirik 1 Haraldsson Blodøks". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b Krag, Claus. "Harald 2 Eiriksson Gråfell". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  6. ^ Krag, Claus. "Harald 1 Hårfagre". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  7. ^ Krag, Claus. "Håkon 1 Adalsteinsfostre". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Harald 2 Gråfell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  9. ^ Krag, Claus (1995). Vikingtid og rikssamling: 800-1130. Aschehougs norgeshistorie. Vol. 2. pp. 99–101. ISBN 8203220150.
  10. ^ a b Sandnes, Jørn. "Håkon Sigurdsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Krag, Claus (1995). Vikingtid og rikssamling: 800-1130. Aschehougs norgeshistorie. Vol. 2. p. 101. ISBN 8203220150.
  12. ^ Blom, Grethe Authen. "Harald 1 Blåtand". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Harald 1. Blåtand". Den store danske (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  14. ^ Krag, Claus. "Olav 1 Tryggvason". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  15. ^ Krag, Claus (1995). Vikingtid og rikssamling: 800-1130. Aschehougs norgeshistorie. Vol. 2. p. 103. ISBN 8203220150.
  16. ^ a b Krag, Claus. "Eirik Håkonsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Svend 1. Tveskæg". Den store danske (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Svend 1 Tveskæg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  19. ^ Krag, Claus. "Svein Håkonsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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  21. ^ Krag, Claus. "Olav 2 Haraldsson Den Hellige". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  22. ^ "Knud 2. den Store". Den store danske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  23. ^ Norseng, Per G. "Knud 1 den store". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  24. ^ Norseng, Per G. "Håkon Eiriksson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  25. ^ Krag, Claus. "Håkon Eiriksson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  26. ^ "… og over nordmændene og en del af sveerne ." Den store danske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  27. ^ "Svend Alfivasen". Den store danske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  28. ^ Norseng, Per G. "Magnus 1 den gode". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  29. ^ Krag, Claus. "Magnus 1 Olavsson Den Gode". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  30. ^ Norseng, Per G. "Harald 3 Hardråde". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  31. ^ Krag, Claus. "Harald 3 Hardråde". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  32. ^ a b Krag, Claus. "Magnus 2 Haraldsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  33. ^ Krag, Claus. "Håkon Magnusson Toresfostre". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  34. ^ Krag, Claus. "Magnus 3 Olavsson Berrføtt". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  35. ^ Arstad, Knut Peter Lyche. "Olav Magnusson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  36. ^ Krag, Claus. "Øystein 1 Magnusson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  37. ^ Krag, Claus. "Sigurd 1 Magnusson Jorsalfare". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  38. ^ Thuesen, Nils Petter. "Magnus 4 Sigurdsson Blinde". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  39. ^ Arstad, Knut Peter Lyche. "eg. Gilchrist Harald 4 Gille". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  40. ^ Helle, Knut. "Sigurd 2 Haraldsson Munn". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  41. ^ Brathetland, Bente Opheim. "Inge 1 Haraldsson Krokrygg". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  42. ^ Brathetland, Bente Opheim. "Øystein 2 Haraldsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  43. ^ Helle, Knut (1995). Aschehougs norgeshistorie : 1130-1350. 3 : Under kirke og kongemakt 1130-1350, p. 14. Aschehoug.
  44. ^ Koht, Halvdan (1940). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Aschehoug. p. 35.
  45. ^ Barber, Malcolm (2004). Two Cities: Medieval Europe, 1050-1320. Routledge. p. 347.
  46. ^ Brathetland, Bente Opheim. "Håkon 2 Sigurdsson Herdebrei". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  47. ^ Helle, Knut. "Magnus 5 Erlingsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  48. ^ Helle, Knut. "Sverre Sigurdsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  49. ^ Bjørgo, Narve. "Håkon 3 Sverresson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  50. ^ Helle, Knut. "Guttorm Sigurdsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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Norway Monarchs