list of Danish monarchs
This is a chronologically ordered list of Danish monarchs. See also Denmark.
- Gorm the Old (d. c. 958)
- Harald I (c. 958?βc. 985)
- Sweyn I (c. 987β1014)
- Harald II (1014β18)
- Canute II (1019β35)
- Hardecanute (1028β42)
- Magnus I Olafsson (1042β47)
- Sweyn II Estridsen (1047β74)
- Harald III (1074β80)
- Canute IV (1080β86)
- Olaf I (1086β95)
- Erik I (1095β1103)
- Niels (1104β34)
- Erik II (1134β37)
- Erik III (1137β46)
- Sweyn III/Canute V/Valdemar I (1146β57)
- Valdemar I (1157β82)
- Canute VI (1182β1202)
- Valdemar II (1202β41)
- Erik IV (1241β50)
- Abel (1250β52)
- Christopher I (1252β59)
- Erik V (1259β86)
- Erik VI (1286β1319)
- Christopher II (1319β32)
- (interregnum; 1332β40)
- Valdemar IV Atterdag (1340β75)
- Olaf II (1376β87)
- Margaret I (1387β1412)
- Erik VII of Pomerania (1412β39)
- Christopher III of Bavaria (1440β48)
- Christian I (1448β81)
- John (Hans) (1481β1513)
- Christian II (1513β23)
- Frederick I (1523β33)
- Christian III (1534β59)
- Frederick II (1559β88)
- Christian IV (1588β1648)
- Frederick III (1648β70)
- Christian V (1670β99)
- Frederick IV (1699β1730)
- Christian VI (1730β46)
- Frederick V (1746β66)
- Christian VII (1766β1808)
- Frederick VI (1808β39)
- Christian VIII (1839β48)
- Frederick VII (1848β63)
- Christian IX (1863β1906)
- Frederick VIII (1906β12)
- Christian X (1912β47)
- Frederick IX (1947β72)
- Margrethe II (1972β2024)
- Frederik X (2024β )
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