The Danish monarchy has existed for more than 1000 years and is among the oldest royal houses in the world. Read more about the successive monarchs in Denmark all the way from Gorm the Old to the present sovereign, HM Queen Margrethe II.
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Margrethe II
Since 1972 -
Frederik IX
1947-1972 -
Christian X
1912-1947 -
Frederik VIII
1906-1912 -
Christian IX
1863-1906 -
Frederik VII
1848-1863 -
Christian VIII
1839-1848 -
Frederik VI
1808-1839 -
Christian VII
1766-1808 -
Frederik V
1746-1766 -
Christian VI
1730-1746 -
Frederik IV
1699-1730 -
Christian V
1670-1699 -
Frederik III
1648-1670 -
Christian IV
1588/1596-1648 -
Frederik II
1559-1588 -
Christian III
1534-1559 -
Interregnum
1533-1536 -
Frederik I
1523-1533 -
Christian II
1513-1523 -
Hans
1482-1513 -
Christian I
1448-1481 -
Christopher of Bavaria
1440-1448 -
Eric of Pomerania
1412-1439 -
Margrete I
1387-1412 -
Oluf II
1375-1387 -
Valdemar IV Atterdag
1340-1375 -
Interregnum
1332-1340 -
Christopher II
1329-1332 -
Valdemar III
1326-1329 -
Christopher II
1319-1326 -
Eric Menved
1286-1319 -
Eric Clipping
1259-1286 -
Christopher I
1252-1259 -
Abel
1250-1252 -
Eric Ploughpenny
1241-1250 -
Valdemar the Victorious
1202-1241 -
Canute IV
1182-1202 -
Valdemar I the Great
1157-1182 -
Sweyn Grathe, Canute III, Valdemar I
1146-1157 -
Eric Lamb
1137-1146 -
Erik Emune
1134-1137 -
Niels
1104-1134 -
Eric Egode
1095-1103 -
Oluf Hunger
1086-1095 -
Canute the Holy
1080-1086 -
Harald Hén
1074-1080 -
Sweyn Estridsen
1047-1074 -
Magnus the Good
1042-1047 -
Hardicanute
1035-1042 -
Canute the Great
1018-1035 -
Harald II
1014-1018 -
Sweyn Forkbeard
d. 1014 -
Harald Bluetooth
d. latest 987 -
Gorm the Old
936, d. 958