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Researching Rulers of Denmark
Below is a list of all the rulers of Denmark. Please feel free to let me know of any information I am missing or is incorrect. You can contact me at kcrossno at seekingallancestors.com.
Kingdom of Denmark
First House of Denmark
| Reigned | Name / Notes |
| 940-986 | Harald I, Bluetooth (son of Gorm the Old, king in north Jutland) |
| 986-1014 | Svend I, Forkbeard (son; king of England 1013) |
| 1014-1018 | Harald II (son) |
| 1019-1035 | Knud I, the Great (brother; England 1016) |
| 1035-1042 | Hardeknud (son; England 1040) |
| 1042-1046 | Magnus the Good (king of Norway 1035) |
House of Svend Estridsen
| 1046-1074 | Svend II Estridsen (son of Astrid, daughter of Svend I, and earl Ulf |
| 1074-1080 | Harald III, Hén (son) |
| 1080-1086 | St. Knud II (brother) |
| 1086-1095 | Oluf I, Hunger (brother) |
| 1095-1103 | Erik I, the Evergood (brother) |
| 1104-1134 | Niels (brother) |
| 1134-1137 | Erik II, the Memorable (son of Erik I) |
| 1137-1146 | Erik III, the Lamb (maternal grandson of Erik I) |
| 1146-1157 | Knud III (grandson of Niels) |
| 1157-1182 | Valdemar I, the Great (grandson of Erik I) |
| 1182-1202 | Knud IV (son; co-regent 1165) |
| 1202-1241 | Valdemar II, the Victorious (brother) |
| 1241-1250 | Erik IV, Ploughpenny (brother; co-regent 1232) |
| 1250-1252 | Abel (brother) |
| 1252-1259 | Christopher I (brother) |
| 1259-1286 | Erik V, Klipping (son) |
| 1286-1319 | Erik VI, Menved (son) |
| 1320-1326 | Christopher II (brother; deposed) |
| 1326-1330 | Valdemar III (fourth in descent from Abel; deposed, died 1364) |
| 1330-1332 | Christopher II (restored) |
| 1330-1332 | Erik (co-regent; restored; interregnum 1332-40) |
| 1340-1375 | Valdemar IV, Atterdag (brother) |
House of Norway
| 1376-1387 | Oluf II (son of Margaret, daughter of Valdemar IV, and Haakon VI of Norway) |
| 1387-1396 | Margaret (mother; abdicated, died 1412) |
House of Pomerania
| 1396-1439 | Erik VII (maternal grandson of Ingeborg, sister of Margaret; deposed, died 1459) |
House of the Palatine
| 1440-1448 | Christopher II of Bavaria (son of Catherine, sister of Erik VII, and John, Count of Neumarkt) |
House of Oldenburg
| 1448-1481 | Christian I (count of Oldenburg; sixth in descent, through females, from Erik V; interregnum 1481-3) |
| 1483-1513 | John (Hans) (son) |
| 1513-1523 | Christian II (son; deposed, died 1559) |
| 1523-1533 | Frederick I (son of Christian I) |
| 1534-1559 | Christian III (son) |
| 1559-1588 | Frederick II (son) |
| 1588-1648 | Christian IV (son) |
| 1648-1670 | Frederick III (son) |
| 1670-1699 | Christian V (son) |
| 1699-1730 | Frederick IV (son) |
| 1730-1746 | Christian VI (son) |
| 1746-1766 | Frederick V (son) |
| 1766-1808 | Christian VII (son) |
| 1808-1839 | Frederick VI (son; regent 1784-1808) |
| 1839-1848 | Christian VIII (grandson of Frederick V) |
| 1848-1863 | Frederick VII (son) |
Line of Glücksburg
| 1863-1906 | Christian IX (Duke of Glücksburg; ninth in descent from Christian III) |
| 1906-1912 | Frederick VIII (son) |
| 1912-1947 | Christian X (son) |
| 1947-1972 | Frederick IX (son) |
| 1972- | Margaret II (daughter) |
| Heir | Crown Prince Frederick (son) |
| Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John (son) |
Queen Victoria and her family on the 1871 English census, from Ancestry.com.
