# List of Danish royal consorts

This list of Danish consorts includes each queen consort (wife of a reigning king) and each prince consort (husband of a reigning queen). Due to unions (personal and real), the queens of 1380–1814 (effectively from 1406) were also queens of Norway, and the queens of 1389–1521/23 (effectively from 1406) were also (though with interruptions) queens of Sweden. The Australian-born Mary, wife of King Frederik X, became queen consort on 14 January 2024, following the abdication of Margrethe II.

## House of Knýtlinga

| Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
| Thyra Danebod | Thyra may have been the daughter of one of the regional Danish chiefs, probably from southern Jutland and some sagas claims that Thyra was a daughter of a duke named Klak-Harald. According to the Gesta Danorum Thyra was the daughter of Aethelred, King of England. Presumably Ethelred of Wessex is intended: if Ethelred the Unready, then this is anachronistic. | Thyra may have been the daughter of one of the regional Danish chiefs, probably from southern Jutland and some sagas claims that Thyra was a daughter of a duke named Klak-Harald. According to the Gesta Danorum Thyra was the daughter of Aethelred, King of England. Presumably Ethelred of Wessex is intended: if Ethelred the Unready, then this is anachronistic. | Thyra may have been the daughter of one of the regional Danish chiefs, probably from southern Jutland and some sagas claims that Thyra was a daughter of a duke named Klak-Harald. According to the Gesta Danorum Thyra was the daughter of Aethelred, King of England. Presumably Ethelred of Wessex is intended: if Ethelred the Unready, then this is anachronistic. | 9?? (prior to 943) husband's accession | (950)-(958) ? | (950)-(958) ? | Gorm |
| Tove of the Obotrites | Mstivoj | – | January 963 | January 963 | ? | ? | Harald I |
| Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden [legendary] | Olof (II) Björnsson (Munsö) | – | 98? | 98? | 985/6 husband's death | – | Harald I |
| Gunhild of Wenden [legendary] | Burislav of Wendland | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | Sweyn I |
| Sigrid Storråda [legendary] | Skagul Toste | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | | Sweyn I |
| (name unknown) | Mieszko I of Poland (Piast) | perhaps identical to one or both of previous | perhaps identical to one or both of previous | perhaps identical to one or both of previous | perhaps identical to one or both of previous | perhaps identical to one or both of previous | | Sweyn I |
| Emma of Normandy | Richard I, Duke of Normandy (Normandy) | 985 | July 1017 | July 1017 | 12 November 1035 husband's death | 6 March 1052 | Canute II |

## House of Estridsen

| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
| | Gyda Anundsdotter of Sweden | Anund Jacob of Sweden (Munsö) | – | 1047/48 | 1047/48 | 1048/49 | 1048/49 | Sweyn II |
| | Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir | Sveinn Hákonarson | – | 1050 | 1050 | 1051/52 marriage annulled | 1060 | Sweyn II |
| | Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter | jarl Asbjörn Ulfsen | – | 1076 | 1076 | 17 April 1080 husband's death | – | Harald III |
| | Adela of Flanders | Robert I, Count of Flanders (Flanders) | 1064 | 17 April 1080 | 17 April 1080 | 10 July 1086 husband's murder | April 1115 | Canute IV |
| | Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway | Harald III of Norway (Hardrada) | 1046 | 1070 | 10 July 1086 husband's accession | 18 August 1095 husband's death | 1120 | Olaf I |
| | Boedil Thurgotsdatter | Earl Thrugot Fagerskind | 1056 | before 1086 | 18 August 1095 husband's accession | 10 July 1103 husband's death | late 1103 | Eric I |
| | Margaret Fredkulla Ingesdotter of Sweden | Inge I of Sweden (Stenkil) | 1080s | 1105 | 1105 | 4 November 1130 | 4 November 1130 | Niels |
| | Ulvhild Håkansdotter | Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta) | 1095 | 1130 | 1130 | 25 June 1134 husband's murder | 1148 | Niels |
| | Malmfred Mstislavna of Kiev | Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) | 1105 | 1131 | 4 June 1134 husband's accession | 18 July 1137 husband's murder | after 1137 | Eric II |
| | Lutgard of Salzwedel | Rudolf, Margrave of Salzwedels (Udonen) | 1110 | 1144 | 1144 | 8 August 1146 husband's abdication | 29/30 January 1152 | Eric III |
| | Adela of Meissen | Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (Wettin) | – | 1152 | 1152 | 23 October 1157 husband's murder | 23 October 1181 | Sweyn III |
| | Helena Sverkersdotter of Sweden | Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker) | 1130s | 1156 | 1156 | 9 August 1157 husband's murder | after 1157 | Canute V |
| | Sophia of Minsk | Prince Volodar of Minsk (Rurikids) | 1138/41 | 1157 | 1157 | 12 May 1182 husband's death | 5 May 1198 | Valdemar I |
| | Gertrude of Bavaria | Henry the Lion (Welf) | 1152/55 | February 1177 | 12 May 1182 husband's accession | 1 June 1197 | 1 June 1197 | Canute VI |
| Non-contemporary | Dagmar of Bohemia | Ottokar I of Bohemia (Přemysl) | 1186 | 1205 | 1205 | 24 May 1212/13 | 24 May 1212/13 | Valdemar II |
| | Berengaria of Portugal | Sancho I of Portugal (Burgundy) | 1191/14 December 1194 | 18/24 May 1214 | 18/24 May 1214 | 27 March/1 April 1221 | 27 March/1 April 1221 | | Valdemar II |
| Non-contemporary | Eleanor of Portugal | Afonso II of Portugal (Burgundy) | 1211 | 24 June 1229 as junior-queen consort | 24 June 1229 as junior-queen consort | 13 May 1231 | 13 May 1231 | Valdemar the Young |
| | Jutta of Saxony | Albert I, Duke of Saxony (Ascania) | 1223 | 17 November 1239 | 17 November 1239 as junior-queen consort 28 March 1241 husband's accession as sole king | 10 August 1250 husband's death | before 2 February 1267 | Eric IV |
| | Mechtild of Holstein | Adolf IV, Count of Holstein (Schaumburg) | 1220/25 | 25 April 1237 | 1 November 1250 husband's accession | 29 June 1252 husband's death | 1288 | Abel |
| | Margaret Sambirsdatter | Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania (Sobiesław) | 1230 | 1248 | 25 December 1252 husband's accession | 29 May 1259 husband's death | 1 December 1282 | Christopher I |
| | Agnes of Brandenburg | John I, Margrave of Brandenburg (Ascania) | 1257 | 11 November 1273 | 11 November 1273 | 22 November 1286 husband's murder | 29 September 1304 | Eric V |
| | Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden | Magnus Ladulås (Bjälbo) | 1277 | June 1296 | June 1296 | 5 April/15 August 1319 | 5 April/15 August 1319 | Eric VI |
| | Euphemia of Pomerania | Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) | 1285 | 1300 | 25 January 1320 husband's accession | 26 July 1330 | 26 July 1330 | Christopher II |
| | Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg | Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schauenburg) | 1300 | 1330 as junior-queen consort | 1330 as junior-queen consort | 1331 divorce | before 1340 | Eric Christoffersen of Denmark |
| Interregnum (1332–1340) |||||||||
| | Helvig of Schleswig | Eric II, Duke of Schleswig (Abelslægten) | – | before 4 June 1340 | before 4 June 1340 | 1355 enter convent 1374 death | 1355 enter convent 1374 death | Valdemar IV |

## House of Griffin

| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
| Non-contemporary | Philippa of England | Henry IV of England (Lancaster) | 4 June 1394 | 26 October 1406 | 26 October 1406 | 5 January 1430 | 5 January 1430 | Eric VII |

## House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
| | Dorothea of Brandenburg | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern) | 1430/31 | 12 September 1445 | 12 September 1445 | 6 January 1448 husband's death | 10 November 1495 | Christopher III |

## House of Oldenburg

| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
| | Dorothea of Brandenburg | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern) | 1430/31 | 28 October 1449 | 28 October 1449 | 21 May 1481 husband's death | 10 November 1495 | Christian I |
| | Christina of Saxony | Ernest, Elector of Saxony (Wettin) | 25 December 1461 | 6 September 1478 | 21 May 1481 husband's ascession | 20 February 1513 husband' death | 8 December 1521 | John |
| | Isabella of Austria | Philip I of Castile (Habsburg) | 18 July 1501 | 12 August 1515 | 12 August 1515 | 13 April 1523 royal couple leaving Denmark | 19 January 1526 | Christian II |
| | Sophie of Pomerania | Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (Pomerania) | 1498 | 9 October 1518 | 13 April 1523 husband's ascession | 10 April 1533 husband's death | 13 May 1568 | Frederick I |
| Interregnum (1533–1534) |||||||||
| | Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg | Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania) | 9 July 1511 | 29 October 1525 | 4 July 1534 husband's ascession | 1 January 1559 husband's death | 7 October 1571 | Christian III |
| | Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 4 September 1557 | 20 July 1572 | 20 July 1572 | 4 April 1588 husband's death | 14 October 1631 | Frederick II |
| | Anne Catherine of Brandenburg | Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 26 June 1575 | 27 November 1597 | 27 November 1597 | 8 April 1612 | 8 April 1612 | Christian IV |
| | Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick-Lüneburg) | 24 March 1628 | 1 October 1643 | 28 February 1648 husband's ascession | 9 February 1670 husband's death | 20 February 1685 | Frederick III |
| | Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 27 April 1650 | 25 June 1667 | 9 February 1670 husband's ascession | 25 August 1699 husband's death | 27 March 1714 | Christian V |
| | Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 28 August 1667 | 5 December 1695 | 25 August 1699 husband's ascession | 15 March 1721 | 15 March 1721 | Frederick IV |
| | Anne Sophie Reventlow | Conrad, Count Reventlow (Reventlow) | 16 April 1693 | 4 April 1721 | 4 April 1721 | 12 October 1730 husband's death | 7 January 1743 | Frederick IV |
| | Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern) | 28 November 1700 | 7 August 1721 | 12 October 1730 husband's ascession | 6 August 1746 husband's death | 27 May 1770 | Christian VI |
| | Louise of Great Britain | George II of Great Britain (Hanover) | 7 December 1724 | 11 December 1743 | 6 August 1746 husband's ascession | 19 December 1751 | 19 December 1751 | Frederick V |
| | Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Brunswick-Bevern) | 4 September 1729 | 8 July 1752 | 8 July 1752 | 13 January 1766 husband's death | 10 October 1796 | Frederick V |
| | Caroline Matilda of Great Britain | Frederick, Prince of Wales (Hanover) | 11 July 1751 | 8 November 1766 | 8 November 1766 | April 1772 divorce | 10 May 1775 | Christian VII |
| | Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel | Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 28 October 1767 | 31 July 1790 | 13 March 1808 husband's ascession | 3 December 1839 husband's death | 21 March/22 March 1852 | Frederick VI |
| | Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) | 28 June 1796 | 22 May 1815 | 3 December 1839 husband's ascession | 20 January 1848 husband's death | 9 March 1881 | Christian VIII |

## House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

| Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
| Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse) | 7 September 1817 | 26 May 1842 | 15 November 1863 husband's accession | 29 September 1898 | 29 September 1898 | Christian IX |
| Louise of Sweden and Norway | Charles XV of Sweden (Bernadotte) | 31 October 1851 | 28 July 1869 | 29 January 1906 husband's accession | 14 May 1912 husband's death | 20 March 1926 | Frederik VIII |
| Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg) | 24 December 1879 | 26 April 1898 | 14 May 1912 husband's accession | 20 April 1947 husband's death | 28 December 1952 | Christian X |
| Ingrid of Sweden | Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (Bernadotte) | 28 March 1910 | 24 May 1935 | 20 April 1947 husband's accession | 14 January 1972 husband's death | 7 November 2000 | Frederik IX |
| Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | André, Count de Laborde de Monpezat (Monpezat) | 11 June 1934 | 10 June 1967 | 14 January 1972 wife's accession | 13 February 2018 | 13 February 2018 | Margrethe II |
| Mary Donaldson | John Dalgleish Donaldson | 5 February 1972 | 14 May 2004 | 14 January 2024 husband's accession | Incumbent | Living Age: 52 years, 338 days | Frederik X |