List of Danish monarchs

This is a list of Danish monarchs since 950 (note that the actual list of kings of Denmark goes more than 200 years further back than that)  
RulerReignNotes / Also known asPictureGorm the Oldc. 936 to 958/964Son of Cnut or Harthacnut (Airde Conut) that was aking of Northumbria and later king of Denmarkin the begining of the 10th centurythumbHarald I Bluetooth962/63/64-985The wireless network was named after himPledge the whole nation to christianity in 965thumbSweyn Forkbeard (Sweyn I)985/86-1014fell off his horse at the age of 50thumb Harald II1014-1018thumbCanute the Great1018-1035King of England, Denmark, Norway and parts of Swedenthumb(first contemporary portrait of a Danish king)Harthacnute1028-1042 also King of EnglandthumbMagnus I Olafsson1042-1047also King of NorwaythumbSweyn II1047-1076Every following Danish monarch are descended from himthumbHarald III1076-1080the softthumb Canute IV1080-1086 first royal saint in Denmarkthumb Olaf I1086-1095 Hungerthumb Eric I 1095-1103Evergood Niels1104-1134Also called Nicholasthumb Eric II1034-1037 assassinated, The Memorablethumb Eric III1137-1146Lamb Sweyn III (Grathe) Canute V1146-1157 thumb Valdemar ICanute VI 1154-1182
1170-1202 Valdemar II (the victorious)   Valdemar III (the younger)1202-1241
1215-1231Eric Ploughpenny 1232-1250thumb Abel 1250-1252last Danish King to die in battlethumb Christopher I1252-1259thumb Eric ‘’klipping’’1259-1286last Danish King to be murderedthumb Eric VI1286-1319Menvedthumb Christopher II1320-1326 Eric VII1321-1326 1329-1332  Valdemar IV1326-1329thumb Christopher II 1329-1332 Valdemar V Atterdag1340-1375thumb Olaf II1376-1387 Margaret I1376-1412Created and ruled the Kalmar Unionthumb Eric VII1396-1412-1439thumb Christopher III(1439)1440-1448thumb Christian I1448-1481thumb Hans 1481-1513thumb Christian II1513-1523last ruler of the Kalmar Unionthumb Frederik I1523-1533thumb Christian III1534-1559thumb Frederik II 1559-1588thumb Christian IV 1588-1648 longest rulingthumb Frederik III1648-1670first absolute monarch from 1660thumb Christian V1670-1699thumb Frederik IV1699-1730thumb Christian VI1730-1746thumb Frederik V1746-1766thumb Christian VII 1766-1808thumb Frederik VI 1808-1839last king of both Denmark and Norwaythumb Christian VIII1839-1848briefly king of Norway in 1814thumb Frederik VII1848-1863Gave the constitution of 1849thumb Christian IX 1863-1906"Father-in-law of Europe"thumb Frederik VIII1906-1912thumb Christian X1912-1947also King of Icelandthumb Frederik IX 1947-1972thumb Margrethe II 1972-2024thumb Frederik X 2024-presentthumb

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