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This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523) Union of Denmark and Norway (1523–1536/1537)
The Kingdom of Denmark was already consolidated in the 8th century, whose rulers are consistently referred to in Frankish sources (and in some late Frisian sources) as "kings" . Under the rule of King Gudfred in 804 the Kingdom may have included all the major provinces of medieval Denmark. [1]
The legendary kings of Denmark were, according to legend, the monarchs of Denmark, the Danes, or specific lands of Denmark (Zealand, Jutland or Scania) who preceded Gorm the Old, a king who reigned c. 930s to c. 960s and is the earliest reliably attested Danish ruler.
King of Denmark r. 1076–1080: Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter: Canute IV the Holy c. 1042 –1086 King of Denmark r. 1080–1086: Adela of Flanders c. 1064 –1115: Eric I Evergood c. 1060 –1103 King of Denmark r. 1095–1103: Boedil Thurgotsdatter d. 1103: Svend Svendsen d. 1104: Ulvhild Håkansdotter c. 1095 –1148: Niels c. 1065 –1134 King ...
The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, ... Gorm the Old was the first historically recognized ruler of Denmark, ...
The new king of Denmark has changed the country’s royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland in an apparent rebuke of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to take over the ...
Under the House of Knýtlinga, early state formation in Denmark occurred. [2] [1] In 1018 AD the House of Knýtlinga brought the crowns of Denmark and England together under a personal union. At the height of its power, in the years 1028–1030, the House reigned over Denmark, England and Norway.
In Denmark Margaret was called "sovereign lady and lord and guardian of the entire kingdom of Denmark" (Norway and Sweden later bestowed on her similar titles). This special, double-gendered title bestowed upon the holder the power and authority of a man (lord), of a woman (sovereign lady) and of the gender-neutral guardian.