List of Norwegian monarchs

Coat of arms of the King King Harald V and Queen Sonja

The list of Norwegian monarchs (Norwegian: kongerekken or kongerekka) begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway.[1]

Traditionally established in 872 and existing continuously for over 1,100 years, the Kingdom of Norway is one of the oldest states of Europe: King Harald V, who has reigned since 1991, is the 64th monarch according to the official list.[2] During interregna, Norway has been ruled by variously titled regents.

Several royal dynasties have possessed the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway: the more prominent include the Fairhair dynasty (872–970), the House of Sverre (1184–1319), the House of Oldenburg (1450–1481, 1483–1533, 1537–1818, and from 1905),including branches Holstein-Gottorp (1814–1818) and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (from 1905), and the House of Bernadotte (1818-1905). During the civil war era (1130–1240), several pretenders fought each other, and as a consequence, some rulers from this era are not traditionally considered lawful kings and are usually omitted from lists of monarchs. Between 1319 and 1905, Norway was at times part of various unions with neighbouring countries, like The North Sea Empire, The First Swedish–Norwegian union, The Kalmar Union, Denmark-Norway, and Sweden–Norway.

Kings of Norway used many additional titles between 1450 and 1905, such as King of the Wends, King of the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, Prince of Rügen, and Count of Oldenburg. They called themselves Konge til Norge ("King of Norway"), usually with the style His Royal Majesty.[citation needed] With the introduction of constitutional monarchy in 1814, the traditional style "by the Grace of God" was extended to "by the Grace of God and the Constitution of the Kingdom", but was only briefly in use.[citation needed] The last king to use the by the grace of God style was Haakon VII, who died in 1957. The King's title today is formally Norges Konge ("Norway's King"), with the style "His Majesty".

## Key

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For lists of the prehistoric kings of Norway see List of legendary kings of Norway

R  | Reign

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I  | Independent period
D  | Union with Denmark (1537 – 1814 as Denmark–Norway)
S  | Union with Sweden (1814 – 1905 as Sweden–Norway)
DS  | Union with Denmark and Sweden (1397 – 1523 as Kalmar Union)
R  | Interregnum/Regency

## Fairhair dynasty

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Main article: Fairhair dynasty

Besides becoming sole king after his father Harold's death, Eric Bloodaxe was king jointly with his father for three years before the latter's death. After Harald's death, Eric ruled as "overking" of his brothers, who also held status as kings and had control over certain regions.[3] Harald Greycloak also ruled as "overking" of his brothers.[4] All dates for the kings of the Fairhair dynasty are approximate and/or just scholarly estimates. Slight differences might therefore occur between different sources. The following table uses the dates given in Norsk biografisk leksikon/Store norske leksikon.

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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I  | Harald I Halfdansson[5]
Harald Fairhair
c. 872–932  |
(Non-contemporary) | c. 850/860
Son of Halfdan the Black and Ragnhild  | Various
At least nine sons  | c. 932
Rogaland
Eric I Haraldsson[3]
Eric Bloodaxe
c. 932–934  |  | c. 895
Son of Harald I and Ragnhild Eriksdotter  | Gunnhild Gormsdóttir
Eight children  | c. 952/954
England
Haakon I Haraldsson[6]
Haakon the Good
c. 934–960  |
(Non-contemporary) | c. 915–920
Son of Harald I and Tora Mosterstong  | Never married | c. 960/961
Håkonshella (near Bergen)
Harald II Ericsson[4][7]
Harald Greycloak
c. 961–970  | –  | c. 935
Son of Eric I and Gunnhild Gormsdóttir | Never married | c. 970
Limfjord, Denmark

## House of Gorm/Earl of Lade

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Main articles: House of Gorm and Earls of Lade

The Danish king Harald Bluetooth had himself hailed as king of Norway after the Battle of Fitjar (c. 961). Besides gaining direct control of Viken in south-eastern Norway, he let Harald Greycloak rule the rest of Norway as king, nominally under himself.[citation needed] Harald Bluetooth later switched his support to Harald Greycloak's rival, Haakon Sigurdsson, Earl of Lade, who eventually captured Harald Greycloak's kingdom. Haakon thereafter ruled Norway (except Viken), at first nominally under Harald. All dates are estimates and subject to interpretation.[8] Haakon is generally held as the ruler of Norway from 970 to 995.[9]

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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D  | Harald Bluetooth[10][11]
961 – c. 980[12]
(de jure)  |
(Non-contemporary) | c. 925/35[citation needed]
Son of Gorm the Old and Thyra | [citation needed]Tove of the Obotrites
Four or six children  | 987 latest
Jomsborg
R  | Earl Haakon Sigurdsson[9]
965/70–995[12]
(de facto)  |
(Non-contemporary) | c. 935
Trondheim
Son of Sigurd Haakonsson and Bergljot Toresdatter  | Tora Skagesdatter
Nine children[citation needed] | 995
Rimul

## Fairhair dynasty (restored)

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R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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I  | Olaf I Tryggvason[13]
995–1000  |  | 968
Son of Tryggve Olafsson and Astrid Eiriksdottir  | Various | c. 1000
Svolder

## House of Gorm/Earls of Lade (restored)

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Main articles: House of Gorm and Earls of Lade

After the Battle of Svolder, the Danes recaptured Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard. As before, the Danes controlled the petty kingdoms of Viken as vassals, while the two Earls of Lade, Eric Haakonsson and Sweyn Haakonsson, ruled Western Norway and Trøndelag, nominally as earls under Sweyn.[14] Eric is generally held as the de facto ruler of Norway from 1000 to 1015, together with his brother Sweyn, a lesser known figure, with whom he shared his power.[15]

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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D  | Sweyn Forkbeard[16][17]
1000–1013[12]
(de jure)  |  | 17 April 963
Son of Harald Bluetooth and Tove of the Obotrites | (1 & 2) Gunhild of Wenden or Sigrid the Haughty
Eight or more children[citation needed] | 3 February 1014[18]
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
R  | Earl Eric Haakonsson[15]
1000–1015[12]
(de facto)  |  | c. 964
Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Gunhild Mieszcosdatter  | Gytha Svendsdatter
One son[citation needed] | c. 1024
England
Earl Sweyn Haakonsson[19]
1000–1015[12]
(de facto)  |  | c. 970
Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Thora Skagesdatter  | Holmfrid Eriksdatter
Two daughters[citation needed] | c. 1016
Russia

## St. Olav dynasty

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Main article: St. Olaf dynasty

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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I  | Olav II Haraldsson[20][21]
Saint Olav
(Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae)
1015–1028  |  | c. 995
Ringerike
Son of Harald Grenske and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter | Astrid Olofsdotter
One daughter  | 29 July 1030
Stiklestad
Aged 34–35

## House of Gorm/Earl of Lade (restored, second time)

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Main articles: House of Gorm and Earls of Lade

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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D  | Cnut the Great[12][22][23]
1028–1035
(de jure)  |  | c. 995
Son of Sweyn Forkbeard | (1) Ælfgifu of Northampton
Two children
(2) Emma of Normandy
Two children  | 12 November 1035
Shaftesbury
R  | Earl Haakon Ericsson[24][25][26]
1028–1029
(de facto)  |  | c. 998
Son of Eric Haakonsson and Gytha Svendsdatter  | Gunhild
One daughter[citation needed] | 1029
Pentland Firth
D  | Sweyn Knutsson (with Ælfgifu)[12][27]
1030–1035
(de facto)  |  | c. 1015
Son of Cnut and Ælfgifu of Northampton | Never married | c. 1035

## St. Olav dynasty (restored)

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Main article: St. Olaf dynasty

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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I  | Magnus I Olavsson[28][29]
Magnus the Good
1035–1047  |  | c. 1024
Illegitimate son of Olaf II and Alfhild | Never married | 25 October 1047
Zealand
Aged 23

## Hardrada dynasty

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Main article: Hardrada dynasty

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth, parents  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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I  | Harald III Sigurdsson[30][31]
Harald Hardrada
1046–1066  |  | c. 1015
Son of Sigurd Syr and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter | (1) Elisiv of Kiev
Two daughters
(2) Tora Torbergsdatter (bigamously)
Two sons  | 25 September 1066
Stamford Bridge, England
Aged 50–51
Magnus II Haraldsson[32]
1066–1069  |  | c. 1049
Eldest son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter | Never married | 28 April 1069
Nidaros
Aged 19–20
Olav III Haraldsson[32]
Olaf Kyrre
1067–1093  |  | c. 1050
Youngest son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter | Ingerid of Denmark
No issue  | 22 September 1093
Haukbø, Rånrike (now Håkeby, Sweden)
Aged 42–43
Haakon (II) Magnusson[33]
Haakon Toresfostre
1093–1095  |  | c. 1069
Illegitimate son of Magnus II | Never married | 1095
Dovrefjell
Aged 25–26
Magnus III Olavsson[34]
Magnus Barefoot
1093–1103  |  | c. 1073
Illegitimate son of Olav III and unknown  | Margaret Fredkulla
No issue  | 24 August 1103
Ulster
Aged 29–30
Olav (IV) Magnusson[35]
1103–1115  |  | c. 1098
Illegitimate son of Magnus III and Sigrid Saxesdatter  | Never married | 22 December 1115
Nidaros
Aged 16–17
Eystein I Magnusson[36]
1103–1123  |  | c. 1088
Illegitimate son of Magnus III | Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter
Two children[citation needed] | 29 August 1123
Hustad, Romsdal
Aged 34–35
Sigurd I Magnusson[37]
Sigurd the Crusader
1103–1130  |  | c. 1089
Illegitimate son of Magnus III and Tora  | (1) Bjaðmunjo Mýrjartaksdóttir
No issue
(2) Malmfred of Kiev
One daughter
(3) Cecilia[dubious – discuss]
No issue  | 26 March 1130
Oslo
Aged 40–41
Magnus IV Sigurdsson[38]
Magnus the Blind
1130–1135  |  | c. 1115
Illegitimate son of Sigurd I and Borghild Olavsdatter  | Christina of Denmark
c. 1133
No issue  | 12 November 1139
Holmengrå
Aged 23–23

## Gille dynasty

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Main article: Gille dynasty

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth, parents  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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I  | Harald IV Magnusson[39]
Harald Gille
1130–1136  | –  | c. 1102
Ireland/Hebrides
Alleged illegitimate son of Magnus III | Ingrid of Sweden
c. 1134
One son  | 14 December 1136
Bergen
Aged 32–33
Sigurd II Haraldsson[40]
Sigurd Munn
1136–1155  | –  | c. 1133
Illegitimate son of Harald IV and Thora Guttormsdatter  | Never married | 10 June 1155
Bergen
Aged 21–22
Inge I Haraldsson[41]
Inge the Hunchback
1136–1161  | –  | c. 1135
Only son of Harald IV and Ingrid of Sweden | Never married | 4 February 1161
Oslo
Aged 25–26
Eystein II Haraldsson[42]
1142–1157  | –  | c. 1125
Shetland/Orkney/Hebrides
Illegitimate son of Harald IV and Biadoc  | Ragna Nikolasdatter
No issue  | 21 August 1157
Rånrike (now Bohuslän)
Aged 31–32
Magnus (V) Haraldsson[43][44][45]
1142–1145  | –  | c. 1135
Illegitimate son of Harald IV | Never married | c. 1145
Norway
Haakon II Sigurdsson[46]
Haakon the Broadshouldered
1157–1162  | –  | c. 1147
Illegitimate son of Sigurd II and Thora  | Never married | 7 July 1162
Sekken, Romsdalen
Aged 14–15

## Hardrada dynasty (restored), cognatic branch

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Main article: Hardrada dynasty

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth, parents  | Marriage(s)
Issue  | Death

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I  | Magnus V Erlingsson[47]
1161–1184  | –  | c. 1156
Son of Erling Skakke and Kristin Sigurdsdatter | Estrid Bjørnsdotter (possible)
Two daughters[citation needed] | 15 June 1184
Fimreite
Aged 27–28

## Sverre dynasty

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Main article: Sverre dynasty

R  | Name
Reign  | Portrait  | Birth, parents  | Marriage  | Death

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I  | Sverre Sigurdsson[48]
1184–1202  |  | c. 1151
Bergen
Alleged illegitimate son of Sigurd II and Gunnhild  | Margaret of Sweden
1185
One daughter  | 9 March 1202
Bergen
Aged 50–51
Haakon III Sverresson[49]
1202–1204  | –  | Before 1185
Illegitimate son of Sverre | Never married | 1 January 1204
Bergen
Aged 20-21
Guttorm Sigurdsson[50]
1204  | –  | c. 1199
Illegitimate son of Sigurd Lavard | Never married | 11 August 1204
Nidaros
Aged 4–5

## House of Godwin (Gille dynasty, cognatic branch)

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Main article: House of Godwin

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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I  | Inge II Bårdsson
1204–1217  |  | c. 1185
Rissa
Son of Bård Guttormsson and Cecilia Sigurdsdatter  | never married | 23 April 1217
Nidaros
Aged 31–32

## Sverre dynasty (restored)

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Main article: Sverre dynasty

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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I  | Haakon IV Haakonsson
Haakon the Old
1217–1263  |  | c. 1204
Folkenborg
Illegitimate son of Haakon III and Inga of Varteig  | Margaret Skulesdatter
25 May 1225
Bergen
Four children  | 16 December 1263
Kirkwall
Aged 58–59
Haakon (V) Haakonsson
Haakon the Young
1240–1257  |  | 10 November 1232
Bergen
Second son of Haakon IV and Margaret Skulesdatter | Rikissa Birgersdotter
c. 1251
Oslo
One son  | 5 May 1257
Tønsberg
Aged 24
Magnus VI Haakonsson
Magnus the Law-mender
1257–1280  |  | 1 May 1238
Tønsberg
Third son of Haakon IV and Margaret Skulesdatter | Ingeborg of Denmark
11 September 1261
Bergen
Four sons  | 9 May 1280
Bergen
Aged 42
Eric II Magnusson
1273–1299

Regent: Queen Mother Ingeborg (1280–1283)

|  | c. 1268
Bergen
Third son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark | (1) Margaret of Scotland
September 1281
Bergen
One daughter
(2) Isabel Bruce
bef. 25 September 1293
Bergen
One daughter  | 15 July 1299
Bergen
Aged 30–31
Haakon V Magnusson

Haakon Magnusson the Elder
1299–1319

|  | 10 April 1270
Tønsberg
Fourth son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark | (1) Isabelle de Joigny
1295
No issue
(2) Euphemia of Rügen
c. 1299
One daughter  | 8 May 1319
Tunsberg
Aged 49
R  | Interregnum (8 May 1319 – August 1319)

Ingeborg of Norway as regent

## House of Bjälbo

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Main article: House of Bjälbo

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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S  | Magnus VII Eriksson
August 1319 – August 1355 (abdicated, de facto)

(circa 24 years, 14 days,
de jure)
Regents: Queen Mother Ingeborg (1319–1323) and Erling Vidkunsson (1323–1332)

Non-contemporary | c. 1316
Norway
Only son of Duke Erik Magnusson and Ingeborg of Norway | Blanche of Namur
5 November 1335
Bohus Castle
Two sons  | 1 December 1374
Lyngholmen
Aged 58
Haakon VI Magnusson

Haakon Magnusson the Younger
15 August 1343 – 11 September 1380
(37 years, 27 days)

|  | 15 August 1340
Sweden
Second son of Magnus VII and Blanche of Namur | Margaret of Denmark
9 April 1363
Church of Our Lady
One son  | 11 September 1380
Akershus Castle
Aged 40

D  | Olav IV Haakonsson
11 September 1380 –23 August 1387

(6 years, 346 days)

Non-contemporary | December 1370
Akershus Castle
Only son of Haakon VI and Margaret I | never married | 23 August 1387
Falsterbo Castle
Aged 16
R  | Interregnum (23 August 1387 – 2 February 1388)

Margaret Estridsen as regent

## House of Estridsen

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Main article: House of Estridsen

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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DS  | Margaret

the Semiramis of the North
2 February 1388 – 28 October 1412
(24 years, 269 days)
with Eric III (1389–1412)

|  | c. 1353
Vordingborg Castle
youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig | Haakon VI of Norway
9 April 1363
Church of Our Lady
One son  | 28 October 1412
Ship on Flensburg Fjord
Aged 58–59

## House of Griffin

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Main article: House of Griffin

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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DS  | Eric III
8 September 1389 – 4 June 1442 (deposed)

(52 years, 269 days)
Regents: Philippa of England (1423-1425) and Sigurd Jonsson (1439–1442)

|  | c. 1381/82
Rügenwalde Castle
Only son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  | Philippa of England
26 October 1406
Lund Cathedral
No issue  | 3 May 1459
Rügenwalde Castle
Aged 76–78

## House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

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Main article: House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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DS  | Christopher
4 June 1442 – 5 January 1448

(5 years, 215 days)

|  | 26 February 1416
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Fifth son of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt and Catherine of Pomerania  | Dorothea of Brandenburg
12 September 1445
Copenhagen
No issue  | 5 January 1448
Kärnan Castile
Aged 31
R  | Interregnum (5 January 1448 – 20 November 1449)
Sigurd Jonsson as regent

## House of Bonde

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Main article: House of Bonde

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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S  | Charles I
20 November 1449 – 13 May 1450 (abdicated/deposed)

(174 days)

|  | 5 October 1409
Ekholmen Castle
Only son of Knut Tordsson Bonde and Margareta Karlsdotter Sparre  | (1) Birgitta Bielke
before 1 March 1429
Two children
(2) Katarina Gumsehuvud
5 October 1438
Stockholm
Nine children
(3) Christina Abrahamsdotter
c. 1470
Stockholm Castle
Two children  | 14 May 1470
Stockholm Castle
Aged 60

## House of Oldenburg

[edit]

Main article: House of Oldenburg

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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DS  | Christian I
13 May 1450 – 21 May 1481

(31 years, 8 days)

|  | February 1426
Oldenburg
Eldest son of Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg and Hedvig of Holstein | Dorothea of Brandenburg
28 October 1449
Church of Our Lady
Five children  | 21 May 1481
Copenhagen Castle
Aged 55
R  | Interregnum (21 May 1481 – 20 July 1483)
Jon Svaleson Smør as regent
DS  | John
20 July 1483 – 20 February 1513

(29 years, 215 days)

|  | 2 February 1455
Aalborghus Castle
Third son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg | Christina of Saxony
6 September 1478
Copenhagen
Five children  | 20 February 1513
Aalborghus Castle
Aged 58
R  | Interregnum (20 February 1513 – 22 July 1513)
DS  | Christian II
22 July 1513 – 20 January 1523 (deposed)

(9 years, 182 days)

|  | 1 July 1481
Nyborg Castle
Second son of John and Christina of Saxony | Isabella of Austria
12 August 1515
Copenhagen
Six children  | 25 January 1559
Kalundborg Castle
Aged 77

R  | Interregnum (20 January 1523 – 5 August 1524)
D  | Frederick I
5 August 1524 – 10 April 1533

(8 years, 248 days)

|  | 7 October 1471
Haderslevhus Castle
Fourth son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg | (1) Anna of Brandenburg
10 April 1502
Stendal
Two children
(2) Sophie of Pomerania
9 October 1518
Kiel Castle
Six children  | 10 April 1533
Gottorp Castle
Aged 61
R  | Interregnum (10 April 1533 – 1 April 1537)
Olav Engelbrektsson as regent
D  | Christian III
1 April 1537 – 1 January 1559

(21 years, 275 days)

|  | 12 August 1503
Gottorp Castle
Only son of Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg | Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
29 October 1525
Lauenburg Castle
Five children  | 1 January 1559
Koldinghus Castle
Aged 55
Frederick II
1 January 1559 – 4 April 1588

(29 years, 94 days)

|  | 1 July 1534
Haderslevhus Castle
Eldest son of Christian III and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg | Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
20 July 1572
Copenhagen
Eight children  | 4 April 1588
Antvorskov Castle
Aged 53
Christian IV
4 April 1588 – 28 February 1648

(59 years, 330 days)
Regency Council led by: Niels Kaas (1588–1594) and Jørgen Rosenkrantz (1594–1596)

|  | 12 April 1577
Frederiksborg Palace
Eldest son of Frederick II and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | (1) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
27 November 1597
Haderslevhus Castle
Seven children
(2) Kirsten Munk
31 December 1615
Copenhagen
Twelve children  | 28 February 1648
Rosenborg Castle
Aged 70
R  | Interregnum (28 February 1648 – 6 July 1648)
Hannibal Sehested as Governor-general
D  | Frederick III
6 July 1648 – 9 February 1670

(21 years, 218 days)

|  | 18 March 1609
Haderslevhus Castle
Third son of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg | Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1 October 1643
Glücksburg Castle
Eight children  | 9 February 1670
Copenhagen Castle
Aged 60
Christian V
9 February 1670 – 25 August 1699

(29 years, 197 days)

|  | 15 April 1646
Duborg Castle
Eldest son of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
25 June 1667
Nykøbing Castle
Eight children  | 25 August 1699
Copenhagen Castle
Aged 53
Frederick IV
25 August 1699 – 12 October 1730

(31 years, 48 days)
Regent: Queen Consort Louise (1708–1709)

|  | 11 October 1671
Copenhagen Castle
Eldest son of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | (1) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
5 December 1695
Copenhagen
Five children
(2) Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg
6 September 1703
One son
(3) Anne Sophie Reventlow
4 April 1721
Copenhagen
Three children  | 12 October 1730
Odense Palace
Aged 59
Christian VI
12 October 1730 – 6 August 1746

(15 years, 298 days)

|  | 30 November 1699
Copenhagen Castle
Second son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
7 August 1721
Pretzsch Castle
Three children  | 6 August 1746
Hirschholm Palace
Aged 46
Frederick V
6 August 1746 – 14 January 1766

(19 years, 161 days)

|  | 31 March 1723
Copenhagen Castle
Only son of Christian VI and Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | (1) Louise of Great Britain
11 December 1743
Altona
Five children
(2) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
8 July 1752
Frederiksborg Palace
One son  | 14 January 1766
Christiansborg Palace
Aged 42
Christian VII
14 January 1766 – 13 March 1808

(42 years, 59 days)
Regents: Hereditary Prince Frederick (1772–1784) and Crown Prince Frederick (1784–1808)

|  | 29 January 1749
Christiansborg Palace
Second son of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain | Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
8 November 1766
Christiansborg Palace
Two children  | 13 March 1808
Rendsburg
Aged 59
Frederick VI
13 March 1808 – 7 February 1814 (abdicated)

(5 years, 331 days)

|  | 28 January 1768
Christiansborg Palace
Only son of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain | Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
31 July 1790
Gottorp Castle
Eight children  | 3 December 1839
Amalienborg Palace
Aged 71
R  | Interregnum (7 February 1814 – 17 May 1814)
Hereditary Prince Christian Frederick as regent
I  | Christian Frederick
17 May 1814 – 10 October 1814 (abdicated)

(146 days)

|  | 18 September 1786
Christiansborg Palace
Eldest son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | (1) Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
21 June 1806
Ludwigslust Castle
Two sons
(2) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
22 May 1815
Augustenborg Palace
No issue  | 20 January 1848
Amalienborg Palace
Aged 61
R  | Interregnum (10 October 1814 – 4 November 1814)
Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz as Prime Minister

## House of Holstein-Gottorp

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Main article: House of Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line)

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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S  | Charles II
4 November 1814 – 5 February 1818

(3 years, 93 days)
Regent: Crown Prince Charles John Bernadotte

|  | 7 October 1748
Stockholm Palace
Second son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia | Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
7 July 1774
Stockholm Cathedral
Two children  | 5 February 1818
Stockholm Palace
Aged 69

## House of Bernadotte

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Main article: House of Bernadotte

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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S  | Charles III John
5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844

(26 years, 32 days)

|  | 26 January 1763
Pau
Son of Jean Henri Bernadotte and Jeanne de Saint Vincent;

Adopted by Charles II on 21 August 1810

| Désirée Clary
17 August 1798
Sceaux
One son  | 8 March 1844
Stockholm Palace
Aged 81
Oscar I
8 March 1844 – 8 July 1859

(15 years, 122 days)
Regent: Crown Prince Charles (1857–1859)

|  | 4 July 1799
Paris
Only son of Charles III John and Désirée Clary | Josephine of Leuchtenberg
19 June 1823
Stockholm Cathedral
Five children  | 8 July 1859
Stockholm Palace
Aged 60
Charles IV
8 July 1859 –

18 September 1872
(13 years, 102 days)

|  | 3 May 1826
Stockholm Palace
Eldest son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg | Louise of the Netherlands
19 June 1850
Stockholm Cathedral
Two children  | 18 September 1872
Malmö
Aged 46
Oscar II
18 September 1872 – 7 June (deposed) or 26 October 1905 (abdicated)

(32 years, 262 days or 33 years, 38 days)

|  | 21 January 1829
Stockholm Palace
Third son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg  | Sophia of Nassau
6 June 1857
Biebrich Palace
Four children  | 8 December 1907
Stockholm Palace
Aged 78
R  | Dissolution of the Union (7 June 1905 – 26 October 1905)
Interregnum (26 October 1905 – 18 November 1905)
Christian Michelsen as Prime Minister

## House of Glücksburg

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Main article: House of Glücksburg

Carl of Denmark was approved in a referendum as King of Norway on 13 November 1905 and then elected by the Storting on 18 November 1905. He took the regnal name Haakon VII. With him the House of Oldenburg, in the form of its junior branch, resumed occupancy of the throne of Norway.[citation needed]

R  | Name  | Portrait  | Birth  | Marriages  | Death

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I  | Haakon VII
18 November 1905 – 21 September 1957

(51 years, 307 days)
Regent: Crown Prince Olav (1955 – 1957)

|  | 3 August 1872
Charlottenlund, Denmark
Second son of Frederik VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden | Maud of Wales
22 July 1896
1 son  | 21 September 1957
Oslo
(85 years, 49 days)
Olav V
21 September 1957 – 17 January 1991

(33 years, 118 days)
Regent: Crown Prince Harald (1958, 1990 – 1991)

|  | 2 July 1903
Norfolk, England
Only child of Haakon VII and Maud of Wales | Märtha of Sweden
21 March 1929
3 children  | 17 January 1991
Oslo
(87 years, 199 days)
Harald V
17 January 1991 – Present

(34 years, 184 days)
Regent: Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (2003 – 2004, 2005, 2020, 2024)

|  | 21 February 1937
Asker
Only son of Olav V and Princess Märtha of Sweden | Sonja Haraldsen
29 August 1968
2 children  | (88 years, 149 days)

## See also

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* Monarchy of Norway
* List of heads of government of Norway
* List of Norwegian monarchs' coats of arms
* List of Norwegian monarchs' mottos
* List of Norwegian consorts
* Coronations in Norway
* Line of succession to the Norwegian throne
* Kings of Norway family tree

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### Works cited

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* "List of Norwegian kings" (in Norwegian). The Royal Court. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

## Further reading

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* Carlyle, Thomas (1875). The Early Kings of Norway: Also an Essay on the Portraits of John Knox. Chapman and Hall. ISBN 978-1-4068-4287-6. OL 9883799M. Retrieved 2008-06-15. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

## External links

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* Official site of the Norwegian Royal House

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* t
* e

Monarchs of Norway

I. Independent Norway

Foreign and non-royal
rulers in italics, disputed
monarchs in brackets|

| 872–1387|

* Harald I Fairhair
* Eric I Bloodaxe
* Haakon I the Good
* Harald II Greycloak
* Harald Bluetooth d & Haakon Sigurdsson r
* Olaf I Tryggvason
* Sweyn Forkbeard de & Eiríkr Hákonarson r & Sweyn Haakonsson r
* Olaf II the Saint
* Cnut de & Haakon Ericsson r & Sweyn Knutsson r (Ælfgifu r)
* Magnus I the Good d
* Harald III Hardrada
* Magnus II Haraldsson
* Olaf III Kyrre
* Haakon Toresfostre
* Magnus III Barefoot
* Olav Magnusson
* Eystein I Magnusson
* Sigurd I the Crusader
* Harald IV Gille
* Magnus IV the Blind
* Sigurd II Munn
* Inge I Haraldsson
* Eystein II Haraldsson
* (Magnus Haraldsson)
* Haakon II Broadshoulder
* Magnus V Erlingsson
* Sverre Sigurdsson
* Haakon III Sverresson
* (Guttorm Sigurdsson)
* Inge II Bårdsson
* Haakon IV Haakonsson
* (Haakon the Young)
* Magnus VI the Law-mender
* Eric II Magnusson
* Haakon V Magnusson
* Magnus VII Ericsson s
* Haakon VI Magnusson s
* Olaf IV Haakonsson d

|

Kalmar Union|

| 1387–1523|

* Margaret ds
* Eric III ds
* Christopher ds
* Charles I s
* Christian I ds
* John ds
* Christian II ds

|

Denmark–Norway|

| 1524–1814|

* Frederick I d
* Christian III d
* Frederick II d
* Christian IV d
* Frederick III d
* Christian V d
* Frederick IV d
* Christian VI d
* Frederick V d
* Christian VII d
* Frederick VI d

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II. Independent Norway|

| 1814|

* Christian Frederick

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Union with Sweden|

| 1814–1905|

* Charles II s
* Charles III John s
* Oscar I s
* Charles IV s
* Oscar II s

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III. Independent Norway|

| Since 1905|

* Haakon VII
* Olav V
* Harald V

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* r Regent
* d Also Danish monarch
* e Also English monarch
* s Also Swedish monarch

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