Danish Monarchs

For more information see:
Wikipedia: List of Danish Monarchs
The Danish Monarchy: History

Gorm the Old, son of Hardeknud - 958/959
Harald Bluetooth, son of Gorm the Old - died around 987
Sweyn I Forkbeard, son of Harald Bluetooth - died 1014
Harald II, son of Sweyn I Forkbeard  - 1014 - 1018
Canute the Great, son of Sweyn I Forkbeard (also King of England 1016 - 1035) - 1018 - 1035
Canute the Hardy, son of Canute the Great (also Harthacanute, King of England 1040 - 1042) - 1035 - 1042
Magnus I, son of Olav II of Norway - 1042 - 1047
Sweyn II Estdison, grandson of Sweyn I - 1047 - 1076
Harald III, illegitimate son of Sweyn II - 1076 - 1080
Canute the Saint, illegitimate son of Sweyn II - 1080 - 1086
Olaf I, illegitimate son of Sweyn II - 1086 - 1095
Erik I, illegitimate son of Sweyn II - 1095 - 1103
Niels, illegitimate son of Sweyn II - 1104 - 1134
Erik II, son of Erik I - 1134 - 1137
Erik III, grandson of Erik I - 1137 - 1146
Olaf II, grandson of Erik I -1140 - 1143
Sweyn III, regent for the minor Valdemar I, son of Erik II - 1146 - 1157
Canute IV, regent for the minor Valdemar I, son of Magnus II      
Valdemar I the Great, grandson of Eric I - 1157 - 1182
Canute VI, son of Valdemar I - 1192 - 1202
Valdemar II, son of Valdemar I - 1202 - 1241
Erik IV, son of Valdemar II - 1241 - 1250
Abel, son of Valdemar II - 1250 - 1252
Christoffer I, son of Valdemar II - 1252 - 1259
Erik V, son of Christoffer I - 1259 - 1286
Erik VI, son of Erik V - 1285 - 1320
Christoffer II, son of Erik V - 1320 - 1326
Interregnum Period - 1332 - 1340
Valdemar IV, son of Christoffer II - 1340 - 1376
Olaf III, grandson of Valdemar IV - 1376 - 1387
Margrethe I, daughter of Valdemar IV - 1387 - 1412
Erik of Pomerania (VII), adopted by Margrethe - 1412 - 1439
Christoffer III, nephew of Erik of Pomerania - 1440 - 1448


House of Oldenburg
Christian I, son of Count Dietrich of Oldenburg- 1448 - 1481
Hans, son of Christian I - 1481 - 1513
Christian II, son of Hans - 1513 - 1523
Frederik I, son of Christian I - 1523 - 1533
Christian III, son of Frederik I - 1534 - 1559
Frederik II, son of Christian III - 1559 - 1588
Christian IV, son of Frederik II - 1588 - 1648
Frederik III, son of Christian IV - 1648 - 1670
Christian V, son of Frederik III - 1670 - 1699
Frederik IV, son of Christian V - 1699 - 1730
Christian VI, son of Frederik IV - 1730 - 1746
Frederik V, son of Christian VI - 1746 - 1766
Christian VII, son of Frederik V - 1766 - 1808
Frederik VI, son of Christian VII - 1808 - 1839
Christian VIII, grandson of Frederik V - 1839 - 1848
Frederik VII, son of Christian VIII - 1848 - 1863


House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Christian IX, nephew of Christian VIII - 1863 - 1906
Frederik VIII, son of Christian IX - 1906 - 1912
Christian X, son of Frederik VIII - 1912 - 1947
Frederik IX, son of Christian X - 1947 - 1972
Margrethe II, daughter of Frederik IX - 1972 -