Reigns of Denmark

Ruler	Reign	Comment
Angantyr	720(?)
Sigfred	777(?)
Godfred	804-810
Hemming	810-812
Harald Klak	812-813
Reginfred	812-813
Horik I	813-854
Harald Klak	819-827	expelled in 827
Horik II	854-863
Sigfred	863(?)
Halfdan	870(?)
Helgi	?-900
(rule by Sweden)
Jelling Dynasty
Gorm the Old	936-950
Harald Bluetooth	950-985
Svein I (Forkbeard)	985-1014	king of England, 1013-1014
Harald II	1014-1018
Cnut the Great	1018-1035	king of England, 1016-1035
Harthacnut	1035[28???]-1042	king of England, 1040-1042
Magnus the Good	1042-1047	king of Norway, 1035-1047
Estrithson Dynasty
Svein Estrithson	1047-1074
Harald III	1074-1080
Cnut II	1080-1086
Olaf Hunger	1095-1103
Erik the Evergood	1095-1103
Waldemar Dynasty
Waldemar the Great	1157-1182
Cnut VI	1182-1202
Waldemar II (the Conqueror)	1202-1241
Eric Plowpenny	1241-1250
Abel	1250-1252
Christopher	1252-1259
Eric V (Glipping)	1259-1286
Eric VI (Menved)	1286-1320
Christopher II	1320-1332
(anarchy)	1332-1340
Waldemar IV	1340-1375
Olaf	1376-1387
Margaret	1387-1412	simultaneously ruled Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Eric	1412-1439	ditto
Christopher of Bavaria	1439-1448	ditto
Christian I	1448-1481	king of Denmark and Norway
John	1481-1513
Christian II	1513-1523
Frederick I	1523-1533	civil war ending with defeat of Christian II in 1532
Christian III	1534-1558
Frederick II	1558-1588
Christian IV	1588-1648
Frederick III	1648-1670
Christian V	1670-1699
Frederick IV	1699-1730
Christian VI	1730-1746
Frederick V	1746-1766
Christian VII	1766-1808
Frederick VI	1806-1839
Christian VIII	1839-1848
Frederick VII	1848-1863
Christian IX	1863-1906
Frederick VIII	1906-1912
Christian X	1912-1947
Frederick IX	1947-1972
Margrethe II	1972-

Resources

Very full resources, in Danish: www.danskekonger.dk and www.danmarkskonger.dk

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