Coat of Arms of Denmark
Until the Treaty of Rae and the New Act of Union (both 1846) the various crowns of Denmark, Viken, Estonia, Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Rugia were all possessions of the Estridsson family though kept separate. After this date all territory was solely tied to the Crown of Denmark.
Denmark[]
Danish kings are normally dated from Cnut I, those preceding are regarded as unhistorical or local kings at best.
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Harthacnut (Cnut I) | 
|
(916-935) |
| Gorm | 
|
(935-957) |
| Harald I Bluetooth
(Harald III in Viken) |
|
(957-985) |
| Sweyn I Forkbeard | 
|
(985-1014) |
| Harald II
(Harald IV in Viken) |
|
(1014-1018) |
| Cnut II
(Cnut I in Anglia & Viken) |
|
(1018-1032) |
| Harthacnut (Cnut III) | 
|
(1032-1042) |
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Magnus I | 
|
(1042-1047) |
Magnus I died in Autumn 1047 planning an invasion of Anglia. Cnut II's sister Estrid skillfully seized the treasury in Odense and pushed for her son Sweyn to be crowned quickly. The haste was seen as indecent by many contemporaries but it lasted. And so began the longest surviving ruling dynasty in the world.
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Sweyn II Estridsson | 
|
(1047-1074) |
| Harald III Hen | 
|
(1074-1080) |
| Cnut IV
(Cnut II in Viken & Anglia) |
|
(1080-1099) |
| Eric I | 
|
(1099-1103) |
| Harald IV Kesja | 
|
(1103-1135) |
| Bjorn I Ironside | 
|
(1135-1146) |
| Cnut V Lavard | 
|
(1146-1157) |
| Valdemar I | 
|
(1157-1182) |
| Cnut VI | 
|
(1182-1202) |
| Magnus II | 
|
(1202-1233) |
| Eric II | 
|
(1233-1252) |
| Eric III | 
|
(1252-1291) |
| Eric IV | 
|
(1291-1323) |
| Cnut VII | 
|
(1323-1333) |
| Eric V | 
|
(1333-1372) |
| Valdemar II | 
|
(1372-1407) |
| Eric VI | 
|
(1407-1426) |
| Eric VII | 
|
(1426) |
| Eric VIII
(Elizabeth of Viken regent until 1431) |
|
(1426-1478) |
| Christopher I | 
|
(1478-1485) |
| Eric IX
(Eric in Anglia 1486-1509) |
|
(1485-1509) |
| Christopher II
(Christopher I in Anglia 1509-1517) |
|
(1509-1535) |
| Eric X | 
|
(1535-1551) |
| Cnut VIII
(Schmalkaldic Emperor Cnut from 1558) |
|
(1551-1570) |
| Eric XI
(Schmalkaldic Emperor Eric I) |
|
(1570-1605) |
| Eric XII
(Schmalkaldic Emperor Eric II) |
|
(1605-1629) |
| Christopher III
(Schmalkaldic Emperor Christopher until 1639) |
|
(1629-1659) |
| Christopher IV | 
|
(1659-1680) |
| Harald V | 
|
(1680-1724) |
| Christopher V | (1724-1730) | |
| Eric XIII | (1730-1732) | |
| Christopher VI | 
|
(1732-1759) |
| Christopher VII | 
|
(1759-1798) |
| Christian I | 
|
(1798-1817) |
| Christian II | 
|
(1817-1850) |
| Christopher VIII | 
|
(1850-1869) |
| Eric XIV | 
|
(1869-1902) |
| Harald VI | 
|
(1902-1938) |
| Christopher IX | 
|
(1938-1971) |
| Christian III | 
|
(1971-2003) |
| Christopher X | 
|
(2003-) |
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Viken[]
Viken's kings and queens are normally dated from the break up of Harald Fairhair's Norwegian union.
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Harald Fairhair | 
|
(872-930) |
| Eirik Bloodaxe | 
|
(930-934) |
| Olaf I Geirstadalf | 
|
(930-946) |
| Tryggve Olafsson | 
|
(946-963) |
| Harald II Greycloak | 
|
(963-970) |
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Harald III Bluetooth
(Harald I in Denmark) |
|
(970-985) |
| Sweyn I Forkbeard |
|
(985-995) |
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Olaf II | 
|
(995-1000) |
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Sweyn I Forkbeard
(Restoration) |
|
(1000-1014) |
| Harald IV
(Harald II in Denmark) |
|
(1014-1018) |
| Cnut I
(Cnut II in Denmark) |
|
(1018-1032) |
| Sveinn I Knutsson | 
|
(1032-1035) |
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Magnus I |
|
(1035-1047) |
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Sweyn II Estridsson |
|
(1047-1074) |
| Cnut II
(Cnut IV in Denmark) |
|
(1074-1099) |
| Niels I | 
|
(1099-1137) |
| Magnus I Nielsson | 
|
(1137-1140) |
| Cnut III | 
|
(1140-1174) |
| Niels II | 
|
(1174-1185) |
| Hildegard of Rugia | 
|
(1185-1188) |
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Wizlaw I | 
|
(1188-1249) |
| Jaromar | 
|
(1249-1260) |
| Wizlaw II | 
|
(1260-1302) |
Interegnum (1302-1304). The Principality of Rugia is inherited by Wizlaw II's eldest son Sambor but disagreements with the Bishop of Oslo prevent his coronation in Viken. After his short life his brother Wizlaw succeeds and is recognised by the Viken nobles.
| Monarch | Portrait | Dates of Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Wizlaw III | 
|
(1304-1325) |
| Olaf III the Great
(Holy Roman Emperor Olaf, |
|
(1325-1383) |
| Wizlaw IV | 
|
(1383-1424) |
| Elizabeth of Viken
(Regent of Denmark 1426-1431) |
|
(1424-1443) |
Viken's territory (Viken, Svealand, Finland and Rugia) is inherited by her son, Eric VIII of Denmark, on Elizabeth's death. Thereafter they are held in personal union with the Danish crown. The Treaty of Rae (1848) abolishes it as separate title.
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