Heirs to the Danish throne
| House of Oldenburg (1665–1863) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch | Heir | Relationship to monarch |
Became heir (Date; Reason) |
Ceased to be heir (Date; Reason) |
Next in line of succession |
| Frederik III | Crown Prince Christian | Son | 14 November 1665 King's Law established |
9 February 1670 Father died, became king |
Prince Jørgen, brother |
| Christian V | Prince Jørgen | Brother | 9 February 1670 Brother became king |
2 October 1671 Son born to king |
Anna Sophie, Hereditary Electress of Saxony, sister |
| Crown Prince Frederik | Son | 2 October 1671 Born |
25 August 1699 Father died, became king |
Prince Jørgen, 1671–1672, uncle | |
| Prince Christian Vilhelm, 1672–1673, brother | |||||
| Prince Jørgen, 1673–1675, uncle | |||||
| Prince Christian, 1675–1695, brother | |||||
| Prince Carl, 1695–1697, brother | |||||
| Prince Christian, 1697–1698, son | |||||
| Prince Carl, 1698–1699, brother | |||||
| Frederik IV | Prince Carl | Brother | 25 August 1699 Brother became king |
10 December 1699 Son born to king |
Prince Vilhelm, brother |
| Crown Prince Christian | Son | 10 December 1699 Born |
12 October 1730 Father died, became king |
Prince Carl, 1699–1701, uncle | |
| Prince Frederik Karl, 1701–1702, brother | |||||
| Prince Carl, 1702–1703, uncle | |||||
| Prince Jørgen, 1703–1704, brother | |||||
| Prince Carl, 1704–1723, uncle | |||||
| Prince Frederik, 1723–1730, son | |||||
| Christian VI | Crown Prince Frederik | Son | 12 October 1730 Father became king |
6 August 1746 Father died, became king |
Princess Louise, 1730–1745, sister |
| Prince Christian, 1745–1746, son | |||||
| Frederik V | Crown Prince Christian | Son | 6 August 1746 Father became king |
3 June 1747 Died |
Princess Sophie Magdalene, sister |
| Princess Sophie Magdalene | Daughter | 3 June 1747 Brother died |
29 January 1749 Son born to king |
Princess Louise, 1747, aunt | |
| Princess Vilhelmine Karoline, 1747–1749, sister | |||||
| Crown Prince Christian | Son | 29 January 1749 Born |
14 January 1766 Father died, became king |
Princess Sophie Magdalene, 1749–1753, sister | |
| Prince Frederik, 1753–1766, half-brother | |||||
| Christian VII | Hereditary Prince Frederik | Half-brother | 14 January 1766 Half-brother became king |
28 January 1768 Son born to king |
Sophie Magdalene, Crown Princess of Sweden, half-sister |
| Crown Prince Frederik | Son | 28 January 1768 Born |
13 March 1808 Father died, became king |
Prince Frederik, 1768–1791, uncle | |
| Prince Christian, 1791, son | |||||
| Prince Frederik, 1791–1797, uncle | |||||
| Prince Christian, 1797, son | |||||
| Prince Frederik, 1797–1805, uncle | |||||
| Prince Christian Frederik, 1805–1808, first cousin | |||||
| Frederik VI | Hereditary Prince Christian Frederik | First cousin | 13 March 1808 First cousin became king |
3 December 1839 First cousin died, became king |
Prince Ferdinand, 1808, brother |
| Prince Frederik, 1808–1839, son | |||||
| Christian VIII | Crown Prince Frederik | Son | 3 December 1839 Father became king |
20 January 1848 Father died, became king |
Prince Ferdinand, uncle |
| Frederik VII | Hereditary Prince Ferdinand | Uncle | 20 January 1848 Nephew became king |
29 June 1863 Died |
Succession uncertain, 1848–1853 |
| Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1853–1863, first cousin once-removed | |||||
| Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | Second cousin | 29 June 1863 First cousin once-removed died |
15 November 1863 Second cousin died, became king |
Prince Frederik of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, son | |
| House of Glücksburg (1863–present) | |||||
| Monarch | Heir | Relationship to monarch |
Became heir (Date; Reason) |
Ceased to be heir (Date; Reason) |
Next in line of succession |
| Christian IX | Crown Prince Frederik | Son | 15 November 1863 Father became king |
29 January 1906 Father died, became king |
Prince Valdemar, 1863–1870, brother |
| Prince Christian, 1870–1906, son | |||||
| Frederik VIII | Crown Prince Christian | Son | 29 January 1906 Father became king |
14 May 1912 Father died, became king |
Prince Frederik, son |
| Christian X | Crown Prince Frederik | Son | 14 May 1912 Father became king |
20 April 1947 Father died, became king |
Prince Knud, brother |
| Frederik IX | Hereditary Prince Knud | Brother | 20 April 1947 Brother became king |
5 June 1953 Law of succession changed |
Prince Ingolf, son |
| Princess Margrethe | Daughter | 5 June 1953 Law of succession changed |
14 January 1972 Father died, became queen |
Princess Benedikte, 1953–1968, sister | |
| Prince Frederik, 1968–1972, son | |||||
| Margrethe II | Crown Prince Frederik | Son | 14 January 1972 Mother became queen |
14 January 2024 Mother abdicated, became king |
Prince Joachim, 1972–2005, brother |
| Prince Christian, 2005–2024, son | |||||
| Frederik X | Crown Prince Christian | Son | 14 January 2024 Father became king |
Incumbent | Princess Isabella, sister |
Notes
- In 1853, the law of succession was changed in order to allow Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a great-grandson of Frederick V, to inherit the throne after the predictable extinction of King Frederik III's male line, as both King Frederik VII and his uncle Ferdinand were childless.
- Prince Vilhelm, second son of Christian IX, became king of Greece before his father ascended the throne and deferred his succession rights.
- In 1953, the law of succession was changed from agnatic primogeniture to male-preference primogeniture.