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Here is a list of the Kings and ruling Queens of Denmark up until the present time. See also lists of incumbents.

Denmark has one of the longest running unbroken lines of succession in the world, second only to that of the Japanese emperors.

Danish name forms are given in parenthesis.

Gorm the Old was the first trustworthy Danish monarch. All reigns before him are dubious.

List of Dubious Kings

  • 794-803 : Sigfred (Sigurd) Snogoje of South Jutland
  • a Harald before Godfred
  • 798?-800 : Godfred (Godfrid?)
  • 810-812 : Hemming, nephew of Godfred reigned 2 years after Godfred's death
  • 813 : Sigfred, another nephew of Godfred
  • 813 : Anulo, a nephew of the Harald before Godfred
  • 812,813,814, 819-826 : Harald Klak, brother of Anulo and nephew of Godfred
  • 813-814 : Reginfrid, another brother of Anulo
  • 814-827, sole ruling 827-854, died 854 : Horik I the Old, 1 of 4 corulers and sons of Godfred
  • 854- after 864 : son of Horik the Old, Horik II the Child, whose daughter married Harald I of Norway
  • 803-850: Canute I (Knud I)
  • died ca 863 : Harold I (Harald I)
  • before 873-? : the 2 corulers, Halfdan and Sigfrid
  • a Swedish "Olof Dynasty" from ca. 850 with Olof as its first king.
    • at least 934 : Chnuba
    • after 934 - memtioned with Gorm the Old in 936 : Sigtryg, last king of the "Olof Dynasty"


Note: Above list of dubious kings affected the numbering of subsequent Danish monarchs:

  1. Harold Bluetooth is sometimes accounted as Harald II and hence Harald II Svendsen as III and Harald Hen as IV.
  2. Canute the Great as Knud II.

The continuous list of Danish monarchs