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The Danish royal family traces its descent from the 10th century to the present monarch, King Frederik X.

House of Gorm

House of Gorm
Harthacnut I
semi-legendary
King of Denmark
Gorm the Old
?-c. 963/964
King of Denmark
r. 935(?)–963/964		Thyra
d. 958
GunhildTove of the Obotrites
10th century		Harald Bluetooth
932–985
King of Denmark
r. 963/964–985		Gyrid of Sweden
10th cent.		Knut Gormsson
c. 920/925–962
Co-King of Denmark
r. 947–962		Toke
c. 948/950–986
King of Scania
King of Denmark
r. 971–986, r. 985–986
Styrbjörn the Strong
d. 986		Tyra of Denmark
d. 1000		Olaf Tryggvason
960s–1000
King of Norway		Sigrid the Haughty
960/972–1014		Sweyn Forkbeard
963–1014
King of Denmark
r. 986–1014		Gunhild of WendenHaakon
b. 961		Gunhilde
d. 1002		Pallig Tokesen
d. 1002		Richard I
933–996
Duke of Normandy		Gunnor
c. 936–1031
Eric Haakonsson
960s–1020s
Ruler of Norway		GythaSantslaueÆlfgifu of Northampton
c. 990–after 1040		Cnut the Great
c. 985/995–1035
King of Denmark
r. 1018–1035		Emma of Normandy
c. 985–1052		ThyraHarald II
?–1018
King of Denmark
r. 1014–1018		Estrid
Svendsdatter
990/997–1057/1073		Ulf the Earl
Jarl of Orkney
d. 1026		Richard II
963–1026
Duke of Normandy
Svein Knutsson
c. 1016–1035
King of Norway		Harold I Harefoot
c. 1015–1040
King of England		Harthacnut
Canute III
c. 1018–1042
King of Denmark
r. 1035–1042		Gunhilda of Denmark
c. 1020–1038		Henry III
1017–1056
Holy Roman Emperor		Sweyn II Estridsson
c. 1019–1076
King of Denmark
r. 1047–1076		Beorn Estrithson
d. 1049
House of Estridsen

House of Estridsen

Note: This chart also includes the kings from the Houses of Bjelbo (Olaf II); Pomerania (Eric VII) and Palatinate-Neumarkt (Christopher III) + the son of Hakon Sunnivasson (Eric III)

House of Estridsen
Sweyn
Forkbeard
963–1014
King of Denmark
r. 986–1014		Thorgil Sprakling
Anund Jacob
1008/1010–c. 1050
King of Sweden		Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir
d. c. 1060		Cnut
the Great
985/995–1035
King of Denmark
r. 1018–1035		Harald II
d. 1018
King of Denmark
r. 1014–1018		Estrid
Svendsdatter
990 or 997 – between 1057 and 1073		Ulf
the Earl
Jarl of Orkney
d. 1026
Gyda
of Sweden
d. c. 1048/1049		Sweyn II
Estridsson
c. 1019–1076
King of Denmark
r. 1047–1076		Tora
Torbergsdatter		Beorn Estrithson
d. 1049		Harald III
Hardrada
c. 1015–1066
King of Norway
GottschalkSigrid
Svendsdatter
d. after 1066		Sweyn
the Crusader
c. 1050–1097		Olaf I
Hunger
c. 1050–1095
King of Denmark
r. 1086–1095		Ingegerd
of Norway
1046–1120		Ingerid
of Denmark		Olaf III
c. 1050–1093
King of Norway
Harald III
Hen
c. 1040–1080
King of Denmark
r. 1076–1080		Margareta
Hasbjörnsdatter		Canute IV
the Holy
c. 1042–1086
King of Denmark
r. 1080–1086		Adela
of Flanders
c. 1064–1115		Eric I
Evergood
c. 1060–1103
King of Denmark
r. 1095–1103		Boedil
Thurgotsdatter
d. 1103		Svend Svendsen
d. 1104		Ulvhild
Håkansdotter
c. 1095–1148		Niels
c. 1065–1134
King of Denmark
r. 1104–1134		Margaret
Fredkulla
of Sweden
1080s–1130
Folke
the Fat		Ingegerd
Knudsdatter
of Denmark
b. 1080/1085		Charles I
Count of Flanders
1084–1127		Ingeborg
of Kiev		Canute Lavard
c. 1090–1131
Duke of Schleswig		Harald Kesja
1080–1135		Ragnhild
of Denmark		Eric II
the Memorable
c. 1090–1137
King of Denmark
r. 1134–1137		Malmfred
of Kiev		Magnus I
1106–1134
King of Sweden
House of BjelboMagnus IV
1115–1139
King of Norway		Christina
Knutsdatter
of Denmark
c. 1118–1139		Valdemar I
the Great
1131–1182
King of Denmark
r. 1154–1182		Sophia
of Minsk
c. 1140–1198		Eric III
Lamb
c. 1120–1146
King of Denmark
r. 1137–1146		Lutgard
of Salzwedel
c. 1110–1152		Sweyn III
Grathe
c. 1125–1157
King of Denmark
r. 1146–1157		Canute V
Magnussen
c. 1129–1157
King of Denmark
r. 1146–1157
Gertrude
of Bavaria
1152/1155–1197		Canute VI
1163–1202
King of Denmark
r. 1182–1202		Ingeborg
of Denmark
1175–1236		Philip II
Augustus
1165–1223
King of France		Helena
of Denmark
c. 1180–1233		William
of Winchester
1184–1213
Lord of Lüneburg		Richeza
of Denmark
c. 1180–1220		Eric X
Knutsson
c. 1180–1216
King of Sweden
Helena
Guttormsdotter		Dagmar
of Bohemia
c. 1186–1212		Valdemar II
the Victorious
1170–1241
King of Denmark
r. 1202–1241		Berengaria
of Portugal
1190s–1221		unknown
mistress
Canute
Valdemarsen
c. 1205–1260
Duke of Estonia		Valdemar
the Young
c. 1209–1231
King of Denmark
r. 1215–1231		Eleanor
of Portugal
c. 1211–1231		Niels
d. 1218
Count of Halland		Oda
of Schwerin
Matilda
of Holstein
1220/1225–1288		Abel
1218–1252
King of Denmark
r. 1250–1252		Christopher I
1219–1259
King of Denmark
r. 1252–1259		Margaret Sambiria
c. 1230–1282		Eric IV
Ploughpenny
c. 1216–1250
King of Denmark
r. 1232–1250		Jutta
of Saxony
c. 1223–1267		Sophie
1217–1247		John I
Margrave of Brandenburg
c. 1213–1266
Bernhard I
1218–1287
Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg		Sophie
1240–after 1284		Valdemar III
1238–1257
Duke of Schleswig		Eric I
1241–1272
Duke of Schleswig		Abel
1252–1279
Lord of Langeland		Valdemar
1239–1302
King of Sweden		Sophia
of Denmark
1241–1286		Ingeborg
Eriksdotter
of Denmark
c. 1244–1287		Magnus VI
Haakonsson
1238–1280
King of Norway		Agnes
of Denmark
1249–after 1290
Bernhard II
c. 1260–after 1323
Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg		Valdemar IV
d. 1312
Duke of Schleswig		Agnes
of Brandenburg
c. 1257–1304		Eric V
Klipping
1249–1286
King of Denmark
r. 1259–1286		Matilda
1250–1299/1300		Albert III
Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
c. 1250 –1300		Margaret
c. 1257–1306		John II
1253–1321
Count of Holstein-Kiel		Magnus III
1240–1290
King of Sweden
Bernhard III
d. 1348
Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg		Nicholas II
1275–1316
Lord of Werle		Richeza
d. 1303/1308		Henry I
1258–1304
Count of Holstein
-Rendsburg		Euphemia
of Pomerania
1285–1330		Christopher II
1276–1332
King of Denmark
r. 1320–1326, r. 1329–1332		Eric VI
Menved
1274–1319
King of Denmark
r. 1286–1319		Ingeborg
Magnusdotter
of Sweden
1277–1319		Margaret
Eriksdatter
of Denmark
1277–1341		Birger
Magnusson
1280–1321
King of Sweden
Eric II
c. 1290–1325
Duke of Schleswig		Sophia
of Werle
d. 1339		Gerhard III
1292–1340
Count of Holstein-Rendsburg		Elizabeth
of Holstein-Rendsburg
c. 1300–before 1340		Eric
Christoffersen
c. 1307 – c. 1332
Junior King of Denmark
r. 1321–1326, r. 1329–1332		Valdemar IV
Atterdag
c. 1320–1375
King of Denmark
r. 1340–1375		Helvig
of Schleswig
d. 1374		Otto
c. 1310–after 1346
Duke of Lolland and Estonia		Margaret
of Denmark
1305–1340
Catherine
of Anhalt-Bernburg
c. 1330–1390		Valdemar III
1314–1364
King of Denmark
r. 1326–1329		Albert II
c. 1318–1379
Duke of Mecklenburg		Christopher
c. 1341/1344–1363
Duke of Lolland		Margaret I
1353–1412
Queen of Denmark
r. 1388–1412		Haakon VI
1340–1380
King of Norway
Henry II
c. 1317–1381/84
Count of Holstein-Rendsburg		Ingeborg
of Mecklenburg
-Schwerin
1343/1345–1395		Henry III
c. 1337–1383
Duke of Mecklenburg		Ingeborg
of Denmark
1347–1370		Olaf II
1370–1387
King of Denmark
r. 1376–1387
Catherine Elisabeth
of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1385–after 1423		Gerhard VI
c. 1367–1404
Count of Holstein-Rendsburg		Maria
of Mecklenburg
-Schwerin		Wartislaw VII
1363/1365–1394/1395
Duke of Pomerania
Dietrich
c. 1398–1440
Count of Oldenburg		Helvig
of Schauenburg
1398–1436		John
1383–1443
Count Palatine of Neumarkt		Catherine
of Pomerania
c. 1390–1426		Philippa
of England
1394–1430		Eric VII
of Pomerania
1381/1382–1459
King of Denmark
r. 1396–1439		Cecilia
fl. 1439
Christian I
1426–1481
King of Denmark
r. 1448–1481		Dorothea
of Brandenburg
1430/1431–1495		Christopher III
of Bavaria
1416–1448
King of Denmark
r. 1440–1448

House of Oldenburg

House of Oldenburg
Eric V Klipping
1249–1286
King of Denmark
r. 1259–1286		Abel
1218–1252
King of Denmark
r. 1250–1252
3 generations
skipped		4 generations
skipped
Gerhard VI
c. 1367–1404
Count of Holstein-Rendsburg		Catherine Elisabeth
of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1385–after 1423
Dietrich
1398–1440
Count of Oldenburg		Helvig
of Schauenburg
1398–1436
Christian I
1426–1481
King of Denmark
r. 1448–1481		Dorothea
of Brandenburg
1430/1431–1495
Christina
of Saxony
1461–1521		John
1455–1513
King of Denmark
r. 1481–1513		Margaret
of Denmark
1456–1486		James III
1451–1488
King of Scots		Anna
of Brandenburg
1487–1514		Frederick I
1471–1533
King of Denmark
r. 1523–1533		Sophie
of Pomerania
1498–1568
Elizabeth
of Denmark
1485–1555		Joachim I Nestor
1484–1535
Elector of Brandenburg		Francis
of Denmark
1497–1511		John II
1521–1580
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein		Adolf
1526–1586
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp		Christine
of Hesse
1543–1604		Dorothea
of Denmark
1528–1575		Christopher
1537–1592
Duke of Mecklenburg
Isabella
of Austria
1501–1526		Christian II
1481–1559
King of Denmark
r. 1513–1523		Dorothea
of Saxe-Lauenburg
1511–1571		Christian III
1503–1559
King of Denmark
r. 1534–1559		Dorothea
of Denmark
1504–1547		Albert
1490–1568
Duke of Prussia		Ulrich III
1527–1603
Duke of Mecklenburg		Elizabeth
of Denmark
1524–1586		Magnus III
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1509–1550		Frederick
1532–1556
Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
Elisabeth
of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
1550–1586		John II
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
1545–1622		Magnus
1540–1583
Duke of Holstein		Maria Vladimirovna
of Staritsa
c1560–1610		Frederick II
1534–1588
King of Denmark
r. 1559–1588		Sophie
of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
1557–1631		Dorothea
of Denmark
1546–1617		William the Younger
Duke of Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1535–1592		Anne
of Denmark
1532–1585		Augustus
1526–1586
Elector of Saxony
Henry Julius
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1564–1613		Elizabeth
of Denmark
1573–1626		Anne
of Denmark
1574–1619		James VI/I
1566–1625
King of England		Augusta
of Denmark
1580–1639		John Adolf
1575–1616
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp		Hedwig
of Denmark
1581–1641		Christian II
1583–1611
Elector of Saxony
Alexander
1573–1627
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg		Ulrik
of Denmark
1578–1624		John
of Schleswig-Holstein
1583–1602
August Philipp
1612–1675
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck		Kirsten Madsdatter
d.1613		Anne Catherine
of Brandenburg
1575–1612		Christian IV
1577–1648
King of Denmark
r. 1588–1648		Kirsten Munk
1598–1658		Vibeke Kruse
d. 1648		Karen Andersdatter
d.1673
Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve
1611–1640		Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve
1630–1658		Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve
1615–1645
Ulrik
of Denmark
1611–1633		Magdalene Sibylle
of Saxony
1617–1668		Christian
1603–1647
Prince-Elect of Denmark		Valdemar Christian
of Schleswig-Holstein
1622–1656		Christiane Sehested
1626–1670		Hannibal Sehested
1609–1666		Hedevig Ulfeldt
1626–1678		Ebbe Ulfeldt
c. 1600–1670
Sophie Amalie
of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1628–1685		Frederick III
1609–1670
King of Denmark
r. 1648–1670		Sophie Elisabeth
1619–1657		Christian
von Pentz
1600–1651		Elisabeth Augusta Lindenov
1623–1677		Hans
Lindenov
d.1659		Leonora Christina
1621–1698		Corfitz Ulfeldt
1606–1664
John George III
1647–1691
Elector of Saxony		Anna Sophie
of Denmark
1647–1717		Frederica Amalia
of Denmark
1649–1704		Christian Albert
1641–1695
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp		Wilhelmine Ernestine
of Denmark
1650–1706		Charles II
1651–1685
Elector Palatine		George
1653–1708
Duke of Cumberland		Anne
1665–1714
Queen of Great Britain
Frederick Louis
1653–1728
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck		Charlotte Amalie
of Hesse-Kassel
1650–1714		Christian V
1646–1699
King of Denmark
r. 1670–1699		Sophie Amalie Moth
1654–1719
Countess of Samsøe		Ulrika Eleonora
of Denmark
1656–1693		Charles XI
1655–1697
King of Sweden
Charlotte Amalie
1682–1699		Christian Gyldenløve
1674–1703		Dorothea Krag
1675–1754		Ulrik Christian
1678 –1719
Count of Samsø
Christian
of Denmark
1675–1695		Sophia Hedwig
of Denmark
1677–1735		Charles
of Denmark
1680–1729		William
of Denmark
1687–1705		Louise
of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
1667–1721		Frederick IV
1671–1730
King of Denmark
r. 1699–1730		Elisabeth Helene
von Vieregg
1679–1704		Anne Sophie Reventlow
1693–1743
Peter August
1697–1775
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck		Sophie Magdalene
of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1700–1770		Christian VI
1699–1746
King of Denmark
r. 1730–1746		Charlotte Amalie
of Denmark
1706–1782		George II
King of Great Britain
163O–1760
Karl Anton
of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1727–1759		Ernest Frederick III
1727–1780
Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen		Louise
of Denmark
1726–1756		Juliana Maria
of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1729–1796		Frederick V
1723–1766
King of Denmark
r. 1746–1766		Louise
of Great Britain
1724–1751		Frederick
1707–1751
Prince of Wales
Sophia Frederica
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1758–1794		Frederick
1753–1805
Hereditary Prince of Denmark		Frederick II
1720–1785
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Friedrich Karl
1757–1816
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck		Charles
1744–1836
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel		Louise
of Denmark
1750–1831		William I
1743–1821
Elector of Hesse		Wilhelmina Caroline
of Denmark
1747–1820		Caroline Matilda
of Great Britain
1751–1775		Christian VII
1749–1808
King of Denmark
r. 1766–1808		Sophia Magdalena
of Denmark
1746–1813		Gustav III
1746–1792
King of Sweden
Friedrich Wilhelm
1785–1831
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg		Louise Caroline
of Hesse-Kassel
1789–1867		Marie
of Hesse-Kassel
1767–1852		Frederick VI
1768–1839
King of Denmark
r. 1808–1839		Louise Auguste
of Denmark
1771–1843		Frederick Christian II
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
1765–1814
Christian IX
1818–1906
King of Denmark
r. 1863–1906		Louise
of Hesse-Kassel
1817–1898		Ferdinand
1792–1863
Hereditary Prince of Denmark		Caroline
of Denmark
1793–1881		Charlotte Frederica
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1784–1840		Christian VIII
1786–1848
King of Denmark
r. 1839–1848		Caroline Amalie
of Augustenburg
1796–1881
House of GlücksburgVilhelmine Marie
of Denmark
1808–1891		Frederick VII
1808–1863
King of Denmark
r. 1848–1863		Caroline Mariane
of Mecklenburg
1821–1876		Louise Rasmussen
1815–1874
Countess Danner

House of Glücksburg

House of Glücksburg
Frederick V
1723–1766
King of Denmark
r. 1746–1766		Christian III
1503–1559
King of Denmark
r. 1534–1559
Princess Louise
of Denmark
1750–1831		7 generations skipped
Louise Caroline
of Hesse-Kassel
1789–1867		Friedrich Wilhelm
1785–1831
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Christian IX
1818–1906
King of Denmark
r. 1863–1906		Louise
of Hesse-Kassel
1817–1898		Friedrich
of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1814–1885
Ernest Augustus
1845–1923
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale		Thyra
of Denmark
1853–1933		Maria Feodorovna
of Denmark
1847–1928		Alexander III
1845–1894
Emperor of Russia
Olga
of Russia
1851–1926		George I
1845–1913
King of Greece		Alexandra
of Denmark
1844–1925		Edward VII
1841–1910
King of the United Kingdom		Frederik VIII
1843–1912
King of Denmark
r. 1906–1912		Louise
of Sweden
1851–1926		Valdemar
of Denmark
1858–1939		Marie
of Orléans
1865–1909		Friedrich Ferdinand
of Schleswig-Holstein
1855–1934
Frederick
of Schaumburg-Lippe
1868–1945		Louise
of Denmark
1875–1906		Maud
of Wales
1869–1938		Haakon VII
1872–1957
King of Norway		Thyra
of Denmark
1880–1945		Gustav
of Denmark
1887–1944		Ingeborg
of Denmark
1878–1958		Carl
1861–1951
Duke of Västergötland
Gustaf VI Adolf
1882–1973
King of Sweden		Jørgen Castenskjold
1893–1978		Dagmar
of Denmark
1890–1961		Alexandrine
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1879–1952		Christian X
1870–1947
King of Denmark
r. 1912–1947		Harald
of Denmark
1876–1949		Helena Adelaide
of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1888–1962
Ingrid
of Sweden
1910–2000		Frederik IX
1899–1972
King of Denmark
r. 1947–1972		Knud
1900–1976
Hereditary Prince of Denmark		Caroline Mathilde
of Denmark
1912–1995
Henrik
of Monpezat
1934–2018		Margrethe II
b. 1940
Queen of Denmark
r. 1972–2024		Benedikte
of Denmark
b. 1944		Richard
of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1934–2017		Anne Marie
of Greece
b. 1946		Constantine II
1940–2023
King of Greece		Inge Terney
1938–1996		Ingolf
b. 1940
Count of Rosenborg		Sussie Hjorhøy
b. 1950
Mary Donaldson
b. 1972		Frederik X
b. 1968
King of Denmark
r. 2024–present		Alexandra Manley
b. 1964		Joachim
of Denmark
b. 1969		Marie Cavallier
b. 1976		Christian
1942–2013
Count of Rosenborg		Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen
1947–2014		Elisabeth
of Denmark
1935–2018
Christian
b. 2005
Count of Monpezat		Isabella
of Denmark
b. 2007		Vincent
of Denmark
b. 2011		Josephine
of Denmark
b. 2011		Nikolai
of Denmark
b. 1999		Felix
of Denmark
b. 2002		Henrik
of Denmark
b. 2009		Athena
of Denmark
b. 2012
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