List of Norwegian queens
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Norwegian
queens
. This list covers a large time span and the role of a queen has changed much over the centuries. However individual queens have also shaped their own role in remarkable ways. Many have truly ruled the country side by side with their husband and some have become sole regents. The marriage of an heir or a king was most often affected by politics and alliances were often affirmed by marriages in the royal families. It was also for a long period not permitted for a royal to marry a non-royal. Thus the choice of wife would be narrow in one's own country and most of the queens in this list are not native to their husband's country.
Due to unions with Denmark
and Sweden
the queens listed for 1380–1814 were also queens of Denmark and the queens listed for 1814–1905 were also queens of Sweden.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
queens
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
. This list covers a large time span and the role of a queen has changed much over the centuries. However individual queens have also shaped their own role in remarkable ways. Many have truly ruled the country side by side with their husband and some have become sole regents. The marriage of an heir or a king was most often affected by politics and alliances were often affirmed by marriages in the royal families. It was also for a long period not permitted for a royal to marry a non-royal. Thus the choice of wife would be narrow in one's own country and most of the queens in this list are not native to their husband's country.
Due to unions with Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
the queens listed for 1380–1814 were also queens of Denmark and the queens listed for 1814–1905 were also queens of Sweden.
House of Fairhair
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Gyda Eiriksdottir of Hordaland Gyda Eiriksdottir Gyda Eiriksdottir of Hordaland, was a legendary Norwegian Viking age queen consort, according to the sagas the first queen of united Norway.... |
Eirik of Hordaland | - | 872 | 930 husband's abdication |
- | Harald I Harald I of Norway Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , , son of Halfdan the Black, was the first king of Norway.-Background:Little is known of the historical Harald... |
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Gunnhild Gormsdóttir of Denmark Gunnhild Mother of Kings Gunnhild konungamóðir or Gunnhild Gormsdóttir is a character who appears in the Icelandic Sagas, according to which she was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe . Many of the details of her life are disputed, including her parentage... |
Gorm the Old of Denmark Gorm the Old Gorm the Old , also called Gorm the Sleepy , was the first historically recognized King of Denmark, reigning from to his death . He ruled from Jelling, and made the oldest of the Jelling Stones in honour of his wife Thyra. Gorm was born before 900 and died .-Ancestry and reign:Gorm is the reported... (Knytlinga House of Denmark The House of Denmark refers to the Danish kings of England, who ruled England from 1013 to 1014 and 1016 to 1042.In 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard, already the king of Denmark and of Norway, overthrew King Æthelred the Unready of the House of Wessex. Sweyn had first invaded England in 1003 to avenge the... ) |
910 | 922 | 931 husband's accession |
934 husband's desposition |
after 970 | Eric I | |
House of Knýtling
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Tove of the Obotrites Tove of the Obotrites Princess Tove of the Obotrites, also called Tova, Tofa or Thora, was a Slavic princess and a Danish Viking Age queen consort, the spouse of King Harald I of Denmark.... |
Mstivoj Mstivoj Mstivoj was an Obodrite prince from 965 or 967 until his death. He inherited his position along with his brother Mstidrag from their father Nako in an unknown year.-Name:... |
- | 970 | 976 husband conquer Norway |
985/6 husband's death |
- | Harald Bluetooth | |
House of Fairhair (restored)
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Tyri Haraldsdatter of Denmark Tyri of Denmark Tyra of Denmark, also called Tyri Haraldsdatter and Thyra was a Danish princess and a Norwegian Viking age Queen consort, spouse of King Olav I of Norway.... |
Harald I of Denmark Harald I of Denmark Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. He died in 985 or 986 having ruled as King of Denmark from around 958 and King of Norway for a few years probably around 970... (Knytlinga House of Denmark The House of Denmark refers to the Danish kings of England, who ruled England from 1013 to 1014 and 1016 to 1042.In 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard, already the king of Denmark and of Norway, overthrew King Æthelred the Unready of the House of Wessex. Sweyn had first invaded England in 1003 to avenge the... ) |
- | 998 | 9 September 1000 husband's death |
18 September 1000 | Olaf I Olaf I of Norway Olaf Tryggvason was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken , and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway.Olaf played an important part in the often forcible, on pain of torture or death, conversion of the... |
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House of Knýtling
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Gunhild of Wenden Gunhild of Wenden Princess Gunhilda of Wenden was a semi-legendary Slavic princess and Danish Viking age queen consort, the supposed spouse of 10th-century King Sweyn I of Denmark .- Heimskringla :... [legendary] |
Burislav Burislav Burislav, Burisleif, Burysław is the name of a mythical Wendish king from Scandinavian sagas who is said to rule over Wendland. He is said to be father of Gunhild, Astrid and Geira... of Wendland Wends Wends is a historic name for West Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas. It does not refer to a homogeneous people, but to various peoples, tribes or groups depending on where and when it is used... |
perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | Sweyn Forkbeard | |||||
Sigrid Storråda [legendary] |
Skagul Toste Skagul Toste Skoglar Toste or Skoglar Tosti was a chieftain from the Swedish province of West Götaland. According to Snorri Sturluson, he was the father of Sigrid the Haughty. For some time he gave refuge to Harald Grenske, who later came back to woo Sigrid, only to be killed by her for his persistence... |
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Den Store Danske Encyklopædi is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia. The 20 volumes of the encyclopedia were published successively between 1994 and 2001; a one-volume supplement was published in 2002 and two index volumes in 2003... identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty Sigrid the Haughty Sigrid the Haughty, also known as Sigríð Storråda, is a queen appearing in Norse sagas as wife, first of Eric the Victorious of Sweden, then Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark. While given the Nordic ancestry in sagas, she has been hypothesized to be identical to historically attested Polish or Pomeranian... of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". She subsequently married Sweyn II, who later divorced her on orders from the church, since both of them were grandchildren of the Slavic consort of Eric the Victorious of Sweden. Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Den Store Danske Encyklopædi is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia. The 20 volumes of the encyclopedia were published successively between 1994 and 2001; a one-volume supplement was published in 2002 and two index volumes in 2003... , CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. |
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Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the... (Piast) |
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House of Fairhair (restored)
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Astrid Olofsdotter Astrid Olofsdotter Astrid Olofsdotter was the Queen Consort of King Olav II of Norway.-Biography:... |
Olof Skötkonung (Munsö House of Munsö The House of Munsö is one of the names of a protohistoric Swedish dynasty. Its early members of the 8th or 9th century are legendary or semi-legendary, while its later scions of the 10th to 11th centuries are historical.... ) |
- | February 1019 | 1028 husband flee after Denmark invade |
1035 | Olaf II Olaf II of Norway Olaf II Haraldsson was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae and canonised in Nidaros by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral... |
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House of Knýtling
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Emma of Normandy Emma of Normandy Emma , was a daughter of Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, by his second wife Gunnora. She was Queen consort of England twice, by successive marriages: first as second wife to Æthelred the Unready of England ; and then second wife to Cnut the Great of Denmark... |
Richard I, Duke of Normandy (Normandy) |
985 | July 1017 | 1028 husband's conquest |
12 November 1035 husband's death |
6 March 1052 | Canute II Canute the Great Cnut the Great , also known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Though after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history, historian Norman F... |
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House of Fairhair (restored)
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev Elisiv of Kiev Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev , , was a Rus' Princess of Kiev and a Norwegian queen, wife and queen consort of king Harald III of Norway.-Biography:... |
Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c... (Rurikid) |
c. 1025 | Winter of 1043-44 | 25 October 1047 husband's ascession |
25 September 1066 husband's death |
c. 1067 | Harald III | |
Ingerid Swensdatter of Denmark Ingerid of Denmark Ingerid Swendsdatter of Denmark also called Ingrid, was a Danish princess and a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Olaf III of Norway.Ingerid Swensdatter was the daughter of King Sweyn II of Denmark... |
Sweyn II of Denmark Sweyn II of Denmark Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson was the King of Denmark from 1047 to 1074. He was the son of Ulf Jarl and Estrid Svendsdatter. He was married three times, and fathered 20 children or more, including the five future kings Harald III Hen, Canute IV the Saint, Oluf I Hunger, Eric I Evergood and Niels... (Estridsen) |
? | c. 1067 | c. 1093 husband's death |
? | Olaf III Olaf III of Norway Olaf Kyrre , or Olaf III Haraldsson, was King of Norway from 1067 to 1093. He was present at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in England in 1066 where his father, Harald Hardrada, saw defeat and was killed in action... |
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Margaret Fredkulla Ingesdotter of Sweden Margaret Fredkulla Margaret Fredkulla of Sweden was a medieval Scandinavian queen, Princess of Sweden and Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, married to King Magnus III of Norway and King Niels of Denmark, and regent de facto of Denmark. She is known as Margareta Fredkulla in Sweden, Margret Fredskolla in Norway... |
Inge I of Sweden Inge I of Sweden Inge the Elder was a King of Sweden.-Biography:Inge was the son of the former King Stenkil and a Swedish princess. Inge shared the rule of the kingdom with his probably elder brother Halsten Stenkilsson, but little is known with certainty of Inge's reign... (Stenkil House of Stenkil The House of Stenkil was a dynasty on the Swedish throne from c. 1060 to c. 1125. Stenkil probably originated from Västergötland.Line before Stenkil, according to the Norse sagas:... ) |
1080s | c. 1101 | August 1103 husband's death |
c. 1130 | Magnus III Magnus III of Norway Magnus Barefoot or Magnus III Olafsson was King of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of Mann and the Isles from 1099 until 1103.-Background:... |
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Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter was a medieval Norwegian Queen consort and spouse of King Eystein I of Norway .Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter was the daughter of Guttorm Toresson from Lillehammer... |
Guttorm | ? | ? | August 1103 husband's accession |
29 August 1123 husband's death |
? | Eystein I Eystein I of Norway Eystein I Magnusson was king of Norway from 1103 to 1123.-Biography:Eystein became king, together with his brothers Sigurd and Olaf, when his father Magnus Barefoot died in 1103... |
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Blathmin Ní Briain |
Muirchertach Ua Briain, High King of Ireland (Ua Briain) |
? | c. 1102 | August 1103 husband's accession |
? husband abandon her after taking the throne |
? | Sigurd I Sigurd I of Norway Sigurd I Magnusson , also known as Sigurd the Crusader , was King of Norway from 1103 to 1130. His rule, together with his brother Eystein I of Norway , has been regarded by historians as a golden age for the medieval Kingdom of Norway... |
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Malmfred Mstislavna of Kiev Malmfred Malmfred of Kiev , was a Russian princess and a medieval Norwegian and Danish queen consort, wife first to King Sigurd I of Norway and second to king Eric II of Denmark.... |
Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikid) |
c. 1105 | 1116 and 1120 | 26 March 1130 husband's death |
after 1137 | |||
Christine Knutsdatter of Denmark Christine of Denmark Christina Knutsdatter of Denmark, in Norway known as Kristin Knutsdotter, was a Danish princess and a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Magnus IV of Norway.... |
Canute Lavard Canute Lavard Canute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leafing towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland... (Estridsen) |
c. 1118 | c. 1132 | c. 1133 | Magnus IV Magnus IV of Norway Magnus IV Sigurdsson , also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway, which lasted until 1240.... |
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Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter of Sweden | Prince Ragnvald Ingesson of Sweden (Stenkil House of Stenkil The House of Stenkil was a dynasty on the Swedish throne from c. 1060 to c. 1125. Stenkil probably originated from Västergötland.Line before Stenkil, according to the Norse sagas:... ) |
1100/10 | c. 1134 | c. 1136 husband's death |
after 1161 | Harald IV Harald IV of Norway Harald Gille was king of Norway from 1130 until his death in 1136. His byname Gille is probably from Gilla Críst, i.e. servant of Christ.-Background:... |
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Ragna Nikolasdatter Ragna Nikolasdatter Ragna Nikolasdottir was a Medieval Norwegian Queen consort to King Eystein II of Norway .-Biography:Ragna Nikolasdottir was the daughter of Nikolas Måse from Steig in Sør-Fron in the traditional region of Gudbrandsdalen. Her marriage to King Eystein was probably made a few years after he arrived in... |
Nikola | ? | ? | c. 1142 husband's accession |
c. 1157 | Eystein II Eystein II of Norway Eystein Haraldsson , born c. 1125 apparently in Scotland, died 1157 in Bohuslän, Norway, was king of Norway from 1142 to 1157. He ruled as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn... |
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Estrid Bjørnsdotter Estrid Bjørnsdotter Estrid Bjørnsdotter also kalled Estrid Byrdasvend, , was a Medieval Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Magnus V of Norway.Estrid Bjørnsdotter was the daughter of Björn Byrdasvend... |
Bjørn | ? | ? | 4 February 1161 husband's accession |
c. 1176 | Magnus V Magnus V of Norway Magnus V Erlingsson was a King of Norway during the Civil war era in Norway.-Biography:Magnus Erlingsson was probably born in Etne in Hordaland. He was the son of Erling Skakke. His father was a Norwegian nobleman who earned his reputation crusading with Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, the Earl of Orkney... |
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Margaret Eriksdotter of Sweden Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway Margaret of Sweden was Norwegian queen consort as spouse of King Sverre of Norway.-Biography:Margaret was the daughter of King Eric IX of Sweden and queen Christina Björnsdotter. In 1189, she married Norwegian King Sverre... |
Eric IX of Sweden Eric IX of Sweden Eric "IX" of Sweden, , also called Eric the Lawgiver, Erik the Saint, Eric the Holy and in Sweden Sankt Erik meaning Saint Eric was a Swedish king c.1155 – 1160... (Eric House of Eric The House of Eric was one of the two clans, which were rivals for the kingship of Sweden between 1150 and 1220. The first king from the clan of the Erics who had won the power struggle against the Sverkers was Eric IX of Sweden whom the later world has dubbed Saint Eric... ) |
? | c. 1189 | 9 March 1202 husband's death |
c. 1209 | Sverre Sverre of Norway Sverre Sigurdsson was king of Norway from 1177 to 1202. He married Margareta Eriksdotter, the daughter of the Swedish king Eric the Saint, by whom he had the daughter Kristina Sverresdotter.... |
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Christina Sverresdotter of Norway |
Sverre of Norway Sverre of Norway Sverre Sigurdsson was king of Norway from 1177 to 1202. He married Margareta Eriksdotter, the daughter of the Swedish king Eric the Saint, by whom he had the daughter Kristina Sverresdotter.... (Sverre Fairhair dynasty The Fairhair dynasty was a family of kings founded by Harald I of Norway which ruled Norway with few interruptions from 800 to 1387 , or through only three generations of kings , in the 10th century CE.... ) |
c. 1190s | c. 1209 | Philip Simonsson Philip Simonsson Philip Simonsson was a Norwegian aristocrat and from 1207 to 1217 was the Bagler party pretender to the throne of Norway during the civil war era in Norway. -Background:... |
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Margrét Skúladóttir Margrét Skúladóttir Margrete Skulesdotter was a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of king Haakon IV of Norway and Queen consort of Norway from 1225 to 1263.-Biography:... |
Skule Bårdsson Skule Bårdsson Skule Baardsson or Duke Skule was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the royal throne against his son-in-law, King Haakon Haakonsson. Henrik Ibsen's play Kongs-Emnerne is about the dispute between Duke Skule and King Haakon.-Biography:Skule Baardsson was born around 1189... |
c. 1208 | 25 May 1225 | 15 December 1263 husband's death |
c. 1270 | Haakon IV Haakon IV of Norway Haakon Haakonarson , also called Haakon the Old, was king of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Under his rule, medieval Norway reached its peak.... |
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Rikissa Birgersdotter of Bjelbo Rikissa Birgersdotter -Succession:... |
Birger Magnusson of Bjelbo (Bjelbo House of Bjelbo The House of Bjelbo , also known as the House of Folkung , was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided for several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings.- Name and origin :... ) |
c. 1237 | c. 1251 | 5 May 1257 husband's death |
after 1288 | Haakon Haakonsson the Young Haakon Haakonsson the Young Haakon Haakonsson the Young was the son of king Haakon Haakonsson of Norway, and held the title of king, subordinate to his father, from 1 April 1240 to his death... |
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Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Denmark Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway Ingeborg Eriksdotter was a Danish princess. She was married to King Magnus VI of Norway and was Queen consort of Norway. Later as Queen dowager, she played an important part in politics during the minority of her son King Eirik II of Norway.-Biography:Ingeborg was born the daughter of Eric IV of... |
Eric IV of Denmark Eric IV of Denmark Eric IV, also known as Eric Ploughpenny , was king of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. He was the son of King Valdemar II of Denmark by his wife, Infanta Berengária of Portugal, and brother to King Abel and King Christopher I.-Early life:... (Estridsen) |
c. 1244 | 11 September 1261 | 16 December 1263 husband's accession |
9 May 1280 husband's death |
c. 1287 | Magnus VI Magnus VI of Norway Magnus VI Lagabøte or Magnus Håkonsson , was king of Norway from 1263 until 1280.-Early life:... |
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Margaret of Scotland | Alexander III of Scotland Alexander III of Scotland Alexander III was King of Scots from 1249 to his death.-Life:... (Dunkeld House of Dunkeld The so-called House of Dunkeld, in Scottish Gaelic Dùn Chailleann , is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1290.It is dynastically sort of a continuation to Cenél nGabráin of Dál Riata, "race of... ) |
28 February 1261 | c. 1281 | 9 April 1283 | Eric II | |||
Isabel Bruce Isabel Bruce Isabel Bruce was a Queen consort of Norway, married to King Eric II.-Biography:... |
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale (Bruce) |
c. 1272 | c. 1293 | 15 July 1299 husband's death |
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Euphemia of Rügen | Günther, Count of Arnstein | c. 1270 | Spring of 1299 | 15 July 1299 husband's accession |
c. 1312 | Haakon V Haakon V of Norway Haakon V Magnusson was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319.-Biography:Haakon was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawmender, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark. Haakon was descended from king Saint Olav and is considered to have been the last Norwegian king in the Fairhair... |
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House of Bjelbo
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Blanche of Namur |
John I, Marquis of Namur John I, Marquis of Namur John I of Namur was the ruler of Namur from 1305 to 1330. He was a member of the house of Dampierre, the son of Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders and Marquis of Namur, and his second wife Isabelle of Luxembourg... (Dampierre House of Dampierre The Dampierre family played an important role during the Middle Ages. They were Count of Flanders and later also Count of Nevers, Rethel, Artois and Franche-Comté. The senior line of the House died out with Margaret III... ) |
1320 | 5 November 1335 | 15 August 1343 husband's desposition |
1363 | Magnus VII | ||
Margaret Valdemarsdatter of Denmark Margaret I of Denmark Margaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her... |
Valdemar IV of Denmark Valdemar IV of Denmark Valdemar IV of Denmark or Waldemar ; , was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.-Ascension to the throne:... (Estridsen) |
1353 | 9 April 1363 | 11 September 1380 husband's death |
28 October 1412 | Haakon VI Haakon VI of Norway Haakon VI of Norway was King of Norway from 1343 until his death and King of Sweden from 1362 until 1364, when he was deposed by Albert of Mecklenburg in Sweden.-Background:... |
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House of Pomerania
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Philippa of England Philippa of England Philippa of England , also known as Philippa of Lancaster and anachronistically as Philippa Plantagenet, was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1406 to 1430. She was the consort to Eric of Pomerania, who ruled the three kingdoms... |
Henry IV of England Henry IV of England Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke... (Lancaster House of Lancaster The House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century... ) |
4 June 1394 | 26 October 1406 | 7 January 1430 | Eric III | |||
House of Palatinate-Neumarkt
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Dorothea of Brandenburg Dorothea of Brandenburg Dorothea of Brandenburg was the consort of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She was queen of Denmark , Norway and Sweden two times each... |
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach John, nicknamed the Alchemist was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and served as the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg after the abdication of his father, Frederick I, the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg.-Biography:John was the eldest son of Frederick I,... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... ) |
1430/31 | 12 September 1445 | 6 January 1448 husband's death |
10 November 1495 | Christopher | ||
House of Bonde
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Katarina Karlsdotter of Bjurum Catherine of Bjurum Catherine of Bjurum, in her lifetime called Katarina Karlsdotter, in history known as Katarina Gumsehuvud was the Queen consort of Sweden from 1448 to 1450 and later the Queen consort of Norway from 1449 to 1450... |
Karl Ormsson Gumsehuvud (Gumsehufvud) |
1418 | 5 October 1438 | 20 November 1449 husband's ascession |
June 1450 husband loss Norway |
7 September 1450 | Charles I | |
House of Oldenburg
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Dorothea of Brandenburg Dorothea of Brandenburg Dorothea of Brandenburg was the consort of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She was queen of Denmark , Norway and Sweden two times each... |
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach John, nicknamed the Alchemist was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and served as the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg after the abdication of his father, Frederick I, the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg.-Biography:John was the eldest son of Frederick I,... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... ) |
1430/31 | 28 October 1449 | 21 May 1481 husband's death |
10 November 1495 | Christian I | ||
Interregnum Interregnum An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order... (1481–1483) |
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Christina of Saxony Christina of Saxony Christina of Saxony , was a Saxon princess who became Queen consort of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. She was born a granddaughter of Frederick the Gentle of Saxony, and daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria.-Biography:She was married to John, King of Denmark, Norway and... |
Ernest, Elector of Saxony Ernest, Elector of Saxony Ernst, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486.-Biography:Ernst was founder of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes, ancestor of George I of Great Britain, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as well as his wife and cousin Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and their... (Wettin) |
25 December 1461 | 6 September 1478 | 1483 husband's ascession |
20 February 1513 husband' death |
8 December 1521 | John | |
Isabella of Austria |
Philip I of Castile Philip I of Castile Philip I , known as Philip the Handsome or the Fair, was the first Habsburg King of Castile... (Habsburg) |
18 July 1501 | 12 August 1515 | 20 January 1523 husband's desposition |
19 January 1526 | Christian II | ||
Sophie of Pomerania Sophie of Pomerania Sophie of Pomerania was a Queen consort of Denmark and Norway as the spouse of King Frederick I of Denmark... |
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania Bogislaw X of Pomerania, the Great, was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523.Bogislaw was born in Rügenwalde into the House of Pomerania . His father was Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, his mother was the duchess Sophia of Pomerania, both distant relatives of the House of... (Pomerania House of Pomerania The House of Griffins or House of Pomerania, , also known as House of Greifen; House of Gryf, was a dynasty of Royal dukes that ruled the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637, after their power was temporarily derivated to Prussian Royal House... ) |
1498 | 9 October 1518 | 4 July 1534 husband's ascession |
10 April 1533 husband's death |
13 May 1568 | Frederick I | |
Interregnum Interregnum An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order... (1533–1534) |
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Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg , consort of Christian III from 1525 and Queen consort of Denmark and Norway. She was daughter of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine, daughter of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg... |
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from the House of Ascania.-Life:... (Ascania) |
9 July 1511 | 29 October 1525 | 4 July 1534 husband's ascession |
1 January 1559 husband's death |
7 October 1571 | Christian III | |
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... ) |
4 September 1557 | 20 July 1572 | 4 April 1588 husband's death |
14 October 1631 | Frederick II | ||
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Anne Catherine of Brandenburg was queen-consort of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612 as the first spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark.-Biography:... |
Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... ) |
26 June 1575 | 27 November 1597 | 8 April 1612 | Christian IV | |||
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635.He was a son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Dorothea of Denmark . His mother was daughter to Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg... (Welf) |
24 March 1628 | 1 October 1643 | 28 February 1648 husband's ascession |
9 February 1670 husband's death |
20 February 1685 | Frederick III | |
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel |
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel , known as William the Just, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1637 to 1663.-Life:... (Hesse-Kassel House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... ) |
27 April 1650 | 25 June 1667 | 9 February 1670 husband's ascession |
25 August 1699 husband's death |
27 March 1714 | Christian V | |
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow was Queen consort of Denmark and Norway as the first spouse of the King Frederick IV of Denmark.... |
Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... ) |
28 August 1667 | 5 December 1695 | 25 August 1699 husband's ascession |
15 March 1721 | Frederick IV | ||
Anne Sophie Reventlow Anne Sophie Reventlow Anne Sophie Reventlow was a Danish noble, royal mistress, spouse by bigamy and, later, queen consort of Denmark and Norway 1721–30, the second spouse of king Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway.... |
Conrad, Count Reventlow Conrad von Reventlow Conrad von Reventlow was the first Prime Minister of Denmark from 1699 until his death. His Chancellorship occurred during the reign of Frederick IV.-Biography:... (Reventlow Reventlow The name Reventlow, a noble Danish surname, may refer to:* Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen consort of Denmark * Christian Detlev Reventlow Danish diplomat and military leader 1671-1738)... ) |
16 April 1693 | 4 April 1721 | 12 October 1730 husband's death |
7 January 1743 | |||
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... ) |
28 November 1700 | 7 August 1721 | 12 October 1730 husband's ascession |
6 August 1746 husband's death |
27 May 1770 | Christian VI | |
Louise of Great Britain Louise of Great Britain Louise of Great Britain was the youngest surviving daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach, and became queen consort of Denmark and Norway.-Early life:... |
George II of Great Britain George II of Great Britain George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany... (Hanover House of Hanover The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... ) |
7 December 1724 | 11 December 1743 | 6 August 1746 husband's ascession |
19 December 1751 | Frederick V | ||
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Juliane Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , , was queen of Denmark between 1752 and 1766, second consort of king Frederick V of Denmark and Norway, mother of the prince-regent Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and herself de facto regent 1772–1784.- Early life and queen :Born... |
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Ferdinand Albert , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was an officer in the army of the Holy Roman Empire... (Brunswick-Bevern) |
4 September 1729 | 8 July 1752 | 13 January 1766 husband's death |
10 October 1796 | |||
Caroline Matilda of Wales Caroline Matilda of Wales Caroline Matilda of Great Britain was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1772 and a member of the British Royal Family.-Early life:... |
Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria... (Hanover House of Hanover The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... ) |
11 July 1751 | 8 November 1766 | 10 May 1775 | Christian VII | |||
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel thumb|Queen Marie Sophie portrayed by [[Cornelius Høyer]] Marie Sophie Frederikke of Hesse-Kassel was Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway. She also served as Regent of Denmark in 1814–1815.-Background:... |
Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... ) |
28 October 1767 | 31 July 1790 | 13 March 1808 husband's ascession |
14 January 1814 husband lost Norway |
22 March 1852 | Frederick VI | |
House of Holstein-Gottorp
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Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp |
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg was the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.-Marriage and issue:... (Holstein-Gottorp House of Holstein-Gottorp The House of Holstein-Gottorp, a cadet branch of the Oldenburg dynasty, ruled Sweden from 1751 until 1818, and Norway from 1814 to 1818.In 1743 Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp was elected crown prince of Sweden as a Swedish concession to Russia, a strategy for achieving an acceptable peace... ) |
22 March 1759 | 7 July 1774 | 4 November 1814 husband's ascession |
5 February 1818 husband's death |
20 June 1818 | Charles II | |
House of Bernadotte
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Désirée Clary Désirée Clary Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary , one-time fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte, was a Frenchwoman who became Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of King Charles XIV John, a former French General. She officially changed her name there to Desideria, a Latin version of her original name... |
François Clary | 8 November 1777 | 17 August 1798 | 5 February 1818 husband's ascession |
8 March 1844 husband's death |
17 December 1860 | Charles III John | |
Josephine of Leuchtenberg Josephine of Leuchtenberg Joséphine of Leuchtenberg was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar I... |
Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la... (Beauharnais House of Beauharnais The House of Beauharnais or Beauharnois is a French noble house. It is now represented by the Duke of Leuchtenberg, descendant in male line of Eugène de Beauharnais.-History:... ) |
14 March 1807 | 19 June 1823 | 8 March 1844 husband's ascession |
8 July 1859 husband's death |
7 June 1876 | Oscar I | |
Louise of the Netherlands Louise of the Netherlands Louise of the Netherlands was the Queen of Sweden and Norway as spouse of King Charles XV of Sweden and IV of Norway.-Birth:... |
Prince Frederick of the Netherlands Prince Frederick of the Netherlands Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau , was the second son of king William I of the Netherlands and his wife, Wilhelmine of Prussia.... (Orange-Nassau House of Orange-Nassau The House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War... ) |
5 August 1828 | 19 June 1850 | 8 July 1859 husband's ascession |
30 March 1871 | Charles IV | ||
Sophia of Nassau |
William, Duke of Nassau William, Duke of Nassau Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg was the father of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Queen Sophia .-Biography:Wilhelm was the eldest son of Frederick... (Nassau-Weilburg) |
9 July 1836 | 6 June 1857 | 18 September 1872 husband's ascession |
26 October 1905 husband's renounce claim after the Union Union between Sweden and Norway The Union between Sweden and Norway , officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, consisted of present-day Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union.... dissolved |
30 December 1913 | Oscar II | |
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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Maud of Wales Maud of Wales Princess Maud of Wales was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII. She was a member of the British Royal Family as the youngest daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark and granddaughter of Queen Victoria and also of Christian IX of Denmark. She was the younger sister of George V... |
Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a German dynasty, the senior line of the Saxon House of Wettin that ruled the Ernestine duchies, including the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.... ) |
26 November 1869 | 22 July 1896 | 18 November 1905 husband's ascession |
20 November 1938 | Haakon VII Haakon VII of Norway Haakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg... |
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Sonja Haraldsen Queen Sonja of Norway Queen Sonja of Norway is the wife of King Harald V of Norway.-Prior to marriage:Sonja was born in Oslo on 4 July 1937 as the daughter of clothing merchant Karl August Haraldsen and Dagny Ulrichsen .Queen Sonja grew up in the district of Vinderen in Oslo and completed her lower secondary schooling... |
Karl August Haraldsen Karl August Haraldsen Karl August Haraldsen was a Norwegian merchant. He was the father of Queen Sonja of Norway, consort of King Harald V of Norway.-Early life:... |
4 July 1937 | 29 August 1968 | 17 January 1991 husband's ascession |
Incumbent | - | Harald V Harald V of Norway Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991... |
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