User:Thhist/List of Norwegian monarchs

The coat of arms of the Kings of Norway since 1280.

Harald V, King of Norway since 1991, together with Queen Sonja in 2010.

The list of Norwegian monarchs begins in 872, the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victor Harald Fairhair united many of the Norwegian petty kingdoms into a single kingdom. Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway. Harald was thus the founder of the first royal house on Norway's throne, the so-called Fairhair dynasty. Although this house became patrilineally extinct already when Harald's grandson Harald II died in 970, most of the Norwegian monarchs until 1387 have traditionally been regarded as part of the Fairhair dynasty. Modern scholars have however largely rejected this view, and shifted towards seeing the later kings as forming their own dynasties, the most important which were the Hardrada dynasty and Sverre dynasty.

Aside from short periods under the Danish king in the late 10th and early 11th century, Norway was ruled as an independent kingdom until the 14th century. In addition to sporadic conflicts between individual kings and branches, the rivalry over the Norwegian kingship was most dividing between 1130 and 1240, during what is known as the civil war era. During this period, the two parties called the Birkebeiner (rioting commoners) and Bagler (members of the Norwegian nobility) fought over the kingship, although the Birkebeiner generally held most power and ultimately prevailed.

In 1387, Norway became part of the so-called Kalmar Union, in which Norway, Denmark and Sweden were united under the same monarch. Norway's throne was inherited by the Danish king Christian I in 1450, and thereafter possessed by Copenhagen-based monarchs until 1814, bringing the kingdoms of Norway and of Denmark into a personal union, known as Denmark–Norway. Norway finally gained constitutional independence with a constitutional monarchy in 1814, ending the absolutism of 1660, and elected the Danish king's son, the Christian Frederick, as Norway's king. After several months, however, the king was forced to abdicate, and the throne was given to Charles XIII of Sweden (Charles II in Norway), which brought the kingdoms of Norway and of Sweden into a personal union, the Union between Sweden and Norway. In 1905, the union ended, and Norway has since then been ruled by members of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Especially between 1450 and 1905, the Danish and Swedish kings of Norway possessed and used several other titles, among others King of the Goths, King of the Wends, Duke to Sleswick, Duke to Holsatia, Prince to Rügen, and Count to Oldenburg. They called themselves "King to Norway" (Konge til Norge), indicating that the country was theirs, usually with the style His Royal Majesty. With the introduction of the constitutional monarchy in 1814, the traditional style "by God's Grace" was extended to "by God's Grace and after the Kingdom's Constitution", but was only briefly in use. The last king to use the style "by God's Grace" was Haakon VII, who died in 1957. The King's title today is formally "Norway's King" (Norges Konge), indicating that he is the country's king, with the style "His Majesty". A construction like "King of Norway" (Konge av Norge) is formally incorrect in Norwegian.

Rulers of Norway

P	Period of rulership
I	Independent period
D	Union with Denmark
S	Union with Sweden
DS	Union with Denmark and Sweden
R	Interregnum

Fairhair dynasty

Main article: Fairhair dynasty

Besides becoming sole king after his father's death, Eric Bloodaxe was king jointly with his father for three years before his death. After Harald's death, Eric ruled as "overking" of his brothers, who also held status as kings and had control over certain regions. Harald Greycloak also ruled as "overking" of his brothers. All dates for the kings of the Fairhair dynasty are approximate and/or just scholarly estimates. Slight differences might therefore occur between different sources. The following table uses the dates given in Norsk biografisk leksikon/Store norske leksikon.

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Harald I Fairhair c. 872 –932		c. 850/860 Son of Halfdan the Black and Ragnhild	c. 932 Rogaland	Inherited petty kingdom from his father Subdued rival Norwegian petty kingdoms in his unification of Norway
I	Eric I Haraldsson Bloodaxe c. 929–934		c. 895 Son of Harald I and Ragnhild Eriksdotter	c. 952/4 England	Succeeded his father Harald I Driven out of Norway by a revolt
I	Haakon I Haraldsson the Good c. 934–961		c. 915–920 Håkonshella, Hordaland Son of Harald I and Tora Mosterstong	c. 961 Håkonshella, Hordaland	Usurped the throne from his brother Eric I Lethally wounded in the Battle of Fitjar by the sons of Eric I
I	Harald II Ericsson Greycloak c. 961–970	–	c. 935 Son of Eric I and Gunnhild Gormsdatter	c. 970 Limfjord, Denmark	Usurped the throne from his uncle Haakon I, with Harald Bluetooth Killed in Denmark by Earl Haakon Sigurdsson

Danish rule

Main articles: House of Knýtlinga and Earls of Lade

The Danish king Harald Bluetooth had himself hailed as king of Norway after the Battle of Fitjar (c. 961). Besides gaining direct control of Viken in south-eastern Norway, he let Harald Greycloak rule the rest of Norway as king, nominally under himself. Harald Bluetooth later switched his support to Harald Greycloak's rival, Haakon Sigurdsson, Earl of Lade, who eventually captured Harald Greycloak's kingdom. Haakon thereafter ruled Norway (except Viken), at first nominally under Harald. All dates are estimates and subject to interpretations. Haakon is generally held as the ruler of Norway from 970 to 995.

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
D	Harald Bluetooth 961 – c. 980 (de jure)		c. 925/35 Son of Gorm the Old and Thyra	987 latest Jomsborg	Gained overlordship of Norway after the Battle of Fitjar Direct control limited to Viken Gradually lost effective control
R	Earl Haakon Sigurdsson 965/70–995 (de facto)		c. 935 Trondheim Son of Sigurd Haakonsson and Bergljot Toresdatter	995 Rimul	Captured the realm ruled by Harald II Nominally earl under Harald Bluetooth at first Betrayed and killed upon arrival of Olaf I

Fairhair dynasty, Vigen branch

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Olaf I Tryggvason 995–1000		968 Son of Tryggve Olafsson and Astrid Eiriksdottir	c. 1000 Svolder	Gained control of Norway after the death of Earl Haakon Sigurdsson Killed in the Battle of Svolder

Danish rule (restored)

After the Battle of Svolder, the Danes recaptured Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard. As before, the Danes controlled the petty kingdoms of Viken as vassals, while the two Earls of Lade, Eric Haakonsson and Sweyn Haakonsson, ruled Western Norway and Trøndelag, nominally as earls under Sweyn. Eric is generally held as the de facto ruler of Norway from 1000 to 1015, together with his brother Sweyn, a lesser known figure, with whom he shared his power.

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
D	Sweyn Forkbeard 1000–1013 (de jure)		c. 960 Son of Harald Bluetooth and Tove of the Obotrites	3 February 1014 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England	Gained overlordship of Norway after the Battle of Svolder Direct control limited to Viken Killed in England
R	Earl Eric Haakonsson 1000–1015 (de facto)		c. 964 Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Gunhild Mieszcosdatter	c. 1024 England	Control of Norway except Viken Nominally earl under Sweyn Forkbeard
R	Earl Sweyn Haakonsson 1000–1015 (de facto)		c. 970 Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Thora Skagesdatter	c. 1016 Russia	Control of Norway except Viken Nominally earl under Sweyn Forkbeard Defeated in the Battle of Nesjar

Fairhair dynasty, Vestfold branch

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Olaf II Haraldsson the Saint Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae 1015–1028		c. 995 Ringerike Son of Harald Grenske and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter	29 July 1030 Stiklestad aged 44–45	Gained control of Norway after the Battle of Nesjar Killed in the Battle of Stiklestad

Dnaish rule (restored, second time)

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
D	Cnut the Great 1028–1035		c. 995 Son of Sweyn Forkbeard	12 November 1035 Shaftesbury, England	Gained overlordship of Norway after the Battle of Stiklestad
R	Earl Haakon Ericsson 1028–1029 (de facto)		c. 998 Son of Eric Haakonsson and Gytha Svendsdatter	1029 Pentland Firth	Appointed earl and regent by Cnut the Great
D	Sweyn Knutsson (with Ælfgifu) 1030–1035		c. 1015 Son of Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northampton	c. 1035	Appointed king and regent by his father Cnut the Great Driven out of Norway by chieftains loyal to Olaf II

Fairhair dynasty, Vestfold branch (restored)

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Magnus I Olafsson the Good 1035–1047		c. 1024 Son of Olaf II and Alfhild	25 October 1047 Zealand, Denmark (age 25)	Proclaimed king (as minor) by chieftains loyal to his father Olaf II

Hardrada dynasty

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Harald III Sigurdsson Hardrada 1046–1066		c. 1015 Ringerike, Norway Son of Sigurd Syr and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter	25 September 1066 Stamford Bridge, England (age 50–51)	Accepted as co-king with Magnus I
I	Magnus II Haraldsson 1066–1069		c. 1049 Son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter	28 April 1069 Nidaros, Norway (age 19–20)	Succeeded his father Harald III, with brother Olaf III Predeceased Olaf III
I	Olaf III Haraldsson Kyrre 1067–1093		c. 1050 Son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter	22 September 1093 Haukbø, Ranrike (now Håkeby, Sweden) (age 42–43)	Succeeded his father Harald III, with brother Magnus II
I	Haakon Magnusson Toresfostre 1093–1095		c. 1069 Son of Magnus II	1095 Dovrefjell (age 25–26)	Proclaimed king at the Øyrating upon the death of his uncle Olaf III, with rival/co-ruler Magnus III Predeceased Magnus III
I	Magnus III Olafsson Barefoot 1093–1103		c. 1073 Son of Olaf III and Tora Arnesdatter	24 August 1103 Ulster, Ireland (age 29–30)	Proclaimed king at the Borgarting upon the death of his father Olaf III, initially with rival/co-ruler Haakon Magnusson
I	Olaf Magnusson 1103–1115		c. 1098 Son of Magnus III and Sigrid Saxesdatter	22 December 1115 Nidaros, Norway (age 16–17)	Succeeded his father Magnus III, with brothers Eystein I and Sigurd I Predeceased Eystein I and Sigurd I
I	Eystein I Magnusson 1103–1123		c. 1088 Son of Magnus III	29 August 1123 Hustad, Fræna (age 34–35)	Succeeded his father Magnus III, with brothers Olaf and Sigurd I Predeceased Sigurd I
I	Sigurd I Magnusson the Crusader 1103–1130		c. 1089 Son of Magnus III and Tora	26 March 1130 Oslo (age 40–41)	Succeeded his father Magnus III, with brothers Olaf and Eystein I
I	Magnus IV Sigurdsson the Blind 1130–1135 1137–1139		c. 1115 Son of Sigurd I and Borghild Olavsdatter	12 November 1139 Holmengrå (age 23–23)	Succeeded his father Sigurd I, with Harald IV, claimed uncle Deposed by Harald IV, reinstated after his death Killed in the Battle of Holmengrå

Gille dynasty

Main article: Gille dynasty

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Harald IV Magnusson Gille 1130–1136	–	c. 1102 Ireland/Hebrides Claimed son of Magnus III	14 December 1136 Bergen (age 32–33)	Recognised as brother by Sigurd I, succeeded with claimed nephew Magnus IV Assassinated by pretender Sigurd Slembe
I	Sigurd II Haraldsson Munn 1136–1155	–	c. 1133 Son of Harald IV and Thora Guttormsdatter	10 June 1155 Bergen (age 21–22)	Succeeded his father Harald IV, with brother Inge I Killed by Inge I
I	Inge I Haraldsson the Hunchback 1136–1161	–	c. 1135 Son of Harald IV and Ingrid of Sweden	4 February 1161 Oslo (age 25–26)	Succeeded his father Harald IV, with brother Sigurd II Killed by chieftains loyal to Haakon II
I	Eystein II Haraldsson 1142–1157	–	c. 1125 Shetland/Orkney/Hebrides Son of Harald IV and Biadoc	21 August 1157 Ranrike (now Bohuslän) (age 31–32)	Accepted as co-king by brothers Sigurd II and Inge I, with brother Magnus Haraldsson Killed by Inge I
I	Magnus Haraldsson 1142–1145	–	c. 1135 Son of Harald IV	c. 1145 Norway	Accepted as co-king by brothers Sigurd II and Inge I, with brother Eystein II Predeceased Sigurd II, Inge I and Eystein II
I	Haakon II Sigurdsson the Broadshouldered 1157–1162	–	c. 1147 Son of Sigurd II and Thora	7 July 1162 Sekken, Romsdalen (age 14–15)	Proclaimed king (as minor) in opposition to Inge I by chieftains loyal to his father Sigurd II and uncle Eystein II Killed by chieftains loyal to Magnus V

Hardrada dynasty (restored), cognatic branch

Main article: Hardrada dynasty

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Magnus V Erlingsson 1161–1184	–	c. 1156 Son of Erling Skakke and Kristin Sigurdsdatter	15 June 1184 Fimreite (age 27–28)	Proclaimed king (as minor) in opposition to Haakon II by chieftains loyal to Inge I Killed by Sverre Sigurdsson

Sverre dynasty

Main article: Sverre dynasty

P	Name, reign	Portrait	Birth	Death	Comments	Sources
I	Sverre Sigurdsson 1184–1202		c. 1151 Bergen Claimed son of Sigurd II and Gunnhild	9 March 1202 Bergen (age 50–51)	Usurped the throne from Magnus V
I	Haakon III Sverresson 1202–1204	–	Before 1185 Son of Sverre	1 January 1204 Bergen	Succeeded his father Sverre
I	Guttorm Sigurdsson 1204	–	c. 1199 Son of Sigurd Lavard	11 August 1204 Nidaros (age 4–5)	Succeeded his uncle Haakon III

Gille dynasty, cognatic branch

Main article: Gille dynasty

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
I	Inge II Bårdsson 1204–1217	–	c. 1185 Rissa son of Bård Guttormsson and Cecilia Sigurdsdatter	never married	23 April 1217 Nidaros aged 31–32

Sverre dynasty

Main article: Sverre dynasty

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
I	Haakon IV Haakonsson Haakon the Old 1217–1263		c. 1204 Folkenborg illegitimate son of Haakon III and Inga of Varteig	Margrete Skulesdatter 25 May 1225 Bergen four children	16 December 1263 Kirkwall aged 58–59
I	Haakon Haakonsson Haakon the Young 1240–1257		10 November 1232 Bergen second son of Haakon IV and Margrete Skulesdatter	Rikissa Birgersdotter c. 1251 Oslo one son	5 May 1257 Tønsberg aged 24
I	Magnus VI Haakonsson Magnus the Law-mender 1257–1280		1 May 1238 Tønsberg third son of Haakon IV and Margrete Skulesdatter	Ingeborg of Denmark 11 September 1261 Bergen four sons	9 May 1280 Bergen aged 42
I	Eric II Magnusson 1273–1299		c. 1268 Bergen third son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark	(1) Margaret of Scotland September 1281 Bergen one daughter (2) Isabel Bruce bef. 25 September 1293 Bergen one daughter	15 July 1299 Bergen aged 30–31
I	Haakon V Magnusson 1299–1319		10 April 1270 Tönsberg fourth son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark	(1) Isabelle de Joigny 1295 no issues (2) Euphemia of Rügen c. 1299 one daughter	8 May 1319 Tunsberg aged 49

House of Bjelbo

Main article: House of Bjelbo

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
S	Magnus VII Eriksson August 1319– 15 August 1343 (deposed)		c. 1316 Norway or Stockholm only son of Eric, Duke of Södermanland and Ingeborg of Norway	Blanche of Namur 5 November 1335 Bohus Castle two sons	1 December 1374 Lyngholmen aged 58
S	Haakon VI Magnusson 1343–1380		15 August 1340 Sweden second son of Magnus IV and Blanche of Namur	Margaret of Denmark 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady one son	11 September 1380 Akershus Castle aged 40
I
D	Olaf IV Haakonsson 1380–1387	Non-contemporary	December 1370 Akershus Castle only son of Haakon VI of Norway and Margaret I	never married	23 August 1387 Falsterbo Castle aged 16

House of Estridsen

Main article: House of Estridsen

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
DS	Margaret 1380–1412 (de facto)		c.  1353 Vordingborg Castle youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig	Haakon VI of Norway 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady one son	28 October 1412 Ship on Flensburg Fjord aged 58–59

House of Pomerania

Main article: House of Pomerania

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
I	Eric III 8 September 1389–1442 (deposed) with Sigurd Jonsson		c. 1381/82 Rügenwalde Castle only son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Philippa of England 26 October 1406 Lund Cathedral no issue	3 May 1459 Rügenwalde Castle aged 76–78
DS

House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

Main article: House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
DS	Christopher 4 June 1442– 5/6 January 1448		26 February 1416 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz fifth son of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt and Catherine of Pomerania	Dorothea of Brandenburg 12 September 1445 Copenhagen no issue	5/6 January 1448 Kärnan Castile aged 31
R	Interregnum (1448–1449) Sigurd Jonsson as regent

House of Bonde

Main article: House of Bonde

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
S	Charles I 20 November 1449– June 1450 (abdicated)		5 October 1409 Ekholmen Castle only son of Knut Tordsson Bonde and Margareta Karlsdotter Sparre	(1) Birgitta Bielke before 1 March 1429 two children (2) Katarina Gumsehuvud 5 October 1438 Stockholm nine children (3) Christina Abrahamsdotter c. 1470 Stockholm Castle two children	14 May 1470 Stockholm Castle aged 60

House of Oldenburg

Main article: House of Oldenburg

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
DS	Christian I 2 August 1450– 21 May 1481		February 1426 Oldenburg eldest son of Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg and Helvig of Schauenburg	Dorothea of Brandenburg 28 October 1449 Church of Our Lady five children	21 May 1481 Copenhagen Castle aged 55
R	Interregnum (1481–1483) Jon Svaleson Smør as regent
DS	John 20 July 1483– 20 February 1513		2 February 1455 Aalborghus Castle third son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg	Christina of Saxony 6 September 1478 Copenhagen five children	20 February 1513 Aalborghus Castle aged 58
DS	Christian II 22 July 1513–1523 (deposed)		1 July 1481 Nyborg Castle second son of John and Christina of Saxony	Isabella of Austria 12 August 1515 Copenhagen six children	25 January 1559 Kalundborg Castle aged 77
D
D	Frederick I 1523–1533		7 October 1471 Haderslevhus Castle fourth son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg	(1) Anna of Brandenburg 10 April 1502 Stendal two children (2) Sophie of Pomerania 9 October 1518 Kiel Castle six children	10 April 1533 Gottorp Castle aged 61
R	Interregnum (1533–1537) Olav Engelbrektsson as regent
D	Christian III 1537– 1 January 1559		12 August 1503 Gottorp Castle only son of Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg	Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg 29 October 1525 Lauenburg Castle five children	1 January 1559 Koldinghus Castle aged 55
D	Frederick II 1559–1588		1 July 1534 Haderslevhus Castle eldest son of Christian III and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg	Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 20 July 1572 Copenhagen eight children	4 April 1588 Antvorskov Castle aged 53
D	Christian IV 4 April 1588– 28 February 1648		12 April 1577 Frederiksborg Palace eldest son of Frederick II and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow	(1) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg 27 November 1597 Haderslevhus Castle seven children (2) Kirsten Munk 31 December 1615 Copenhagen twelve children	28 February 1648 Rosenborg Castle aged 70
D	Frederick III 1 May 1648– 9 February 1670		18 March 1609 Haderslevhus Castle third son of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg	Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1 October 1643 Glücksburg Castle eight children	9 February 1670 Copenhagen Castle aged 60
D	Christian V 9 February 1670– 25 August 1699		15 April 1646 Duborg Castle eldest son of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel 25 June 1667 Nykøbing Castle eight children	25 August 1699 Copenhagen Castle aged 53
D	Frederick IV 25 August 1699– 12 October 1730		11 October 1671 Copenhagen Castle eldest son of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel	(1) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 5 December 1695 Copenhagen five children (2) Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg 6 September 1703 one son (3) Anne Sophie Reventlow 4 April 1721 Copenhagen three children	12 October 1730 Odense Palace aged 59
D	Christian VI 12 October 1730– 6 August 1746		30 November 1699 Copenhagen Castle second son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow	Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 7 August 1721 Pretzsch Castle three children	6 August 1746 Hirschholm Palace aged 46
D	Frederick V 6 August 1746– 14 January 1766		31 March 1723 Copenhagen Castle only son of Christian VI and Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach	(1) Louise of Great Britain 11 December 1743 Altona five children (2) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 8 July 1752 Frederiksborg Palace one son	14 January 1766 Christiansborg Palace aged 42
D	Christian VII 14 January 1766– 13 March 1808		29 January 1749 Christiansborg Palace second son of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain	Caroline Matilda of Great Britain 8 November 1766 Christiansborg Palace two children	13 March 1808 Rendsburg aged 59
D	Frederick VI 13 March 1808– 7 February 1814 (abdicated)		28 January 1768 Christiansborg Palace only son of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales	Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel 31 July 1790 Gottorp Castle eight children	3 December 1839 Amalienborg Palace aged 70
R	Interregnum (7 February 1814–17 May 1814) Christian Frederick as regent
I	Christian Frederick 17 May 1814– 14 August 1814 (abdicated)		18 September 1786 Christiansborg Palace eldest son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	(1) Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 21 June 1806 Ludwigslust Castle two sons (2) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 22 May 1815 Augustenborg Palace no issues	20 January 1848 Amalienborg Palace aged 61
R	Interregnum (14 August 1814–4 November 1814) Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz as Prime Minister

House of Holstein-Gottorp

Main article: House of Holstein-Gottorp

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
S	Charles II 4 November 1814– 5 February 1818		7 October 1748 Stockholm Palace second son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia	Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp 7 July 1774 Stockholm Cathedral two children	5 February 1818 Stockholm Palace aged 69

House of Bernadotte

Main article: House of Bernadotte

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
S	Charles III John 5 February 1818– 8 March 1844		26 January 1763 Pau son of Jean Henri Bernadotte and Jeanne de Saint Vincent	Désirée Clary 17 August 1798 Sceaux one son	8 March 1844 Stockholm Palace aged 81
S	Oscar I 8 March 1844– 8 July 1859		4 July 1799 Paris only son of Charles III John and Désirée Clary	Josephine of Leuchtenberg 19 June 1823 Stockholm Cathedral five children	8 July 1859 Stockholm Palace aged 60
S	Charles IV 8 July 1859– 18 September 1872		3 May 1826 Stockholm Palace eldest son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg	Louise of the Netherlands 19 June 1850 Stockholm Cathedral two children	18 September 1872 Malmö aged 46
S	Oscar II 18 September 1872– 7 June 1905 or 26 October 1905		21 January 1829 Stockholm Palace third son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg	Sophia of Nassau 6 June 1857 Biebrich Palace four children	8 December 1907 Stockholm Palace aged 78
R	Interregnum (7 June/26 October 1905–18 November 1905) Christian Michelsen as Prime Minister

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Main article: House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

In 1905 Prince Carl of Denmark was elected King of Norway and took the name Haakon VII for himself and Olav for his son.

P	Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
I	Haakon VII 18 November 1905– 21 September 1957		3 August 1872 Charlottenlund Palace second son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden	Maud of Wales 22 July 1896 Buckingham Palace one son	21 September 1957 Royal Palace, Oslo aged 85
I	Olav V 21 September 1957– 17 January 1991		2 July 1903 Sandringham House only son of Haakon VII and Maud of Wales	Märtha of Sweden 21 March 1929 Oslo Cathedral three children	17 January 1991 The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen aged 87
I	Harald V 17 January 1991– present		21 February 1937 Skaugum only son of Olav V and Märtha of Sweden	Sonja Haraldsen 29 August 1968 Oslo Cathedral two children	Incumbent

See also

• Kings of Norway family tree
• Line of succession to the Norwegian Throne
• List of Norwegian consorts
• Monarchy of Norway
• Pretenders to the Norwegian throne
• Regents of Norway
• Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs
• Royal coronations in Norway
• Viceroy of Norway

Notes and references

General references

• "List of Norwegian kings" (in Norwegian). The Royal Court. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
• Carlyle, Thomas (1875). The Early Kings of Norway: Also an Essay on the Portraits of John Knox. Chapman and Hall. ISBN 978-1-4068-4287-6. Retrieved 2008-06-15.

Notes

External links

• Official site of the Norwegian Royal House
• Aftenposten: The Royals (News.)

Norway Monarchs