List of the kings of Norway

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The list of Norwegian kings traditionally begins with Harald Hårfagre , although he only exercised a certain supremacy over part of western Norway and his kingship differed significantly from the kingship of the Middle Ages.

The dynasties are largely constructed by the saga writers. The secured descent of Harald Hårfagre is shown under his lemma. The term “ Ynglinge ” also comes from constructs of saga literature and cannot be historically proven. Nevertheless, the designations are retained so that the names and assignments commonly used in literature can be followed.

Harald Blauzahn was already the Danish king. In 1389 Norway came under the rule of the Danish kings through the Kalmar Union . They ruled the country in a Danish-Norwegian personal union until 1814 . Since Denmark was on the side of Napoleon Bonaparte , it had to give it over to Sweden after Napoleon's end of Norway . The country was ruled by the Swedish kings in personal union until 1905 before it became independent again through a vote.

The list of kings over the Faroe Islands shows the same kings as this list from 1035 to 1814.

Kingdom of Norway

Ynglinge dynasty

Sources are initially the Ynglingatal from the early and the Háleygjatal from the late 10th century, which found its way into the Latin Nóregs konungatal of the Icelandic chief Jón Loftsson , grandson of Sæmundur inn froði and King Magnus Berføtt , which is also lost. Sæmundur apparently wrote down an older tradition of genealogical skaldic poetry for the first time. The oldest surviving tradition is the anonymous Historia Norwegiæ , which drew from the aforementioned works. There was also the Catalogus regum Norwagensium (lost), from which Theodoricus drew in his Historia de antiquitate regum Norwagiensium .

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Flateyjarbok Haraldr Halfdan.jpg Harald Hårfagre fair hair
(approx. 852–933)
around 870-933
Erik I. Blood ax
(around 885–954)
933-935
Håkon I the Good
(around 920–961)
935-961
Harald II. Grayskin
(? -970)
961-970
Harald Blauzahn
(around 910–1 November 987)
961-987 King of Denmark
Sven Tveskæg Gabelbart
(around 965–3 February 1014)
987-995 King of Denmark
King of England
Olav I. Tryggvason
(968–9 September 1000)
995-1000
Sven Tveskæg Gabelbart 1000-1014 King of Denmark
King of England
Olof Overselo.jpg Olav II the Saint
(995–29 July 1030)
1015-1028

Jellinger dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Canute the Great cropped.jpg Knut II. The Great Store
(around 995–12 November 1035)
1028-1035 King of Denmark
King of England
Sven Alfivason
(1016-1036)
1029-1035 Installed as Jarl by his father Knut and chosen as his successor in Norway, but expelled by Olaf's son Magnus a few months after Knut's death

Ynglinge dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Magnus I the Good
God (around 1024-25 October 1047)
1035-1047 King of Denmark
Harald III. Hardråde the Hard
(1015-25 September 1066)
1047-1066
Magnus II. Haraldsson
(1048-28 April 1069)
1066-1069
Olav III. Cyrre of Silence
(? -1093)
1066-1093
Magnus III. Berrføtt Barefoot
(approx. 1073-13 August 1103)
1093-1103 King of the Isle of Man
Olaf (IV.) Magnusson
(around 1099–22 December 1115)
1103-1115
Oeystein.jpg Øystein I. Magnusson
(around 1088–29 August 1123)
1103-1123
Sigurd I. Jórsalafari Jerusalem
driver (around 1090–26 March 1130)
1103-1130 King of the Isle of Man
Civil War 1130–1163
Magnus IV. Sigurdsson the Blind
(around 1115–12 November 1139)
1130-1135
Harald IV. Gille
(around 1103-14 December 1136)
1130-1136
Sigurd II. Munn
(approx. 1132-10 June 1155)
1136-1155
Inge I. Krogrygg
(1135–4 February 1161)
1136-1161
Øystein II. Haraldsson
(around 1125-21 August 1157)
1142-1157
Håkon II Herdebrei
(1147–7 July 1162)
1159-1162
Magnus V. Erlingsson
(1156-15 June 1184)
1161-1184
Øystein III. Møyla
(1157-1177)
1176-1177

Sverre dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Sverre Sigurdsson
(1151–8 March 1202)
1177 / 1184-1202 King of the Birkebeiner party
Jon Kuvlung
(? –1188)
1185-1188 King of the Kuvlunge Army
Inge (II.) Magnusson
(? –1202)
1196-1202 King of the Baglers Party
Håkon III. Sverresson
(around / after 1170–1 January 1204)
1202-1204
Civil war between Birkebeinern and Baglern 1204–1217
Guttorm Sigurdsson (Birkebeinerkönig)
(1199–11 August 1204)
1204
Erling Steinvegg (Baglerkönig)
(? - March 1207)
1204-1207
Inge II. Bårdsson (Birkebein King )
(1185–23 April 1217)
1204-1217
Philipp Simonsson (Bagler
King) (? –1217)
1207-1217
Håkon IV. Håkonsson the Old
(1204–16 December 1263)
1217-1263 Together with Skule Bårdsson and son Håkon Håkonsson unge
Hertugskule.jpg Skule Bårdsson
(1189–24 May 1240)
1239-1240 Together with Håkon IV. Håkonsson and Håkon Håkonsson unge
Håkon (V.) Håkonsson unge
(November 11, 1232– May 5, 1257)
1240-1257 Together with Skule Bårdsson and father Håkon Håkonsson
Magnusgirlovene.jpg Magnus VI. lagabætir the lawmaker
(May 1, 1238– May 9, 1280)
1263-1280
Eirik Magnusson.JPG Erik II. Magnusson
(1268-13 July 1299)
1280-1299
Haakon Magnussens segl-013.jpg Håkon V. Magnusson
(1270–8 May 1319)
1299-1319

Folkung dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Kung Magnus Erikssons domsigill.jpg Magnus VII Eriksson
(1316–1 December 1374)
1319-1355 King of Sweden (as Magnus II)
Håkon VI. Magnusson
(around 1341-1380)
1355-1380
Olaf IV
(December 1370-23 August 1387)
1380-1387 in personal union King of Denmark (as Oluf II.)

Kalmar Union

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Margrete 1.jpg Interregnum
regent: Margaret I
(1353–28 October 1412)
1380 / 1388-1412 Queen of Denmark
Queen of Sweden

Griffin Dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Eryk I Pomorski Darłowo.jpg Erik III. , Erich der Pommer
(around 1382–1459)
1389/1396 / 1412-1439 / 1442 King of Denmark
King of Sweden

Wittelsbach dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Christopher of Bavaria.jpg Christoph of Bavaria
(February 26, 1416– January 5, 1448)
1439 / 1442-1448 King of Denmark (as Christoffer III.)
King of Sweden

Bonde dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Karl Knutsson Bonde.jpg Charles I
(1408 or 1409– May 15, 1470)
1449-1450 King of Sweden (as Charles VIII)

Union with Denmark

Oldenburg dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Christian 1 of Denmark.jpg Christian I
(February 1426-21 May 1481)
1450-1481 King of Denmark
King of Sweden
Kong-Hans-1.JPG Johann I
(June 5, 1455– February 20, 1513)
1481-1513 King of Denmark
King of Sweden
ChristianII.1523.JPG Christian II
(July 1, 1481– January 25, 1559)
1513-1523 King of Denmark
King of Sweden
Frederik I of Denmark.jpg Friedrich I
(October 7, 1471– April 10, 1533)
1523-1533 King of Denmark
Christian III of Denmark.jpg Christian III
(August 12, 1503– January 1, 1559)
1534-1559 King of Denmark
Frederik 2.jpg Frederick II
(July 1, 1534– April 4, 1588)
1559-1588 King of Denmark
Kristian IV av Danmark, malning av Pieter Isaacsz 1611-1616.jpg Christian IV
(April 12, 1577– February 28, 1648)
1588-1648 King of Denmark
Frederik 3.jpg Friedrich III.
(March 18, 1609 - February 9, 1670)
1648-1670 King of Denmark
Christian V of Denmark.jpg Christian V
(April 15, 1646– August 25, 1699)
1670-1699 King of Denmark
Frederik 4.jpg Frederick IV
(October 21, 1671– October 12, 1730)
1699-1730 King of Denmark
Christianvi.jpg Christian VI.
(December 10, 1699 - August 6, 1746)
1730-1746 King of Denmark
1723 Frederik.JPG Friedrich V
(March 31, 1723– January 14, 1766)
1746-1766 King of Denmark
Christianviidenmark.jpg Christian VII
(January 29, 1749– March 13, 1808)
1766-1808 King of Denmark
Fiedrichvidenmark.jpg Friedrich VI.
(January 28, 1768 - December 3, 1839)
1808-1814 King of Denmark 1808–1839

Independent Kingdom of Norway 1814

Oldenburg dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Christian Frederik JL Lund.jpg Christian Friedrich
(September 18, 1786– January 20, 1848)
May 17, 1814 to October 10, 1814 King of Denmark (as Christian VIII) 1839–1848

Union with Sweden

Holstein-Gottorp dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Charles XIII of Sweden.jpg Charles II
(October 7, 1748– February 5, 1818)
1814-1818 King of Sweden (as Karl XIII.) 1809–1818

Bernadotte dynasty

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Jean Baptiste Bernadotte.jpg Charles III Johann
(January 26, 1763– March 8, 1844)
1818-1844 King of Sweden (as Karl XIV. Johann)
OskarI.-Sweden-Norway.jpg Oskar I.
(July 4, 1799– July 8, 1859)
1844-1859 King of Sweden
Karl XV 1865 fotograferad av Mathias Hansen.jpg Charles IV
(May 3, 1826– September 18, 1872)
1859-1872 King of Sweden (as Charles XV)
Oskar2sweden-3.jpg Oskar II
(January 21, 1829– December 8, 1907)
1872-1905 King of Sweden

Independent Kingdom of Norway

Dynasty of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg family

Kings

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Haakon7.jpg Håkon VII
(August 3, 1872– September 21, 1957)
1905-1957 Born as Prince Carl von Glücksburg, Prince of Denmark
Olav V of Norway.jpg Olav V.
(July 2, 1903– January 17, 1991)
1957-1991 Born as Prince Alexander Edvard Christian Frederik of Denmark
Harald V Norway-Agencia Brasil.jpg Harald V.
(born February 21, 1937)
since 1991

Norwegian Succession

  1. HRH Crown Prince Håkon (* 1973 )
  2. 00HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra (* 2004 )
  3. 00Prince Sverre Magnus (* 2005 )
  4. Princess Märtha Louise (* 1971 )
  5. 00Maud Angelica Behn (* 2003 )
  6. 00Leah Isadora Behn (* 2005)
  7. 00Emma Tallulah Behn (* 2008 )

See also

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