List of the kings of Norway

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
	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
	Olav II the Saint (995–29 July 1030)	1015-1028

Jellinger dynasty

	Name (life data)	Reign	Remarks
	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
	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
	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
	Magnus VI. lagabætir the lawmaker (May 1, 1238– May 9, 1280)	1263-1280
	Erik II. Magnusson (1268-13 July 1299)	1280-1299
	Håkon V. Magnusson (1270–8 May 1319)	1299-1319

Folkung dynasty

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

Griffin Dynasty

	Name (life data)	Reign	Remarks
	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
	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
	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 I (February 1426-21 May 1481)	1450-1481	King of Denmark King of Sweden
	Johann I (June 5, 1455– February 20, 1513)	1481-1513	King of Denmark King of Sweden
	Christian II (July 1, 1481– January 25, 1559)	1513-1523	King of Denmark King of Sweden
	Friedrich I (October 7, 1471– April 10, 1533)	1523-1533	King of Denmark
	Christian III (August 12, 1503– January 1, 1559)	1534-1559	King of Denmark
	Frederick II (July 1, 1534– April 4, 1588)	1559-1588	King of Denmark
	Christian IV (April 12, 1577– February 28, 1648)	1588-1648	King of Denmark
	Friedrich III. (March 18, 1609 - February 9, 1670)	1648-1670	King of Denmark
	Christian V (April 15, 1646– August 25, 1699)	1670-1699	King of Denmark
	Frederick IV (October 21, 1671– October 12, 1730)	1699-1730	King of Denmark
	Christian VI. (December 10, 1699 - August 6, 1746)	1730-1746	King of Denmark
	Friedrich V (March 31, 1723– January 14, 1766)	1746-1766	King of Denmark
	Christian VII (January 29, 1749– March 13, 1808)	1766-1808	King of Denmark
	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 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 II (October 7, 1748– February 5, 1818)	1814-1818	King of Sweden (as Karl XIII.) 1809–1818

Bernadotte dynasty

	Name (life data)	Reign	Remarks
	Charles III Johann (January 26, 1763– March 8, 1844)	1818-1844	King of Sweden (as Karl XIV. Johann)
	Oskar I. (July 4, 1799– July 8, 1859)	1844-1859	King of Sweden
	Charles IV (May 3, 1826– September 18, 1872)	1859-1872	King of Sweden (as Charles XV)
	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
	Håkon VII (August 3, 1872– September 21, 1957)	1905-1957	Born as Prince Carl von Glücksburg, Prince of Denmark
	Olav V. (July 2, 1903– January 17, 1991)	1957-1991	Born as Prince Alexander Edvard Christian Frederik of Denmark
	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

• Norwegian Succession
• List of British monarchs
• List of the kings of Denmark
• List of kings of Sweden

Web links

• Official royal order of the Norwegian royal family ( Memento from March 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• Official website of the royal family (Norwegian, Sami, English)