List of kings over the Faroe Islands
The list of kings over the Faroe Islands consists of the list of the Norwegian kings and later the Danish kings . It is generally said that the Faroe Islands became a Norwegian fiefdom under Leivur Øssursson at the end of the Viking Age in 1035 . Until the dissolution of the Danish-Norwegian personal union after the Peace of Kiel in 1814, this list is identical to the Norwegian royal series. From the personal union 1380 until today it is identical to the Danish royal series.
The names given are the Faroese names and those kings who were relevant to the Faroe Islands in the event of double reigns and civil wars, as far as this can still be proven today.
Kingdom of Norway
Hárfagraættin
The family of Harald Fairhair (ruled approx. 870–933):
| Surname | Domination |
|---|---|
| Magnus I. (Ólavsson) Góði the Good | 1035-1047 |
| Haraldur III. (Sjúrðarson) Harðráði the tough | 1047-1066 |
| Magnus II. Haraldsson | 1066-1069 |
| Ólavur III. (Haraldsson) Kyrri the Silence | 1067-1093 |
| Magnus III. (Ólavsson) Berføtti barefoot | 1093-1103 |
| Oystein I. Magnusson | 1103-1123 |
| Sjúrður I. (Magnusson) Jorsalfari Jerusalem driver | 1103-1130 |
| Magnus IV. (Sjúrðarson) Blindi the blind | 1130-1135 |
| Haraldur IV. (Magnusson) Gilli the Servant (possibly from Gilla Crist , "Servant of Christ") | 1130-1136 |
| Sjúrður II. Munn | 1136-1155 |
| Ingi I. (Haraldsson) Krókryggur the Hunchback | 1136-1161 |
| Oystein II. Haraldsson | 1142-1157 |
| Hákun II. (Sjúrðarson) Herðabreiði the broad- shouldered | 1157-1162 |
| Magnus V. Erlingsson | 1161-1184 |
Sverrisættin
The family of Sverre , who grew up in Kirkjubøur in the Faroe Islands (r. 1177–1202):
| Surname | Domination |
|---|---|
| Sverri Sjúrðarson | 1177-1202 |
| Hákun III. Sverrisson | 1202-1204 |
| Ingi II. Bárðarson (Black Birkebein King) | 1205-1217 |
| Hákun IV. Hákunarson the Old | 1217-1263 |
| Magnus VI. (Hákunarson) Lógbøtari the law improver | 1263-1280 |
| Egg therapy II. Magnusson | 1280-1299 |
| Hákun V. Magnusson | 1299-1319 |
| Magnus Eriksson | 1319-1355 |
| Hákun VI. Magnusson | 1355-1380 |
Union with Denmark
- Ólavur IV. Hákunarson also Olav III. of Denmark, 1380-1387
Kalmar Union
- Margreta Valdimarsdóttir , 1388-1412
Griffin Dynasty
- Egg cure III. (Erikur av Pomerania) Erich der Pommer , 1389–1442
Wittelsbach dynasty
- Kristoffur av Bayern von Bayern , 1442–1448
Bonde dynasty
Denmark-Norway
Oldenburg dynasty
| Surname | Domination |
|---|---|
| Kristjan I. | 1450-1481 |
| Hans I. | 1481-1513 |
| Kristjan II. | 1513-1523 |
| Fríðrikur I. | 1523-1533 |
| Kristjan III. | 1534-1559 |
| Fríðrikur II. | 1559-1588 |
| Kristjan IV. | 1588-1648 |
| Fríðrikur III. | 1648-1670 |
| Kristjan V. | 1670-1699 |
| Fríðrikur IV. | 1699-1730 |
| Kristjan VI. | 1730-1746 |
| Fríðrikur V. | 1746-1766 |
| Kristjan VII. | 1766-1808 |
| Fríðrikur VI. | 1808-1814 |
Danish government
Oldenburg dynasty
| Surname | Domination |
|---|---|
| Fríðrikur VI. | 1814-1839 |
| Kristjan VIII. | 1839-1848 |
| Fríðrikur VII. | 1848-1863 |
Dynasty of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg family
| Surname | Domination |
|---|---|
| Kristjan IX. | 1863-1906 |
| Fríðrikur VIII. | 1906-1912 |
| Kristjan X. | 1912-1947 |
| Fríðrikur IX. | 1947-1972 |
| Margreta II. | since 1972 |