List of Norwegian monarchs

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Norwegian monarchs

This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including:

• The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands)
  • The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814)

• The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814)
  • The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343)
  • The Union of Denmark and Norway (1380-1396)

• The Kalmar Union (1397-1536)
  • The United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397-1523)
  • The United Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway (1523-1536)

• The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands (1536-1814)

• The Union of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905)

• The Kingdom of Norway (1905 to present)

The early Viking kings are listed using the name common in historic sources (with the Norwegian name in italics).

Note also that before the Law of Succession was introduced in 1163, the inheritance of the throne was an affair filled with deep conflicts. In many cases, brothers would initially share it.

Contents

1 The Norwegian Kingdom (872-1319) 2 The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) 3 The Union of Denmark and Norway (1380-1396) 4 The Kalmar Union (1397-1814) 5 The Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll (1814) 6 The Union of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905) 7 The Kingdom of Norway (1905 to present) 8 Notes 9 Succession to the Norwegian Throne 10 See also 11 External links

The Norwegian Kingdom (872-1319)

• Harald Fairhair Harald Hårfagre : 872-931
• Eirik Bloodaxe Eirik Blodøks : 931-933
• Håkon the Good Håkon den Gode : 933-959
• Harald Gråfell : 959-976
• Haakon Jarl² Håkon Jarl : 976-995
• Olav Tryggvason¹ : 995-1000
• Svein Forkbeard Svein Tjugeskjegg : 999-1015
• Olav Haraldsson, Saint Olav¹ Sankt Olav / Olav den Hellige : 1015-1028
• Knut the Great Knut den Mektige : 1028-1035
• Magnus the Good Magnus den Gode : 1035-1047
• Harald Hardråde : 1046-1066
• Magnus Haraldsson : 1066-1069
• Olav Kyrre¹ : 1066-1093
• Håkon Magnusson : 1093-1094
• Magnus Barefoot Magnus Berføtt: 1093-1103
• Olav Magnusson¹ : 1103-1110
• Øystein Magnusson : 1103-1123
• Sigurd Jorsalfar : 1103-1130
• Magnus the Blind Magnus Blinde: 1130-1135
• Harald Gille : 1130-1136
• Sigurd Munn : 1136-1155
• Øystein Haraldsson : 1136-1157
• Inge Krokrygg : 1136-1161
• Håkon Herdebrei : 1157-1162
• Magnus Erlingsson : 1161-1184
• Sverre Sigurdsson : 1177-1202
• Håkon Sverreson : 1202-1204
• Guttorm Sigurdsson : 1204
• Inge Bårdsson : 1204-1217
  • Erling Steinvegg : 1204-1207
  • Filippus Simonsson : 1207-1217
• Håkon IV Håkonsson : 1217-1263
• Magnus Lagabøte : 1263-1280
• Eirik Magnusson : 1280-1299
• Håkon V Magnusson : 1299-1319

The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343)

• Magnus Eriksson : 1319-1343
• Håkon VI Magnusson : 1343-1380

The Union of Denmark and Norway (1380-1396)

• Olav IV Håkonsson¹ : 1380-1387

The Kalmar Union (1397-1814)

• Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397-1523):
  • Margaret I (Margrete I) : 1387-1389
  • Eric VII of Pomerania : 1389-1442
  • Christopher III of Bavaria : 1442-1448
  • Carl I of Norway (Karl Knutsson Bonde) : 1449-1450
  • Christian I : 1450-1481
  • Hans : 1481-1513
  • Christian II : 1513-1523

• Denmark and Norway (1523-1536):
  • Frederick I : 1523-1533

• The union with Denmark : 1536-1814
  • Christian III : 1534-1559
  • Frederick II : 1559-1588
  • Christian IV : 1588-1648
  • Frederick III : 1648-1670
  • Christian V : 1670-1699
  • Frederick IV : 1699-1730
  • Christian VI : 1730-1746
  • Frederick V : 1746-1766
  • Christian VII : 1766-1808
  • Frederick VI : 1808-1814

The Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll (1814)

• Christian Frederik: 1814

The Union of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905)

• Carl II of Norway  : 1814-1818
• Carl III Johan of Norway : 1818-1844
• Oscar I of Norway : 1844-1859
• Carl IV of Norway : 1859-1872
• Oscar II of Norway: 1872-1905

The Kingdom of Norway (1905 to present)

• Haakon VII of Norway : 1905-1957
• Olav V of Norway¹ : 1957-1991
• Harald V of Norway : 1991-present

Notes

1. The article Olav covers that recurring Norwegian royal name.
2. Nominally a Danish vassal, but de facto independent

Succession to the Norwegian Throne

1. HRH Crown Prince Haakon (b. 1973)
2. HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra (b. 2004)
3. Princess Märtha Louise (b. 1971)
4. Maud Angelica Behn (b. 2003)
5. Leah Isadora Behn (b. 2005)

See also

• Viceroy of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway
• List of Succession to the Norwegian Throne

• List of Danish monarchs
• List of Swedish monarchs
• List of Icelandic rulers

• Lists of incumbents

External links

• Official site of the Royal Norwegian House (in Norwegian) (http://www.kongehuset.no/)
• in English (http://www.kongehuset.no/default.asp?lang=eng)
• Family tree of the Royal Norwegian House (http://www.kongehuset.no/popup_slektstre_eng.html)
• Kings of Norway (in Norwegian) (http://www.thule.no/~larsd/kongerekka.html)
• Kings of Norway (http://www.moerck.com/norsk/N-KongeriNorge.htm)
• Much material on early kings (in Norwegian) (http://www.arild-hauge.com/konger.htm)fr:Liste des rois de Norvège

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