List of Danish royal consorts
This list of Danish consorts includes each queen consort (wife of a reigning king) and each prince consort (husband of a reigning queen). Due to unions (personal and real), the queens of 1380–1814 (effectively from 1406) were also queens of Norway, and the queens of 1389–1521/23 (effectively from 1406) were also (though with interruptions) queens of Sweden. The Australian-born Mary, wife of King Frederik X, became queen consort on 14 January 2024, following the abdication of Margrethe II.
House of Knýtlinga
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Non-contemporary | Thyra Danebod | Thyra may have been the daughter of one of the regional Danish chiefs, probably from southern Jutland and some sagas claims that Thyra was a daughter of a duke named Klak-Harald. According to the Gesta Danorum Thyra was the daughter of Aethelred, King of England.[1] Presumably Ethelred of Wessex is intended: if Ethelred the Unready, then this is anachronistic. | 9?? (prior to 943) husband's accession | (950)-(958) ? | Gorm | |||
Tove of the Obotrites [2] | Mstivoj | – | January 963 | ? | Harald I | |||
Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden [legendary] | Olof (II) Björnsson (Munsö) | – | 98? | 985/6 husband's death | – | |||
Gunhild of Wenden [legendary] [2][3] | Burislav of Wendland | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | Sweyn I | |||||
Non-contemporary | Sigrid Storråda [legendary] [2][3][4] | Skagul Toste | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | |||||
(name unknown) [2][3][4] | Mieszko I of Poland (Piast) | perhaps identical to one or both of previous | ||||||
Emma of Normandy [2][4] | Richard I, Duke of Normandy (Normandy) | 985 | July 1017 | 12 November 1035 husband's death | 6 March 1052 | Canute II |
House of Estridsen
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Gyda Anundsdotter of Sweden | Anund Jacob of Sweden (Munsö) | – | 1047/48 | 1048/49 | Sweyn II | |||
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir [3] | Sveinn Hákonarson | – | 1050 | 1051/52 marriage annulled | 1060 | |||
Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter | jarl Asbjörn Ulfsen | – | 1076 | 17 April 1080 husband's death | – | Harald III | ||
Adela of Flanders | Robert I, Count of Flanders (Flanders) | 1064 | 17 April 1080 | 10 July 1086 husband's murder | April 1115 | Canute IV | ||
Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway [3][5] | Harald III of Norway (Hardrada) | 1046 | 1070 | 10 July 1086 husband's accession | 18 August 1095 husband's death | 1120 | Olaf I | |
Memorial | Boedil Thurgotsdatter | Earl Thrugot Fagerskind | 1056 | before 1086 | 18 August 1095 husband's accession | 10 July 1103 husband's death | late 1103 | Eric I |
Margaret Fredkulla Ingesdotter of Sweden [2] | Inge I of Sweden (Stenkil) | 1080s | 1105 | 4 November 1130 | Niels | |||
Ulvhild Håkansdotter [3] | Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta) | 1095 | 1130 | 25 June 1134 husband's murder | 1148 | |||
Malmfred Mstislavna of Kiev [2] | Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) | 1105 | 1131 | 4 June 1134 husband's accession | 18 July 1137 husband's murder | after 1137 | Eric II | |
Lutgard of Salzwedel | Rudolf, Margrave of Salzwedels (Udonen) | 1110 | 1144 | 8 August 1146 husband's abdication | 29/30 January 1152 | Eric III | ||
Adela of Meissen | Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (Wettin) | – | 1152 | 23 October 1157 husband's murder | 23 October 1181 | Sweyn III | ||
Helena Sverkersdotter of Sweden | Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker) | 1130s | 1156 | 9 August 1157 husband's murder | after 1157 | Canute V | ||
Sophia of Minsk [6] | Prince Volodar of Minsk (Rurikids) | 1138/41 | 1157 | 12 May 1182 husband's death | 5 May 1198 | Valdemar I | ||
Gertrude of Bavaria [7] | Henry the Lion (Welf) | 1152/55 | February 1177 | 12 May 1182 husband's accession | 1 June 1197 | Canute VI | ||
Non-contemporary | Dagmar of Bohemia [6][7] | Ottokar I of Bohemia (Přemysl) | 1186 | 1205 | 24 May 1212/13 | Valdemar II | ||
reconstructed appearance | Berengaria of Portugal [6][7] | Sancho I of Portugal (Burgundy) | 1191/14 December 1194 | 18/24 May 1214 | 27 March/1 April 1221 | |||
Non-contemporary | Eleanor of Portugal [6][7] | Afonso II of Portugal (Burgundy) | 1211 | 24 June 1229 as junior-queen consort | 13 May 1231 | Valdemar the Young | ||
Jutta of Saxony [7] | Albert I, Duke of Saxony (Ascania) | 1223 | 17 November 1239 | 17 November 1239 as junior-queen consort 28 March 1241 husband's accession as sole king | 10 August 1250 husband's death | before 2 February 1267 | Eric IV | |
Mechtild of Holstein [6][7] | Adolf IV, Count of Holstein (Schaumburg) | 1220/25 | 25 April 1237 | 1 November 1250 husband's accession | 29 June 1252 husband's death | 1288 | Abel | |
Margaret Sambirsdatter [7] | Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania (Sobiesław) | 1230 | 1248 | 25 December 1252 husband's accession | 29 May 1259 husband's death | 1 December 1282 | Christopher I | |
Agnes of Brandenburg [7] | John I, Margrave of Brandenburg (Ascania) | 1257 | 11 November 1273 | 22 November 1286 husband's murder | 29 September 1304 | Eric V | ||
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden [7] | Magnus III of Sweden (Bjelbo) | 1277 | June 1296 | 5 April/15 August 1319 | Eric VI | |||
Euphemia of Pomerania [7] | Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) | 1285 | 1300 | 25 January 1320 husband's accession | 26 July 1330 | Christopher II | ||
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg [7] | Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schauenburg) | 1300 | 1330 as junior-queen consort | 1331 divorce | before 1340 | Eric Christoffersen of Denmark | ||
Interregnum (1332–1340) | ||||||||
Helvig of Schleswig [8][9][7] | Eric II, Duke of Schleswig (Abelslægten) | – | before 4 June 1340 | 1355 enter convent 1374 death | Valdemar IV |
House of Griffin
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Non-contemporary | Philippa of England [2][3][7][8][9] | Henry IV of England (Lancaster) | 4 June 1394 | 26 October 1406 | 7 January 1430 | Eric VII |
House of Palatinate-Neumarkt
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Dorothea of Brandenburg [2][3][8][10][7][9] | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern) | 1430/31 | 12 September 1445 | 6 January 1448 husband's death | 10 November 1495 | Christopher III |
House of Oldenburg
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Picture | Coat of arms | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Louise of Hesse-Kassel [7][8][9][14] | Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse) | 7 September 1817 | 26 May 1842 | 15 November 1863 husband's accession | 29 September 1898 | Christian IX | |||
Louise of Sweden and Norway [7][8][9] | Charles XV of Sweden (Bernadotte) | 31 October 1851 | 28 July 1869 | 29 January 1906 husband's accession | 14 May 1912 husband's death | 20 March 1926 | Frederik VIII | ||
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [7][8][9][15] | Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg) | 24 December 1879 | 26 April 1898 | 14 May 1912 husband's accession | 20 April 1947 husband's death | 28 December 1952 | Christian X | ||
Ingrid of Sweden [7][8][9] | Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (Bernadotte) | 28 March 1910 | 24 May 1935 | 20 April 1947 husband's accession | 14 January 1972 husband's death | 7 November 2000 | Frederik IX | ||
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | André, Count de Laborde de Monpezat (Monpezat) | 11 June 1934 | 10 June 1967 | 14 January 1972 wife's accession[16] | 13 February 2018 | Margrethe II | |||
Mary Donaldson | John Dalgleish Donaldson | 5 February 1972 | 14 May 2004 | 14 January 2024 husband's accession | Incumbent | Living Age: 52 years, 132 days | Frederik X |
Notes and references
- ^ Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum Book IX
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Also Queen consort of Norway.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Also Queen consort of Sweden.
- ^ a b c Also Queen consort of England
- ^ Also Countess consort of Schleswig
- ^ a b c d e f Also Duchess consort of Schleswig.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Also Queen consort of the Wends.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Also Queen consort of the Goths.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Also Queen consort of the Geats.
- ^ 1st time.
- ^ Also Countess consort of Holstein.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Also Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ 2nd time.
- ^ a b c Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.
- ^ Also Queen consort of Iceland
- ^ Was granted an official position of Prince Consort in 2005, renounced the title in 2016.
See also
- List of Danish monarchs
- List of consorts of Schleswig and Holstein
- List of consorts of Oldenburg
- List of Norwegian consorts
- List of Finnish consorts
- List of Swedish consorts
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Danish royal consorts
- Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –)
- Thyra (– 930s – 958(?))
- Gunhild (960s ?)
- Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?)
- Gyrid of Sweden (980s)
- Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡
- Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035)
- Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049)
- Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052)
- Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080)
- Adela of Flanders (1080–1086)
- Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095)
- Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103)
- Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130)
- Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134)
- Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134)
- Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135)
- Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137)
- Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146)
- Adela of Meissen (1152–1157)
- Helena of Sweden (1156–1157)
- Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182)
- Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197)
- Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213)
- Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221)
- Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231)
- Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250)
- Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252)
- Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259)
- Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286)
- Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319)
- Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330)
- Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)
- Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374)
- Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430)
- Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481)
- Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513)
- Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523)
- Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533)
- Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559)
- Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588)
- Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612)
- Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670)
- Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699)
- Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721)
- Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730)
- Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746)
- Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751)
- Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766)
- Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775)
- Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839)
- Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848)
- Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898)
- Louise of Sweden (1906–1912)
- Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947)
- Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972)
- Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018)
- Mary Donaldson (2024–present)
- † also Queen of Norway
- ‡ also Queen of Sweden