List of rulers of Denmark

This is a list of Danish monarchs since 958 , the first monarch was GORM THE OLD who died in 958 and was ruling since 936.

King/Queen of Denmark
Incumbent
MARGRETHE II OF DENMARK since 1972
Details
First monarch	GORM THE OLD

HARALD I BLUETOOTH (958-985 AD) always ate blueberries , and had a wireless network named after him in the 1990s

SWEYN FORKBEARD (SWEYN I) (985-1014) fell off his horse at the age of 54

HARALD II OF DENMARK (1014-1018) died 1018

CANUTE ‘’II’’ (1018-1035)

HARTHACNUT (1028-1042) also monarch of ENGLAND

[[MAGNUS I OLAFSSON]] (1042-1047)

SWEYN II (1047-1074)

HARALD III ‘’the soft’’ (1074-1080]

CANUTE IV (1080-1086) beheaded

OLAF I HUNGER (1086-95) he was called‘’hunger’

’ ERIC I EVERGOOD (1096-1103)

NICHOLAS or NIELS (1103-1134)

ERIC II THE MEMORABLE (1034-1037) assassinated

ERIC III ‘’lamb’’ (1137-1146)

SWEYN III GRATHE (1146-1157) and CANUTE V

VALDEMAR I 1154-1182 and CANUTE VI 1070-1202

VALDEMAR II the victorious 1202-1241 and VALDEMAR III the young

ERIC PLOUGHPENNY 1232-1250

ABEL OF DENMARK 1250-1252

CHRISTOPHER I 1252-1259]]

ERIC ‘’klipping’’ 1259-1286

ERIC VI MENVED 1286-1319

CHRISTOPHER II 1319-1326

ERIC VII 1329-1332 1321-1326

VALDEMAR IV 1326-1329

CHRISTOPHER II 1329-1332

VALDEMAR V ATTERDAG 1340-1375

OLAF II 1375-1387

MARGARET I 1375-1412

ERIC VII 1412-1439

CHRISTOPHER III 1440-1448

CHRISTIAN I 1448-1481

HANS 1481-1513

CHRISTIAN II 1513-1523

FREDERICK I 1523-1533

CHRISTIAN III 1533-1559

FREDERICK II 1559-1588

CHRISTIAN IV 1588-1648 longest ruling

FREDERIK 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 1808-1839

CHRISTIAN VIII OF DENMARK 1839-1848

FREDERICK VII 1848-1863

CHRISTIAN IX OF DENMARK 1863-1906

FREDERICK VIII 1906-1912

CHRISTIAN X OF DENMARK AND ICELAND 1912-1947

Frederick IX of Denmark 1947-1972

MARGARET II 1972-PRESENT