Friday, July 07, 2006

List of Norwegian Monarchs

The Norwegian Kingdom (c. 890-1319)

Kings of the Fairhair dynasty:

Harald Fairhair Harald Hårfagre : c. 890-c. 930
Eirik Bloodaxe Eirik Blodøks : c. 930-934, son of Harald Fairhair
Håkon the Good Håkon den Gode : 934-961, son of Harald Fairhair
Harald Gråfell : 961-976, son of Eirik Bloodaxe
Haakon Jarl Håkon Jarl : 976-995, son of Sigurd Haakonsson, Earl of Lade
Olaf Tryggvason : 995-1000, son of Tryggve Olafsson, and great-grandson of Harald Fairhair
Svein Forkbeard Svein Tjugeskjegg : 999-1015, son of Harald Bluetooth, K. of Denmark
Olaf Haraldsson, Saint Olav Sankt Olav / Olav den Hellige : 1015-1028, son of Harald Grenske, and great-great grandson of Harald Fairhair
Knut the Great Knut den Mektige : 1028-1035, son of Svein Forkbeard
Magnus the Good Magnus den Gode : 1035-1047, son of St. Olav
Harald Hardråde : 1046-1066, half-brother of St. Olav
Magnus Haraldsson : 1066-1069, son of Harald Hardråde
Olaf Kyrre : 1066-1093, son of Harald Hardråde
Håkon Magnusson : 1093-1094, son of Magnus Haraldsson
Magnus Barefoot Magnus Berføtt: 1093-1103, son of Olaf Kyrre
Olaf Magnusson : 1103-1115, son of Magnus Barefoot
Øystein Magnusson : 1103-1123, son of Magnus Barefoot
Sigurd Jorsalfar : 1103-1130, son of Magnus Barefoot
Magnus the Blind Magnus Blinde: 1130-1135, son of Sigurd Jorsalfar
Harald Gille : 1130-1136, half-brother of Sigurd Jorsalfar
Sigurd Slembe : 1135-1139, rival king
Sigurd Munn : 1136-1155, son of Harald Gille
Øystein Haraldsson : 1142(/1136)-1157, son of Harald Gille
Inge Krokrygg : 1136-1161, son of Harald Gille
Håkon Herdebrei : 1157-1162, son of Sigurd Munn
Magnus Erlingsson : 1161-1184, son of Erling Skakke and the daughter of Sigurd Jorsalfar
Sigurd Markusfostre : 1162-1163, rival king
Eystein Meyla : 1174-1177, rival king
Sverre Sigurdsson : 1177-1202, son of Unås, claimed to be a son of Sigurd Munn
Jon Kuvlung : 1185-1188, rival king
Sigurd Magnusson : 1193-1194, rival king
Inge Magnusson : 1196-1202, rival king
Håkon Sverreson : 1202-1204, son of Sverre Sigurdsson
Guttorm Sigurdsson : 1204, grandson of Sverre Sigurdsson
Inge Bårdsson : 1204-1217, grandson of Sigurd Munn
Erling Steinvegg : 1204-1207, rival king
Filippus Simonsson : 1207-1217, rival king
Håkon IV Håkonsson : 1217-1263, son of Håkon Sverreson
Skule Bårdsson : 1239-1240, rival king
Magnus Lagabøte : 1263-1280, son of Håkon IV Håkonsson
Eirik Magnusson : 1280-1299, son of Magnus Lagabøte
Håkon V Magnusson : 1299-1319, son of Magnus Lagabøte

The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1380)

Magnus Eriksson : 1319-1343, son of Eric Magnusson of Sweden and a daughter of Håkon V of Norway
Håkon VI Magnusson : 1343-1380, son of Magnus Eriksson

The Union of Denmark and Norway (1380-1396)

Olav IV Håkonsson : 1380-1387, son of Håkon VI Magnusson

The Kalmar Union (1397-1523)

Margaret I (Margrete I) : 1387-1389, wife of Håkon VI Magnusson
Eric VII of Pomerania : 1389-1442, adopted son of Margaret
Christopher III of Bavaria : 1442-1448, nephew of Eric VII of Pomerania
Carl I of Norway (Karl Knutsson Bonde) : 1449-1450, son of Knut Tordsson Bonde
Christian I : 1450-1481, son of Count Dietrich of Oldenburg
Hans : 1481-1513, son of Christian I
Christian II : 1513-1523, son of Hans

The union with Denmark and Norway (1523-1814)

Frederick I : 1523-1533, son of Christian I
Christian III : 1534-1559, son of Frederick I
Frederick II : 1559-1588, son of Christian III
Christian IV : 1588-1648, son of Frederick II
Frederick III : 1648-1670, son of Christian IV
Christian V : 1670-1699, son of Frederick III
Frederick IV : 1699-1730, son of Christian V
Christian VI : 1730-1746, son of Frederick IV
Frederick V : 1746-1766, son of Christian VI
Christian VII : 1766-1808, son of Frederick V
Frederick VI : 1808-1814, son of Christian VII

The Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll (1814)

Christian Frederik: 1814, grandson of Frederick V

The Union of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905)

Charles II : 1814-1818, son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden
Charles III : 1818-1844, son of Henri Bernadotte
Oscar I : 1844-1859, son of Charles III
Charles IV : 1859-1872, son of Oscar I
Oscar II: 1872-1905, son of Oscar I

The Kingdom of Norway (1905 to present)

Haakon VII : 1905-1957, son of Frederick VIII of Denmark
Olav V : 1957-1991, son of Haakon VII
Harald V : 1991-present, son of Olav V

[SOURCE: "List of Norwegian Monarchs," Wikipedia.]

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