List of Danish royal consorts explained

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

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse

Non-contemporary
Thyra DanebodThyra 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
MstivojJanuary 963?Harald I
Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden
[legendary]
Olof (II) Björnsson
(Munsö)
98?985/6
husband's death
Gunhild of Wenden
[legendary]
Burislav of Wendlandperhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. Sweyn I

Non-contemporary
Sigrid Storråda
[legendary]
Skagul TosteDen 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)
Mieszko I of Poland
(Piast)
perhaps identical to one or both of previous
Emma of Normandy
[2]
Richard I, Duke of Normandy
(Normandy)
985July 101712 November 1035
husband's death
6 March 1052Canute II

House of Estridsen

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Gyda Anundsdotter of SwedenAnund Jacob of Sweden
(Munsö)
1047/481048/49Sweyn II
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir
Sveinn Hákonarson10501051/52
marriage annulled
1060
Margareta Hasbjörnsdatterjarl Asbjörn Ulfsen107617 April 1080
husband's death
Harald III
Adela of FlandersRobert I, Count of Flanders
(Flanders)
106417 April 108010 July 1086
husband's murder
April 1115Canute IV
Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway
[3]
Harald III of Norway
(Hardrada)
1046107010 July 1086
husband's accession
18 August 1095
husband's death
1120Olaf I

Memorial
Boedil ThurgotsdatterEarl Thrugot Fagerskind1056before 108618 August 1095
husband's accession
10 July 1103
husband's death
late 1103Eric I
Margaret Fredkulla Ingesdotter of Sweden
Inge I of Sweden
(Stenkil)
1080s11054 November 1130Niels
Ulvhild Håkansdotter
Haakon Finnsson
(Thjotta)
1095113025 June 1134
husband's murder
1148
Malmfred Mstislavna of Kiev
Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev
(Rurikids)
110511314 June 1134
husband's accession
18 July 1137
husband's murder
after 1137Eric II
Lutgard of SalzwedelRudolf, Margrave of Salzwedels
(Udonen)
111011448 August 1146
husband's abdication
29/30 January 1152Eric III
Adela of MeissenConrad, Margrave of Meissen
(Wettin)
115223 October 1157
husband's murder
23 October 1181Sweyn III
Helena Sverkersdotter of SwedenSverker I of Sweden
(Sverker)
1130s11569 August 1157
husband's murder
after 1157Canute V
Sophia of Minsk
[4]
Prince Volodar of Minsk
(Rurikids)
1138/41115712 May 1182
husband's death
5 May 1198Valdemar I
Gertrude of Bavaria
[5]
Henry the Lion
(Welf)
1152/55February 117712 May 1182
husband's accession
1 June 1197Canute VI

Non-contemporary
Dagmar of Bohemia
Ottokar I of Bohemia
(Přemysl)
1186120524 May 1212/13Valdemar II

reconstructed appearance
Berengaria of Portugal
Sancho I of Portugal
(Burgundy)
1191/14 December 119418/24 May 121427 March/1 April 1221

Non-contemporary
Eleanor of Portugal
Afonso II of Portugal
(Burgundy)
121124 June 1229
as junior-queen consort
13 May 1231Valdemar the Young
Jutta of Saxony
Albert I, Duke of Saxony
(Ascania)
122317 November 123917 November 1239
as junior-queen consort
28 March 1241
husband's accession as sole king
10 August 1250
husband's death
before 2 February 1267Eric IV
Mechtild of Holstein
Adolf IV, Count of Holstein
(Schaumburg)
1220/2525 April 12371 November 1250
husband's accession
29 June 1252
husband's death
1288Abel
Margaret Sambirsdatter
Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania
(Sobiesław)
1230124825 December 1252
husband's accession
29 May 1259
husband's death
1 December 1282Christopher I
Agnes of Brandenburg
John I, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Ascania)
125711 November 127322 November 1286
husband's murder
29 September 1304Eric V
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden
Magnus III of Sweden
(Bjelbo)
1277June 12965 April/15 August 1319Eric VI
Euphemia of Pomerania
Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
(Pomerania)
1285130025 January 1320
husband's accession
26 July 1330Christopher II
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg
Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
(Schauenburg)
13001330
as junior-queen consort
1331
divorce
before 1340Eric Christoffersen of Denmark
Interregnum (1332–1340)
Helvig of Schleswig
[6] [7]
Eric II, Duke of Schleswig
(Abelslægten)
before 4 June 13401355
enter convent
1374
death
Valdemar IV

House of Oldenburg

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Dorothea of Brandenburg
[11] [12] [13]
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
1430/3128 October 144921 May 1481
husband's death
10 November 1495Christian I
Christina of Saxony
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
25 December 14616 September 147821 May 1481
husband's ascession
20 February 1513
husband' death
8 December 1521John
Isabella of Austria
Philip I of Castile
(Habsburg)
18 July 150112 August 151513 April 1523
royal couple leaving Denmark
19 January 1526Christian II
Sophie of Pomerania
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
(Pomerania)
14989 October 151813 April 1523
husband's ascession
10 April 1533
husband's death
13 May 1568Frederick I
Interregnum (1533–1534)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
9 July 151129 October 15254 July 1534
husband's ascession
1 January 1559
husband's death
7 October 1571Christian III
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
4 September 155720 July 15724 April 1588
husband's death
14 October 1631Frederick II
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
26 June 157527 November 15978 April 1612Christian IV
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Brunswick-Lüneburg)
24 March 16281 October 164328 February 1648
husband's ascession
9 February 1670
husband's death
20 February 1685Frederick III
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
27 April 165025 June 16679 February 1670
husband's ascession
25 August 1699
husband's death
27 March 1714Christian V
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
28 August 16675 December 169525 August 1699
husband's ascession
15 March 1721Frederick IV
Anne Sophie Reventlow
Conrad, Count Reventlow
(Reventlow)
16 April 16934 April 172112 October 1730
husband's death
7 January 1743
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
28 November 17007 August 172112 October 1730
husband's ascession
6 August 1746
husband's death
27 May 1770Christian VI
Louise of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
(Hanover)
7 December 172411 December 17436 August 1746
husband's ascession
19 December 1751Frederick V
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Brunswick-Bevern)
4 September 17298 July 175213 January 1766
husband's death
10 October 1796
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Frederick, Prince of Wales
(Hanover)
11 July 17518 November 1766April 1772
divorce
10 May 1775Christian VII
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
[14]
Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
28 October 176731 July 179013 March 1808
husband's ascession
3 December 1839
husband's death
21 March/22 March 1852Frederick VI
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
28 June 179622 May 18153 December 1839
husband's ascession
20 January 1848
husband's death
9 March 1881Christian VIII

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

PictureCoat of armsName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse)
7 September 181726 May 184215 November 1863
husband's accession
29 September 1898Christian IX
Louise of Sweden and Norway
Charles XV of Sweden
(Bernadotte)
31 October 185128 July 186929 January 1906
husband's accession
14 May 1912
husband's death
20 March 1926Frederik VIII
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
[15]
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(Mecklenburg)
24 December 187926 April 189814 May 1912
husband's accession
20 April 1947
husband's death
28 December 1952Christian X
Ingrid of Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
(Bernadotte)
28 March 191024 May 193520 April 1947
husband's accession
14 January 1972
husband's death
7 November 2000Frederik IX
Henri de Laborde de MonpezatAndré, Count de Laborde de Monpezat
(Monpezat)
11 June 193410 June 196714 January 1972
wife's accession[16]
13 February 2018Margrethe II
Mary DonaldsonJohn Dalgleish Donaldson5 February 197214 May 200414 January 2024
husband's accession
Incumbent

Living
Age:
Frederik X

See also

Notes and References

  1. Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum Book IX
  2. Also Queen consort of England
  3. Also Countess consort of Schleswig
  4. Also Duchess consort of Schleswig.
  5. Also Queen consort of the Wends.
  6. Also Queen consort of the Goths.
  7. Also Queen consort of the Geats.
  8. Also Queen consort of Norway.
  9. Also Queen consort of Sweden.
  10. 1st time.
  11. Also Countess consort of Holstein.
  12. Also Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein.
  13. 2nd time.
  14. Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.
  15. Also Queen consort of Iceland
  16. Was granted an official position of Prince Consort in 2005, renounced the title in 2016.