In 1363 Håkon VI married Margrethe of Denmark, who became queen of both Denmark and Norway after his death. She succeeded in uniting Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in what was called the Kalmar Union. Although Sweden seceded from the union in 1523, Norway remained under of the power of the Danish monarchs until 1814, at which time it entered into personal union with Sweden. This union was dissolved in 1905, and prince Charles of Denmark was elected to be the new king of Norway (under the name Haakon VII).
Note: the kings of Denmark and Sweden who ruled Norway after the disbanding of the Union of Kalmar are included on these lists.
Name | Years | Other Names | |
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Harald I Fairhair | 872-930 | (Harold) | |
Eirik I Bloodaxe | 930-934 | (Eric, Erik) | |
Håkon I the Good | 934-961 | (Haakon) | |
Harald II Greycloak | 961-970 | (Harold) | |
Håkon II Sigurdarson | 970-995 | (Haakon) | |
Olav I | 995-1000 | (Olaf) | |
Eirik Håkonsson | 1000-1012 | (Eric, Erik) | |
Olav II the Holy | 1015-1028 | (Olaf) | |
Håkon Eiriksson | 1028-1029 | (Haakon) | |
Knut the Great | 1028-1035 | (Canute, Cnut, Knud) | |
Svein | 1030-1035 | (Sven) | |
Magnus I the Good | 1035-1047 | ||
Harald III Hardrada | 1046-1066 | (Harold) | |
Magnus II | 1066-1069 | ||
Olav III the Quiet | 1067-1093 | (Olaf) | |
Håkon | 1093-1094 | (Haakon) | |
Magnus III Barefoot | 1093-1103 | ||
Olav | 1103-1115 | (Olaf) | |
Øystein I | 1103-1123 | (Eystein) | |
Sigurd I the Crusader | 1103-1130 | ||
Magnus IV the Blind | 1130-1135 | ||
Harald IV Gille | 1130-1136 | (Harold) | |
Sigurd II | 1136-1155 | ||
Inge I the Hunchback | 1136-1161 | ||
Øystein II | 1142-1157 | (Eystein) | |
Håkon II the Broadshouldered | 1157-1162 | (Haakon) | |
Magnus V | 1161-1184 | ||
Sverre the Mysterious | 1184-1202 | (Sverrir) | |
Håkon III | 1202-1204 | (Haakon) | |
Guttorm | 1204 | ||
Inge II | 1204-1217 | ||
Håkon IV the Old | 1217-1263 | (Haakon) | |
Magnus VI the Lawful | 1263-1280 | ||
Eirik II | 1280-1299 | (Eric, Erik) | |
Håkon V | 1299-1319 | (Haakon) | |
Magnus VII | 1319-1355 | ||
Håkon VI | 1343-1380 | (Haakon) | |
Olav IV | 1380-1387 | (Olaf, Oluf) | |
Margrete | 1388-1412 | (Margaret, Margrethe) | |
Eirik III of Pomerania | 1389-1442 | (Eric, Erik) | |
Christoffer of Bavaria | 1442-1448 | (Christopher, Kristoffer) | |
Karl I | 1449-1450 | (Carl, Charles) | |
Christian I | 1450-1481 | ||
Hans | 1483-1513 | (John) | |
Christian II | 1513-1523 | ||
Fredrik I | 1523-1533 | (Frederick, Frederik) | |
Christian III | 1537-1559 | ||
Fredrik II | 1559-1588 | (Frederick, Frederik) | |
Christian IV | 1588-1648 | ||
Fredrik III | 1648-1670 | (Frederick, Frederik) | |
Christian V | 1670-1699 | ||
Fredrik IV | 1699-1730 | (Frederick, Frederik) | |
Christian VI | 1730-1746 | ||
Fredrik V | 1746-1766 | (Frederick, Frederik) | |
Christian VII | 1766-1808 | ||
Fredrik VI | 1808-1814 | (Frederick, Frederik) | |
Christian Frederick | 1814 | ||
Karl II | 1814-1818 | (Carl, Charles) | |
Karl III Johan | 1818-1844 | (Carl, Charles, Jean, Baptist, Baptiste, John, Jules, Julius) | |
Oskar I | 1844-1859 | (Josef, Joseph, François, Frans, Oscar) | |
Karl IV | 1859-1872 | (Carl, Charles, Ludvig, Eugen) | |
Oskar II | 1872-1905 | (Oscar, Fredrik) | |
Haakon VII | 1905-1957 | (Håkon) | |
Olav V | 1957-1991 | (Olaf) | |
Harald V | 1991- | (Harold) |