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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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, 207 days | Frederik X |
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ 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.