Denmark

House of Pomerania (1397–1439)

 

Eric VII of Pomerania (1382 – 1459)

• Eric VII of Pomerania (1382 – 1459) was King of Norway (1389–1442), elected King of Denmark (1396–1439), and of Sweden (1396–1439). Married Philippa of England (1394 – 1430) daughter of King Henry IV of England.

House of Palatinate-Neumarkt (1440–1448)

 

Christopher III of Bavaria (1416- 1448)

• Christopher III of Bavaria (1416- 1448) Union King of Denmark (1440-1448), Sweden (1441-1448) and Norway (1442-1448). Married Dorothea of Brandenburg (1431 – 1495) daughter of John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

 House of Oldenburg (1448–1863)

 

Christian I (1426–1481)

• Christian I (1426–1481) Union King of Denmark (1448 – 1481), Norway (1450-1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). Duke of Schleswig and Holstein 1460-81. ). Married Dorothea of Brandenburg (1431 – 1495) daughter of John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Founder of The Order of the Elephant.

John (1455 – 1513)

• John (1455 – 1513) King of Denmark (1481–1513), Norway (1483–1513) and as John II Sweden (1497–1501). Also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein (1482–1513) in joint rule with his brother Frederick. Married Christina of Saxony (1461 – 1521) daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony.

Christian II (1481 –1559)

• Christian II (1481 –1559) King of Denmark and Norway (1513 –1523) Sweden (1520 –1521). Also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein (1513 –1523) in joint rule with his uncle Frederick. Married Isabella of Austria (1501 – 1526) Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile and Aragon, daughter of King Philip I and Queen Joanna of Castile.

Frederick I (1471– 1533)

• Frederick I (1471– 1533) King of Denmark and Norway from 1523.  Duke of Holstein and Schleswig (1490–1533) with John I (1490–1513), Christian II (1513–1523), Christian III (1523–1533). Married firstly Anna of Brandenburg (1487 – 1514) daughter of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg and secondly Sophie of Pomerania (1498–1568) daughter of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania.

Christian III (1503– 1559)

• Christian III (1503– 1559) King of Denmark and Norway from 1534. Duke of Holstein and Schleswig (1523–1559), with Frederick I (1523-1533), John (1544-1559), Adolf (1544-1559). Married Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511 – 1571) daughter of Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.

Frederick II (1534– 1588)

• Frederick II (1534– 1588) King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Holstein and Schleswig (1559–1588) with John II (1559–1580), Adolf (1559–1586), Frederick II (1586–1587), Philip (1587–1588). Married Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557 – 1631) daughter of Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

Christian IV (1577 – 1648)

• Christian IV (1577 – 1648) King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Holstein and Schleswig (1588–1648) with Philip (1588-1590), John Adolf (1590-1616), Frederick III (1616-1648). Married firstly Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575 – 1612) daughter of Joachim Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg and secondly married morganatically Kirsten Munk (1598 – 1658) Created Countess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1627.

Frederick III (1609 – 1670)

• Frederick III (1609 – 1670)  King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Holstein and Duke of Schleswig (1648–1670), with Frederick III (Gottorp) (1616–1659), Christian Albert (Gottorp) (1659–1695). Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden as Frederick II (1623–1629) and (1635–1644) Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen as Frederick II (1635–1645), Count of Oldenburg in personal union (1667–1670) as Frederick I . Married Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628 – 1685) daughter of George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Christian V (1646–1699)

• Christian V (1646–1699) King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Holstein and Schleswig (1670–1699) with Christian Albert (Gottorp) (1670–1695), Frederick IV (Gottorp) (1695–1699), Count of Oldenburg in personal union (1670–1699) as Christian VIII.  Married Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650 – 1714) daughter of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel . Founder of The Order of the Dannebrog in 1671.

Frederick IV (1671 – 1730)

• Frederick IV (1671 – 1730) King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Schleswig (1699–1730) with Frederick IV (Gottorp) (1699–1702), Charles Frederick (Gottorp) (1702–1713). Duke of Holstein (1699–1730) with Frederick IV (Gottorp) (1699–1702), Charles Frederick (Gottorp) (1702–1730), Count of Oldenburg in personal union (1699–1730) as Frederick II. Married  firstly Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667 – 1721) daughter of Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, secondly married morganatically and commiting bigamy Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg (1679 –1704) Created Countess of Antvorskov in 1703 and thirdly Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693 – 1743)

Christian VI (1699 – 1746)

• Christian VI (1699 – 1746) King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Holstein (1730–1746) with Charles Frederick (Gottorp) (1730–1739), Charles Peter Ulrich (Gottorp) (1739–1746), Count of Oldenburg in personal union (1730–1746) as Christian IX . Married Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700 – 1770) daughter of Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach. The Ordre de l'Union Parfaite was created by Queen consort Sophie Magdalene of Denmark and Norway in 1732.

Frederick V (1723 – 1766)

• Frederick V (1723 – 1766) King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Holstein (1746–1766) with Charles Peter Ulrich (Gottorp) (1746–1762), Paul (Gottorp) (1762–1766), Count of Oldenburg in personal union (1746–1766) as Frederick III. Married firstly Louise of Great Britain (1724 – 1751) daughter of King George II of Great Britain and secondly Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1729 – 1796) daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Christian VII (1749 – 1808)

• Christian VII (1749 – 1808) King of Denmark and Norway. Duke of Holstein (1766–1808) with Paul (Gottorp) (1766–1773), Count of Oldenburg in personal union (1766–1773) as Christian X. Ceded the County of Oldenburg to Holstein-Gottorp line. Married Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751 – 1775) daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales.

Frederick VI (1768– 1839)

• Frederick VI (1768– 1839) King of Denmark (1808 –1839), King of Norway (1808 –1814). Duke of Holstein and Schleswig (1808 –1839). Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1814–1839). Married Marie Sophie Frederikke of Hesse-Kassel (1767 – 1852) daughter of Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

Christian VIII (1786 – 1848)

• Christian VIII (1786 – 1848) King of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Saxe-Lauenburg (1839 –1848) as Christian Frederick, King of Norway (1814). Married firstly Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784 – 1840) daughter of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and secondly Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796 – 1881) daughter of Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.

Frederick VII (1808 – 1863)

• Frederick VII (1808 – 1863) King of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Saxe-Lauenburg. Married firstly Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark and Norway (1808 – 1891) daughter of Frederick VI King of Denmark and Norway  (divorced), secondly Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg (1821 –1876) daughter of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and thirdly married morganatically Louise Christine Rasmussen (1815 – 1874) created Countess of Danner in 1850.

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (since 1863)

 

Christian IX (1818–1906)

• Christian IX (1818–1906) King of Denmark. Duke of Schleswig and Holstein (1863–1864) Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1863–1864). Married Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817 – 1898) daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel. Father of George I (1845 – 1913) King of the Hellenes, formerly Prince William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Frederick VIII (1843 – 1912)

• Frederick VIII (1843 – 1912) King of Denmark. Married Louise of Sweden (1851 – 1926) daughter of Charles XV of Sweden. Father of Haakon VII (1872 – 1957) King of Norway, formerly Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905.

Christian X (1870 – 1947)

• Christian X (1870 – 1947) King of Denmark. King of Iceland (1918–1944).  Married Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879 – 1952) daughter of Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Founder of The Order of the Falcon in 1921.

Frederick IX (1899–1972)

• Frederick IX (1899–1972) King of Denmark. Married Ingrid of Sweden (1910 – 2000) daughter of Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden.

Margrethe II (b. 1940)

• Margrethe II (b. 1940) Queen regnant of Denmark. Count Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat (1934 – 2018) Created Prince Henrik of Denmark in 1966.

Kingdom of Norway

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (since 1903)

 

Haakon VII (1872 – 1957)

• Haakon VII (1872 – 1957) King of Norway from 1903, formerly Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905. Married Maud of Great Britain (1869 – 1938) daughter of Edward VII Great Britain and Alexandra of Denmark

Olav V (1903 – 1991)

• Olav V (1903 – 1991) King of Norway, formerly Prince Alexander of Denmark until 1905. Married Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901 – 1954) Crown Princess of Norway, daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland.
• Harald V (b. 1937) King of Norway. Married Sonja Haraldsen (b. 1937) daughter of Karl August Haraldsen.
  

Kingdom of Greece

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (since 1863)

 

George I (1845 – 1913)

• George I (1845 – 1913) King of the Hellenes from 1863, formerly Prince William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Married Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851 – 1926) daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich.

Constantine I (1868 –1923)

• Constantine I (1868 –1923) King of the Hellenes from 1913 to 1917 and 1920 to 1921. Married Sophia of Prussia (1870 – 1932) daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor. Founder of The Royal Order of George I in 1915.

Alexander (1893 – 1920)

• Alexander (1893 – 1920) King of the Hellenes. Married Aspasia Manos (1896 – 1972) created Princess Alexander of Greece and Denmark in 1922.

George II (1890 – 1947)

• George II (1890 – 1947) King of the Hellenes from 1922 to 1924 and from 1935 to 1947. Married Elisabeth of Romania (1894 – 1956) (divorced 1935) daughter of Carol I, King of Romania. Founder The Royal Family Order of Saints George and Constantine and The Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophia in 1936.

Paul (1901 – 1964)

• Paul (1901 – 1964) King of the Hellenes. Married Frederica of Hanover, Great Britain and Ireland, and of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1917 – 1981) daughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick.

Constantine II (b. 1940)

• Constantine II (b. 1940) King of the Hellenes from 1964 until 1973. Married Anne-Marie of Denmark (b. 1946) daughter of Frederick IX, King of Denmark.
  

Illegitimate sons:

Christian IV:

 

• Christian Ulrik (1611–1640)
• Hans Ulrik (1615–1645)
• Ulrik Christian (1630–1658)

Frederick III:

Ulrik Frederick (1638–1704) Count of Laurvig

• Ulrik Frederick (1638–1704) Count of Laurvig, Statholder of Norway. Order of the Elephant

Christian V:

• Christian Gyldenløve (1674–1703), Count Danneskiold-Samsøe. Order of the Elephant
• Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1678–1719), Count of Samsø, Governor of Iceland. Order of the Elephant