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.

House of Knýtling

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

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

House of Estridsen

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
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

House of Pomerania

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

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

House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
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

House of Oldenburg

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Dorothea of Brandenburg
[2][3][6][11][12][13][7][8][9]
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
1430/31 28 October 1449 21 May 1481
husband's death
10 November 1495 Christian I
Christina of Saxony
[2][3][7][8][9][12]
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
25 December 1461 6 September 1478 21 May 1481
husband's ascession
20 February 1513
husband' death
8 December 1521 John
Isabella of Austria
[2][3][7][8][9][12]
Philip I of Castile
(Habsburg)
18 July 1501 12 August 1515 13 April 1523
royal couple leaving Denmark
19 January 1526 Christian II
Sophie of Pomerania
[2][7][8][9][12]
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
(Pomerania)
1498 9 October 1518 13 April 1523
husband's ascession
10 April 1533
husband's death
13 May 1568 Frederick I
Interregnum (1533–1534)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
[2][7][8][9][12]
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
9 July 1511 29 October 1525 4 July 1534
husband's ascession
1 January 1559
husband's death
7 October 1571 Christian III
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
[2][7][8][9][12]
Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
4 September 1557 20 July 1572 4 April 1588
husband's death
14 October 1631 Frederick II
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
[2][7][8][9][12]
Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
26 June 1575 27 November 1597 8 April 1612 Christian IV
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
[2][7][8][9][12]
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Brunswick-Lüneburg)
24 March 1628 1 October 1643 28 February 1648
husband's ascession
9 February 1670
husband's death
20 February 1685 Frederick III
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
[2][7][8][9][12]
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
27 April 1650 25 June 1667 9 February 1670
husband's ascession
25 August 1699
husband's death
27 March 1714 Christian V
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
[2][7][8][9][12]
Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
28 August 1667 5 December 1695 25 August 1699
husband's ascession
15 March 1721 Frederick IV
Anne Sophie Reventlow
[2][7][8][9][12]
Conrad, Count Reventlow
(Reventlow)
16 April 1693 4 April 1721 12 October 1730
husband's death
7 January 1743
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
[2][7][8][9][12]
Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
28 November 1700 7 August 1721 12 October 1730
husband's ascession
6 August 1746
husband's death
27 May 1770 Christian VI
Louise of Great Britain
[2][7][8][9][12]
George II of Great Britain
(Hanover)
7 December 1724 11 December 1743 6 August 1746
husband's ascession
19 December 1751 Frederick V
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
[2][7][8][9][12]
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Brunswick-Bevern)
4 September 1729 8 July 1752 13 January 1766
husband's death
10 October 1796
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
[2][7][8][9][12]
Frederick, Prince of Wales
(Hanover)
11 July 1751 8 November 1766 April 1772
divorce
10 May 1775 Christian VII
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
[2][8][12][14][7][9]
Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
28 October 1767 31 July 1790 13 March 1808
husband's ascession
3 December 1839
husband's death
21 March/22 March 1852 Frederick VI
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
[8][12][7][9][14]
Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
28 June 1796 22 May 1815 3 December 1839
husband's ascession
20 January 1848
husband's death
9 March 1881 Christian VIII

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
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
[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 Frederick 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 Frederick 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

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