List of Norwegian monarchs

Rulers of Norway up until the present, including:

The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands up to 1262)
- The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1536)
The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1396)
- The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343)
- The Union of Denmark and Norway (1380-1396)
The Kalmar Union (1397-1814)
- The United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397-1523)
- The United Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway (1523-1536)
The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1536-1814)
The Union of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905)
The Kingdom of Norway (1905 to present)

The early Viking kings are listed using the name used by the historic sources. Note also that before the Law of Succession[?] was introduced in 1163, the inheritance of the throne was an affair filled with deep conflicts. In many cases, brothers would initially share it.

Harald Fairhair Harald Hårfagre : 872-931
Eirik Bloodaxe Eirik Blokøks : 931-933
Håkon the Good Håkon den Gode : 933-959
Harald Gråfell : 959-974
Harald Bluetooth Harald Blåtann : 974-985
Svein Forkbeard Svein Tjugeskjegg : 987-994
Olav Tryggvason : 994-999
Svein Forkbeard Svein Tjugeskjegg : 999-1015
Olav Haraldsson, Saint Olav : 1015-1028
Knut the Great Knut den Mektige : 1028-1035
Magnus the Good Magnus den Gode : 1035-1047
Harald Hardråde : 1046-1066
Magnus Haraldsson : 1066-1069
Olav Kyrre : 1066-1093
Håkon Magnusson : 1093-1094
Magnus Barefoot[?] Magnus Barfot: 1093-1103
Olav Magnusson[?] : 1103-1110
Øystein Magnusson[?] : 1103-1123
Sigurd Jordsalfare[?] : 1103-1130
Magnus the Blind[?] Magnus Blinde: 1130-1135
Harald Gille : 1130-1136
Sigurd Munn[?] : 1136-1155
Øystein Haraldsson[?] : 1136-1157
Inge Krokrygg[?] : 1136-1161
Håkon Herdebrei[?] : 1159-1162
Magnus Erlingsson[?] : 1161-1184
Sverre Sigurdsson[?] : 1177-1202
Håkon Sverreson[?] : 1202-1204
Guttorm Sigurdsson[?] : 1204
Inge Bårdsson[?] : 1204-1217
- Erling Steinvegg[?] : 1204-1207
- Filippus Simonsson[?] : 1207-1217
Håkon IV Håkonsson : 1217-1263
Magnus Lagabøte[?] : 1263-1280
Eirik Magnusson[?] : 1280-1299
Håkon V Magnusson[?] : 1299-1319

Personal union with Sweden
- Magnus Eriksson : 1319-1343

Håkon VI Magnusson : 1343-1380

Personal union with Denmark
- Olav IV Håkonsson : 1380-1387

The Kalmar Union:
- Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397-1523):
  - Margaret I (Margrete I) : 1387-1412
  - Eric of Pomerania : 1412-1442
  - Christoffer III af Bayern : 1442-1448
  - Carl I of Norway (Karl Knutsson Bonde) : 1449-1450
  - Christian I : 1450-1481
  - Hans : 1481-1513
  - Christian II : 1513-1523
- Denmark and Norway (1523-1536):
  - Frederick I : 1523-1533

The union with Denmark : 1536-1814
- Christian III : 1534-1559
- Frederick II : 1559-1588
- Christian IV : 1588-1648
- Frederick III : 1648-1670
- Christian V : 1670-1699
- Frederick IV : 1699-1730
- Christian VI : 1730-1746
- Frederick V : 1746-1766
- Christian VII : 1766-1808
- Frederick VI : 1808-1814

Personal union with Sweden : 1814-1905

External Links

Official site of the Royal Norwegian House (in Norwegian) (http://www.kongehuset.no/)
in English (http://www.kongehuset.no/default.asp?lang=eng)
Family tree of the Royal Norwegian House (http://www.kongehuset.no/popup_slektstre_eng.html)
Kings of Norway (in Norwegian) (http://www.thule.no/~larsd/kongerekka.html)
Kings of Norway (http://www.moerck.com/norsk/N-KongeriNorge.htm)