Denmark: Heads of State: 1863-2023 - Archontology

Denmark: Heads of State: 1863-2023

Royal House: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg
Af Guds Nåde Konge til Danmark, de Venders og Goters, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Lauenborg og Oldenborg (1 Dec 1918 - 17 Jun 1944 Af Guds Nåde Konge til Danmark og Island, de Venders og Goters, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Lauenborg og Oldenborg)
15 Nov 1863 - 29 Jan 1906 Christian 9. (Christian Frederik) [1]
29 Jan 1906 - 14 May 1912 Frederik 8. (Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl)
14 May 1912 - 20 Apr 1947 Christian 10. (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm) [2]
20 Apr 1947 - 14 Jan 1972 Frederik 9. (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg)
Af Guds Nåde Danmarks Dronning (style proclaimed 15 Jan 1972)
14 Jan 1972 - Margrethe 2. (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) [3]

[1] Also in Schleswig (Slesvig), Holstein, and Lauenburg.
[2] Also in Iceland.
[3] Ordinal 2. chosen with reference to Dronning Margrethe Valdemarsdatter, who ruled Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, but not as queen regnant.
Last updated on: 29 Nov 2023; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/denmark/00_1863_td_s.php