State

Kingdom of Denmark

transcontinental sovereign state and constitutional monarchy

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965–1945 CE
Founded
965 CE
Capital
Copenhagen
Government
unitary state, constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic
Succeeded by
Governorate of Iceland

Overview

The Danish Realm, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, often known as Denmark, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united by the Constitutional Act, which applies to the entire territory. It consists of metropolitan Denmark (sometimes called "Denmark proper")—the kingdom's territory in continental Europe and its proximate islands—and the realm's two autonomous (but not sovereign) regions: the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. The relationship between the three parts of the kingdom is known as Rigsfællesskabet (The Unity of the Realm, which has also been translated as the Danish Commonwealth or the United Kingdom of Denmark).

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All rulers (64)

  1. Sigfred770–800 CE
  2. Gudfred800–810 CE
  3. Hemming of Denmark810–812 CE
  4. Harald Klak812–813 CE
  5. Harald Klak819–823 CE
  6. Harald Klak826–827 CE
  7. Horik II854 CE
  8. Harthacnut I of Denmark917–934 CE
  9. Gorm the Old934–964 CE
  10. Gorm the Old936–964 CE
  11. Canute Danaást947–962 CE
  12. Harald Bluetooth962–985 CE
  13. Sweyn I of Denmark986–1014 CE
  14. Eric the Victorious992–993 CE
  15. Harald II of Denmark1014–1018
  16. Cnut the Great1018–1035
  17. Harthacanute1035–1042
  18. Magnus the Good1042–1047
  19. Sweyn II of Denmark1047–1076
  20. Harald III of Denmark1076–1080
  21. Canute IV of Denmark1080–1086
  22. Olaf I of Denmark1086–1095
  23. Eric I of Denmark1095–1103
  24. Niels1104–1134
  25. Eric II of Denmark1134–1137
  26. Eric III of Denmark1137–1146
  27. Sweyn III of Denmark1146–1154
  28. Canute V of Denmark1147–1157
  29. Valdemar I of Denmark1154–1182
  30. Canute VI of Denmark1182–1202
  31. Valdemar II of Denmark1202–1241
  32. Valdemar the Young1215–1231
  33. Eric IV of Denmark1241–1250
  34. Abel of Denmark1250–1252
  35. Christopher I of Denmark1252–1259
  36. Eric V of Denmark1259–1286
  37. Eric VI of Denmark1286–1319
  38. Christopher II of Denmark1320–1326
  39. Valdemar III of Denmark1326–1329
  40. Christopher II of Denmark1329–1332
  41. Valdemar IV of Denmark1340–1375
  42. Olaf II of Denmark1376–1387
  43. Margaret I of Denmark1387–1412
  44. Eric of Pomerania1396–1439
  45. Christopher of Bavaria1440–1448
  46. Christian I of Denmark1448–1481
  47. John, King of Denmark1481–1513
  48. Christian II of Denmark1513–1523
  49. Frederick I of Denmark1523–1533
  50. Christian III of Denmark1534–1559
  51. Frederick II of Denmark1559–1588
  52. Christian IV of Denmark1588–1648
  53. Frederick III of Denmark1648–1670
  54. Christian V of Denmark1670–1699
  55. Frederik IV of Denmark1699–1730
  56. Christian VI of Denmark1730–1746
  57. Frederick V of Denmark1746–1766
  58. Christian VII of Denmark1766–1808
  59. Frederick VI of Denmark1808–1839
  60. Christian VIII of Denmark1839–1848
  61. Frederick VII of Denmark1848–1863
  62. Christian IX of Denmark1863–1906
  63. Frederik VIII of Denmark1906–1912
  64. Christian X of Denmark1912–1947

Records (14)

  1. 974 CE — German–Danish War of 974War
  2. 1016 — Battle of BrentfordBattle
  3. 1157 — Battle of Grathe HeathBattle · Waldemar I ▸ Sweyn III
  4. 1184 — Battle of StralsundBattle · Denmark ▸ Pomerania
  5. 1225 — Battle of MollnBattle · Schauenberg ▸ Denmark
  6. 1227 — Battle of BornhovedBattle · Saxony, Holstein, Schwerin ▸ Denmark
  7. 1308–1317 — North German Margrave WarWar
  8. 1361 — Battle of VisbyBattle
  9. 1564 — Siege of Steinvikholm fortressSiege
  10. 1627 — Naval Battle near HelNaval battle
  11. 1643–1645 — Torstenson WarWar
  12. 1657–1658 — Dano-Swedish WarWar
  13. 1660 — Dano-Swedish WarWar
  14. 1940 — German invasion of DenmarkInvasion

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