Pastlasby Oleh Voronko

State · 965 – present

Danish Realm

A state of 965 – present — 1,061 years, still standing in Europe. It was replaced by Governorate of Iceland. The atlas records 80 things within it — wars and battles 6 · unrest and atrocity 1 · famine and plague 1 · people 69 · works and ideas 3. Its line of rulers holds 60 people, 58 with dated terms.

  • Still standing: the span runs to the year of the build, 2026.
  • Wikidata's English label: Kingdom of Denmark.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.

Stood
1,061 years
and still standing
Rulers
60
the Monarch of Denmark
Within it
80
recorded rows
Symbols
3
on record, with years

Where it sits in time

3000 BCE2000 BCE1000 BCE110002000Danish Realm: 965 – 2026

Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold.

Before and after

The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.

After it

  • Governorate of Iceland · replaced by

Rulers

The line of Monarch of Denmark - the office this state names as its head of state.

Horik II · 854 – … · still in officeGorm the Old · 934 – 964 · the term ends after the recorded deathCanute Danaást · 947 – 962 · died in office, manner not recordedHarald Bluetooth · 962 – 985 · died in office, manner not recordedSwein Forkbeard · 986 – 1014 · died in office of natural causesEric the Victorious · 992 – 993 · left office aliveHarald II of Denmark · 1014 – 1018 · died a natural deathCnut the Great · 1018 – 1035 · died a natural deathHarthacnut · 1035 – 1042 · died a natural deathMagnus the Good · 1042 – 1047 · died a natural deathSweyn II of Denmark · 1047 – 1076 · died a natural deathHarald Hen · 1076 – 1080 · died a natural deathCanute IV of Denmark · 1080 – 1086 · deposed or killedOlaf I of Denmark · 1086 – 1095 · died a natural deathEric I of Denmark · 1095 – 1103 · died a natural deathNiels · 1104 – 1134 · deposed or killedEric II of Denmark · 1134 – 1137 · deposed or killedEric III of Denmark · 1137 – 1146 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathSweyn III of Denmark · 1146 – 1154 · deposed or killedCanute V of Denmark · 1147 – 1157 · deposed or killedValdemar I of Denmark · 1154 – 1182 · died a natural deathCanute VI of Denmark · 1182 – 1202 · died a natural deathValdemar II of Denmark · 1202 – 1241 · died a natural deathValdemar the Young · 1215 – 1231 · died by accidentEric IV of Denmark · 1241 – 1250 · deposed or killedAbel, King of Denmark · 1250 – 1252 · deposed or killedChristopher I of Denmark · 1252 – 1259 · deposed or killedEric V of Denmark · 1259 – 1286 · deposed or killedEric VI of Denmark · 1286 – 1319 · died a natural deathChristopher II of Denmark · 1320 – 1326 · deposed or killedValdemar III of Denmark · 1326 – 1329 · deposed or killedChristopher II of Denmark · 1329 – 1332 · deposed or killedValdemar IV of Denmark · 1340 – 1375 · died a natural deathOlaf II of Denmark · 1376 – 1387 · died a natural deathMargaret I of Denmark · 1387 – 1412 · died a natural deathErik of Pomerania · 1396 – 1439 · deposed or killedChristopher of Bavaria · 1440 – 1448 · died a natural deathChristian I of Denmark · 1448 – 1481 · died a natural deathHans, King of Denmark · 1481 – 1513 · died a natural deathChristian II of Denmark · 1513 – 1523 · deposed or killedFrederick I of Denmark · 1523 – 1533 · died a natural deathChristian III of Denmark · 1534 – 1559 · died a natural deathFrederick II of Denmark · 1559 – 1588 · died a natural deathChristian IV of Denmark · 1588 – 1648 · died a natural deathFrederick III of Denmark · 1648 – 1670 · died a natural deathChristian V of Denmark · 1670 – 1699 · died a natural deathFrederick IV of Denmark · 1699 – 1730 · died a natural deathChristian VI · 1730 – 1746 · died a natural deathFrederick V of Denmark · 1746 – 1766 · died a natural deathChristian VII · 1766 – 1808 · died in office of natural causesFrederick VI of Denmark · 1808 – 1839 · died in office of natural causesChristian VIII · 1839 – 1848 · died in office of natural causesFrederick VII of Denmark · 1848 – 1863 · died in office of natural causesChristian IX · 1863 – 1906 · died in office of natural causesFrederick VIII of Denmark · 1906 – 1912 · died in office of natural causesChristian X · 1912 – 1947 · died in office of natural causesFrederik IX · 1947 – 1972 · died in office of natural causesMargrethe II · 1972 – 2024 · resignedFrederik X · 2024 – … · still in office100012001400160018002000
deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared throne
RulerReignLengthHow it ended · sourceTo the ruler before
Horik II854 – in officein office since 854still in office
Gorm the Old934 – 96430 yearsthe term ends after the recorded deathread off the dates alone
Canute Danaást947 – 96215 yearsdied in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alonechild
Harald Bluetooth962 – 98523 yearsdied in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alonesibling
Swein Forkbeard986 – 101428 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Eric the Victorious992 – 9931 yearleft office aliveread off the dates alone
Harald II of Denmark1014 – 10184 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Cnut the Great1018 – 103517 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Harthacnut1035 – 10427 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Magnus the Good1042 – 10475 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Sweyn II of Denmark1047 – 107629 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Harald Hen1076 – 10804 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Canute IV of Denmark1080 – 10866 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Olaf I of Denmark1086 – 10959 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Eric I of Denmark1095 – 11038 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Niels1104 – 113430 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Eric II of Denmark1134 – 11373 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellnephew or niece
Eric III of Denmark1137 – 11469 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellnephew or niece
Sweyn III of Denmark1146 – 11548 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Canute V of Denmark1147 – 115710 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Valdemar I of Denmark1154 – 118228 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Canute VI of Denmark1182 – 120220 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Valdemar II of Denmark1202 – 124139 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Valdemar the Young1215 – 123116 yearsdied by accidentWikidata's manner of deathchild
Eric IV of Denmark1241 – 12509 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Abel, King of Denmark1250 – 12522 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Christopher I of Denmark1252 – 12597 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Eric V of Denmark1259 – 128627 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Eric VI of Denmark1286 – 131933 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Christopher II of Denmark1320 – 13266 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Valdemar III of Denmark1326 – 13293 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Christopher II of Denmark1329 – 13323 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Valdemar IV of Denmark1340 – 137535 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Olaf II of Denmark1376 – 138711 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellgrandchild
Margaret I of Denmark1387 – 141225 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellparent
Erik of Pomerania1396 – 143943 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Christopher of Bavaria1440 – 14488 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellnephew or niece
Christian I of Denmark1448 – 148133 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Hans, King of Denmark1481 – 151332 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Christian II of Denmark1513 – 152310 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Frederick I of Denmark1523 – 153310 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Christian III of Denmark1534 – 155925 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Frederick II of Denmark1559 – 158829 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Christian IV of Denmark1588 – 164860 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Frederick III of Denmark1648 – 167022 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Christian V of Denmark1670 – 169929 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Frederick IV of Denmark1699 – 173031 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Christian VI1730 – 174616 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Frederick V of Denmark1746 – 176620 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Christian VII1766 – 180842 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Frederick VI of Denmark1808 – 183931 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Christian VIII1839 – 18489 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of death
Frederick VII of Denmark1848 – 186315 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Christian IX1863 – 190643 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of death
Frederick VIII of Denmark1906 – 19126 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Christian X1912 – 194735 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Frederik IX1947 – 197225 yearsdied in office of natural causesWikidata's manner of deathchild
Margrethe II1972 – 202452 yearsresignedWikidata's end cause on the termchild
Frederik X2024 – in officein office since 2024still in officechild

60 rulers, 58 with terms dated as terms, covering 854 – 2024. Median reign 17 years. 19 of 58 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.

Heads of government

The line of Prime Minister of Denmark, drawn and never measured: a cabinet is not a reign.

Birgitte Nyborg Christensenundated
Adam Wilhelm Moltke1848 – 1852
Christian Albrecht Bluhme1852 – 1853
Anders Sandøe Ørsted1853 – 1854
Peter Georg Bang1854 – 1856
Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ1856 – 1857
Carl Christian Hall1857 – 1859
Carl Edvard Rotwitt1859 – 1860
Carl Christian Hall1860 – 1863
Ditlev Gothard Monrad1863 – 1864
Christian Albrecht Bluhme1864 – 1865
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs1865 – 1870
Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg1870 – 1874
Christen Andreas Fonnesbech1874 – 1875
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup1875 – 1894
Tage Reedtz-Thott1894 – 1897
Hugo Egmont Hørring1897 – 1900
Hannibal Sehested1900 – 1901
Johan Henrik Deuntzer1901 – 1905
Jens Christian Christensen1905 – 1908
Niels Neergaard1908 – 1909
Carl Theodor Zahle1909 – 1910
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg1909 – 1909
Klaus Berntsen1910 – 1913
Carl Theodor Zahle1918 – 1920
Niels Neergaard1920 – 1924
Michael Pedersen Friis1920 – 1920
Otto Liebe1920 – 1920
Thorvald Stauning1924 – 1926
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal1926 – 1929
Thorvald Stauning1929 – 1942
Vilhelm Buhl1942 – 1942
Erik Scavenius1942 – 1943
Knud Kristensen1945 – 1947
Vilhelm Buhl1945 – 1945
Hans Hedtoft1947 – 1950
Erik Eriksen1950 – 1953
Hans Hedtoft1953 – 1955
H. C. Hansen1955 – 1960
Viggo Kampmann1960 – 1962
Jens Otto Krag1962 – 1968
Hilmar Baunsgaard1968 – 1971
Jens Otto Krag1971 – 1972
Anker Jørgensen1972 – 1973
Poul Hartling1973 – 1975
Anker Jørgensen1975 – 1982
Poul Schlüter1982 – 1993
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen1993 – 2001
Anders Fogh Rasmussen2001 – 2009
Lars Løkke Rasmussen2009 – 2011
Helle Thorning-Schmidt2011 – 2015
Lars Løkke Rasmussen2015 – 2019
Mette Frederiksen2019 – …

Flags and arms, in order

Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.

  • National coat of arms of Denmark
    coat of arms, undatedNational coat of arms of Denmark · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Flag of Denmark (state)
    flag, to 1788Flag of Denmark (state) · Public domain
  • Flag of Denmark
    flag, from 1219Flag of Denmark · Public domain

What happened within it, by century

Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.

900 – 999: 4 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other9001000 – 1099: 9 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 9 other10001100 – 1199: 7 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 7 other11001200 – 1299: 6 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 6 other12001300 – 1399: 3 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other13001400 – 1499: 4 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other14001500 – 1599: 3 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other15001600 – 1699: 9 recorded — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 6 other16001700 – 1799: 8 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 8 other17001800 – 1899: 13 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 13 other18001900 – 1999: 12 recorded — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 9 other19002000 – 2099: 2 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other2000

900 – 9994 rows

1000 – 10999 rows

and 1 more in the atlas.

1100 – 11997 rows

1200 – 12996 rows

1300 – 13993 rows

1400 – 14994 rows

1500 – 15993 rows

1600 – 16999 rows · 3 wars and battles

and 1 more in the atlas.

1700 – 17998 rows

1800 – 189913 rows

and 5 more in the atlas.

1900 – 199912 rows · 3 wars and battles

and 4 more in the atlas.

2000 – 20992 rows · 1 risings, regime changes and massacres

Among all states

Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.

  • How long it stood1,061 years

    stood longer than 97% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.

  • Wars recorded per century0.4

    had more wars on record per century than 90% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.

  • How long a reign lasted, at the median17 years

    had longer reigns, at the median, than 54% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.

  • Rulers on record60

    has more rulers on record than 98% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.

What led to it, and what came of it

The investigation's own picture: 1 cause the record names and 0 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.

Thorkell the Tall · Coincidence · 950 – 1100Thorkell the TallDanish Realm · 965 – 2026Danish Realm100012001400160018002000
coincidence

Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.

Open in the atlas

Wikidata Q756617 (CC0) · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.