Denmark
One of the oldest kingdoms in Europe, established in the 11th century. The lists starts with the dynasty of Folkung in 1376. For the last 500 years, almost all monarchs have been interred in Roskilde Cathedral. Many earlier monarchs were interred in the Church of St. Bendt in Ringsted, and a few in Sorø monastery church.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Gorm the Old | 908/18-958 | Jelling |
Thyra | ?-935 | Jelling |
King Harald I Bluetooth | 935–985/6 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Sweyn Forkbeard | 960–1014 | in England, later Roskilde Cathedral |
King Harald II | ?–1018 | ? |
King Cnut the Great | 985/95–1035 | Winchester Cathedral |
Emma of Normandy | 985–1052 | Winchester Cathedral |
King Canute III | 1020–1042 | Winchester Cathedral |
King Sweyn II | 1019–1074/6 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Gyda of Sweden | ?–1048/49 | Gudhem Convent |
King Harald III | 1040–1080 | Dalby Abbey |
King Canute IV | 1042–1086 | St. Canute's Cathedral |
King Olaf I | 1050–1095 | ? |
King Eric I | 1060–1103 | Paphos, Cyprus |
Boedil Thurgotsdatter | ?–1103 | St. Mary's Church, Joseph's Valley, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem |
King Niels | 1065–1134 | ? |
Margaret Fredkulla | 1080s–1130 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Eric II | 1090–1137 | Ribe Cathedral |
King Eric III | 1125–1157 | St. Canute's Abbey, Odense |
King Sweyn III | 1120–1146 | first at Gradehede, then Viborg Cathedral |
King Canute V | 1129–1157 | ?Roskilde |
Helena of Sweden | 1130s – fl. 1158 | Vreta Abbey |
King Valdemar I | 1131–1182 | Ringsted Abbey |
Sophia of Minsk | 1140–1198 | Ringsted Abbey |
King Canute VI | 1163–1202 | Ringsted Abbey |
Gertrude of Bavaria | 1152/55-1197 | Wå Gårds Harde? |
King Valdemar II | 1170–1241 | Ringsted Abbey |
Dagmar of Bohemia | 1186–1212/3 | Ringsted Abbey |
Berengaria of Portugal | 1190s–1221 | Ringsted Abbey |
junior-King Valdemar the Young | 1209–1231 | Ringsted Abbey |
Eleanor of Portugal | 1211–1231 | Ringsted Abbey |
King Eric IV | 1216–1250 | Ringsted Abbey |
King Abel | 1218–1252 | first at Schleswig Cathedral, then in a soggy grave outside Gottorf Castle |
Mechtild of Holstein | 1220/25–1288 | Varnhem Abbey in Sweden |
King Christopher I | 1219–1259 | Ribe Cathedral |
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden | 1230?–1282 | Doberan Abbey |
King Eric V | 1249–1286 | Viborg Cathedral |
Agnes of Brandenburg | ?–1304 | Ringsted Abbey |
King Eric VI | 1274–1319 | Ringsted Abbey |
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden | 1277–1319 | Ringsted Abbey |
King Christopher II | 1276–1332 | Convent Church at Sorø |
Euphemia of Pomerania | 1285–1330 | Convent Church at Sorø |
King Valdemar IV | 1320–1375 | first at Vordingborg Castle, then Convent Church at Sorø |
Helvig of Schleswig | ?-1374 | Esrum Abbey |
King Olav II | 1370–1387 | Convent Church at Sorø |
Queen Margrethe I | 1353–1412 | first in the Convent Church at Sorø, then in the Roskilde Cathedral |
King Haakon VI of Norway | 1341–1380 | St Mary Church in Oslo |
King Eric VII | 1382–1459 | Our Lady Church at Darlowo, Poland |
Philippa of England | 1394–1430 | Convent Church at Vadstena nearby Lidköping, Sweden |
King Christopher III | 1416–1458 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Dorothea of Brandenburg | 1430–1495 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Christian I | 1426–1481 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Dorothea of Brandenburg | 1430–1495 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Hans | 1455–1513 | first in Gråbrødre Church, then in Saint Canute's Cathedral |
Christina of Saxony | 1461–1521 | first in Gråbrødre Church, then in Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense |
King Christian II | 1481–1552 | first in Gråbrødre Church, then in Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense |
Isabella of Austria | 1501–1525 | first at St Peter Church in Gent, then in Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense |
King Frederik I | 1471–1533 | St Peter's Cathedral in Schleswig |
Anna of Brandenburg | 1487–1514 | Convent Church in Bornesholm |
Sophie of Pomerania | 1498–1568 | St Peter's Cathedral in Schleswig |
King Christian III | 1503–1559 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg | 1511–1571 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Frederik II | 1534–1588 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1557–1631 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Christian IV | 1577–1648 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg | 1575–1612 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Kirsten Munk | 1598–1658 | Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense |
King Frederik III | 1609–1670 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1628–1658 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Christian V | 1646–1699 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Kassel | 1650–1714 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Frederik IV | 1671–1730 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | 1667–1721 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Anne Sophie Reventlow | 1693–1743 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Christian VI | 1699–1746 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | 1700–1770 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Frederik V | 1723–1766 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Louise of Great Britain | 1724–1751 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Christian VII | 1749–1808 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain | 1751–1775 | Stadtkirche St. Marien in Celle |
King Frederik VI | 1768–1839 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Marie Sophie Frederikke of Hesse-Kassel | 1767–1852 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Christian VIII | 1786–1848 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Charlotte of Mecklenburg | 1784–1840 | Campo Santo Teutonico in Vatican City |
Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg | 1796–1881 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Frederik VII | 1808–1863 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Vilhelmine of Denmark | 1808–1891 | Mausoleum in Glücksburg cemetery |
Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1821–1876 | Old Crypt at Johanniterkirche in Mirow |
Louise Christine Rasmussen | 1815–1874 | in the park of Jægerspris Palace nearby Frederikssund |
King Christian IX | 1818–1906 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Louise of Hesse-Kassel | 1817–1898 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Frederik VIII | 1843–1912 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Lovisa of Sweden | 1851–1926 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Christian X | 1818–1906 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1879–1952 | Roskilde Cathedral |
King Frederik IX | 1899–1972 | Roskilde Cathedral |
Ingrid of Sweden | 1910–2000 | Roskilde Cathedral |
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