Wikipedia: List of Norwegian monarchs

List of Norwegian monarchs
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This article is a list of 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 common in historic sources (with the Norwegian name in italics).

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 Blodøks : 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 Berføtt: 1093-1103
Olav Magnusson : 1103-1110
Øystein Magnusson : 1103-1123
Sigurd Jorsalfar : 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
- Carl II of Norway : 1814-1818
- Carl III Johan of Norway : 1818-1844
- Oscar I of Norway : 1844-1859
- Carl IV of Norway : 1859-1872
- Oscar II of Norway: 1872-1905
Haakon VII of Norway : 1905-1957
Olav V of Norway : 1957-1991
Harald V of Norway : 1991-present

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