List of rulers of Iceland
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This is a list of rulers of Iceland, ruling from 1262 to 1944.
Iceland was settled in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, principally by people of Norwegian and other Scandinavian origin. In 930, the ruling chiefs established a republican constitution and an assembly called the Althing - the oldest parliament in the world. Iceland remained independent until 1262, when it entered into a treaty which established a union with the Norwegian monarchy. In the late 14th century Norway and Denmark entered into a union. The union between Denmark and Norway, ignoring some shorter periods, lasted until 1814, when Norway briefly gained independence, and Iceland became an integral part of Denmark until 1918, when Iceland was recognised as a fully sovereign state united with Denmark under a common monarch, on 1 December that same year.
Following a constitutional referendum between 20 to 23 May 1944, Iceland formally became an independent republic on 17 June 1944. Since Denmark was still occupied by Germany, many Danes felt offended that the step should have been taken at the time. Still, the King of Denmark, Christian X, sent a message of congratulations to the Icelandic people.
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Possession of Norway (1262–1814)
Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
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Haakon IV <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 1 April 1204 –1262 | 16 December 1263 | Son of Haakon III | Fairhair | |
Magnus VI <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 1 May 1238 –16 December 1263 | 9 May 1280 | Son of Haakon IV | Fairhair | |
Eric II <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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1268 – 15 July 1299 | 9 May 1280 | 15 July 1299 | Son of Magnus VI | Fairhair | |
Haakon V <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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1270 – 8 May 1319 | 15 July 1299 | 8 May 1319 | Son of Magnus VI | Fairhair | |
Magnus VII <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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1316 – 1 December 1374 | 1319 | 15 August 1343 | Grandson of Haakon V | Bjelbo | |
Haakon VI <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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1340 – 11 September 1380 | 15 August 1343 | 11 September 1380 | Son of Magnus VII | Bjelbo | |
Olaf IV <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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1370 – 23 August 1387 | 29 July 1380 | 23 August 1387 | Son of Haakon VI | Bjelbo | |
Margaret I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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c. 1353 – 28 October 1412 | 1388 | 28 October 1412 | Mother of Olaf IV | Estridsen | |
Eric III <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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c. 1381 – 3 May 1459 | 28 October 1412 | 1442 | Son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania | Griffins | |
Christopher I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 26 February 1416 –1442 | 5 January 1448 | Son of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt | Palatinate-Neumarkt | |
Charles I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 5 October 1409 –20 November 1449 | 1450 | Son of Knut Tordsson Bonde | Bonde | |
Christian I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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1426 – 21 May 1481 | 1450 | 21 May 1481 | Son of Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg | Oldenburg | |
John I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 2 February 1455 –1483 | 20 February 1513 | Son of Christian I | Oldenburg | |
Christian II <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 1 July 1481 –22 July 1513 | 20 January 1523 | Son of John I | Oldenburg | |
Frederick I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 7 October 1471 –1523 | 10 April 1533 | Son of Christian I | Oldenburg | |
Christian III <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 12 August 1503 –1537 | 1 January 1559 | Son of Frederick I | Oldenburg | |
Frederick II <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 1 July 1534 –1 January 1559 | 4 April 1588 | Son of Christian III | Oldenburg | 80px |
Christian IV <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 12 April 1577 –4 April 1588 | 28 February 1648 | Son of Frederick II | Oldenburg | |
Frederick III <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 18 March 1609 –1 May 1648 | 9 February 1670 | Son of Christian IV | Oldenburg | |
Christian V <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 15 April 1646 –9 February 1670 | 25 August 1699 | Son of Frederick III | Oldenburg | |
Frederick IV <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 11 October 1671 –25 August 1699 | 12 October 1730 | Son of Christian V | Oldenburg | |
Christian VI <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 30 November 1699 –12 October 1730 | 6 August 1746 | Son of Frederick IV | Oldenburg | |
Frederick V <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 31 March 1723 –6 August 1746 | 14 January 1766 | Son of Christian VI | Oldenburg | |
Christian VII <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 29 January 1749 –14 January 1766 | 13 March 1808 | Son of Frederick V | Oldenburg | |
Frederick VI <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 28 January 1768 –13 March 1808 | 7 February 1814 | Son of Christian VII | Oldenburg |
Possession of Denmark (1814–1918)
Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
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Frederick VI <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 28 January 1768 –7 February 1814 | 3 December 1839 | Son of Christian VII | Oldenburg | |
Christian VIII <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 18 September 1786 –3 December 1839 | 20 January 1848 | Son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark | Oldenburg | |
Frederick VII <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 6 October 1808 –20 January 1848 | 15 November 1863 | Son of Christian VIII | Oldenburg | |
Christian IX <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 8 April 1818 –15 November 1863 | 29 January 1906 | Son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | Glücksburg | |
Frederick VIII <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 3 June 1843 –29 January 1906 | 14 May 1912 | Son of Christian IX | Glücksburg | |
Christian X <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 26 September 1870 –14 May 1912 | 1 December 1918 | Son of Frederick VIII | Glücksburg |
Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)
Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
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Christian X [1] <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> |
Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 26 September 1870 –1 December 1918 | 17 June 1944 | Son of Frederick VIII | Glücksburg |
Republic of Iceland (1944—)
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See also
- Jørgen Jørgensen, Jörundur hundadagakonungur ("Jørgen the dog-days King" in Icelandic), a Danish adventurer that proclaimed himself temporary king during some months of 1809.
- List of Norwegian monarchs
- List of Danish monarchs
- List of Swedish monarchs
- List of Finnish monarchs
- List of Greenlandic rulers
Notes
- ↑ Sveinn Björnsson, ruled as Regent from 1941 to 1944.