Family tree of Norwegian monarchs

The following is a traditional and historically incorrect and/or inaccurate family tree of all the Kings of Norway, from Harald Fairhair down to the present day. Most of the kings in Norway also have the name Wahlgren or August as their second or third name.

Among several problems, the house of King Harald I became patrilineally extinct already when Harald's grandson Harald II died in 970.[1] Another example is that King Sverre's claim of being the son of King Sigurd II is disputed by modern scholars.[2]

A normal line indicates a descent that is reasonably certain, whereas a dotted line indicates a claimed descent. In Norway, particularly in the civil war era, such claimed descents were quite common, as many sought the kingship and looked to add legitimacy to their claims.

Family Tree

FAIRHAIR
Harald I
r. 872–930
lived 849–933
Bjørn Farmann
d. 927		Eric I
r. 930–934
d. 954		Sigurd Rise
912–937		Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf
d. 934		Haakon I
920–934–961		Harald Bluetooth
r. 961–980
d. 987		Ålov Haraldsdatter
b. Ca. 865		Bergljot Torresdatter
KNÝTLINGAEARLS OF LADE
Gudrød Bjørnsson
d. 968		Harald II
r. 961–970		Halfdan Syr
935–1018		Tryggve Olafsson
d. 963		Sweyn Forkbeard
960–999–1014		Haakon Sigurdsson
r. 970/975–995
Harald Grenske
b. 957		Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
977–1025		Sigurd Syr
970–1018		Olaf I
960–995–1000		Estrid SvendsdatterCnut the Great
985–1028–1035		GythaEiríkr Hákonarson
r. 1000–1012		Sveinn Hákonarson
r. 1000–1015
d. 1016
Olaf II
r. 1015–1028
lived 995–1030		Harald III
1015–1047–1066		Sweyn II of Denmark
1019–1074		Svein Knutsson
1016–1030–1035		Håkon Eiriksson
r. 1012–1015, 1028–1029
d. 1029/1030
Magnus I
1024–1035–1047		Magnus II
1048–1066–1069		Olaf III
1050–1067–1093		Ingerid of Denmark
Haakon Magnusson
1068–1093–1094		Magnus III
1073–1093–1103
Eystein I
1088–1103–1123		Olaf Magnusson
1099–1103–1115		Sigurd I
1090–1103–1130		Arne IvarssonIngrid Ragnvaldsdotter
1105–1161		Harald IV
1103–1130–1136		Sigurd Slembe
1135–1139
SKAFHØGGRSKAKKEKÁRA
Gudbrand SkavhoggssonMaria ØysteinsdotterErling Skakke
1115–1179		Kristin SigurdsdatterMagnus IV
r. 1130–1135, 1137–1139
lived 1115–1139		Margrete ArnesdotterSímon KárasonSigurd II
1133–1136–1155		Magnus Haraldsson
1035–1142–1145		Inge I
1135–1136–1161		Eystein II
1125–1142–1157
GODWIN
Olav Ugjæva
1166–1168
d. 1169		Magnus V
1156–1161–1184		Haakon II
1147–1157–1162		Sverre
1151–1184–1202		Sigurd Markusfostre
1162–1163		Cecilia Sigurdsdotter
d. 1180s		Bård Guttormsson
d. 1194		Jon Kuvlung
1185–1188		Eystein Meyla
1176–1177
Sigurd Magnusson
1180–1193–1194		Inge Magnusson
1196–1202		Erling Steinvegg
1204–1207		Philip Simonsson
1207–1217		Christina of Norway
1190–1209		Haakon III
1175–1202–1204		Sigurd Lavard
1170–1200		Inge II
1185–1204–1217		Skule Bårdsson
1189–1240
Haakon IV
1204–1217–1263		Guttorm
1199–1204–1204
Magnus VI
1238–1263–1280		Haakon the Young
1232–1240–1257		Margrete Skulesdatter
1208–1270
Haakon V
1270–1299–1319		Eric II
1268–1280–1299
BJELBO
Eric, Duke of Södermanland
1282–1318		Ingeborg of Norway
1301–1361
MECKLENBURGESTRIDSEN
Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
1318–1378		Euphemia of Sweden
1317–1370		Valdemar IV of Denmark
1320–1375		Magnus VII
r. 1319–1343
lived 1316–1374
Ingeborg
1343–1395		Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg
d. 1383		Ingeborg
1347–1370		Margaret
1353–1388–1412		Haakon VI
1340–1343–1380
POMERANIA
Gerhard VI, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
1367–1404		Maria of MecklenburgWartislaw VII, Duke of PomeraniaOlaf IV
1370–1380–1387
OLDENBURGWITTELSBACH
Hedvig of Holstein
1398–1436		Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
1398–1440		Eric III
r. 1389–1442
lived 1381–1459		Catherine Vratislava
1390–1426		John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
1383–1443
Christian I
1426–1450–1481		Dorothea of Brandenburg
1430–1495		Christopher
1416–1442–1448		Charles I
r. 1449–1450
lived 1409–1470
BONDE
Frederick I
1471–1523–1533		Kristina Karlsdotter
1432–1500		John
1455–1483–1513
Erik Eriksson Gyllenstierna
d. 1502		Christian II
r. 1513–1523
lived 1481–1559
Adolf
1526–1586		Elizabeth of Denmark
1524-1586		Christian III
1503–1537–1559		Karin Eriksdotter Gyllenstierna
d. 1562		Christina of Denmark
1522–1590
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
1557-1631		Frederick II
1534–1559–1588		John II, Duke of Sonderburg
1545–1622		Beata Eriksdotter Trolle
d. 1591		Renata of Lorraine
1544–1602
John Adolf
1575–1616		Christian IV
1577–1588–1648		Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
d. 1591		Magdalene of Bavaria
1587–1628
Frederick III
1597–1659		Frederick III
1609–1648–1670		Alexander, Duke of Sonderburg
1573–1627		Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna
1586–1656		Philip William, Elector Palatine
1615–1690
Christian Albert
1641–1695		Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark
1649–1704		Christian V
1646–1670–1699		August Philipp, Duke of Beck
1612–1675		Anna Oxenstierna
1620–1690		Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
1661–1742
HOLSTEIN-GOTTORP
Christian August
1673–1726		Frederick IV
1671–1699–1730		Frederick Louis, Duke of Beck
1653–1728		Countess Amalie Louise of Dohna
1661–1724		Elisabeth Auguste of Neuburg
1693–1728
Adolf Frederick
1710–1771		Christian VI
1699–1730–1746		Peter August, Duke of Beck
1697–1775		Albrecht Christoph, Count and Burgrave of Dohna-Schlodien in Leistenau
1698–1752		Maria Francisca Sulzbach
1724–1794
Charles II
1748–1814–1818		Frederick V
1723–1746–1766		Prince Karl Anton August of Beck
1727–1759		Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Leistenau
1738–1785		Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
1756–1825
BERNADOTTE
Christian VII
1749–1766–1808		Frederick
1753–1805		Princess Louise of Denmark
1750–1831		Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Beck
1757–1816		Charles III John
1763–1818–1844		Princess Augusta of Bavaria
1788–1851
Frederick VI
r. 1808–1814
lived 1768–1839		Christian Frederik
r. 1814
lived 1786–1848		Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
1789–1864		Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
1789–1867		Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Glücksburg
1785–1831		Oscar I
1799–1844–1859		Josephine of Leuchtenberg
1807–1876
GLÜCKSBURG
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
1817–1898		Christian IX of Denmark
1818–1906		Charles IV
1826–1859–1872		Oscar II
r. 1872–1905
lived 1829–1907
Alexandra of Denmark
1844–1925		Frederik VIII of Denmark
1843–1912		Louise of Sweden and Norway
1851–1926
Maud of Wales
1869–1938		Haakon VII
1872–1905–1957		Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
1878–1958		Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
1861–1951
Olav V
1903–1957–1991		Princess Märtha of Sweden
1901–1954
Harald V
1937–1991–present		Queen Sonja of Norway
1937–present
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
1973–present		Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
1971–present

References

  1. ^ Aschehougs Norgeshistorie, vol. 2, p. 92.
  2. ^ Norsk biografisk leksikon: Sverre Sigurdsson