Thislist of Danish consorts includes eachqueen consort (wife of a reigning king) and eachprince consort (husband of a reigning queen). Due to unions (personal andreal), the queens of 1380–1814 (effectively from 1406) were also queens ofNorway, and the queens of 1389–1521/23 (effectively from 1406) were also (though with interruptions) queens ofSweden. The Australian-bornMary, wife ofKing Frederik X, became queen consort on 14 January 2024, following theabdication of Margrethe II.
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyra Danebod | Thyra may have been the daughter of one of the regional Danish chiefs, probably from southern Jutland and some sagas claims that Thyra was a daughter of a duke named Klak-Harald. According to the Gesta Danorum Thyra was the daughter of Aethelred, King of England.[1] PresumablyEthelred of Wessex is intended: ifEthelred the Unready, then this is anachronistic. | 9?? (prior to 943) husband's accession | (950)-(958) ? | Gorm | ||||
| Tove of the Obotrites [2] | Mstivoj | – | January 963 | ? | Harald I | |||
| Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden [legendary] | Olof (II) Björnsson (Munsö) | – | 98? | 985/6 husband's death | – | |||
| Gunhild of Wenden [legendary] [2][3] | Burislav ofWendland | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | Sweyn I | |||||
| Sigrid Storråda [legendary] [2][3][4] | Skagul Toste | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers theSigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source:Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entriesGunhild andSigrid Storråde. | ||||||
| (name unknown) [2][3][4] | Mieszko I of Poland (Piast) | perhaps identical to one or both of previous | ||||||
![]() | Emma of Normandy [2][4] | Richard I, Duke of Normandy (Normandy) | 985 | July 1017 | 12 November 1035 husband's death | 6 March 1052 | Canute II | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-contemporary | Philippa of England [2][3][7][8][9] | Henry IV of England (Lancaster) | 4 June 1394 | 26 October 1406 | 5 January 1430 | Eric VII | ||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothea of Brandenburg [2][3][8][10][7][9] | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern) | 1430/31 | 12 September 1445 | 6 January 1448 husband's death | 10 November 1495 | Christopher III | ||
| Picture | Coat of arms | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise of Hesse-Kassel [7][8][9][14] | Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse) | 7 September 1817 | 26 May 1842 | 15 November 1863 husband's accession | 29 September 1898 | Christian IX | |||
| Louise of Sweden and Norway [7][8][9] | Charles XV of Sweden (Bernadotte) | 31 October 1851 | 28 July 1869 | 29 January 1906 husband's accession | 14 May 1912 husband's death | 20 March 1926 | Frederik VIII | ||
| Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [7][8][9][15] | Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg) | 24 December 1879 | 26 April 1898 | 14 May 1912 husband's accession | 20 April 1947 husband's death | 28 December 1952 | Christian X | ||
| Ingrid of Sweden [7][8][9] | Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (Bernadotte) | 28 March 1910 | 24 May 1935 | 20 April 1947 husband's accession | 14 January 1972 husband's death | 7 November 2000 | Frederik IX | ||
| Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | André, Count de Laborde de Monpezat (Monpezat) | 11 June 1934 | 10 June 1967 | 14 January 1972 wife's accession[16] | 13 February 2018 | Margrethe II | |||
| Mary Donaldson | John Dalgleish Donaldson | 5 February 1972 | 14 May 2004 | 14 January 2024 husband's accession | Incumbent | Living Age:54 years, 7 days | Frederik X | ||