User:The Emperor's New Spy/Sandbox/Descent of Margarethe II from Gorm the Old

This list shows the most senior line of descent of Queen Margarethe II of Denmark from Gorm the Old, the the first historically recognized Danish king. Each person on the list is the son or daughter of the person above him or her on the list. The numbers can be used to calculate the number of generations between two individuals on this list.

The senior direct royal line
23 monarchs of Denmark are in the senior direct line.


 * 1) Gorm the Old
 * 2) Harald I of Denmark
 * 3) Sweyn I of Denmark
 * 4) Estrid Svendsdatter
 * 5) Sweyn II of Denmark
 * 6) Eric I of Denmark
 * 7) Canute Lavard
 * 8) Valdemar I of Denmark
 * 9) Valdemar II of Denmark
 * 10) Christopher I of Denmark
 * 11) Eric V of Denmark
 * 12) Richeza of Denmark
 * 13) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Werle
 * 14) Henry II, Count Holstein-Rendsburg
 * 15) Gerhard VI, Count Holstein-Rendsburg
 * 16) Helvig of Schauenburg
 * 17) Christian I of Denmark
 * 18) Frederick I of Denmark
 * 19) Christian III of Denmark
 * 20) Frederick II of Denmark
 * 21) Christian IV of Denmark
 * 22) Frederick III of Denmark
 * 23) Christian V of Denmark
 * 24) Frederick IV of Denmark
 * 25) Christian VI of Denmark
 * 26) Frederick V of Denmark
 * 27) Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
 * 28) Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
 * 29) Louise of Hesse-Kassel
 * 30) Frederick VIII of Denmark
 * 31) Christian X of Denmark
 * 32) Frederick IX of Denmark
 * 33) Margrethe II of Denmark

Glücksburg branch

 * 21. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
 * 22. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
 * 23. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
 * 24. Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
 * 25. Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
 * 26. Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
 * 27. Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
 * 28. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 * 29. Christian IX of Denmark
 * 30. Frederick VIII of Denmark