List of Norwegian royal consorts

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This is a list of queens consort of Norway. This list covers a large time span and the role of a queen has changed much over the centuries, with some individual queens also shaping their own roles. Many have ruled the country side by side with their husband and some have become sole regents. The marriage of an heir or a king was most often affected by politics and alliances were often affirmed by marriages in the royal families. It was also not permitted for a long period for royalty to marry non-royalty. Thus the choice of wife would be narrow in one's own country and most of the queens in this list are not native to their husband's country. Due to unions with Denmark and Sweden the queens listed for 1450–1814 were also queens of Denmark and the queens listed for 1814–1905 were also queens of Sweden.

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Fairhair dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Harald Haarfagres saga - Gyda 1 - C. Krohg.jpg
Non-contemporary
Ragnhild the Mighty Eirik of Jutland -885888
Her death
- Harald I [1]
Olav Tryggvasons saga-Gunnhild-C. Krohg.jpg
Non-contemporary
Gunnhild Gormsdóttir of Denmark
[2]
Gorm the Old of Denmark
(Knytlinga)
910922931
husband's accession
934
husband's deposition
after 970 Eric I

Knýtling dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Runestone Sdr Vissing II.jpg Tove of the Obotrites
[3]
Mstivoj -January 963976
husband conquer Norway
985/6
husband's death
- Harald Bluetooth

Unclassified

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Olaf offers thyri angelica.jpg
Non-contemporary
Tyri Haraldsdatter of Denmark Harald Bluetooth
(Knytlinga)
-9989 September 1000
husband's death
18 September 1000 Olaf I

Knýtling dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Gunhild of Wenden
[legendary]
[3] [4] [5]
Burislav of Wendland perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. Sweyn Forkbeard
Sigrid and olaf.jpg
Non-contemporary
Sigrid Storråda
[legendary]
[3] [4] [5]
Skagul Toste Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". She subsequently married Sweyn II, who later divorced her on orders from the church, since both of them were grandchildren of the Slavic consort of Eric the Victorious of Sweden. Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi , CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde.
(name unknown)
[3] [4] [5]
Mieszko I of Poland
(Piast)
perhaps identical to one or both of previous

St. Olaf dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Astrid olofsdatter-taler.jpg
Non-contemporary
Astrid Olofsdotter Olof Skötkonung
(Munsö)
-February 10191028
husband flee after Denmark invade
1035 Olaf II

Knýtling dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
EmmaNormanska.jpg
Non-contemporary
Emma of Normandy
[3] [5]
Richard I, Duke of Normandy
(Normandy)
985July 10171028
husband's conquest
12 November 1035
husband's death
6 March 1052 Canute II

Hardrada dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Elisiv of Kiev.jpg Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev
(Rurikid)
c. 1025Winter of 1043-4425 October 1047
husband's accession
25 September 1066
husband's death
c. 1067 Harald III
Ingerid Swensdatter of Denmark Sweyn II of Denmark
(Estridsen)
?c. 1067c. 1093
husband's death
? Olaf III
Church wall painting of Margaret Fredkulla in Va kyrka.jpg Margaret Fredkulla Ingesdotter of Sweden
[6]
Inge I of Sweden
(Stenkil)
1080sc. 1101August 1103
husband's death
c. 1130 Magnus III
Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter Guttorm Toresson??August 1103
husband's accession
29 August 1123
husband's death
? Eystein I
Malmfred Mstislavna of Kiev
[3]
Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev
(Rurikid)
c. 11051116 and 112026 March 1130
husband's death
after 1137 Sigurd I
Christine Knutsdatter of Denmark Canute Lavard
(Estridsen)
c. 1118c. 1132c. 1133 Magnus IV

Gille dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter of Sweden Prince Ragnvald Ingesson of Sweden
(Stenkil)
1100–10c. 1134c. 1136
husband's death
after 1161 Harald IV
Ragna Nikolasdatter Nikolas Måse??c. 1142
husband's accession
c. 1157 Eystein II

Hardrada (Skakke) dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Estrid Bjørnsdotter Björn Byrdasvend??4 February 1161
husband's accession
c. 1176 Magnus V

Sverre dynasty

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Margaret Eriksdotter of Sweden Saint Erik
(Erik)
?c. 11899 March 1202
husband's death
c. 1209 Sverre
HaakonMargreteHaakon268.jpg Margrete Skulesdatter Skule Bårdsson c. 120825 May 122515 December 1263
husband's death
c. 1270 Haakon IV
Rikissa Birgersdotter
[7]
Birger Jarl
(Bjälbo)
c. 1237c. 12515 May 1257
husband's death
after 1288 Haakon Haakonsson the Young
Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Denmark Eric IV of Denmark
(Estridsen)
c. 124411 September 126116 December 1263
husband's accession
9 May 1280
husband's death
c. 1287 Magnus VI
Margaret of Scotland Alexander III of Scotland
(Dunkeld)
28 February 1261c. 12819 April 1283 Eric II
Isabel Bruce Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
(Bruce)
c. 1272c. 129315 July 1299
husband's death
1358
Euphemia of Rügen Günther, Count of Arnstein c. 1270Spring of 129915 July 1299
husband's accession
c. 1312 Haakon V

House of Bjälbo

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Blanka Namur.jpg
Non-contemporary
Blanche of Namur
[8] [9] [4]
John I, Marquis of Namur
(Dampierre)
13205 November 133515 August 1343
husband's deposition
1363 Magnus VII
Margrete 1.jpg
Non-contemporary
Margaret Valdemarsdatter of Denmark
[8] [9] [4]
Valdemar IV of Denmark
(Estridsen)
13539 April 136311 September 1380
husband's death
28 October 1412 Haakon VI

House of Pomerania

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Philippa of England-Herman Wilhelm Bissen2.jpg
Non-contemporary
Philippa of England
[3] [10] [4]
Henry IV of England
(Lancaster)
4 June 139426 October 14067 January 1430 Eric III

House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Dorothy of Denmark, Norway & Sweden (1445) 1440s.jpg Dorothea of Brandenburg
[8] [9] [3] [4] [10] [11]
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
1430–3112 September 14456 January 1448
husband's death
10 November 1495 Christopher

House of Bonde

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Catherine of Sweden (1448) grave 2009.jpg Katarina Karlsdotter of Bjurum
[8] [9] [4]
Karl Ormsson Gumsehuvud
(Gumsehufvud)
14185 October 143820 November 1449
husband's accession
June 1450
husband's deposition
7 September 1450 Charles I

House of Oldenburg

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Dorothy of Denmark, Norway & Sweden (1445) 1440s.jpg Dorothea of Brandenburg
[8] [9] [3] [4] [10] [12] [13]
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
1430–3128 October 1449June 1450
husband's accession
21 May 1481
husband's death
10 November 1495 Christian I
Interregnum (1481–1483)
Dronning-Christine.jpg Christina of Saxony
[8] [9] [3] [4] [10] [12]
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
25 December 14616 September 14781483
husband's accession
20 February 1513
husband's death
8 December 1521 John
Attributed to the workshop of Pieter van Coninxloo (active 1479-1513) - Isabella of Austria (1501-1526) - RCIN 403466 - Royal Collection.jpg Isabella of Austria
[8] [9] [3] [4] [10] [12]
Philip I of Castile
(Habsburg)
18 July 150112 August 151520 January 1523
husband's deposition
19 January 1526 Christian II
Dronning-Sophie.jpg Sophie of Pomerania
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
(Pomerania)
14989 October 15181524
husband's accession
10 April 1533
husband's death
13 May 1568 Frederick I
Interregnum (1533–1537)
Dronning-Dorothea.jpg Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
9 July 151129 October 15251537
husband's accession
1 January 1559
husband's death
7 October 1571 Christian III
Sophiemecklenburgdenmark.jpg Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
4 September 155720 July 15724 April 1588
husband's death
14 October 1631 Frederick II
1575 Anna Katharina.jpg Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
26 June 157527 November 15978 April 1612 Christian IV
Sophieamaliedenmark.jpg Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
24 March 16281 October 16436 July 1648
husband's accession
9 February 1670
husband's death
20 February 1685 Frederick III
1650 Charlotte.jpg Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
27 April 165025 June 16679 February 1670
husband's accession
25 August 1699
husband's death
27 March 1714 Christian V
Louisemecklenburgdenmark.jpg Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
28 August 16675 December 169525 August 1699
husband's accession
15 March 1721 Frederick IV
Annasophiereventlow.jpg Anne Sophie Reventlow
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Conrad, Count Reventlow
(Reventlow)
16 April 16934 April 172112 October 1730
husband's death
7 January 1743
SophieMagdalenevonBrandenburg-Kulmbach01.jpg Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
28 November 17007 August 172112 October 1730
husband's accession
6 August 1746
husband's death
27 May 1770 Christian VI
1724Louise 2.jpg Louise of Great Britain
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
George II of Great Britain
(Hanover)
7 December 172411 December 17436 August 1746
husband's accession
19 December 1751 Frederick V
Julianemariedenmark.jpg Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Brunswick-Bevern)
4 September 17298 July 175213 January 1766
husband's death
10 October 1796
Carolinemathildedenmark.jpg Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12]
Frederick, Prince of Wales
(Hanover)
11 July 17518 November 176610 May 1775 Christian VII
Marie sophie frederikke.jpg Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
[8] [9] [3] [10] [12] [14]
Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
28 October 176731 July 179013 March 1808
husband's accession
14 January 1814
husband's deposition
22 March 1852 Frederick VI

House of Holstein-Gottorp

PictureCoat of ArmsNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Charlotte of Sweden & Norway c 1809.jpg Armoiries de la Reine Hedwige-Elisabeth de Suede et Norvege.svg Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
[8] [9] [4] [10]
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
(Holstein-Gottorp)
22 March 17597 July 17744 November 1814
husband's accession
5 February 1818
husband's death
20 June 1818 Charles II

House of Bernadotte

PictureCoat of ArmsNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Desiree-Clary 1822.jpg Armoiries de la reine Desiree.svg Désirée Clary
[8] [9] [4] [10]
François Clary 8 November 177717 August 17985 February 1818
husband's accession
8 March 1844
husband's death
17 December 1860 Charles III John
Josephine of Sweden & Norway 1837 by Fredric Westin.jpg Blason de la Reine Josephine.svg Joséphine de Beauharnais
[8] [9] [4] [10]
Eugène de Beauharnais
(Beauharnais)
14 March 180719 June 18238 March 1844
husband's accession
8 July 1859
husband's death
7 June 1876 Oscar I
Drottning Lovisa av Sverige omkring 1865.jpg Greater coat of arms of Queen Louise of Sweden.svg Louise van Oranje-Nassau
[8] [9] [4] [10]
Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
(Orange-Nassau)
5 August 182819 June 18508 July 1859
husband's accession
30 March 1871 Charles IV
Sofia of Sweden (1857) c 1872 (2).jpg Coat of arms of Queen Sophia (Sweden).svg Sophia of Nassau
[8] [9] [4] [10]
William, Duke of Nassau
(Nassau-Weilburg)
9 July 18366 June 185718 September 1872
husband's accession
26 October 1905
husband's renounce claim after the Union dissolved
30 December 1913 Oscar II

House of Glücksburg

PictureCoat of ArmsNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeath Spouse
Maud, Queen of Norway.jpg Coat of Arms of Maud of Wales.svg [15] Maud of Wales Edward VII of the United Kingdom
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
26 November 186922 July 189618 November 1905
husband's accession
20 November 1938 Haakon VII
H.M. Queen Sonja Oslo Jazzfestival 2017 (181611) (cropped).jpg Coat of arms of Queen Sonja of Norway.png Sonja Haraldsen Karl August Haraldsen 4 July 193729 August 196817 January 1991
husband's accession
Incumbent- Harald V

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