List of rulers of Iceland

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This is a list of rulers of Iceland, ruling from 1262 to 1944.

Possession of Norway (1262–1814)[change | change source]

NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Haakon IV
  • the Old
(1204-04-01)1 April 1204 – 16 December 1263(1263-12-16) (aged 59)126216 December 1263Son of Haakon IIIFairhairHaakon IV of Norway
Magnus VI
  • the Law-mender
(1238-05-01)1 May 1238 – 9 May 1280(1280-05-09) (aged 42)16 December 12639 May 1280Son of Haakon IVFairhairMagnus VI of Norway
Eric II1268 – (1299-07-15)15 July 12999 May 128015 July 1299Son of Magnus VIFairhairEric II of Norway
Haakon V1270 – (1319-05-08)8 May 131915 July 12998 May 1319Son of Magnus VIFairhairHaakon V of Norway
Magnus VII1316 – (1374-12-01)1 December 1374131915 August 1343Grandson of Haakon VBjelboMagnus VII of Norway
Haakon VI1340 – (1380-09-11)11 September 138015 August 134311 September 1380Son of Magnus VIIBjelboHaakon VI of Norway
Olaf IV1370 – (1387-08-03)3 August 138729 July 13803 August 1387Son of Haakon VIBjelboOlaf IV of Norway
Margaret Ic. 1353 – (1412-10-28)28 October 14122 February 138828 October 1412Mother of Olaf IVEstridsenMargaret I of Norway
Eric IIIc. 1381 – (1459-05-03)3 May 145928 October 14121442Son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of PomeraniaGriffinsEric III of Norway
Christopher I(1416-02-26)26 February 1416 – 5 January 1448(1448-01-05) (aged 31)14425 January 1448Son of John, Count Palatine of NeumarktPalatinate-NeumarktChristopher I of Norway
Charles I(1409-10-05)5 October 1409 – 14 May 1470(1470-05-14) (aged 60)20 November 14491450Son of Knut Tordsson BondeBondeCharles I of Norway
Christian I1426 – (1481-05-21)21 May 1481145021 May 1481Son of Dietrich, Count of OldenburgOldenburgChristian I of Norway
John I(1455-02-02)2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513(1513-02-20) (aged 58)148320 February 1513Son of Christian IOldenburgJohn I of Norway
Christian II(1481-07-01)1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559(1559-01-25) (aged 77)22 July 151320 January 1523Son of John IOldenburgChristian II of Norway
Frederick I(1471-10-07)7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533(1533-04-10) (aged 61)152310 April 1533Son of Christian IOldenburgFrederick I of Norway
Christian III(1503-08-12)12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559(1559-01-01) (aged 55)15371 January 1559Son of Frederick IOldenburgChristian III of Norway
Frederick II(1534-07-01)1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588(1588-04-04) (aged 53)1 January 15594 April 1588Son of Christian IIIOldenburgFrederick II of Norway
Christian IV(1577-04-12)12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648(1648-02-28) (aged 70)4 April 158828 February 1648Son of Frederick IIOldenburgChristian IV of Norway
Frederick III(1609-03-18)18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670(1670-02-09) (aged 60)6 July 16489 February 1670Son of Christian IVOldenburgFrederick III of Norway
Christian V(1646-04-15)15 April 1646 – 25 August 1699(1699-08-25) (aged 53)9 February 167025 August 1699Son of Frederick IIIOldenburgChristian V of Norway
Frederick IV(1671-10-11)11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730(1730-10-12) (aged 59)25 August 169912 October 1730Son of Christian VOldenburgFrederick IV of Norway
Christian VI(1699-11-30)30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746(1746-08-06) (aged 46)12 October 17306 August 1746Son of Frederick IVOldenburgChristian VI of Norway
Frederick V(1723-03-31)31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766(1766-01-14) (aged 42)6 August 174614 January 1766Son of Christian VIOldenburgFrederick V of Norway
Christian VII(1749-01-29)29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808(1808-03-13) (aged 59)14 January 176613 March 1808Son of Frederick VOldenburgChristian VII of Norway
Frederick VI(1768-01-28)28 January 1768 – 3 December 1839(1839-12-03) (aged 71)13 March 18087 February 1814Son of Christian VIIOldenburgFrederick VI of Norway

Possession of Denmark (1814–1918)[change | change source]

NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Frederick VI(1768-01-28)28 January 1768 – 3 December 1839(1839-12-03) (aged 71)7 February 18143 December 1839Son of Christian VIIOldenburgFrederick VI of Denmark
Christian VIII(1786-09-18)18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848(1848-01-20) (aged 61)3 December 183920 January 1848Son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and grandson of Frederick VOldenburgChristian VIII of Denmark
Frederick VII(1808-10-06)6 October 1808 – 15 November 1863(1863-11-15) (aged 55)20 January 184815 November 1863Son of Christian VIIIOldenburgFrederick VII of Denmark
Christian IX(1818-04-08)8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906(1906-01-29) (aged 87)15 November 186329 January 1906Son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and great-grandson of Frederick VGlücksburgChristian IX of Denmark
Frederick VIII(1843-06-03)3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912(1912-05-14) (aged 68)29 January 190614 May 1912Son of Christian IXGlücksburgFrederick VIII of Denmark
Christian X(1870-09-26)26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947(1947-04-20) (aged 76)14 May 19121 December 1918Son of Frederick VIIIGlücksburgChristian X of Denmark

Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)[change | change source]

NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Christian X
[1]		(1870-09-26)26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947(1947-04-20) (aged 76)1 December 191817 June 1944Son of Frederick VIIIGlücksburgChristian X of Denmark

Republic of Iceland (1944—present)[change | change source]

Further information: List of Presidents of Iceland and List of Prime Ministers of Iceland

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Sveinn Björnsson, ruled as Regent from 1941 to 1944.
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