List of Norwegian monarchs

Norwegian monarchs

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This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including:
* The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands)
** The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814)
* The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814)
** The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343)
** The Union of Denmark and Norway (1380-1396)
* The Kalmar Union (1397-1536)
**The United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397-1523)
**The United Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway (1523-1536)
* The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands (1536-1814)
* The Union of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Norway (1814-1905)
* The Kingdom of Norway (1905 to present)

The early Viking kings are listed using the name common in historic sources (with the Norwegian name in italics).

Note also that before the Law of Succession was introduced in 1163, the inheritance of the throne was an affair filled with deep conflicts. In many cases, brothers would initially share it.