NOBLEMEN from Denmark

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Danish Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Danish Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Danish Noblemen.

1. Margrethe II of Denmark (b. 1940)

With an HPI of 86.69, Margrethe II of Denmark is the most famous Danish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 100 different languages on wikipedia.

Margrethe II (Danish: [mɑˈkʁeˀtə]; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV. Margrethe was born into the House of Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Christian X. She is the eldest child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid. She became heir presumptive to her father in 1953 when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. In 1967 she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she had two sons, Frederik and Joachim. Margrethe succeeded her father upon his death in January 1972. Margrethe has worked as a scenographer, a costume designer, and an illustrator of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. Support for the monarchy in Denmark, alongside her personal popularity, gradually rose throughout the course of her reign, attaining around eighty per cent by the time of her abdication. She was succeeded by her elder son, Frederik X.

2. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 76.78, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark is the 2nd most famous Danish Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 72 different languages.

Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, pronounced [ˈfʁeðˀʁek, ˈfʁæðˀʁæk]; born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2024. Frederik is the eldest son of Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX, and became Crown Prince of Denmark following his mother's accession in 1972. He was educated privately at home and at Krebs School, École des Roches and Øregård Gymnasium. He earned a Master of Science degree in political science from Aarhus University. After university, he served in diplomatic posts at the United Nations and in Paris. He has trained in all three branches of the Danish Armed Forces. Frederik met his wife and queen Mary (née Mary Donaldson), an Australian marketing consultant, while attending the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They married on 14 May 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral and have four children: Christian, Isabella, Vincent and Josephine.

3. Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789 - 1864)

With an HPI of 71.63, Princess Charlotte of Denmark is the 3rd most famous Danish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (Danish: Charlotte af Danmark; 30 October 1789 – 28 March 1864) was a Danish princess, and a princess of Hesse-Kassel by marriage to Prince William of Hesse-Kassel. Princess Charlotte was a significant figure in her time. She was one of the leading ladies in the country, and when her brother Christian VIII became king in 1839, she was close to the throne. She played an important role in the succession crisis in Denmark in the first half of the 19th century.

4. Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850 - 891)

With an HPI of 69.09, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye is the 4th most famous Danish Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (Old Norse: Sigurðr ormr í auga) or Sigurd Ragnarsson was a semi-legendary Viking warrior and Danish king active from the mid to late 9th century. According to multiple saga sources and Scandinavian histories from the 12th century and later, he is one of the sons of the legendary Viking Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug. His historical prototype might have been the Danish King Sigfred who ruled briefly in the 870s. Norwegian kings' genealogies of the Middle Ages name him as an ancestor of Harald Fairhair and used his mother's supposed ancestry to Völsung in order to create an ancestry between Harald and his descendants and Odin.

5. Christina of Denmark (1521 - 1590)

With an HPI of 68.79, Christina of Denmark is the 5th most famous Danish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

Christina of Denmark (Danish: Christine af Danmark; November 1521 – 10 December 1590) was a Danish princess, the younger surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark and Norway and Isabella of Austria. By her two marriages, she became Duchess of Milan, then Duchess of Lorraine. She served as the regent of Lorraine from 1545 to 1552 during the minority of her son. She was also a claimant to the thrones of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 1561–1590 and was sovereign Lady of Tortona in 1578–1584.

6. Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1524 - 1586)

With an HPI of 68.73, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg is the 6th most famous Danish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Elisabeth of Denmark (14 October 1524 – 15 October 1586) was a Danish princess and a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and later of Mecklenburg-Güstrow through marriage. She was the elder daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second spouse Sophie of Pomerania.

7. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878 - 1958)

With an HPI of 67.52, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark is the 7th most famous Danish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages.

Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke Louise; 2 August 1878 – 12 March 1958), was a Princess of Sweden by marriage to Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland. Princess Ingeborg was a daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden, she grew up in Copenhagen as a Danish princess. In 1897, she was married to her mother's first cousin Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland, and spent the rest of her of life in Sweden as a member of the Swedish royal family. Her marriage produced four children, among whom were Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway and Astrid, Queen of the Belgians.

8. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814 - 1895)

With an HPI of 65.07, Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel is the 8th most famous Danish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, she became a princess of Anhalt-Dessau.

9. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609 - 1689)

With an HPI of 63.95, Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg is the 9th most famous Danish Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Ernest Günther I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (14 October 1609 – 18 January 1689) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein of its Sonderburg line. He was the first to have his ducal seat in Augustenborg Palace, which he built and named in honor of his wife. He ruled from 1647 until his death in 1689.

10. Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (1649 - 1704)

With an HPI of 63.89, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark is the 10th most famous Danish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark and Norway (11 April 1649 – 30 October 1704) was the second daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp from 1667 to 1695 as the consort of Duke Christian Albert.