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Denmark: Heads of State: 1340-1448

Royal House: Ulfingerne (a branch of the legendary Skjoldungerne)
Dei gracia Danorum Sclavorumque Rex et Dux Estoniae (from 1346 Dei gracia Danorum Sclavorumque Rex; from 1361 Dei gracia Danorum Sclavorum Gotorumque Rex)
24 Jun 1340 - 24 Oct 1375 Valdemar 4. Atterdag (Valdemar Christoffersen)
Rigsråd: Rigsrådets Formand | Council of the Realm: Chairman of the Council of the Realm
24 Oct 1375 - 3 May 1376 Ærkebiskop Niels Jonsen Bild
Royal House: Folkungerne [1]
Dei gracia Danorum Sclavorum Gotorumque Rex (from 12 Sep 1380 Dei gracia Danorum Sclavorum Gotorum et Norvegiae Rex)
3 May 1376 - 3 Aug 1387 Oluf 2. (Oluf Håkonsen) [2]
Rigsråd: Rigsrådets Formand | Council of the Realm: Chairman of the Council of the Realm
3 Aug 1387 - 10 Aug 1387 Ærkebiskop Mogens Nielsen
Fulmægtig Frue og Husbonde og til ganske Riget af Danmarks Formynder | Empowered Lady and Master and Guardian of the whole Realm of Denmark [3]
10 Aug 1387 - 24 Jan 1396 Margrethe Valdemarsdatter [4][5]
Royal House: Gryf (Pomerania)
Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Sveriges Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge og Hertug i Pommern | By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Pomerania
24 Jan 1396 - 23 Jun 1439 Erik 7. [6][7]
Rigsråd: Rigsrådets Formand | Council of the Realm: Chairman of the Council of the Realm
23 Jun 1439 - 25 Jul 1439 Ærkebiskop Hans Petersen Laxmand
Rigsforstander | Lieutenant of the Realm
25 Jul 1439 - 9 Apr 1440 Christoffer Johansen af Beyern [5]
Royal House: Wittelsbach (Bavaria: Upper Palatinate)
Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Sveriges Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Palatsgreve pa Riin og Hertug i Beyern | By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Count-Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria
9 Apr 1440 - 5 Jan 1448 Christoffer 3. (Christoffer Johansen)  [5]
Rigsråd: Rigsrådets Formand | Council of the Realm: Chairman of the Council of the Realm
5 Jan 1448 - 28 Sep 1448 Ærkebiskop Tuve Nielsen Juul

[1] This term (Folkungaätten in Svensk/Swedish) is an artifact of 15th century historians, based on a spurious genealogy. Recently, the term Bjälboätten, from Bjälbo, the family seat, has gained currency.
[2] Also in Norway as Olav IV Håkonsson.
[3] Also in official use: Danmarks Frue og Husbonde og til hele Rigets fulmægtige Formynder (Denmark's Lady and Master and empowered Guardian of the whole Realm); occasional use of styles suggestive of a queen regnant.
[4] Dronning as queen dowager of Norway.
[5] Also in Sweden and Norway.
[6] Original name: Bogislav Gryf.
[7] Also in Sweden as Erik "XIII" and in Norway as Eirik III (crowned for all three realms jointly); also in Pomerania as Erich III.