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Gorm the Old was the first Danish monarch who is known to be a real person. All reigns before him are dubious. Denmark has one of the longest running unbroken lines of succession in the world, second only to that of the Japanese emperors.
The house of Oldenburg held the Danish Crown between 1448 and 1863, when it passed to the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. The kingdom had been elective until 1660, and until 1864 it was also united in personal union with the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. Danish name forms are given in parenthesis.
See: List of Dubious Danish Kings
Note: Above list of dubious kings affected the numbering of subsequent Danish monarchs:
House of Oldenburg
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg