| Sovereigns of the Tønder district |
| 800-1231 | Kings of Denmark | Roskilde |
| 1231-1326 | Dukes after King Abel | Roskilde |
| 1326-1459 | Dukes of Schauenburg/Hannover | Gottorf |
| 1460-1481 | Duke King Christian I | Copenhagen |
| 1482-1533 | Duke King Frederik I | Gottorf |
| 1533-1544 | Duke King Christian III | Copenhagen |
| 1544-1581 | Duke Hans d. Älere | Haderslev |
| 1581-1713 | Dukes of Gottorf | Gottorf |
| 1713-1864 | Dukes King of Denmark | København |
| 1867-1920 | Lord President of S-H/Prussia | Gottorf |
| 1920 | Kings of Denmark | Copenhagen |
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From 1231 to 1864 the area was in the Duchy of Schleswig, Amt Tondern (until 1852),
Lundtoft Harde. Gottorf Castle was the seat of government for 300 years. |
The Schauenburgers were granted Holstein by Emperor Lothar III in 1111.
In 1326 they received the Duchy of Schleswig as a fief from King Valdemar III. |
Current king Frederik X is a descendant of King Christian I (1426-1481).
The Schauenburger Duke Gerhard VI of Schleswig was his grandfather.
In the male line, Christian I is descended from the Oldenburgers near Bremen,
Count Dietrich was his father, Count Christian his grandfather. |
| The current Danish royal family is known as the Oldenburg line.
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The Oldenburg name Christian is still used as a royal name and alternates with the
Brandenburg name Frederik.
Frederik/Friedrich is derived from the ancestor Elector Friedrich I of Brandenburg (1371-1440).
His granddaughter Dorothea of Brandenburg was the wife of Christian I and Queen of Denmark.
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