Bryttisce Wealdendas

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This is a list of Brytiscra Þēodcyninga, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely:

[ādihtan] Wealdendas

Succession to the many thrones often did not pass smoothly from parent to child; lack of heirs, civil wars, murders and invasions affected the inheritance in ways that a simple list does not show. The relationships that formed the basis for claims to throne are noted where we know them, and the dates of reign indicated.

Wealdendas Englalandum Wealdendas Scotlandum
Nama Reign Notes Nama Reign Notes
The West-Seaxe The House of Alpin
Kenneth I 843–858 Ǣrest cyning ofer Pictum and Scottum
Donald I 858–862 Kennethes I brōðor
Constantine I 862–877 Kenneth I's son
Ælfrēd se Grēata 871–899 Recognised as leader of all free Angelcynn under the Treaty of Wedmore, 878
Áed 877–878 Kennethes I sunu
Eochaid 878–889 Áed's nephew
Jointly with Giric ?
Giric 878–889 Áed's first cousin ?
Donald II 889–900 Constantines I sunu
Ēadweard se Ieldra 899924 Ælfrēdes sunu
Constantine II 900–943 Áedes sunu
Ælfweard 924 Ēadweardes sunu, cyning of Wessex only
Aðelstān 924–939 Ēadweardes sunu, ǣrest de facto cyning ofer eall Englaland.
Ēadmund I 939–946 Ēadweardes sunu
Malcolm I 943–954 Donaldes II son
Ēadred 946–955 Ēadweardes sunu
Indulf 954–962 Constantines II sunu
Ēadwig 955–959 Ēadmundes sunu
Ēadgar the Peaceable 959–975 Ēadmundes sunu
Dub 962–966 Malcolmes I sunu
Cuilén 966–971 Indulfes sunu
Kenneth II 971–? Malcolmes I sunu
Ēadweard se Martyr 975–978 Ēadgares sunu Amlaíb ?–977 Indulfes sunu
Kenneth II 977–995 2nd reign
Æthelrǣd Unræd 978–1013
1014–1016
Ēadgares sunu
Constantine III 995–997 Cuilénes sunu
Kenneth III 997–1005 Dubes sunu
Malcolm II 1005–1034 Kennethes II sunu
Ēadmund Ironside 1016 Æthelrǣdes sunu
The Denisc Kings
Both the Saxon and Danish royal houses claimed the English throne, 1013 to 1016. Denmark and Englaland had the same king from 1016 to 1042.
Sweyn Forkbeard 1013–1014  
Canute se Grēata 1016–1035 Sweynes sunu
Duncan I 1034–1040 Malcolmes II suna sunu
Harold Harefoot 1035–1040 Canutes sunu
Harthacanute 1040–1042 Canutes sunu Macbeth 1040–1057 Kenneth III's granddaughter's husband
The Westseaxe Restoration
Ēadweard se Andettere 1042–1066 Æthelrǣdes sunu
Lulach 1057–1058 Kenneth III's great-grandson, Macbeth's step-son and cousin
The House of Dunkeld
Malcolm III 1058–1093 Duncanes I sunu
Harold Godwinson 1066 Ēadweard se Andettere's brother-in-law, also descended from Alfred's brother Æthelrǣd
Ēadgar Æðeling 1066 Grandson of Ēadmund Ironside
The Normans
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, numbering of kings (a French tradition never used by the English prior to that date) begins.
Wilhelm se Gehīersumiend 1066–1087 Distant kinsman of Ælfrēd se Grēata
Wilhelm II, Rufus 1087–1100 Wilhelmes I sunu, descendant of Ælfrēd se Grēata
Donald III 1093–1094
1094–1097
Duncanes I sunu
Duncan II 1094 Malcolmes III sunu
Ēadgar 1097–1107 Malcolmes III sunu
Henry I 1100–1135 Wilhelmes I sunu, descendant of Ælfrēd se Grēata
Alexander I 1107–1124 Malcolmes III son
David I 1124–1153 Malcolmes III sunu
Stephen 1135–1154 Williames I grandson
Malcolm IV 1153–1165 Davides I grandson
The Angevins or Plantagenets
The Royal House name changed to reflect Matilda's marriage to Geoffrey Plantagenet.
Matilda (Empress Maud) 1141 Henry I's daughter, Ēadmund Ironside's great-great-granddaughter
Henry II 1154–1189 Matildas sunu
Wilhelm I 1165–1214 David I's grandson
Richard I, the Lionheart 1189–1199 Henrys II sunu
Monarchs of England and Ireland
In 1199, John, already Hlāford Īrlandes, inherited the English throne. The title "Hlāford Īrlandes" was used until it was replaced by "Cyning Īrlandes" in 1542.
Iohannes "Lackland" 1199–1216 Henrys II sunu
Alexander II 1214–1249 Wilhelmes I sunu
Henry III 1216–1272 Iohannes sunu
Alexander III 1249–1286 Alexanderes II sunu
Ēadweard I "Langscancan" 1272–1307 Henrys III sunu
Margaret 1286-1290 Alexander III's granddaughter, never inaugurated
The House of Balliol
When Margaret died in 1290 there was no clear heir. King Edward I of England adjudged the claims of Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale and John Balliol in Balliol's favour.
Iohannes 1292–1296 David I's great-great-great-grandson
The House of Bruce
When John Balliol rebelled, the Wars of Scottish Independence commenced, during which Robert se Bruce wearþ cyninge.
Robert I 1306–1329 David I's great-great-great-great-grandson
Ēadweard II 1307–1327 Ēadweardes I sunu
Ēadweard III 1327–1377 Ēadweardes II sunu
David II 1329–1371 Robertes I sunu
The House of Balliol
For a period of time, both Edward Balliol and David II claimed the throne.
Edward Balliol 1332–1336 John Balliol's son
The House of Stuart
Engaged to the Dauphin at age five, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots was thus brought up in the French court where she became "Marie Stuart, Reine de l'Écosse," etc., to render the sound of 'Stewart' into French as accurately as possible. Mary kept the French spelling on her return to Scotland in 1560.
Robert II 1371–1390 Robert I's grandson
Richard II 1377–1399 Edward III's grandson
Robert III 1390–1406 Robert II's son
The House of Lancaster
Henry Bolingbroke deposed Richard II, and the Royal House name came to reflect Henry's father's title, Duke of Lancaster.
Henry IV 1399–1413 Edward III's grandson
James I 1406–1437 Robert III's son
Henry V 1413–1422 Henry IV's son
Henry VI 1422–1461
1470–1471
Henry V's son
James II 1437–1460 James I's son
James III 1460–1488 James II's son
The House of York
The Houses of Lancaster and York had fought the Wars of the Roses, and the Yorkists took the throne.
Ēadwēard IV 1461–1470
1471–1483
Ēadweard III's great-great-grandson
Ēadweard V 1483 Ēadweard IV's sunu
Richard III 1483–1485 Edward IV's brother
The House of Tudor
The Lancastrian Henry Tudor reclaimed the throne from the Yorkists.
Henry VII 1485–1509 Edward III's great-great-great-grandson
James IV 1488–1513 James III's son
Henry VIII 1509–1547 Henry VII's son, Edward IV's grandson
James V 1513–1542 James IV's son
Mary I 1542–1567 James V's daughter
Ēadweard VI 1547–1553 Henry VIII's son
Jane 1553 Henry VII's great-granddaughter. Not generally noted as officially queen[1][2]
Mary I 1553–1558 Henry VIII's daughter
Elisabeþ I 1558–1603 Henry VIII's daughter
James VI 1567–1625 Mary I's son
Monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland
In 1603, James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne upon the death of Elizabeth I in what is known as the Union of the Crowns. From then until 1707, England, Scotland, and Ireland had shared monarchs.
The House of Stuart
Nama Reign Notes
James I (England)
James VI (Scotland)
1603–1625 Son of Mary, Queen of Scots; great-great-grandson of Henry VII of England; first to be styled "King of Great Britain" (1604)
Charles I 1625–1649 James VI & I's son
The Period of Interregnum, (Commonwealth and Protectorate)
England had no king from 1649 to 1660, but the constitutional status of the government was never clear. For example, the Long Parliament, up until its dissolution on 20 April 1653, was commonly recognised as a Republic. It, however, styled itself as a Commonwealth. Following the dissolution of the Rump, a Nominated Assembly was formed. Not until Cromwell accepted the Instrument of Government on 15 December 1653 did the constitutional status of the regime change. From then on Oliver Cromwell was styled as Lord Protector, ruling through two Protectorate Parliaments. In 1659, Richard Cromwell abdicated, returning power to Parliament until the Stuart Restoration in 1660.
Nama Reign Notes
Oliver Cromwell 1653–1658  
Richard Cromwell 1658–1659 Oliver Cromwell's son
The House of Stuart (restored)
Nama Reign Notes
Charles II 1660–1685 England
1649-1651 and 1660–1685 Scotland
(1649–1685 de jure)
Charles I's elder son (crowned at Scone, in Scotland, 1651). He officially dated his reign from his father's death
James II (England)
James VII (Scotland)
1685–1689 Charles I's younger son
Mary II 1689–1694 James II's elder daughter
Joint sovereign with her husband, William III, II and I
Wilhelm III (Englaland)
Wilhelm II (Scotland)
Wilhelm I (Ireland)
1689–1702 Charles I's grandson
Jointly with his wife, Mary II
Anne 1702–1707
(full reign: 1702–1714)
James II's dohtor
Monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland
In 1707, the Act of Union merged the Cynerīce Englalandes and the Cynerīce Scotlandes into the Cynerīce Grēatbryttenes.
The House of Stuart (continued)
Nama Reign Notes
Anne 1707–1714
(full reign: 1702–1714)
James II's daughter
The House of Hanover
Under the Act of Settlement 1701, the English (thus, the successor British) throne could only be held by a Protestant. Sophia of Hanover, the nearest such relative, thus became statutorily designated as the next heir. She died shortly before Anne, and her place was taken by her son, who thus founded the House of Hanover (aka Guelph and Brunswick).
George I 1714–1727 James I's great-grandson
George II 1727–1760 George I's son
George III 1760–1801
(full reign: 1760–1820)
George II's grandson
Monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
In 1801, the Act of Union combined the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom.
The House of Hanover (continued)
Nama Reign Notes
George III 1801–1820
(full reign: 1760–1820)
George II's grandson
George IV 1820–1830 George III's son
Wilhelm IV 1830–1837 George III's son
Victoria 1837–1901 George III's granddaughter
The House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
The Royal House name was changed to reflect Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, but she herself remained a member of the House of Hanover.
Ēadweard VII 1901–1910 Victoria's son
George V 1910–1917
(full reign: 1910–1936)
Edward VII's son
The House of Windsor
The name of the Royal House changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917 due to anti-German sentiments during World War I.
George V 1917–1927
(full reign: 1910–1936)
Edward VII's son
Monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In 1922, the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom. The name of the Kingdom was amended in 1927 to reflect the change. Between 1927 and the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act in 1949 George V, Edward VIII, and George VI were also styled "King of Ireland".
The House of Windsor (continued)
Nama Reign Notes
George V 1927–1936
(full reign: 1910–1936)
Edward VII's son
Ēadweard VIII 1936 George V's son; abdicated
George VI 1936–1952 Edward VIII's brother (and George V's son)
Elisabeþ II 6 February 1952- George VI's daughter; also queen of 15 other sovereign kingdoms.
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