APPENDIX III

ENGLISH SOVEREIGNS FROM 899

Reign	Name	Relationship
West Saxon Kings
899–924	Edward the Elder	son of Alfred the Great
924–39	Athelstan	son of Edward the Elder
939–46	Edmund	half-brother of Athelstan
946–55	Edred	brother of Edmund
955–59	Edwy	son of Edmund
959–75	Edgar	brother of Edwy
975–78	Edward the Martyr	son of Edgar
978–1016	Ethelred (II) the Unready	son of Edgar
1016	Edmund Ironside	son of Ethelred (II) the Unready
Danish Kings
1016–35	Canute	son of Sweyn I of Denmark who
		conquered England in 1013
1035–40	Harold I	son of Canute
1040–42	Hardicanute	son of Canute
West Saxon Kings (restored)
1042–66	Edward the Confessor	son of Ethelred (II) the Unready
1066	Harold II	son of Godwin
Norman Kings
1066–87	William I	illegitimate son of Duke Robert the
		Devil
1087–1100	William II	son of William I
1100–35	Henry I	son of William I
1135–54	Stephen	grandson of William II
House of Plantagenet
1154–89	Henry II	son of Matilda (daughter of Henry I)
1189–99	Richard I	son of Henry II
1199–1216	John	son of Henry II
1216–72	Henry III	son of John
1272–1307	Edward I	son of Henry III

511

512 Great Britain

ENGLISH SOVEREIGNS FROM 899 (continued)

Reign	Name	Relationship
House of Plantagenet (continued)
1307–27	Edward II	son of Edward I
1327–77	Edward III	son of Edward II
1377–99	Richard II	son of the Black Prince
House of Lancaster
1399–1413	Henry IV	son of John of Gaunt
1413–22	Henry V	son of Henry IV
1422–61, 1470–71	Henry VI	son of Henry V
House of York
1461–70, 1471–83	Edward IV	son of Richard, Duke of York
1483	Edward V	son of Edward IV
1483–85	Richard III	brother of Edward IV
House of Tudor
1485–1509	Henry VII	son of Edmund Tudor,
		Earl of Richmond
1509–47	Henry VIII	son of Henry VII
1547–53	Edward VI	son of Henry VIII
1553–58	Mary I	daughter of Henry VIII
1558–1603	Elizabeth I	daughter of Henry VIII
House of Stuart
1603–25	James I (James VI	great-grandson of Margaret
	in Scotland)	(daughter of Henry VII)
1625–49	Charles I	son of James I
1649–60	Commonwealth of England
House of Stuart (restored)
1660–85	Charles II	son of Charles I
1685–88	James II (James VII	son of Charles I
	in Scotland)
1689–1702	William III and Mary	son of Mary (daughter of Charles I);
		daughter of James II
1702–14	Anne	daughter of James II
House of Hanover
1714–27	George I	son of Sophia (granddaughter
		of James I)
1727–60	George II	son of George I
1760–1820	George III	son of Frederick (son of George II)
1820–30	George IV	son of George III
	(regent 1811–20)

Appendix III 513

ENGLISH SOVEREIGNS FROM 899 (continued)

Reign	Name	Relationship
1830–37	William IV	son of George III
1837–1901	Victoria	daughter of Edward
		(son of George III)
House of Saxe-Coburg
1901–10	Edward VII	son of Victoria
House of Windsor
1910–36	George V	son of Edward VII
1936	Edward VIII	son of George V
1936–52	George VI	son of George V
1952–	Elizabeth II	daughter of George VI
	THE KINGS OF SCOTLAND
Term	Name
The House of Alpin
843–859	Kenneth Macalpin
860–863	Donald I
863–877	Constantine I
877–878	Aed
878–889	Eochaid
889–900	Donald II
900–942	Constantine II
The House of Dunkeld
942–954	Malcolm I
954–962	Indulf
962–967	Dubh
967–971	Cuilean
971–995	Kenneth II
995–997	Constantine III
997–1005	Kenneth III
1005–1034	Malcolm II
1034–1040	Duncan I
1040–1057	Macbeth
1057–1058	Lulach (The Fool)
The House of Canmore
1058–1093	Malcolm III (Canmore)
1093–1094	Donald Ban
May-November 1094	Duncan II

514 Great Britain

	THE KINGS OF SCOTLAND (continued)
Term	Name
The House of Canmore
1094–1097	Donald Ban and Edmund
1097–1107	Edgar (The Peaceable)
1107–1124	Alexander (The Fierce)
1124–1153	David I
1153–1165	Malcolm IV (The Maiden)
1165–1214	William (The Lion)
1214–1249	Alexander II
1249–1286	Alexander III
1286–1290	Margaret (Maid of Norway)
	The Competitors (Balliol and Bruce)
The House of Balliol
1292–1296	John Balliol
The House of Bruce
1306–1329	Robert I (The Bruce)
1329–1371	David II
The House of Stewart
1371–1390	Robert II
1390–1406	Robert III
1406–1437	James I
1437–1460	James II
1460–1488	James III
1488–1513	James IV
1513–1542	James V
1542–1587	Mary, Queen of Scots
1567–1603	James VI