Scotland, England & Ireland · 1488–1714
House of Stuart
From Flodden to the Act of Settlement: the Scottish house that inherited England, lost a king to the executioner's block, was restored, deposed again, and finally handed its crowns to a German cousin by statute.
Crowns
monarch of Scotland
- Kenneth MacAlpin 843–858
- Domnall mac Ailpín 858–862
- Causantín mac Cináeda 862–877
- Áed mac Cináeda 877–878
- Giric 878–889
- Eochaid, son of Rhun 878–889
- Donald II of Scotland 889–900
- Constantine II of Scotland 900–943
- Malcolm I of Scotland 943–954
- Indulf 954–962
- Dub 962–967
- Cuilén 967–971
- Kenneth II of Scotland 971–995
- Constantine III of Scotland 995–997
- Kenneth III of Scotland 997–1005
- Malcolm II of Scotland 1005–1034
- Duncan I of Scotland 1034–1040
- Macbeth 1040–1057
- Lulach 1057–1058
- Malcolm III of Scotland 1058–1093
- Donald III of Scotland 1093–1094
- Duncan II of Scotland 1094–1094
- Donald III of Scotland 1094–1097
- Edmund of Scotland 1094–1097
- Edgar 1097–1107
- Alexander I of Scotland 1107–1124
- David I of Scotland 1124–1153
- Malcolm IV of Scotland 1153–1165
- William the Lion 1165–1214
- Alexander 1214–1249
- Alexander III of Scotland 1249–1286
- Margaret, Maid of Norway 1286–1290
- John of Scotland 1292–1296
- Robert I of Scotland 1306–1329
- David II of Scotland 1329–1371
- Edward Balliol 1332–1336
- Robert II of Scotland 1371–1390
- Robert III of Scotland 1390–1406
- James I of Scotland 1406–1437
- James II of Scotland 1437–1460
- James III of Scotland 1460–1488
- James IV of Scotland 1488–1513
- James V of Scotland 1513–1542
- Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1567
- James VI and I 1587–1625
- Charles I of England 1625–1649
- Charles II of England 1660–1685
- James II of England 1685–1688
- Mary II of England 1689–1694
- William III of England 1694–1702
- Anne of Great Britain 1702–1707
monarch of England
- Alfred the Great 871–899
- Edward the Elder 899–924
- Æthelstan 927–939
- Edmund I 939–946
- Edred of England 946–955
- Eadwig 955–959
- Edgar of England 959–975
- Edward the Martyr 975–978
- Æthelred the Unready 978–1013
- Sweyn I of Denmark 1013–1014
- Æthelred the Unready 1014–1016
- Cnut the Great 1016–1035
- Edmund II of England 1016–1016
- Harold Harefoot 1037–1040
- Harthacanute 1040–1042
- Edward the Confessor 1042–1066
- Harold Godwinson 1066–1066
- William the Conqueror 1066–1087
- William II of England 1087–1100
- Henry I of England 1100–1135
- Stephen, King of England 1135–1141
- Stephen, King of England 1141–1154
- Henry II of England 1154–1189
- Richard I of England 1189–1199
- John, King of England 1199–1216
- Henry III of England 1216–1272
- Edward I of England 1272–1307
- Edward II of England 1307–1327
- Edward III of England 1327–1377
- Richard II of England 1377–1399
- Henry IV of England 1399–1413
- Henry V of England 1413–1422
- Henry VI of England 1422–1461
- Edward IV of England 1461–1470
- Henry VI of England 1470–1471
- Edward IV of England 1471–1483
- Edward V of England 1483–1483
- Richard III of England 1483–1485
- Henry VII of England 1485–1509
- Henry VIII of England 1509–1547
- Edward VI of England 1547–1553
- Lady Jane Grey 1553–1553
- Mary I 1553–1558
- Elizabeth I of England 1558–1603
- James VI and I 1603–1625
- Charles I of England 1625–1649
- Charles II of England 1660–1685
- James II of England 1685–1688
- Mary II of England 1689–1694
- William III of England 1694–1702
- Anne of Great Britain 1702–1707
Monarch of Great Britain
- Anne of Great Britain 1707–1714
- George I of Great Britain 1714–1727
- George II of Great Britain 1727–1760
- George III of Great Britain 1760–1801
Why each succession happened
- Why did James VI and I succeed Elizabeth I of England?
Inheritance by blood, secured by political preparation - Why did Charles I of England succeed James VI and I?
Inheritance - Why did Charles II of England succeed Charles I of England?
Execution of the king, abolition of the monarchy, then restoration by Parliament in 1660 - Why did James II of England succeed Charles II of England?
Inheritance, after failed attempts to exclude him - Why did William III of England succeed James II of England?
Deposition by invasion and parliamentary settlement; joint monarchy with Mary II - Why did Mary II of England succeed James II of England?
Deposition of her father; crown offered jointly to her and her husband - Why did Anne of Great Britain succeed William III of England?
Inheritance under the Bill of Rights order of succession - Why did George I of Great Britain succeed Anne of Great Britain?
Inheritance by statute (Act of Settlement 1701), passing over more than fifty closer Catholic relatives - Why did James V of Scotland succeed James IV of Scotland?
Inheritance, with a long regency after the king's death in battle - Why did Mary, Queen of Scots succeed James V of Scotland?
Inheritance as an infant, with regents governing - Why did James VI and I succeed Mary, Queen of Scots?
Forced abdication of the queen; infant king under successive regents - Why did Charles I of England succeed James VI and I?
Inheritance - Why did William III of England succeed Mary II of England?
Continuation of the joint monarchy after Mary II's death, as the 1689 settlement provided - Why did James IV of Scotland succeed James III of Scotland?
Rebellion: nobles rose against the king in the prince's name; James III was killed after the battle of Sauchieburn
Family connections
- How were Elizabeth I of England and James VI and I related?
First cousins twice removed - How were Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England related?
First cousins once removed - How were Henry VIII of England and Mary, Queen of Scots related?
Great-uncle and great-niece - How were William III of England and Mary II of England related?
First cousins — and husband and wife - How were Anne of Great Britain and George I of Great Britain related?
Second cousins - How were Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley related?
Half first cousins
Everyone in this collection (24)
- James IV of Scotland 1473–1513
- Margaret Tudor 1489–1541
- James V of Scotland 1512–1542
- Mary of Lorraine 1515–1560
- Margaret Douglas 1515–1578
- Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587
- Francis II of France 1544–1560
- Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1545–1567
- James VI and I 1566–1625
- Anne of Denmark 1574–1619
- Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales 1594–1612
- Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia 1596–1662
- Charles I of England 1600–1649
- Henrietta Maria of France 1609–1669
- Charles II of England 1630–1685
- Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714
- Mary Henrietta, Princess Royal 1631–1660
- James II of England 1633–1701
- William III of England 1650–1702
- Prince George, Duke of Cumberland 1653–1708
- George I of Great Britain 1660–1727
- Mary II of England 1662–1694
- Anne of Great Britain 1665–1714
- James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales 1688–1766
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