Scottish Monarchs

Ruler Born Reign Died Notes

Pre-Scottish Kings
Donncorci 781-791 791

Domnall 781-805 possibly shared kingdom

Eochaid IV, the 781-? possibly shared kingdom

Poisonous
Conall mac Tarl’a 805-807 807 King of Picts, killed in battle

Conall mac Aedan 807-811

Constantine 811-820 820 King of Picts

Angus II 820-834 834 King of Picts

Aed mac Boanta 834-839

Alpin 834 834 sub-king of Galloway, killed in battle

Eoganan 837-837 839 King of Picts, killed in battle

Kingdom of Alba
House of Alpin
Kenneth I 840-858 858
macAlpin
Donald I 858-863 863 murdered or killed in battle

Constantine I 863-877 877 killed in battle

Olaf the White 866-871 872 also king of Dublin, overlord of Picts and
Scots
Aed 877-878 878 killed in battle

Giric 878-889 deposed, ruled jointly with Eochaid

Eochaid 878-889 889 also king of Strathclyde, deposed

Kingdom of Scotland
Donald II 889-900 889 killed in battle

Constantine II 900-943 952 abdicated to become a monk

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Ruler Born Reign Died Notes
Malcolm I 943-954 954 killed in battle

Indulf 954-962 962 abdicated to become a monk, killed by

Vikings soon after
Duff or Dub 962-c966 c966 driven into exile and slain

Cuilean Ring (or c967-971 971 killed in battle

Colin)
Kenneth II 971-995 995 murdered

Olaf 971-997 997 rival claimant; killed in battle

Constantine III (the 995-997 997 killed in battle

bald)
Kenneth III 997-1005 1005 killed in battle

Giric II 997-1005 1005 subking ruled with above, killed in battle

Malcolm II c954 1005-1034 1034

Duncan c1001 1034-1040 1040 murdered. Included with the House of

Dunkeld.
Macbeth c1005 1040-1057 1057 killed in battle
Lulach (the fool) c1031 1057-1058 1058 killed in battle

House of Dunkeld
Malcolm III c1031 1058-1093 1093 killed in an ambush
(Canmore
(Bighead))
Donald III (Bane) c1033 1093-1094 deposed, but later restored

Duncan II c1060 May-Nov 1094 killed in battle

1094
Donald III c1033 1094-1097 1099 Ruled northern Scotland, deposed again,
blinded and imprisoned
Edmund 1094-1097 ruled southern Scotland, deposed and retired
to a monastery
Edgar c1074 1097-1107 1107

Alexander I (the c1077 1107-1124 1124

Fierce)
David I (the Saint) c1084 1124-1153 1153

Malcolm IV (the 1141 1153-1165 1165

Maiden)

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Ruler Born Reign Died Notes
William I (the Lyon) c1143 1165-1214 1214 William submitted to English under Henry II
from 1174-1189
Alexander II (the 1198 1214-1249 1249
Peaceful)
Alexander III (the 1241 1249-1286 1286 killed in riding accident. End of the House of
Glorious) Dunkeld.
Margaret, Maid of 1283 1286-1290 1290 died at sea
Norway
Interregnum I 1290-1292 Edward I of England as overlord

John Balliol c1250 1292-1296 1313 abdicated

Interregnum II 1296-1306 Edward I of England claims throne

William Wallace c1274 1297-1298 1305 Governor

House of Bruce
Robert I (the 1274 1306-1329 1329
Bruce)
David II 1324 1329-1332 1371 deposed by Edward Balliol restored but
1332-1333 deposed again restored, captive in England
1336-1371 1334-1357
Edward (Balliol) c1282 1332 c1364 deposed and expelled restored but again
1333-1334 deposed restored and deposed again
1335-1336

House of Stewart
Robert II 1316 1371-1390 1390

Robert III c1337 1390-1406 1406 Lieutenant of the Realm, David, duke of
Rothesay (his son) 1398-1401
James I 1394 1406-1437 1437 captive in England 1406-1424, assassinated.
Governor during imprisonment: Robert, duke of
Albany, 1406-1420 Murdoch, duke of Albany,
1420-1424
James II 1430 1437-1460 1460 killed during siege of Roxburgh Regents during
infancy: Joan (mother) 1460-1463, Lieutenant:
Alexander Livingston, 1439-1449
James III 1452 1460-1488 1488 assassinated Regents during infancy: Mary ( his
mother) 1460-1463, Bishop James Kennedy
1463-1465, Alexander Boyd 1466-1469
James IV 1473 1488-1513 1513 killed in battle
James V 1512 1513-1542 1542 Regents during infancy: Margaret (his mother)
1513-1514, John, duke of Albany, 1515-1524,
James, earl of Arran, 1524-1525, Archibald,
earl of Angus 1525-1528

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Ruler Born Reign Died Notes
Mary 1542 1542-1567 1587 assumed authority in 1561, abdicated,
imprisoned and executed
James VI 1566 1567-1625 1625 assumed authority 1580, became James I of
England Regents during infancy: James, earl of
Moray 1567-1625, Matthew, earl of Lennox
1570-1571, John, earl of Mar, 1571-1572,
James, earl of Morton, 15721580
UNION OF THE CROWNS
Charles I 1600 1625-1649 1649 deposed and executed, also king of England
Council of State 1649-1653 Commonwealth of England not recognized and
Charles II elected king.
Charles II 1630 1650-1685 1685 also king of England
James VII 1633 1685-1688 1701 deposed [Glorious Revolution]
Interregnum III 1688-1689 William and Mary asked to assume the throne.

William II 1650 1689-1702 1702 also, William III of England

Mary II 1662 1689-1694 1694 also Queen of England
Anne 1665 1702-1714 1714 Act of Union in 1707 joined English and
Scottish crowns
James VIII (the Old 1688 1701-1716 1766 never ruled, recognized as rightful heir by the
Pretender) Jacobites
Charles III (the 1720 1745-1746 1788 A.K.A. Bonnie Prince Charlie
Young Pretender)
Henry IX 1725 1788-1807 1807 never sought claim

House of Hanover
George I 1660 1714-1727 1727

George II 1683 1727-1760 1760

George III 1738 1760-1820 1820 Prince Regent (George IV) 1811-1820
George IV 1762 1820-1830 1830

William IV 1765 1830-1837 1837

Victoria 1819 1837-1901 1901

House of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha (Windsor)
Edward VII 1841 1901-1910 1910

George V 1865 1910-1936 1936

Edward VIII 1894 1936 1972 abdicated

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Ruler Born Reign Died Notes
George VI 1895 1936-1952 1952

Elizabeth II 1926 1952-

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