Monarchies[]
- See also: Monarchs of Scotland, Monarchs of Wales, Monarchs of Ireland, Monarchs of France, Monarchs of Norway, Monarchs of Denmark, Monarchs of Greece, and Monarchs of the Netherlands
The Monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies (the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man) and its overseas territories.
The monarch and their immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties. As the monarchy is constitutional, the monarch is limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honours and appointing the Prime Minister. The monarch is commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government is still formally by and through the monarch's royal prerogative, these powers may only be used according to laws enacted in Parliament and, in practice, within the constraints of convention and precedent.
Sucession[]
- Absolute Primogeniture.
- illegitimate children cannot inherit the thorne.
- Only Protestants can inherit the throne.
- Spouses cannot inherit the throne.
- If older siblings or children of the royal family died, the younger children or siblings would become the prince of Wales.
- Only the Descendants of Sophia of Hanover can inherit the thorne.
- First 6 in line must wed with Royal Permission.
Illegitimate or Alternative Royals/Heirs[]
- James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (Son of Charles II of England) is the illegitimate heir to the throne
- James Francis Edward Stuart (Son of James II of England) is the heir but is a Jacobite because only Protestants can inherit the throne.
- Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (Son of Anne of Great Britain) Died Young (aged 11)
- Edward the Black Prince (His Father Edward III outlived him in one year)
Trivia[]
- Edward VIII abdicated because he wanted to marry Wallis Simpson.
- Mary II and William III never had heirs because William is Homosexual.
- Elizabeth I never had heirs because she is known as the "Virgin Queen".
| Title | Monarch | Image | Reign | House | State | Consort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | Alfred the Great | 
|
871-899 | Wessex | Wessex | Ealhswith |
| King | Edward the Elder | 
|
899-924 | Wessex | Wessex | Ecgwynn
Ælfflæd Eadgifu |
| King | Æthelstan | 
|
924-939 | Wessex | Wessex (until 927) | N/A |
|
England (from 927) | ||||||
| King | Edmund the Just | 
|
939-946 | Wessex | England | Ælfgifu
Æthelflæd |
| King | Eadred | 
|
946-955 | Wessex | England | N/A |
| King | Eadwig | 
|
955-959 | Wessex | England | Ælfgifu |
| King | Edgar the Peaceful | 
|
959-975 | Wessex | England | Æthelflæd
Wulfthryth Ælfthryth |
| King | Edward the Martyr | 
|
975-978 |
Wessex | England | N/A |
| King | Æthelred the Unready | 
|
978-1013 | Wessex | England | Ælfgifu of York
Emma of Normandy |
| Sweyn | 
|
1013-1014 |
Denmark |
England, Denmark and Norway |
Świętosława
Sigrid Gunhild | |
| King | Æthelred the Unready |
|
1014-1016 | Wessex | England | Ælfgifu of York
Emma of Normandy |
| King | Edmund Ironside | 
|
1016 | Wessex | England | Ealdgyth |
| King |
Canute |
|
1016-1035 | Denmark | England, Denmark and Norway |
Ælfgifu of Northampton
Emma of Normandy |
| King | Harold Harefoot | 
|
1035-1040 |
Denmark | England | Ælfgifu? |
| King | Harthacnut | 
|
1040-1042 | Denmark | England and Denmark | N/A |
| King | Edward the Confessor | 
|
1042-1066 |
Wessex | England | Edith of Wessex |
| King | Harold Godwinson | 
|
1066 | Godwin | Edith the Fair
Edith of Mercia | |
| King | Edgar Etheling | 
|
1066 | Wessex | England | N/A |
| Title | Monarch | Image | Reign | House | State | Consort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William I | 
|
1066-1087 | Normandy | England | Matilda of Flanders | |
| King | William II | 
|
1087-1100 | Normandy | England | N/A |
| King | Henry I | 
|
1100-1135 | Normandy | England | Matilda of Scotland(m. 1100; died 1118)
Adeliza of Louvain(m. 1121) |
| King | Stephen | 
|
1135-1141 | Blois | England | Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne(m. 1125; died 1152) |
| Queen | Matilda | 
|
1141 | Normandy | England | Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor(m. 1114; died 1125)
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou(m. 1128; died 1151) |
| King | Stephen |
|
1141-1154 | Blois | England | Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne(m. 1125; died 1152) |
| King | Henry II | 
|
1154-1189 | Plantagenet | England | Eleanor of Aquitaine(m. 1152) |
| King | Richard I | 
|
1189-1199 | Plantagenet | England | Berengaria of Navarre(m. 1191) |
| King | John | 
|
1199-1216 | Plantagenet | Isabella, Countess of Gloucester(m. 1189; ann. 1199)
Isabella, Countess of Angoulême (m. 1200) | |
| King | Henry III | 
|
1216-1272 | Plantagenet | England and Ireland | Eleanor of Provence(m. 1236) |
| King | Edward I | 
|
1272-1307 | Plantagenet | England and Ireland | Eleanor of Castile(m. 1254; died 1290)
Margaret of France (m. 1299) |
| King | Edward II | 
|
1307-1327 | Plantagenet | England and Ireland | Isabella of France
(m. 1308) |
| Edward III | 
|
1327-1377 | Plantagenet | England and Ireland | Philippa of Hainault(m. 1328; died 1369) | |
| King | Richard II | 
|
1377-1399 | Plantagenet | England and Ireland | Anne of Bohemia
(m. 1382; died 1394) Isabella of Valois (m. 1396) |
| King | Henry IV | 
|
1399-1413 | Lancaster | England and Ireland | Mary de Bohun (m. 1381; died 1394)
Joan of Navarre (m. 1403) |
| King | Henry V | 
|
1413-1422 | Lancaster | England and Ireland | Catherine of Valois (m. 1420) |
| King | Henry VI | 
|
1422-1445 (1st reign) |
Lancaster | England and Ireland | Margaret of Anjou(m. 1445) |
| King | Edward IV | 
|
1445-1470 |
York | England and Ireland | Elizabeth Woodville(m. 1464) |
| King | Henry VI |
|
1470-1471 (2nd reign) |
Lancaster | England and Ireland | Margaret of Anjou(m. 1445) |
| King | Edward IV |
|
1471-1483 (2nd reign) |
York | England and Ireland | Elizabeth Woodville(m. 1464) |
| Edward V | 
|
1483 | York | England and Ireland | N/A | |
| King | Richard III | 
|
1483-1485 | York | England and Ireland | Anne Neville(m. 1472; died 1485) |
| King | Henry VII | 
|
1485-1509 | Tudor | England and Ireland | Elizabeth of York (m. 1486; died 1503) |
| King | Henry VIII | 
|
1509-1547 | Tudor | England and Ireland | Catherine of Aragon(m. 1509; ann. 1533)
Anne Boleyn (m. 1533; ann. 1536) Jane Seymour (m. 1536; died 1537) Anne of Cleves (m. 1540; ann. 1540) Catherine Howard (m. 1540; died 1542) Catherine Parr (m. 1543) |
| King | Edward VIII | 
|
1547-1553 | Tudor | England (Including Wales) and Ireland |
N/A |
| Queen | Jane |  |
1553 | Grey | England (Including Wales) and Ireland |
Lord Guildford Dudley (m. 1553; died 1554) |
| Queen | Mary I | 
|
1553-1558 | Tudor | England (Including Wales) and Ireland |
Philip II of Spain (m. 1554) |
| Queen | Elizabeth I | 
|
1558-1603 | Tudor | England (Including Wales) and Ireland |
N/A |
| King | James I | 
|
1603-1625 |
Stuart |
Anne of Denmark(m. 1589; died 1619) | |
| Charles I | 
|
1625-1649 | Stuart | England (Including Wales), Scotland and Ireland |
Henrietta Maria of France(m. 1625) | |
| Interregnum (1649-1660) | ||||||
| King | Charles II | 
|
1660-1685 | Stuart | England (Including Wales), Scotland and Ireland |
Catherine of Braganza(m. 1662) |
| King | James II | 
|
1685-1688 | Stuart | England (Including Wales), Scotland and Ireland |
Anne Hyde(m. 1660; died 1671)
Mary of Modena (m. 1673) |
| Queen | Mary II | 
|
1689-1694 | Stuart | England (Including Wales), Scotland and Ireland |
William III |
| King | William III | 
|
1689-1702 | Orange-Nassau | England (Including Wales), Scotland and Ireland |
Mary II |
| Queen | Anne | 
|
1702-1714 | Stuart | England (Including Wales), Scotland and Ireland (until 1707) |
Prince George of Denmark(m. 1683; died 1708) |
| Great Britain and Ireland (from 1707) | ||||||
| King | George I | 
|
1714-1727 | Hanover | Great Britain and Ireland | Sophia Dorothea of Celle(m. 1682; div. 1694) |
| George II | 
|
1727-1760 | Hanover | Great Britain and Ireland | Caroline of Ansbach(m. 1705; died 1737) | |
| George III | 
|
1760-1820 | Hanover | Great Britain and Ireland (until 1801) | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(m. 1761; died 1818) | |
| United Kingdom (from 1801) | ||||||
| King | George IV | 
|
1820-1830 | Hanover | United Kingdom | Caroline of Brunswick(m. 1795; died 1821) |
| King | William IV | 
|
1830-1837 | United Kingdom | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen(m. 1818) | |
| Queen | Victoria | 
|
1837-1901 | Hanover | United Kingdom | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1840; died 1861) |
| King | Edward VII | 
|
1901-1910 | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | United Kingdom | Alexandra of Denmark(m. 1863) |
| King | George V | 
|
1910-1936 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Mary of Teck(m. 1893) |
| King | Edward VIII | 
|
1936-1936 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Wallis Simpson(m. 1937) |
| King | George VI | 
|
1936-1952 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon(m. 1923) |
| Queen | Elizabeth II | 
|
1952-2022 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh(m. 1947; died 2021) |
| King | Charles III | 
|
2022-2035 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Diana Spencer (m. 1981; div. 1996)
Camilla Shand (c. 2005) |
| King | William V |  |
2035-2063 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Catherine Middleton (m. 2011) |
| King | George VII |  |
2063-2133 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Sarah Harrington |
| Queen | Mary III |  |
2133-2184 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Maximilian |
| King | Louis |  |
2184-2234 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Amara Stella Katherine Anne Jane Zhau |
| King | James VIII |  |
2234-2298 | Windsor | United Kingdom | Catherine
Anne Jane Anne Catherine Catherine |
| Queen | Charlotte |  |
2298-2328 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry IX |  |
2328-2410 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Arthur |  |
2410-2475 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward IX |  |
2475-2509 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Alexander IV |  |
2509-2520 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Margaret II |  |
2520-2530 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Philip | |
2530-2569 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | William VI |  |
2569-2821 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | William VII | |
2821-2896 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | William VIII | |
2896-2943 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry IX |  |
2943-2967 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Stephen II |  |
2967-3000 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry X | |
3000-3050 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | John II | |
3050-3100 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Richard IV |  |
3100-3115 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XI | |
3115-3156 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XII | |
3156-3158 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XIII | |
3158-3200 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XIV | |
3200-3207 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Richard V |  |
3207-3238 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XII | |
3238-3297 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XIII | |
3297-3322 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XIV | |
3322-3329
1ST Reign |
Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XV | |
3329-33351ST Reign | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| House Of Bourbon
(3335-3433) | ||||||
| King | Louis II | |
3335-3340 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis III | |
3340-3355 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis IV | |
3355-3360 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis V | |
3360-3369 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis VI | |
3369-3380 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis VII | |
3380-3391 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis VIII | |
3391-3400 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis IX | |
3400-3410 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis X | |
3410-3420 | Bourbon | France and united kingdom | |
| King | Louis XI | |
3420-3433 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XIV | |
3433-3467
2ND Reign |
Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XVI | |
3467 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| House Of Bourbon
(3467-3499) | ||||||
| King | Louis XII | |
3467-3470 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XIII | |
3470-3480 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | John I Of France | |
3480-3490 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | John II Of France | |
3490-3499 | Bourbon | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Richard VI | |
3499-3503 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XV | |
3503-3540 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XVI | |
3540-3600 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XVII | |
3600 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XIV | |
3600-3650 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XV | |
3650-3700 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XVI | |
3700-3710 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XVII | |
3710-3720 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XVIII | |
3720-3740 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XIX | |
3740-3800 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XX | |
3800-3810 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXI | |
3810-3830 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXII | |
3830-3870 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXIII | |
3870-3900 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXIV | |
3900-3910 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXV | |
3910-3920 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXVI | |
3920-3940 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXVII | |
3940-3945 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXVIII | |
3945-3949 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| King | Louis XXIX | |
3949-4000 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Mary IV |  |
4000 | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth III | |
4000-4063 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | James III And IX |  |
4063-4086 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Charles IV | |
4086-4099 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Charles V |  |
4099-4125 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | James IV And X | |
4125-4128 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Mary V | |
4128-4193 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | William VIII | |
4128-4202 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Anne II |  |
4202-4214 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George IX | |
4214-4227 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George X | |
4227-4260 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XI |  |
4260-4320 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XII | |
4320-4330 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | William X | |
4330-4337 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Victoria II | |
4337-4401 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XVIII | |
4401-4410 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XIII | |
4410-4436 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XIX | |
4436 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XIV | |
4436-4452 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Eilzabeth IV |  |
4452-4522 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Charles VI |  |
4522-4525 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Sarah I | |
4525-Present | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | William XI | |
4525-Present | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XVII | |
4525-4550 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XX | |
4550 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XV | |
4550-4560 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XVI | |
4560-4580 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XVII | |
4580-4600 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XVIII | |
4600-4620 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XIX | |
4620-4660 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XX | |
4660-4700 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XVIII | |
4700-4720 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Henry XIX | |
4720 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XXI | |
4720-4740 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Edward XXI | |
4740-4760 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | George XXII | |
4760-4800 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Eilzabeth V | |
4800-4870 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Eilzabeth VI | |
4870-4920 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth VII | |
4920-4990 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth VIII | |
4990-5060 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth IX | |
5060-5100 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth X | |
5100-5200 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth XI | |
5200-5250 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth XII | |
5250-5300 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth XIII | |
5300-5350 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth XIV | |
5350-5400 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth XV | |
5400-5450 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Queen | Elizabeth XVI | |
5450-5451 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Nicholas I | |
5451-5470 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Empreror | Naploeon I | |
5470-5490 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Nicholas I | |
5490-5510 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| Empreror | Naploeon I | |
5510 | Bonaparte | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Nicholas II | |
5510-5540 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Nicholas III | |
5540-5580 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Naploeon II | |
5580-5600 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Nicholas IV | |
5600-5620 | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Liina | |
5620-Present | Windsor | France And United Kingdom | |
| King | Andry | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold III |  |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold IV | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold V | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold VI | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold VII | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold VIII | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold IX | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||
| King | Harold X | |
Windsor | France And United Kingdom | ||