King of Numenor

The King of Númenor (Ad. Âru n'Adûnâi – "King of the Anadûnians") was the royal title of twenty-two rulers of Númenor (there were also three Ruling Queens).
== History ==
The royal line began with Elros Tar-Minyatur, the brother of Elrond, who founded the House of Elros, and ended with Ar-Pharazôn (Tar-Calion) and Ar-Zimraphel (Tar-Míriel).
The symbol of the Kings of Númenor was the Sceptre, which in the early centuries of the Second Age was passed on by the rulers to their heirs when they abdicated and went into retirement. However in later centuries, beginning with Tar-Atanamir, the Sceptre was held until death.
Initially the Kings and Queens took their names in Quenya, however as the Númenóreans turned against the Valar and use of the Elven tongues, the kings took their names in Adûnaic, beginning officially with Ar-Adûnakhôr, the twentieth king. The Quenya names continued to be used in the Scroll of the Kings out of fear of breaking with tradition.
After Ar-Pharazôn, who perished in the Downfall of Númenor and was imprisoned in the Caves of the Forgotten, the title was abandoned and the direct line of Kings was broken. However, Númenórean rule continued in Middle-earth through the exiled Dúnedain, now living in the Realms in Exile, Arnor and Gondor, established by Elendil the Tall, who was the senior surviving descendant of Elros through Silmariën the daughter of king Tar-Elendil.
The following table is a list of all the twenty-five monarchs of Númenor:
№ 	Name 	Reign 	Lifespan 	Information
1 	Tar-Minyatur 	II 32 – II 442 	I 532 – II 442 	Half-elven, son of Eärendil and Elwing
2 	Vardamir Nólimon 	II 442 – II 443 	II 61 – II 471 	Son of Tar-Minyatur, his reign was only titular
3 	Tar-Amandil 	II 443 – II 590 	II 192 – II 603 	Son of Vardamir Nólimon
4 	Tar-Elendil 	II 590 – II 740 	II 350 – II 771 	Son of Tar-Amandil
5 	Tar-Meneldur 	II 740 – II 883 	II 543 – II 942 	Son of Tar-Elendil, brother of Silmariën
6 	Tar-Aldarion 	II 883 – II 1075 	II 700 – II 1098 	Son of Tar-Meneldur and Almarian
7 	Tar-Ancalimë 	II 1075 – II 1280	II 873 – II 1285 	Daughter of Tar-Aldarion and Erendis
8 	Tar-Anárion 	II 1280 – II 1394	II 1003 – II 1404	Son of Tar-Ancalimë and Hallacar
9 	Tar-Súrion 	II 1394 – II 1556	II 1174 – II 1574	Son of Tar-Anárion
10	Tar-Telperiën 	II 1556 – II 1731	II 1320 – II 1731	Daughter of Tar-Súrion
11	Tar-Minastir 	II 1731 – II 1869	II 1474 – II 1873	Son of Isilmo, nephew of Tar-Telperiën
12	Tar-Ciryatan 	II 1869 – II 2029	II 1634 – II 2035	Son of Tar-Minastir
13	Tar-Atanamir 	II 2029 – II 2221	II 1800 – II 2221	Son of Tar-Ciryatan, refused to abdicate the Sceptre
14	Tar-Ancalimon 	II 2221 – II 2386	II 1986 – II 2386	Son of Tar-Atanamir
15	Tar-Telemmaitë 	II 2386 – II 2526	II 2136 – II 2526	Son of Tar-Ancalimon
16	Tar-Vanimeldë 	II 2526 – II 2637	II 2277 – II 2637	Daughter of Tar-Telemmaitë
- 	Tar-Anducal 	II 2637 – II 2657	II 2286 – II 2657	Usurper, husband of Tar-Vanimeldë
17	Tar-Alcarin 	II 2637 – II 2737
II 2657 – II 2737	II 2406 – II 2737	Son of Tar-Vanimeldë and Herucalmo (Tar-Anducal)
18	Tar-CalmacilAr-Belzagar 	II 2737 – II 2825	II 2516 – II 2825	Son of Tar-Alcarin
19	Tar-ArdaminAr-Abattârik 	II 2825 – II 2899	II 2618 – II 2899	Son of Tar-Calmacil
20	Ar-AdûnakhôrTar-Herunúmen	II 2899 – II 2962	II 2709 – II 2962	Son of Tar-Ardamin
21	Ar-ZimrathônTar-Hostamir 	II 2963 – II 3033	II 2798 – II 3033	Son of Ar-Adûnakhôr
22	Ar-SakalthôrTar-Falassion	II 3033 – II 3102	II 2876 – II 3102	Son of Ar-Zimrathôn
23	Ar-GimilzôrTar-Telemnar 	II 3102 – II 3177	II 2960 – II 3177	Son of Ar-Sakalthôr
24	Tar-PalantirAr-Inziladûn 	II 3177 – II 3255	II 3035 – II 3255	Son of Ar-Gimilzôr and Inzilbêth
25	Ar-PharazônTar-Calion 	II 3255 – II 3319	II 3118 – II 3319	Usurper, son of Gimilkhâd, nephew of Tar-Palantir
25	Tar-MírielAr-Zimraphel 	II 3255 – II 3319	II 3117 – II 3319	Daughter of Tar-Palantir and the rightful heir to the Sceptre