List of Scottish monarchs

This is a list of the Kings and Queens of Scotland. This list goes from 843 until when England and Scotland joined in 1707.

House of Alpin
The House of Alpin traditionally ends in 1034, although this list continues to 1058.
 Kenneth I (c. 843–858)
 Donald I (858–862)
 Constantine I (862–877)
 Aed (877–878)
 Eochaid (878–889) (disputed)
 Giric (878–889)
 Donald II (889–890)
 Constantine II (900–943)
 Malcolm I (943–954)
 Indulf (954–962)
 Dub (962–967)
 Culen (967–971)
 Amlaíb (971-977) (disputed)
 Kenneth II (971–995)
 Constantine III (995–997)
 Kenneth III (997–1005)
 Malcolm II (1005–1034)
 Duncan I (1034–1040)
 Macbeth (1040–1057)
 Lulach (1057–1058)

 House of Dunkeld 
Arms of Scotland: Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory gules
The House of Dunkeld may have begun in 1034.
 Malcolm III (1058–1093)
 Donald III (1093–1094)
 Duncan II (1094)
 Donald III (1094–1097)
 Edmund (1094–1097)
 Edgar (1097–1107)
 Alexander I (1107–1124)
 Saint David I (1124–1153)
 Malcolm IV (1153–1165)
 William I (1165–1214)
 Alexander II (1214–1249)
 Alexander III (1249–1286)
 Margaret I (1286–1290)

 First Interregnum 1290–1292 
Guardians of Scotland
 William Fraser, Bishop of St Andrews
 Duncan Macduff, 8th Earl of Fife
 Alexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan
 Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow
 James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland
 John Comyn

 House of Balliol 
 John I (1292-1296)

Second Interregnum 1296–1306
Guardians of Scotland
 Andrew de Moray (1297)
 William Wallace (1297–1298)
 Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick (1298–1300)
 John Comyn (1298–1301)
 William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews (1299–1301)
 Sir Ingram de Umfraville (1300–1301)
 John de Soules (1301–1304)
 John Comyn (1302–1304)

House of Bruce
 Robert I the Bruce (1306–1329)
 David II (1329–1371)

House of Balliol
 Edward Balliol (1329 – 1363)thumb|Oliver Cromwell and possibly his son Richard, lord protector of England & Scotland from 1649 to 1658 and 1653-1658, executed King Charles I. His son followed for under a year from 1658 to 1659. (August-May). The monarchy was restored in 1660 with king Charles II.

House of Stewart (Stuart)

 House Of Stewart (1371 - 1581) 
 Robert II (1371–1390)
 Robert III (1390–1406)
 Robert IV (1406–1420)
 Murdoch (1420–1424) (died 1425)
 James I (1424–1437)
 James II (1437–1460)
 Mary I (1460–1463)
 James IV (1463–1465)
 Robert V (1465–1469)
 James V (1460–1488)
 Robert VI (1488–1495) (died 1508)
 James VI (1495–1513)
 Margaret II (1513–1515)
 John II (1515–1524)
 James VII (1524–1542)
 James VIII (1542–1554) (died 1575)
 Mary II (1554–1567) (executed 1587)
 Francis (1558 – 1559)
 Henry I (1565–1567)
 James IX (1567–1570)
 Matthew (1570–1571)

 House Of Erskine (1571 - 1572) 
 John III  (1571–1572)

 House Of Douglas 

 James X (1572–1581)

 House Of Stuart (1581 - 1807) 
 Charles I (1625–1649)
 Charles II (1649–1685) (See also English Interregnum)
 James XII (1685–1702)
 James XIII(1702–1766)
 Charles III (1766–1788)
 Henry II (1788–1807)

 Disputed or unrecognized claims 
Note: there have been other claims to the Scottish throne besides these
 Margaret, the Maid of Norway was unrecognized by some Scots (ruled 1286-1290)
 Robert Blackladder was crowned Instead of James IV, he was called Robert IV of Scotland (ruled 1488-1495)
 Henry Lord Darnley proclaimed himself king in 1565 as Henry I of Scotland (ruled 1565-1567)
 Charles II claimed to rule even during Oliver & Richard Cromwell's reigns (ruled 1649-1685)
 James VII was recognized by France to rule after his deposal (ruled 1685-1702)

Related pages
 In 1707, England and Scotland joined. For Kings and Queens after 1707, see British monarchs. The same monarchs had ruled Scotland, England, and Ireland since James VI and the Union of the Crowns in 1603.


Category:Lists of British monarchs
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