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The Scottish Monarchy originates from the Irish
tribe, the Scotii, who settled in Dalriada (modern-day Argyll) alongside the
Britons of Strathclyde and Goddodin (Lothian) and the Picts of Central and North
Scotland. About 840 the House of Alpin began their harsh rule which forced the
assimilation or amalgamation of the various kingdoms and tribes in Alba, the
first flowering of a recognisable Scotland, establishing borders virtually
unchanged for over 1000 years . The exact dates of births, deaths and periods of
rule of the earlier kings are often based on folklore, bardic legend and/or
wishful thinking, but later historical records are more accurate. |
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Frankly, Scotland has not been served well by its
monarchs - we probably haven't had a decent one since the 1150s. Most of them
managed to get killed in battle or murdered, leaving infants as heirs or no
heirs at all, which led to internal power struggles and incessant turf wars with
the English. |
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The monarchs and dates of their reigns are as
follows. Click on the names for more detail. Each of the pages below has a
genealogical table, with a consolidated version here. |
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There
is also a Chronology of Scottish History here. |
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House
of Alpin
843 - 1034
Kenneth
I MacAlpin 843 - 858
Donald
I 858 - 862
Constantine
I 862 - 877
Aed
877 - 878
Eochaid
& Giric I 878 - 889
Donald
II 889 - 900
Constantine
II 900 - 943
Malcolm
I 943 - 954
Indulf
954 - 962
Dubh
962 - 966
Culen
966 - 971
Kenneth
II 971 - 995
Constantine
III 995 - 997
Kenneth
III & Giric II 997 - 1005
Malcolm
II 1005 - 1034 |
House
of Dunkeld
1034-1290
Duncan
I 1034 - 1040
Macbeth 1040 - 1057
Lulach 1057 - 1058
Malcolm III Canmore 1058 - 1093
Donald Ban 1093 - 1094
Duncan II 1094 - 1094
Donald Ban (again) 1094 - 1097
Edgar 1097 - 1107
Alexander I 1107 - 1124
David I 1124 - 1153
Malcolm
IV 1153-1165
William
I 1165-1214
Alexander
II 1214-1249
Alexander
III 1249-1286
Margaret
('Maid of Norway') 1286-1290 |
Interregnum
1290-1206
Interregnum
1290-1292
John
Balliol 1292-1296
Interregnum
1296-1306
House
of Bruce
1306-1371
Robert
I (Bruce) 1306-1329
David
II 1329-1371
House
of Stewart
1371-1649
Robert
II 1371-1390
Robert
III 1390-1406
James
I 1406-1437
James
II 1437-1460
James
III 1460-1488
James
IV 1488-1513
James
V 1513-1542
Mary
Queen of Scots 1542-1567
James
VI 1567-1625
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The Scottish Monarchy merged with the English Monarchy in
1603 when James VI of Scotland became James I of England.
House
of Stuart
1660-1649
James
I 1603-1625
Charles
I 1625-1649 |
Commonwealth
1649-1659
Oliver
Cromwell 1653-1658
(Lord Protector)
Richard
Cromwell 1658-1659
(Lord Protector)
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House
of Stuart
1660-1714
Charles
II 1660-1685
James
II 1685-1688
William
III of Orange and
Mary II (jointly) 1689-1694
William
III (alone) 1694-1702
Anne
1702-1714
(first monarch of Great Britain and Ireland) |
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