List of Scottish monarchs
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This is a list of the Kings and Queens of Scotland. This list goes from 843 until when England and Scotland joined together 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
The House of Dunkeld may have begun in 1034.
First Interregnum 1290–1292
House of Balliol
Second Interregnum 1296–1306
House of Bruce
- Robert I the Bruce (1306–1329)
- David II (1329–1371)
House of Balliol
- Edward Balliol (1329 – 1363)
House of Stewart (Stuart)
- 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 I (1542–1567) (executed 1587)
- James VI (1567–1625), Union of the Crowns with Kingdom of England from (1603)
- Charles I (1625–1649)
- Charles II (1649–1685) (See also English Interregnum)
- James VII (1685–1689)
- Mary II (1689–1694), co-monarch
- William II (1689–1702), co-monarch until 1694
- Anne (1702–1714), though the Scottish throne was replaced with that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707
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)
- John Balliol was also unrecognized but by most Scots (ruled 1292-1296)
- 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 together. 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.