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King's name and relations Queen's name and relations |
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001 101 |
994 or 995 |
1016-1035 1019-1035 |
s (Dk -01); * 994 or 995; † 12/11 1035 in Shaftesbury, ‡ Winchester. King of Mercia and Danelaw from 1014 and the whole of England after Edmund's death 30/11 1016; King of Denmark from 1019; brother-in-law Ulf was regent to 1026; King's son Harthaknud was regent in Denmark from 1028; King of Norway from 1028; placed wife Ælfgifu and son Svend as regents from 1028; Knud participated in Rome in Emperor Konrad II's crowning 26/3 1027; Ælgifu = Elgiva = Alfifa; m(1); † after 1052; d Earl or ealdorman Alfhelm of Northumberland / Deira. She was a widow after Earl Uthfried of Northumberland. The couple was married by handfast. Children accepted in line. children : 1. Svend = Sweyn = Svend Alfifasen; * 1015 - 1016; † 1035; Norwegian vicegerent; 2. Harald Harefoot (002); Emma; m(2) 1017; † 6/3 1052; ‡ Winchester; Widow of English Ethelred II; d of Duke Richard I of Normandy; children : 3. Hardicanute = Harthacnut (102), 4. Gunhilda = Kunigunde; * c.1020; † 1038; m 1036 Henry III of Germany; † 1038. |
| 002 | 1015c | 1035-1040 |
s(001) & Ælgifu, † 1040c. Co-ruler with Harthacnut to 1037; |
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003/ 102 | 1020 | 1035-1042 |
s(101) + Emma. * 1020; † 08/06 1042; ‡ Winchester; Co-ruler with Harefoot from 1027 to 1037; Sole ruler in Denmark from 1035; King in England from 1040; No knowledge of marriage. |
| 004 |
1005 or 1005 | 1042-1066 |
s of Emma & Ethelred II the Unready. = Wessex (W034); * c. 1005; † 05/01 1066; ‡ Westminster Abbey; Westminster Abbey was dedicated 28/12 1065 - NOT the present building; King from 08/06 1042; Crowned Winchester 03/04 1043; Exiled in Normandy 1016 to 1042; Canonized 1161; d no children. After a disagreement between Earl Godwin and the King in 1051 over the appointment of a Norman Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl Godwin returned in arms 1052 and he and the queen were restored. Godwin died at Easter 1053. He had five sons. Emma was d Richard I of Normandy, she died 1052. She m(2) Cnut the Great, and thus Edward became halfbrother to Harthecnut (003/102). |
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Godwin family King Canut (001) had appointed the three most powerful men in England: — Earl Siward of Northumbria, † 1055; — Earl Leofric of Mercia, † 1057; succeded by son Ælfgar; — Earl Godwin of Wessex, † 1053; Earl Godwin had six sons: — the eldest Sweyn; — Harold succeeded father as earl in 1053 and king in 1066, see (005); — Tostig, m halfsister to Baldwin V of Flanders; Tostig succeded Earl Siward in 1055 as Earl of Northumbria; — Gyrth; became Earl of East Anglia after Harold Godwinson and Ælfgar; Godwin's eldest daughter, Edith, married king Edward in 1044; |
| 005 | 1022 | 1066 |
s Earl Godwin of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdættir; b. to Edward the Confessor's wife, Eadgyth; * c. 1022; † 14/10 1066. Harold had four brothers; two of whom were: Earl Leofwine; † 14/10 1066; exiled with father 1051-1052; and Earl Gyrth; † 14/10 1066; King 05/01 1066 to 14/10 1066; Fought the battle of Stamford Bridge 25/09 1066 against Harold Hardarada and Earl Tostig, both died; Killed in battle at Hastings 14/10 1066; possibly burried at Waltham Abbey; [10417] Ealdgyth; m(1); child : 1. Edmund; Ealdgyth with the Swanneck; m(2); children : 2. Harold; 3. Ulf; 4. Godwine; 5. Gytha; † 10/03 1098 in Palestine; m Vladimir Monomakh of Pereyasavl; |
| 006 | 1028c | 1066-1087 |
illegitimate s Duke Robert I of Normandy, mother Herleve Fulbert of Falaise; * 1027-1028, † 09/09 1087; [7464-89]; ‡ Caen, St Stephen's & St. Peter's. Duke from 1035 to 1087; Landed in England 28/09 1066; Battle of Hastings 14/10 1066; King of England from 14/10 1066, crowned 25/12 1066, Westminster; d Count Baldwin V of Flanders; children : 1. Robert II duke of Normandy, nicknamed also registered in Norman Rulers; 2. Richard; † c.1075; 3. William Rufus II (007); † 2/8 1100; 4. Henry I Beauclerk (008); † 1135; 5. Cicely; † 1126; 6. Constance; † 1090; 7. Adeliza; 8. Adela of Blois (006a); m Stephen of Blois and Chartres, † 1137, they got: a) Stephen (009); 9. Agatha. |
| 007 | 1056 | 1087-1100 |
* c. 1056; † 01 or 02/08 1100; ‡ Winchester. King from 09/09 1087; Crowned 26/09 1087; Died a bachelor; no children; Anselm became archbishop in 1093, exiled in 1097; William became regent of Normandy in 1096 when his brother Robert II went on Crusade; |
| 008 | 1068c | 1100-1135 |
s(006); * c. 1068; † 01/12 1135; ‡ Reading Abbey. His brain was burried in Normandy; King from 02/08 1100; Crowned 05/08 1100; * 1080; m(1) 11/11 1100; † 01/05 1118. d Malcolm III of Scotland and St. Margaret; children : 1. Matilda = Maud, (008a) * 1102; † 1164; De facto uncrowned queen of England from 02/02 1141 to 01/11 1141; m(1) to German emperor Henry V, m(2) 17/6 1128 to Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Earl / Count of Anjou & Maine 1113-1150/1151; they got: a) Henry II (010); b) Count Theobald of Anjou; c) Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester; 2. William, * 1103; † 25/11 1120. Drowned in the WHITE SHIP at Barfleur; m Matilda d Fulk V Count of Anjou. after 1135 she re-m William Earl of Arundel; no children ; The king acknowledged 8 male and 11 female illegitimate children with other women. Another source claims it the British monarchial record with 20-22 children with at least six different women. |
| 009 | 1096c | 1135-1154 |
s(006-8.); * c. 1096; † 25/10 1154; ‡ Faversham Abbey in Kent. Count of Boulogne and Mortain; Founded the Abbey of Furness; King from 01/12 1135, crowned 22/12 1135; d Count Eustace II of Boulonge and gd of St. Margaret of Scotland; children : 1. Baudouin, died during infancy; 2. Eustace, Count of Bologna; † 1152; m Constance sister of Louis VII of Fr. 3. William, Count of Mortain; † 1159; m Isabella d of William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, 4. Mary. |
| 009A | 1102 | 1141 |
Matilda = Maud; d(008); * 00/02 1102; † 10/09 1167; ‡ Rouen Cathedral; De facto reign from March to November 1141; Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor; m(1) 1114; † 1125; Geoffrey of Anjou = Geoffrey Plantagenet; m(2) 1128; † 1151; children : 1. Henry II (010); 2. Count Theobald of Anjou; 3. Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester; |
| 010 | 1133 | 1153-1189 |
s(009A); * 05/03 1133; † 06/07 1189; ‡ Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou, later transferred to Westminster Abbey; King from 25/10 1153; Crowned together with Eleanor 19/12 1154; Henry II founded the Plantagenet Dynasty which lasted until 1399; All told, the King spent 21 years of his reign in France; Count of Anjou from 1151, Count of Maine from 1151, Count of Touraine from 1151, Duke of Normandy from 1151, Duke of Aquitaine from 1152; Henry had in 1162 arranged the canonization of Edward the Confessor; Henry promoted the idea of canonizing Charlemagne to the H. R. Emperor who later carried the object through the Papal Court; Thomas Becket Archbishop from 1162, quarrel and assasination 29/12 1170, Sainthood from February 1173; she was m(1) to Louis VII of France in 1137, divorced 21/03 1152); Eleanor was imprisoned by Henry II from 1173 to his death in 1189 for rebelling together with their sons Henry, Richard and Geoffrey. Eleanor was the heiress to the Duchy of Aquitaine; children : 0. William, died when three; 1. Henry; 1155-1183, crowned 1170; m(1) Margaret † 1198, d of Louis VII of France; 2. Richard I (011); 1157-1199, ruled Aquitaine; 3. Geoffrey; 1158-1185 / 1186, Duke of Brittany, he got a) Arthur of Brittany; 4. John (012); 1167-1216. 5. Maud = Matilda; m Henry the Lion - Duke of Saxony & Bavaria, 6. Eleanor = Leonora; m Alfonso VIII of Castille, 7. Joan; m(1) William II of Sicily; m(2) Raymond VI of Toulouse. Illegitimate sons: -. Geoffrey, Archbishop of York; --. William de Longspee, Earl of Salisbury; According to one source, Queen Eleanor had two daughters, Alice and Mary, by Louis VII of France; they are not mentioned in [10430 p.60]. |
| 011 | 1157 | 1189-1199 |
s(010); * 08/09 1157; † 06/04 1199. ‡ Fontevrault, France. King from 06/07 1189; Crowned 03/09 1189; Participated in the third Crusade, departed 12/12 1189; returned 13/03 1194; Crowned King again 17/04 1194; Duke of Normandy from 1168; Duke of Aquitaine from 1168; Count of Anjou from 1172; Duke of Poitiers from 1172; Engaged to Alice, sister to King Philip II of France, but connection cancelled; Margaret; * 1158; m(1) 1172; † 1197; d Louis VII of France (Fr.006); no children ; Never sat foot on England. illegitimate child : 1. Isabel. |
| 012 | 1167 | 1199-1216 |
s(010); * 24/12 1167; † 18/10 or 19/10 1216; King from 06/04 1199; Crowned 27/05 1199 in WA; Duke of Normandy from 25/04 1199; Duke of Aquitaine; Count of Anjou; Count of Mortain; Lord of Ireland from 1177; John lost Anjou and Normandy except for small areas; Magna Carta 19/06 1215. she re-m Hugh le Brun, Count de la March; † 1246 (9/7 1245). children : 1. Henry (013) * 1207, 2. Richard Earl of Cornwall; king of the Romans from 1256; † 1272, 3. Joan † 1238; m 1221 King Alexander II of Scotland; 4. Eleanor † 1275; m 1248 Simon de Montford, Earl of Leicester; † 04/08 1265; 5. Isabella † 1241; m to Frederick II of Germany. |
| 013 | 1207 | 1216-1272 |
s(012); * 01/10 1207; † 16/11 1272; ‡ Westminster Abbey; King from 18/10 1216; Crowned Gloucester Abbey 28/10 1216; Crowned Westminster 17/05 1220, rebuilt WA. First Parliament January 1265 including nobility, knights, burgesses and clergy. Called in by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; Eleanor of Provence; m 14/01 1236; † 25/6 1291; ‡ Greyfriars, London (her heart), Amesbury Nunnery (her body). d Count of Provence; she was related through mother to the House of Savoy; children : 1. Edward (014); 2. Edmund Earl of Lancaster = m Blanche of Artois; Appointed future King of Sicily 1254. Never acted as such; 3. Margaret † 1275; m Alexander III of Scotland; 4. Beatrice † 1275; m John Duke of Brittany. 5. Kathrine, died in infancy; |
| 014 | 1239 | 1272-1307 |
s(013); * 17/06 1239; † 07/07 1307 en route to Scotland; ‡ Westminster Abbey; Is defeated with his father by Simon de Montfort in 1264. Edward defeated Montfort 1265 at the Battle of Evesham; Participate in the fighting in Outremer 1270 until September 1272; Proclaimed king 20/11 1272; Returned to England and was crowned in Westminster 19/08 1274; Lord of Ireland; Duke of Aquitaine; children : ---. Three sons died within their first years; the last son became: 1. Edward of Caernarfon (015); * 25/04 1284; Prince of Wales from 07/02 1301; 2. Eleanor; m(1) King Alfonso III of Aragon; m(2) Henry Count of Bar; 3. Joan of Acre; m(1) Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester; m(2) Ralph de Monthermer, 4. Margaret; m John Duke of Lorraine, 5. Mary; became a nun; 6. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan; m(1) John Count of Holland; m(2) Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford & Essex. Claimed a total of 14 children by the first wife; children : 7. Thomas, Earl of Norfolk † 1338; 8. Edmund, Earl of Kent; executed 1330. |
| 015 | 1284 | 1307-1327 |
s(014) with Eleanor; * 25/04 1284; † 20/01 1327, murdered; ‡ Gloucester Cathedral; The death was made public 21/09 1327; Prince of Wales from 07/02 1301; King from 07/07 or 08/07 1307; Crowned 25/02 1308; Deposed 07/01 1327, last regency date 20/01 1327; Betrothed to Princess Margaret of Norway, infant Queen of Scotland, she died September 1290; children : 1. Edward (016); 2. John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall 1316-1336; 3. Joan = Joanna; m King David II Bruce of Scotland; 4. Eleanor of Woodstock; m Reynald Duke of Gueldres. |
| 016 | 1312 | 1327-1377 |
s(015); * 13/11 1312; † 21/06 1377; ‡ Westminster Abbey; Initial regent date 20/01 or 25/01 1327; Crowned 01/02 1327; Ruled for 50 years and 6 months; Duke of Aquitaine; Edward adopted the title of King of France from 1340; For a period he also held the title of imperial vicar of the Netherlands given by emperor Ludwig of Bavaria of the Holy Roman Empire. The Black death in the years 1348 and 1349. children : 1. Edward; * 15/06 1330; † 8/6 1376 = m Joan = they got: a) Richard II (017); 2. Lionel of Antwerp; Duke of Clarence by marriage Earl of Ulster and Connaught; 1336-1368; m(1) Elizabeth; 1332-1368; d m(2) Violante Visconti, † 1382; The King got 13 children all told; Family tree of Lionel and Elizabeth: They got: 2a: Philippa; m and they got: 2aa: m Eleanor, † 1405, d Thomas Holland Earl of Kent; and they got 4 children of which No. 3 was 2aaa: Anne, who m Richard Earl of Cambridge (016-4.c); and they got: 2aaaa: Richard Duke of York, also called Richard Plantagenet; 1411-1460; killed at m Cecily, 1415-1495, d Ralph Neville Earl of Westmorland (mentioned under no. 3d.) and got 7 children; the sequence being: a) Anne, 1439-1476; m(1) Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter, † 1430; m(2) Thomas St. Leger; b) Edward IV (021); c) Edmund, Earl of Rutland, 1443-1460; d) Elizabeth, 1444-1503c; m John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, 1442-1491; e) Margaret of York, 1446-1503, m Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477. f) George, Duke of Clarence, 1449-1478; m Isabel Neville, 1451-1476; they got two children: - Edward, Earl of Warwick, 1475-1499, beheaded, last male Plantagenet; - Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, 1473-1541; m Richard Pole, † 1505; g) Richard III (023); children of (016) continued : 3. John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster from 1362 (016c), m(1) Blanche; d Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster; fathered the Lancaster House by (018) and founded the Tudor monarchy; † 1399; by (1) he got: a) Henry of Bolingbroke, King Henry IV (018); b) Philippa; m King Joâo I; and they got four sons, the 3rd was c) Elizabeth; m John Holland, Duke of Exeter † 1400; m(2) Constance; d Pedro I of Castile; by (2) he got: d) Katherine; m(3) Katharine; d Payne Roet of Guienne; also called Catherine Swynford as she was the widowed third wife of Hugh Swynford; by (3) he had: e): John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, † 1410; m Margaret, d Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent; they got 5 children: i) Henry Beaufort; ii) John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, who m Margaret, d John Beauchamp of Bletsoe, and they got ii)-a Margaret Beaufort who m Edmund TUDOR, Earl of Richmond, whose mother was Henry V's first wife. Edmund Tudor's and Margaret's son became King Henry VIII (025). iii) Joan Beaufort who; m James I of Scotland; f) Henry Beaufort; g) Thomas Beaufort; h) Joan Beaufort who m Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, † 1425; and they got: i) Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, † 1460; and ii) Cecily Neville, * 03/05 1415, † 31/05 1495; who m Duke Richard of York (016-4-c-i), † 1460, and their sons became King Edward IV and King Richard III. children of (016) continued : 4. Edmund / Edward of Langley, Duke of York; * 1341; † 1402; m(1) Isabel = Leonora, * 1355; m 1372; † 1393; d Pedro I of Castile; they got: a) Constance, † 1416; m to Thomas le Despenser, Earl of Gloucester; b) Edward, Duke of York, 1375-1415, m(1) Beatrice of Portugal * 1373, † after 1409; m(2) Philippa Mohun † 1431; c) Richard, Earl of Cambridge, 1375-1415; m(1) Anne Mortimer (016-2aaa), died before 1414; m(2) Maud Clifford, † 1446. by one of the wives he got i) Richard, † 1460, who m Cecily Neville (016-3-h-ii); m(2) Joan Holland, 1380-1434, d Thomas Earl of Kent; † 1402; they got: d) Thomas of Woodstock Duke of Gloucester; m Eleanor, d Humphrey de Bohun; murdered 1397; e) Margaret; m John Hastings Earl of Pembroke; f) Joan; g) Mary; m John de Montfort Duke of Brittany; h) Isabel; m Ingelram de Coucy Earl of Bedford. |
| 017 | 1367 | 1377-1399 |
ss(016); s Black Prince; * 06/01 1367; † 14/02 1400; ‡ Kings Langley, from Dec. 1413 in Westminster Abbey. King from 21/06 1377; regent during infancy was uncle Duke of Lancaster, John of Gaunt; Crowned 16/07 1377; Deposed 29/09 1399; Abdicated 30/09 1399; last of the Plantagenet kings. no children ; d Charles VI of France; no children . |
| 018 |
1366 or 1367 | 1399-1413 |
ss(016) through (016c); Father John of Gaunt who died 03/02 1398; * April 1366; † 20/03 1413; ‡ Canterbury Cathedral; Crusading in Lithuania in 1390 and in Prussia in 1392; King from 30/09 1399; Crowned 13/10 1399; d Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford & Essex; children : 1. Henry of Monmouth (019) + Prince of Wales, 2. Thomas Duke of Clarence, governor of Ireland; m Margaret d Thomas of Holland; † 1421, 3. John Duke of Bedford, regent of France when Henry VI a child; m(1) Anne d Duke of Burgundy; m(2) Jaquetta d Peter of Luxembourg; † 1435, 4. Humphrey Duke of Gloucester; m Eleanor d Reynald Cobham; † 1447, 5. Blanche; m Louis Duke of Bavaria, 6. Philippa; * 04/06 1394; m Erik VII of Pommern, King of Denmark (127), d King Charles I of Navarre and widow of the Duke John of Brittany; no children ; |
| 019 | 1387 | 1413-1422 |
s(018); * 16/09 1387; † 31/08 1422; ‡ Westminster Abbey; Prince of Wales 1399; King from 21/03 1413; Crowned 09/04 or 10/04 1413; Duke of Aquitaine from 1399; The treaty of troyes 21/05 1420 made Henry heir to France by Charles VI of France; youngest d Charles VI of France; she remarried 1429 to Owen Tudor and became the foundress of the Tudor House. child : 1. Henry (020); |
| 020 | 1421 |
1422-1461 and 1470-1471 |
s(019); * 06/12 1421; † 21/05 or 22/05 1471- murdered at Tower,; ‡ Windsor Castle; King from 31/08 1422; Crowned 06/11 1429; Crowned King of France 16/12 1432 in Paris; Came of age to rule from 13/11 1437; Deposed 04/03 1461, Restored 31/10 1470; Deposed again 11/04 1471; Founded King's College, Cambrigde in 1447; War of the Roses broke out 1455; d René Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence, titular King of Jerusalem; child : 1. Edward; * 13/10 1453; Prince of Wales 15/03 1454; † 04/05 1471; m Anne of Warwick; d Richard Neville Earl of Warwick = The Kingmaker; Edward died at the Anne re-m(2) to Richard III (023); Edward had no children. |
| 021 | 1442 | 1461-1483 |
1st s Richard Duke of York (* 1411, † 1460) and Cecily Neville (* 1415) A); * 28/04 1442; † 08/04 or 09/04 1483; ‡ Windsor Castle; King 04/03 1461; Crowned 28/06 1461; Deposed 31/10 1470; Restored 11/04 1471; children : 1. Edward (022) - later to be imprisoned in the Tower and never heard of again, 2. Richard Duke of York - later to be imprisoned in the Tower and never heard of again; † 1483, 3. Elizabeth Plantagenet; m Henry VII (024); † 1503; 4. Mary; 1467-1482; 5. Cecily; m(1) John, Viscount Welles; m(2) Thomas Kyne of Wight; 6. Anne; m Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk; † 1511; 7. Katherine; m William Courtenay; † 1527; 8. Bridget became a nun at Dartford; † 1517; 9. George, died in infancy; 10. Margaret; A) Richard's parents were Richard, Earl of Cambridge and grandson of Edward III and Anne, d of Roger Mortimer, great grandson of Edward III. Duke Richard of York and Anne got: Anne, Edward IV, Earl Edmund of Rutland, Elizabeth, Margaret who m Charles the Bold of Burgundy, Duke George of Clarence, Richard III. |
| 022 | 1470 | 1483-1483 |
s(021); * 02/11 1470; † August 1483, murdered in the Tower. ‡ unknown; King 09/04 1483 to 25/06 1483, ruled under protector, the Duke of Gloucester; Never crowned; |
| 023 | 1470 | 1483-1485 |
b(021); 4th s Richard Duke of York († 1460); * 02/10 1452; † 22/08 1485 at the ‡ Greyfriars Abbey; King 26/06 1483; Crowned 06/07 1483; child: 1. Edward; * 1483; Prince of Wales 08/09 1483, † 09/04 1484. |
| 024 | 1457 | 1485-1509 |
s Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond; * 28(01 1457; † 21/04 1509; ‡ W.A. Lands with invasion forces at Milford Haven 01/08 1485; First king of House of King 22/08 1485; crowned 30/10 1485; Origin : John of Gaunt (016-3.) —> (great-great grandfather); s John Beaufort —> (great grandfather); s John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset —> (grandfather); d Margaret Beaufort (mother) m Edmund Tudor Earl of Richmond (father) s of Owen Tudor and Catherine, and Margaret was Henry V's widow. children : 1. Arthur; * 1486; † 02/04 1502, Prince of Wales; betrothed 1488 and m 14/11 1501 Catherine of Aragon, she re-m Henry (025), link to Naples; 2. Henry (025); * 1491; † 1547, Duke of York 1494, 3. Margaret; * 1489; † 1541; m(1) 1503 James IV of Scotland; m(2) Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus; m(3) Henry Stuart Lord Methven, 4. Mary; * 1496; † 1533, betrothed German emperor, Charles V, 21/12 1507, but m(1) king Louis XII Oct. 1514, she was widowed after 11 weeks; m(2) Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk, through their d Frances and her husband Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk came dd Jane Grey (027). 5. Edmund, Duke of Somerset; † 19/06 1500; 6. Katherine; † before 1509; |
| 025 | 1491 | 1509-1547 |
s(024); * 28/06 1491; † 28/01 1547; ‡ Windsor Castle. King 21 or 22/04 1509; Crowned 23 or 24/06 1509; A. She m(1) to prince Arthur (024-1.) 14/11 1501; Betrothed to Henry 23/06 1503; Her m(2) to Henry 11/06 1509; divorced and left palace 11/07 1531; Marriage declared void 10/04 or 23/05 1533; children : 1. Henry; * 01/01 1511; † 04/01 or 22/02 1511; 2. Mary (028); * 18/2 1516. B. child : 3. Elizabeth (029); * 07/09 1533. C. child : 4. Edward (026); * 12/10 1537. D. no children ; E. no children ; F. no living children ; |
| 026 | 1537 | 1547-1553 |
s(025) + Jane Seymour; * 12/10 1537; † 06/07 1553 of tubercolosis; ‡ W. A. King 28/01 1547; Crowned 20/02 1547; |
| 027 | 1537 | 1553 |
d of (024-4.); great niece of Henry VIII, father Henry Grey, mother Frances Brandon; * Oct. 1537; † 12/2 1554 executed; ‡ The Church within the Tower; Proclaimed Queen 10/07 1553; regnal year counts from 06/07; deposed 19/07 1553; no children ; From Jane's sister, Catherine Grey, who m Edward Seymour Earl of Hertford - and from Henry VIII's sister Margaret, who m(2) to Archibald Douglas, came the queen mother Elizabeth † 2002. |
| 028 | 1516 | 1553-1558 |
d(025) and Catherine of Aragon; * 18/02 1516; † 17/11 1558; ‡ W.A. Queen 19/07 1553 to 24/07 1554; Crowned 01/10 1553; Mary and Philip co-ruler 25/07 1554 to 17/11 1558; Regnal year counts from 06/07 1553 - from the death of Edward VI; De facto ruler from 19/07 1553; no children ; |
| 029 | 1533 | 1558-1603 |
d(025) and Anne Boleyn; * 07/09 1533; † 24/03 1603; ‡ W.A. Queen 17/11 1558; Crowned 15/01 1559; no children ; |
| 030 | 1566 | 1603-1625 |
Related to Henry VII of the Stuart family through his daughter Margaret; Father Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley † 09/02 1567; Mother Mary Queen of Scots; * 19/06 1566 in Edinburgh; † 27/03 1625; ‡ W.A. King of Scotland from 1567; Crowned Scotland 29/07 1567; King of England from 24/03 1603; Crowned England 25/07 1603; Gunpowder Plot 05/11 1605; children: She gave birth to 3 sons and 5 daughters; 1. Henry Frederick; Prince of Wales; † 06/11 1612; 2. Charles (031); * 19/11 1600; † 30/01 1649; 3. Elizabeth; † 1662; m 14/02 1613 Frederick V Elector Palatine, Rhineland; King of Bohemia; grandparents to George I through daughter. |
| 031 | 1600 | 1625-1649 |
* 19/11 1600; † 30/01 1649 executed; ‡ Windsor Castle; King 27/03 1625; Crowned in England 02/02 1626; Crowned in Scotland 18/06 1633; m 01/05 1625 by proxy, lands in Dover 12/06 1625; m 13/06 1625; † 1669. Left for France 14/07 1644; she got 4 sons and 5 daughters; children : 1. Charles II (032); * 29/05 1630; † 1685; 2. James II (033); * 14/10 1633; † 1701; 3. Henry Duke of Gloucester; * 1639; † 1660; 4. Mary; * 1631; m 1641 William II of Orange; † 1660; parents to William III (034) 5. Elizabeth; * 1635; † 1650, 6. Henrietta Anne; * 1644; m Philip of Orleans; † 1670. |
| --- | --- | 1649-1660 |
Council of State formed 16/02 1649. Kingship was abolished 17/03 1649. House of Lords abolished 19/03 1649; Commonwealth established 19/05 1649; First Dutch War May 1652 began; First Dutch War ended April 1654; The first Council of State, Rump Parliament, was dissolved 20/04 1653. The second Council of state was formed 29/04 1653 and governed to 16/12 1653. Oliver became Lord Protector 16/12 1653 and functioned a such to his death date 03/09 1658. Richard Cromwell continued from his fathers death until 24/05 1659. Parliament took over from 24/05 1659 to 05/05 1660 when Charles II was proclaimed king. |
| 032 | 1630 | 1660-1685 |
s(030); * 29/05 1630; † 06/02 1685; ‡ W.A. Proclaimed king in Scotland 05/02 1649. Crowned in Scotland 01/01 1651. Proclaimed king in Jersey 16/02 1649. Proclaimed king in England 05/05 1660; Arrived in London 29/05 1660, monarchy reinstalled. Crowned 23/04 1661. Counted regnal years from 30/01 1649 - the execution day of his father. Plague of London from September 1665 to September 1666; The Great Fire of London 02/09 to 06/09 1666; no children ; illegitimate child, one of 12 : 1. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth; * 1649; † 1685. |
| 033 | 1633 | 1685-1688 |
s(031); * 14/10 1633; † 06/09 1701; ‡ Church of English Catholics in Paris; Duke of York; King 06/02 1685; Crowned 23/04 1685; Abdicated 11/12 1688; escaped to France 23/12 1688; Deposed 13/02 1689; children : She got 4 sons and 4 daughters, 6 died small; 1. Mary (034), 2. Anne (035); m(2) 23/11 1673; † 1718; children : She got 5 daughters and 2 sons lost in infancy; 1. James Francis Edward, the old pretender; * 10/6 1688; † 1766. Recognized 1702 as king James III by French king Louis XIV. James's son with Mary Clementina, Charles, is the young pretender. 2. Louisa or Louise; * 1692; † 1712. The King had 5 illegitimate children; |
| --- | --- | 1688-1689 | Interregnum 12/12 1688 to 12/02 1689. |
| 034 | 1650 | 1689-1702 |
* 04/11 1650; † 08/03 1702; ‡ W.A. Landed Torbay 04/11 1688; Proclaimed king 13/02 1689 together with queen Mary; Crowned 21/04 1689; 1 William was s William II of Orange and Mary, sister to Charles II and James II. Queen Queen regent from 12 or 13/02 1689; † 28/12 1694; King William sole ruler until 1702; no living children ; |
| 035 | 1665 | 1702-1714 |
d(033); * 06/02 1665; † 01/08 1714; ‡ W.A. Queen regent 08/03 1702; Crowned 23/04 1702; Act of Settlement 1701 - if William and Mary or Anne had no heir, then the Hanoverians were next in line. Regency Act 1706 - Interregnum, act to secure government between Anne's death and George's arrival. Act of Union 1707 Scotland and England forming one kingdom, Great Britain. First UK Parliament 23/10 1707. children : 1. William, Duke of Gloucester; * 1689; † 30/07 1700; Anne had 18 pregnancies from 1683 to 1700. Five children were born alive; only William survived infancy to die when 11. |
| 036 | 1660 | 1714-1727 |
Great-grandson of (030); * 28/05 1660; † 11/06 1727 at Osnabrück; ‡ Hanover; Father: Ernest August, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and elector of Hanover; Mother: Sophia of the Palatinate, elctress of Hanover, d Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia, who was a daughter of James I (30-3); King of England from 01/08 1714; Arrived with (037) 18/09 1714; Crowned 20/10 1714; Electoral Prince of Hannover from 1698; Duke of Celle from 1705; origin: James I's d Elizabeth m Frederick of Rhine and Bohemia; their d Sophia (of 11 children) m Ernest Augustus Elector of Hanover † 1698; their eldest of 7 was George. George became heir to the throne of England when his mother, Sophia, died 30/05 1714. d George William, Duke of Brunswick & Celle; children : 1. George (037); * 1683; prince of Wales 27/9 1714; 2. Sophia Dorothea; * 1687; † 1757; m Frederick William I of Prussia;. |
| 037 | 1683 | 1727-1760 |
s(036); * 30/10 1683; † 25/10 1760; ‡ W. A. King from 11/06 1727; Proclaimed in London 15/06 1727; Crowned 04/10 (or 11/10) 1727; UK adopt the Gregorian calendar 03-13/09 1752; d Johann Frederick Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach; children : 1. Frederick Louis (Lewis); * 06/01 1707; † 20/03 1751; Prince of Wales 08/01 1729; m a) Frederick and Augusta's children were: b) Augusta; 1737-1813; c) George (038); 04/06 1738-1820; d) Edward Augustus, duke of York; 1739-1767; e) Elizabeth; 1741-1759; f) William Henry, duke of Gloucester; 1743-1805; g) Henry Frederick, duke of Cumberland; 1745-1790; h) Louisa Anne; 1749-1768; i) Frederick William; 1750-1765; j) 2. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, * 15/04 1721; † 1765, 3. Anne; m William IV Prince of Orange-Nassau; † 1759, 4. Amelia Sophia Eleanor; † 1786, 5. Caroline Elizabeth; † 1757, 6. Mary; † 1722; m Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel; 7. Louise = Louisa; * 18/12 1724; m Frederik V of Denmark (140); † 19/12 1751; |
| 038 | 1738 | 1760-1820 |
ss(037); * 04/06 1738; † 29/01 1820; ‡ Windsor Castle; Mental collapse 05/11 1788 (2nd); recovered 19/02 1788; regency bill 05/02 1811; King from 25/10 1760; Crowned 25/09 (or 22/9) 1761; King of United Kingdom after 01/01 1801 when Ireland was united with GB; King of Hanover from 1815; d Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; children : 1. George (039) * 12/08 1762; 2. Frederick, Duke of York & Albany * 1763; † 1827; m Frederica † 1820; d Frederick Wilhelm II of Prussia, 3. William, Duke of Clarence (040); * 1765; 4. Charlotte, Princess Royal; 1766-1828; m Frederick I King of Würtemburg, 5. Edward, Duke of Kent & Strathearn (038e); 1767-1820; m Mary Louisa Victoria of Saxe Coburgh Saalfeld; parents to Victoria (040); Mary L. Victoria was d Francis Duke of Saxe-C & S., her m(1) was to Emich Prince of Leiningen, 6. Augusta; 1768-1840; 7. Elizabeth; 1770-1840; m Frederick Landgrave Hesse-Homburg, 8. Ernest, Duke of Cumberland; 1771-1851; King of Hannover from 1837-1851; m Frederica Caroline of Mecklenburg Strelitz 1778-1841, d Charles Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-S; Frederica's m(1) was to Prince Frederick of Prussia; her m(2) to Prince Frederick of Solms-Braunfels, 9. Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; 1775-1843; m twice privately against the Royal Marriage Act m(1) Augusta Murray; m(2) Cecilia Underwood created Duchess of Inverness, 10. Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge; 1774-1850; m Augusta of Hesse-Cassel † 1889; d Frederick Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel; their d Mary Adelaide † 1897 m Francis Duke of Teck † 1900; Their d Mary † 1953 m King George V (043), Adolphus also got Duke George of Cambridge and Augusta; 11. Mary; 1776-1857; m William Frederick Duke of Gloucester & Edinburgh, 12. Sophia; 1777-1848; 13. Octavius; 1779-1783; 14. Alfred; 1780-1782; 15. Amelia; 1783-1810; |
| 039 | 1762 | 1820-1830 |
s(038); * 12/08 1762; † 26/06 1830; ‡ Windsor Castle; Prince regent from 05/02 1811; King from 29/01 1820; Crowned 19/07 1821; Catholic emancipation 10/04 1829; d Charles II of Brunswick; children : 1. Charlotte, Princess of Wales; * 07/01 1796; dies in childbirth 06/11 1817; m 1816 to King Leopold of Belgium, former prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. No living heir after George III and IV. |
| 040 | 1765 | 1830-1837 |
s(038); * 21/08 1765; † 20/06 1837; ‡ Windsor Castle; King from 26/06 1830; Crowned (08/09 or) 09/09 1831; children: 1. Charlotte; * 21/03 1819; † 21/03 1819; 2. Elizabeth; * 10/12 1820; † 04/03 1821; William had fathered 10 illegitimate children by mistress Dorothea Jordan; |
| 041 | 1819 | 1837-1901 |
d Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (038-5); * 24/05 1819; † 22/01 1901; ‡ Frogmore House, Windsor; Queen from 20/06 1837; Crowned 28/06 1838; Empress of India from 01/05 1876; She lost Hanover, as only male heirs could be accepted. Hanover went to uncle Ernest, Duke of Cumberland. children : 1. Victoria, Princess Royal; * 21/11 1840 m Frederick III of Germany; † 1901, 2. Albert Edward (042); * 09/11 1841; 3. Alice; † 1878; m Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse; 4. Alfred, Duke of Edingburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; † 1900, m Maria Grand Duchess; † 1920; d Alexander II of Russia, 5. Helena; m Duke Kristian of Schleswig-Holstein; † 1923, 6. Louise; m Marquis of Lorne; † 1939; m John D. S. Campbell Duke of Argyll, 7. Arthur; Duke of Connaught & Strathearn; † 1942; m Louisa of Prussia, 8. Leopold; Duke of Albany; † 1884; m Princess Helen of Waldeck, 9. Beatrice; † 1944; m Prince Henry of Battenberg. |
| 042 | 1841 | 1901-1910 |
s(043); * 09/11 1841; † 06/05 1910; ‡ Windsor Castle; Prince of Wales 07/12 1841; King from 22/01 1901; Crowned 09/08 1902; d King Christian IX of Denmark (145); children : 1. Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale; * 08/01 1864; † 14/01 1892; 2. George, (043); * 03/06 1865; First king of House of Windsor, 3. Louise, Princess Royal; 1867-1931; m Alexander Duff Duke of Fife, 4. Victoria; 1868-1935, 5. Maud; 1869-1938; m Prince Charles of Denmark = Haakon VII of Norway from 1905, 6. Alexander JOhn; 1871-1871. |
| 043 | 1865 | 1910-1936 |
s(042); * 1865; † 20/01 1936; King from 06/05 1910; children: 1. Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, Princess Royal; 1897-1963; m 2. Edward; * 1894; (044) 3. George; * 1895; (045) 4. Henry Duke of Gloucester; * 1900; † 1974; m 1935 Princess Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott; d John Charles Duke of Buccleuch, 5. George Duke of Kent; * 1902; † 1942; m 1934 Princess Marina; d Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, 6. John; 1905-1919. |
| 044 | 1894 | 1936-1936 |
s(043); * 1894; † 28/05 1972; King 20/01 1936; abdicated 11/12 1936; Duke of Windsor from 12/12 1936; no children; |
| 045 | 1895 | 1936-1952 |
s(043); * 1895; † 06/02 1952; King 11/12 1936; children: 1. Elizabeth; (046); * 1926, 2. Margaret; * 1930; † 2002; m(1) 1960 to Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon * 1930; divorced 1978. children: David Viscount Linley; * 1961, Sarah; * 1964. |
| 046 | 1926 | 1952- |
d(045); * 1926; Queen 06/02 1952; children : 1. Charles; * 1948; m(1) 1981 Diana Spencer * 1961 and † 1997; divorced in 1996; m(2) 2005 Camilla Parker-Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall; children: a) William; * 1982; b) Henry; * 1984; 2. Ann; * 1950; m(1) 1973 Mark Philips; divorced 1992; m(2) 1992 to Tim Laurence * 1955; children of m(1) : a) Peter; * 1977, b) Zara; * 1981; 3. Andrew Duke of York (from 1986); * 1960; m 1986 Sarah Ferguson; divorced 1996, children: a) Beatrice of York; * 1988; b) Eugenie of York; * 1990; 4. Edward Earl of Wessex; * 1964; m 19/06 1999 Sophie Rhys-Jones, Countess of Wessex, * 20/01 1963; Louise Windsor, * 08/11 2003; James Alexander Philip Theo, Viscount Severn, * 17/12 2007; |
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