Kings and queens of England

  • Jan 1, 757

    Offa- House of Mercia

    Offa- House of Mercia
    757/796
  • Jan 4, 802

    Egbert - House of Wessex

    Egbert - House of Wessex
    802/839
  • Jan 4, 839

    Aethelwulf-House of Wessex

    Aethelwulf-House of Wessex
    839-856
  • Jun 4, 856

    Aethelbald-House of Wessex

    Aethelbald-House of Wessex
    856-860
  • Jan 4, 860

    Aethelbert-House of Wessex

    Aethelbert-House of Wessex
    860/866
  • Jan 4, 866

    Aethelred I-House of Wessex

    Aethelred I-House of Wessex
    866/871
  • Jan 4, 871

    Alfred the Great-House of Wessex

    Alfred the Great-House of Wessex
    871-899
  • Jan 4, 899

    Edward the Elder-House of Wessex

    Edward the Elder-House of Wessex
    899-925
  • Jan 4, 925

    Athelstan-House of Wessex

    Athelstan-House of Wessex
    925/940
  • Jan 4, 940

    Edmund-House of Wessex

    Edmund-House of Wessex
    940/946
  • Jan 4, 946

    Edred-House of Wessex

    Edred-House of Wessex
    946/955
  • Jan 4, 955

    Edwy-House of Wessex

    Edwy-House of Wessex
    955/959
  • Jan 4, 959

    Edgar-House of Wessex

    Edgar-House of Wessex
    959/975
  • Jan 4, 975

    Edward the Martyr-House of Wessex

    Edward the Martyr-House of Wessex
    975/978
  • Jan 4, 978

    Ethelred II the Unready-House of Wessex

    Ethelred II the Unready-House of Wessex
    978/1016
  • Jan 4, 1016

    Edmund lronside-House of Wessex

    Edmund lronside-House of Wessex
    1016
  • Oct 4, 1016

    Cnut (Canute)-House of Denmark

    Cnut (Canute)-House of Denmark
    1016/1035
  • Jan 4, 1035

    Harold I Harefoot-House of Denmark

    Harold I Harefoot-House of Denmark
    1035/1040
  • Jan 4, 1040

    Harthacanut-House of Denmark

    Harthacanut-House of Denmark
    1040/1042
  • Jan 4, 1042

    Edward the Confessor-House of Wessex

    Edward the Confessor-House of Wessex
    1042/1066
    Name: King Edward The Confessor
    Born: c.1004 at Islip
    Parents: Ethelred II and Emma of Normandy
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 27th great-granduncle
    House of: Wessex
    Ascended to the throne: June 8, 1042
    Crowned: April 3, 1043 at Winchester Cathedral, aged c.39
    Married: Edith, Daughter of Earl Godwin of Wessex
    Children: None
    Died: January 5, 1066 at Westminster
    Buried at: Westminster Abbey
    Reigned for: 23 years, 6 months, and 28 days
    Succeeded by: his brother-in-law Harold
  • Jan 4, 1066

    Harold II-House of Wessex

    Harold II-House of Wessex
    Name: King Harold II
    Born: c.1020
    Parents: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and Gytha of Denmark
    Relation to Elizabeth II: husband of the 30th great-grandmother
    House of: Wessex
    Ascended to the throne: January 5, 1066
    Crowned: January 6, 1066 at Westminster Abbey, aged c.43
    Married: (1) Eadgyth (Swan-neck), Daughter of Earl of Mercia (2) Ealdyth widow of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
    Children: 1 or 2 sons and several illegitimate children
    Died: October 14, 1066 at Senlac Abbey,
  • Oct 4, 1066

    William I-House of Normandy

    William I-House of Normandy
    1066-1087
    Name: King William I The Conqueror
    Born: September 1028 at Falaise, Normandy
    Parents: Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and Arlette daughter of Fulbert (illegitimate)
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 25th great-grandfather
    House of: Normandy
    Ascended to the throne: December 25, 1066 aged 38 years
    Crowned: December 25, 1066 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: Matilda, Daughter of Count of Flanders
    Children: 4 sons including William II and Henry I, and 6 daughters
  • Jan 4, 1087

    William II-House of Normandy

    William II-House of Normandy
    Name: King William II Rufus
    Born: c.1056 at Normandy
    Parents: William I and Matilda of Flanders
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 24th great-granduncle
    House of: Normandy
    Ascended to the throne: September 9, 1087
    Crowned: September 26, 1087 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: Unmarried
    Children: None
    Died: August 2, 1100 at New Forest, Hampshire
    Buried at: Winchester
    Reigned for: 12 years, 10 months, and 22 days
    Succeeded by: his brother Henry
  • Jan 4, 1100

    Henry I-House of Normandy

    Henry I-House of Normandy
    1100-1135
    Name: King Henry I
    Born: September, 1068 at Selby, Yorkshire
    Parents: William I and Matilda of Flanders
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 24th great-grandfather
    House of: Normandy
    Ascended to the throne: August 3, 1100 aged 31 years
    Crowned: August 6, 1100 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: (1) Edith (Matilda), Daughter of Malcolm III
    (2) Adelicia, Daughter of Geoffrey VII, count of Louvain
    Children: Daughter Matilda, son William, and reputedly around 20 illegitimate children
  • Jan 4, 1135

    Stephen-House of Blois

    Stephen-House of Blois
    1135/1154

    Name: King Stephen
    Born: c.1097 at Blois, France
    Parents: Stephen, Count of Blois, and Adela (daughter of William I)
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 25 times removed
    House of: Blois
    Ascended to the throne: December 22, 1135
    Crowned: December 26, 1135 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: Matilda, Daughter of Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
    Children: 3 sons and 2 daughters, plus at least 5 illegitimate children
    Died: October 25, 1154 at Dover, Kent
    Buried at: Faversham, Kent
  • Jan 4, 1154

    Henry II-House of Angevin

    Henry II-House of Angevin
    1154-1189
    Name: King Henry II
    Born: March 5, 1133 at Le Mans, France
    Parents: Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, and Empress Matilda
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 22nd great-grandfather
    House of: Angevin
    Ascended to the throne: October 25, 1154 aged 21 years
    Crowned: December 19, 1154 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine
    Children: Five sons including Richard I and John, three daughters and several illegitimate children
    Died: July 6, 1189
  • Jan 4, 1189

    Richard I-House of Angevin

    Richard I-House of Angevin
    1189-1199
    Name: King Richard I The Lion Heart
    Born: September 6, 1157 at Beaumont Place, Oxford
    Parents: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 21st great-granduncle
    House of: Angevin
    Ascended to the throne: July 6, 1189 aged 31 years
    Crowned: 2/3 September, 1189 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: Berengaria, Daughter of Sancho V of Navarre
    Children: Two illegitimate sons
    Died: April 6, 1199 at Limousin, France, aged 41 years, 6 months, and 29 days
  • Jan 4, 1199

    John-House of Angevin

    John-House of Angevin
    1199-1216
    Name: King John
    Born: December 24, 1166 at Beaumont Palace : Oxford
    Parents: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 21st great-grandfather
    House of: Angevin
    Ascended to the throne: April 6, 1199 aged 32 years
    Crowned: May 27, 1199 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: 1) Isabella of Gloucester, (annulled 1199), (2) Isabella, Daughter of Count of Angouleme
    Children: Two sons including Henry III, three daughters and several illegitimate children
    Died: October 18
  • Jan 4, 1216

    Henry III-House of Plantagenet

    Henry III-House of Plantagenet
    1216-1272
    Name: King Henry III
    Born: October 1, 1207 at Winchester
    Parents: King John and Isabella of Angouleme
    Relation to Elizabeth II: 20th great-grandfather
    House of: Plantagenet
    Ascended to the throne: October 18, 1216 aged 9 years
    Crowned: October 28, 1216 at Gloucester and May 17, 1220 at Westminster Abbey
    Married: Eleanor of Provence, Daughter of Raymond Berenger
    Children: Six sons including Edward I, and three daughters
    Died: November 16, 1272