UPDATE: English Monarchs and When They Ruled


This post is an update on a previous post. Instead of just listing the monarchs and consorts and when they ruled I have also listed the legitimate children of each union and their title.

William I (1066 – 1087) … Consort – Matilda of Flanders

Children – Robert, Duke of Normandy d. 1134

Richard d. 1075

William II d. 1100

Henry I d. 1135

Adelaide d. 1113

Cecily d. 1127

Matilda d. 1086

Constance, Duchess of Brittany d. 1090

Adela, Countess of Blois d. 1137

William II (1087 – 1100) … Consort – None

Children – None

Henry I (1100 – 1135) … Consort – Matilda of Scotland / Adeliza of Louvain

Children – Matilda d. 1167

William d. 1120

Stephen (1135 – 1141, 1141 – 1154) … Consort – Matilda of Boulogne

Children – Eustace, Count of Boulogne d. 1153

Matilda, Countess of Worchester d. 1141

Marie, Countess of Boulogne d. 1182

Baldwin d. 1135

Adela d. 1146

William, Count of Boulogne d. 1159

Matilda (1141) … Consort – Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor / Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou

Children – Henry II d. 1189

Geoffrey, Count of Nantes d. 1158

William, Count of Poitou d. 1164

Henry II (1154 – 1189) … Consort – Eleanor of Aquitaine

Children – William, Count of Poitiers d. 1156

Henry d. 1183

Richard I d. 1199

Matilda, Duchess of Saxony d. 1189

Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany d. 1186

Eleanor, Queen of Castile d. 1214

Joan, Queen of Sicily d. 1199

John I d. 1216

Richard I 1189-1199
Richard I 1189-1199

Richard I (1189 – 1199) … Consort – Berengaria of Navarre

Children – None

John I (1199 –1216) … ConsortIsabel, Countess of Gloucester / Isabella of Angouleme

Children – Henry III d. 1272

Richard, Earl of Cornwall d. 1272

Isabella, Holy Roman Empress d. 1241

Eleanor, Countess of Leicester d. 1275

Joan, Queen of Scotland d. 1238

Henry III (1216 – 1272) … ConsortEleanor of Provence

Children – Edward I d. 1307

Margaret, Queen of Scotland d. 1275

Beatrice, Duchess of Brittany d. 1275

Edmund d. 1296

Katherine d. 1257

Edward I (1272 – 1307) … ConsortEleanor of Castile / Margaret of France

Children – Katherine d. 1265

Joan d. 1265

John d. 1271

Henry d. 1274

Eleanor, Countess of Bar d. 1298

Juliana d. 1271

Joan, Countess of Hertford d. 1307

Alphonso, Earl of Chester d. 1284

Margaret, Duchess of Brabant d. 1333

Berengaria d. 1278

Mary d. 1332

Elizabeth, Countess of Hereford d. 1316

Edward II d. 1327

Thomas, Earl of Norfolk d. 1338

Edmund, Earl of Kent d. 1330

Eleanor d. 1310

Edward II (1307 – 1327) … ConsortIsabella of France

Children – Edward III d. 1377

John, Earl of Cornwall d. 1336

Eleanor, Countess of Guelders d. 1355

Joan, Queen of Scotland d. 1362

Edward III (1327 – 1377) … ConsortPhilippa of Hainault

Children – Edward, the Black Prince d. 1376

Isabella, Countess of Bedford d. 1379

Joan d. 1348

William d. 1337

Lionel, Duke of Clarence d. 1368

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster d. 1399

Edmund, Duke of York d. 1402

Blanche d. 1342

Mary, Duchess of Brittany d. 1362

Margaret, Countess of Pembroke d. 1361

Thomas d. 1348

Thomas, Duke of Gloucester d. 1397

Richard II (1377 – 1399) … ConsortAnne of Bohemia / Isabella of Valois

Children – None

Henry IV (1399 – 1413) … ConsortMary de Bohun / Joan of Navarre

Children – Henry V d. 1422

Thomas, Duke of Clarence d. 1421

John, Duke of Bedford d. 1435

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester d. 1447

Blanche d. 1409

Philippa, Queen of Denmark d. 1430

Henry V 1413-1422Henry V (1413 – 1422) … ConsortCatherine of Valois

Children – Henry VI d. 1471

Henry VI (1422 – 1461, 1470 – 1471) … ConsortMargaret of Anjou

Children – Edward, Prince of Wales d. 1471

Edward IV (1461 – 1470, 1471 – 1483) … ConsortElizabeth Woodville

Children – Elizabeth of York, Queen of England d. 1503

Mary d. 1482

Cecily, Viscountess Welles d. 1507

Edward V d. 1483?

Margaret d. 1472

Richard, Duke of York d. 1483?

Anne, Duchess of Norfolk d. 1511

George, Duke of Bedford d. 1479

Catherine, Countess of Devon d. 1527

Bridget d. 1517

Edward V (1483) … ConsortNone

Children – None

Richard III (1483 – 1485) … ConsortAnne Neville

Children – Edward, Prince of Wales d. 1484

Henry VII (1485 – 1509) … ConsortElizabeth of York

Children – Arthur, Prince of Wales d. 1502

Margaret, Queen of Scotland d. 1541

Henry VIII d. 1547

Elizabeth d. 1495

Mary, Duchess of Suffolk d. 1536

Edmund d. 1500

Katherine d. 1503

Henry VIII (1509 – 1547) … ConsortKatherine of Aragon / Anne Boleyn / Jane Seymour / Anne of Cleves / Katherine Howard / Katherine Parr

Children – Henry, Duke of Cornwall d. 1511

Mary I d. 1558

Elizabeth I d. 1603

Edward VI d. 1547

Edward VI (1547 – 1553) … ConsortNone

Children – None

Jane (1553) … ConsortGuildford Dudley

Children – None

Mary I (1553 – 1558) … ConsortPhilip II of Spain

Children – None

Elizabeth I Darnley Portrait 1575
Elizabeth I Darnley Portrait 1575

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) … ConsortNone

Children – None

James I (1603 – 1625) … ConsortAnne of Denmark

Children – Henry, Prince of Wales d. 1612

Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia d. 1662

Margaret d. 1600

Charles I d. 1649

Robert, Duke of Kintyre d. 1602

Mary d. 1607

Sophia d. 1607

Charles I (1625 – 1649) … ConsortHenrietta Maria of France

Children – Charles, Duke of Cornwall d. 1629

Charles II d. 1685

Mary, Princess of Orange d. 1660

James II d. 1688

Elizabeth d. 1650

Anne d. 1640

Catherine d. 1639

Henry, Duke of Gloucester d. 1660

Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans d. 1670

Charles II (1660 – 1685) … ConsortCatherine of Braganza

Children – None

James II (1685 – 1688) … ConsortAnne Hyde / Mary of Modena

Children – Charles, Duke of Cambridge d. 1661

Mary II d. 1694

James, Duke of Cambridge d. 1667

Anne, Queen of England d. 1714

Charles, Duke of Kendal d. 1667

Edgar, Duke of Cambridge d. 1671

Henrietta d. 1669

Catherine d. 1671

Catherine d. 1676

Isabel d. 1681

Charles, Duke of Cambridge d. 1677

Elizabeth d. 1678

Charlotte d. 1682

James, Prince of Wales d. 1766

Louisa d. 1712

William III (1689 – 1702) & Mary II (1689 – 1694)

Children – None

Queen Anne 1702-1714
Queen Anne 1702-1714

Anne (1702 – 1714) … ConsortPrince George of Denmark

Children – Mary d. 1687

Anne d. 1687

William, Duke of Gloucester d. 1700

Mary d. 1690

George d. 1692

George I (1714 – 1727) … ConsortSophia Dorothea of Celle

Children – George II d. 1760

Sophia, Queen of Prussia d. 1757

George II (1727 – 1760) … ConsortCaroline of Ansbach

Children – Frederick, Prince of Wales d. 1751

Anne, Princess of Orange d. 1759

Amelia d. 1786

Caroline d. 1757

George d. 1718

William, Duke of Cumberland d. 1765

Mary d. 1772

Louisa, Queen of Denmark d. 1751

George III (1760 – 1820) … ConsortCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Children – George IV d. 1830

Frederick, Duke of York d. 1827

William IV d. 1837

Charlotte, Queen of Wurttemberg d. 1828

Edward, Duke of Kent d. 1820

Augusta d. 1840

Elizabeth d. 1840

Ernest, King of Hanover d. 1851

Augustus, Duke of Sussex d. 1843

Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge d. 1850

Mary, Duchess of Gloucester d. 1857

Sophia d. 1848

Octavius d. 1783

Alfred d. 1782

Amelia d. 1810

George IV (1820 – 1830) … ConsortCaroline of Brunswick

Children – Charlotte d. 1817

William IV (1830 – 1837) … ConsortAdelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

Children – Charlotte d. 1819

Elizabeth d. 1821

Victoria (1837 – 1901) … ConsortPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Children – Victoria, Queen of Prussia d. 1901

Edward VII d. 1910

Alice, Duchess of Hesse d. 1878

Helena d. 1923

Louise, Duchess of Argyll d. 1939

Arthur, Duke of Connaught d. 1942

Leopold, Duke of Albany d. 1884

Beatrice d. 1944

Edward VII (1901 – 1910) … ConsortAlexandra of Denmark

Children – Albert, Duke of Clarence d. 1892

George V d. 1936

Louise, Duchess of Fife d. 1931

Victoria d. 1935

Maud, Queen of Norway d. 1938

Alexander d. 1871

George V (1910 – 1936) … ConsortMary of Teck

Children – Edward VIII d. 1972

George VI d. 1952

Mary, Countess of Harewood d. 1965

Henry, Duke of Gloucester d. 1974

George, Duke of Kent d. 1942

John d. 1919

Edward VIII (1936) … ConsortWallis Simpson

Children – None

Elizabeth II 1952-
Elizabeth II 1952-

George VI (1936 – 1952) … ConsortElizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Children – Elizabeth II d. ?

Margaret, Countess of Snowdon d. 2002

Elizabeth II (1952 – ) … ConsortPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Children – Charles, Prince of Wales d. ?

Anne d. ?

Andrew, Duke of York d. ?

Edward, Earl of Wessex d. ?

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