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This table shows the kings and queens of Scotland, England, France and Britain, and the dates when they reigned.  It starts in the ninth century when Kenneth macAlpin united the Scots and the Picts and Egbert became ruler of most of England.  The Kingdom of France effectively began in 987.

SCOTLAND

ENGLAND

FRANCE

 

Egbert 802-839

 

Kenneth macAlpin 843-58

Ethelwulf 839-856

 

Donald I 858-62

Ethelbald 856-860

 

Constantine I 862-77

Ethelbert 860-866

 

 

Ethelred I 866-871

 

Aed 877-78

Alfred the Great 871-899

 

Giric & Eochaid 878-89

 

 

Donald II 889-900

Edward the Elder 899-924

 

Constantine II 900-43

Athelstan 924-940

 

Malcolm I 943-54

Edmund I 940-946

 

Indulf 954-62

Edred 946-955

 

 

Edwy 955-959

 

Dubh 962-66

Edgar 959-975

 

Culen 966-71

 

 

Kenneth II 971-95

Edward the Martyr 975-979

 

Constantine III 995-97

Ethelred II the Unready 979-1013

Hugh Capet 987-996

Kenneth III 997-1005

Sweyn Forkbeard 1013-1014

Robert II 996-1031

Malcolm II 1005-34

Ethelred II the Unready 1014-1016

 

 

Canute 1016-1035

 

Duncan 1034-40

Harold I 1037-1040

Henry I 1031-60

Macbeth 1040-57

Hardicanute 1040-1042

 

Lulach 1057-58

Edward the Confessor 1042-1066

 

 

Harold II Jan-Oct 1066

 

Malcolm III 1058-93

William I 1066-87

Philip I 1060-1108

Donald III 1093-94

William II 1087-1100

 

Duncan II 1094

 

 

Donald III (restored) 1094-97

 

 

Edgar 1097-1107

 

 

Alexander I 1107-24

Henry I 1100-35

Louis VI 1108-37

David I 1124-53

Stephen 1135-54

Louis VII 1137-80

Malcolm IV 1153-65

Henry II 1154-89

 

William I 1165-1214

Richard I 1189-99

Philip II 1180-1223

 

John 1199-1216

Louis VIII 1223-26

Alexander II 1214-49

Henry III 1216-72

Louis IX 1226-70

Alexander III 1249-86

Edward I 1272-1307

Philip III 1270-85

Margaret 1286-90

 

Philip IV 1285-1314

Interregnum 1290-92

 

 

John 1292-96

 

 

Interregnum 1296-1306

 

Louis X 1314-16

Robert I (The Bruce) 1306-1329

Edward II 1307-1327

Louis X 1314-16

 

 

Philip V 1316-22

 

 

Charles IV 1322-28

David II 1329-71

Edward III 1327-77

Philip VI 1328-50

 

 

Jean II 1350-64

Robert II 1371-90

Richard II 1377-99

Charles V 1364-80

Robert III 1390-1406

Henry IV 1399-1413

Charles VI 1380-1422

James I 1406-37

Henry V 1413-22

 

James II 1437-60

Henry VI 1422-61

Charles VII 1422-61

James III 1460-88

Edward IV 1461-83

Louis XI 1461-83

 

Edward V 1483

Charles VIII 1483-98

 

Richard III 1483-85

 

James IV 1488-1513

Henry VII 1485-1509

Louis XII 1498-1515

James V 1513-42

Henry VIII 1509-47

Francis I 1515-47

Mary I 1542-67

Edward VI 1547-53

Henry II 1547-59

 

Mary I 1553-1558

Francis II 1559-60

 

Elizabeth I 1558-1603

Charles IX 1560-74

 

 

Henry III 1574-89

James VI 1567-1625

James VI & I 1603-25

Henry IV 1589-1610

Charles I 1625-49

Charles I 1625-49

Louis XIII 1610-43

Charles II 1649-85 (exiled 1651-60)

Interregnum 1649-60

Louis XIV 1643-1715

 

Charles II 1660-85

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

 

James VII & II 1685-89

 

 

William & Mary 1689-1702

 

 

Anne 1707-14

 

 

George I 1714-27

Louis XV 1715-74

 

George II 1727-60

 

 

George III 1760-1820

Louis XVI 1774-93

 

George IV 1820-30

 

 

William IV 1830-37

 

 

Victoria 1837-1901

 

 

Edward VII 1901-10

 

 

George V 1910-36

 

 

Edward VIII 1936

 

 

George V1 1936-52

 

 

Elizabeth II 1952-Present day