Kings

Emperors, Kings, a Tsar and Queens Regnant

The following is a list of Kings and other rulers in our family tree from whom we are direct descendants. The list started small then continued to grow. It shows how the different royal families intermarried and thus were related.

I have read somewhere that King Edward III of England and his consort Philippa of Hainault have around 1400 lines of descent from Charlemagne.
It is also believed Edward III, the most recent on this list, has over 4 million descendants.
A Guardian article claims all present day Europeans (and I suppose by extension most of us of European descent) are descended from Charlemagne.
Another site claims all US presidents are descended from King John of England. Since this page is a few years old Presidents Trump and Biden are not included.
I think it is important to note the title of King varies in location and time. Some Kings in Ireland and Wales were kings of a portion of the country where there were numerous kings at the same time. A high king might be the most prominent king among several, not the only king. Even the title Emperor could have different meanings.
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issue_of_Edward_III_of_England

Chart of family descent from King Edward III of England.

Alfred the Great, King of Wessex

Table I - Kings in England, Kings of England

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	37G Grandfather	Ealhmund	King of Kent	unknown (known to be King in 784)
2	36G Grandfather	Egbert	King of Wessex	839
3	35G Grandfather	Aethelwulf	King of Wessex	13 January 858
4	34G Grandfather	Alfred (the Great)	King of Wessex	26 October 899

5	33G Grandfather	Edward (the Elder)	King of the Anglo-Saxons	17 July 929

6	32G Grandfather	Edmund I	King of the English	26 May 946
7	31G Grandfather	Edgar (the Peaceful)	King of the English	8 July 975
8	30G Grandfather	Aethelred (the Unready)	King of the English	23 April 1016
9	29G Grandfather	Edmund II (Ironside)	King of the English	30 Novembere 1016
10	30G Grandfather	Harold II Godwinson	King of the English	14 October 1066

11	27G Grandfather	William the Conqueror	King of England	9 September 1087
12	26G Grandfather	Henry I (Beauclerc)	King of England	1 December 1135
13	27G Grandfather	Stephen	King of England	25 October 1154
14	24G Grandfather	Henry II (Curtmantle)	King of England	6 July 1189
15	23G Grandfather	John (Lackland)	King of England	9 October 1216
16	23G Grandfather	Henry III	King of England	16 November 1272
17	22G Grandfather	Edward I (Longshanks)	King of England	7 July 1307
18	21G Grandfather	Edward II	King of England	21 September 1327
19	20G Grandfather	Edward III	King of England	21 June 1377

Table II - Kings in Scotland, Kings of Scotland

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	35G Grandfather	Kenneth I MacAlpin	King of Picts	13 February 858
2	34G Grandfather	Constantine I	King of Picts	877
3	33G Grandfather	Donald II	King of Picts	13 January 858

4	32G Grandfather	Malcolm I	King of Scots	954
5	31G Grandfather	Kenneth II	King of Scots	995
6	30G Grandfather	Malcolm II	King of Scots	25 November 1034
7	28G Grandfather	Duncan I	King of Scots	14 August 1040
8	27G Grandfather	Malcolm III (Canmore)	King of Scots	13 November 1093
9	27G Grandfather	David I	King of Scots	24 May 1153
10	26G Grandfather	William I	King of Scots	4 December 1214

Table III - Kings in Wales, Kings of Wales

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	37G Grandfather	Elisedd ap Gwylog	King of Powys	755
2	36G Grandfather	Cadell ap Elisedd	King of Powys	808
3	27G Grandfather	Maredud ap Bleddyn	King of Powys	9 February 1132

4	38G Grandfather	Rhode Molwynog	King of Gwynedd	754
5	37G Grandfather	Cynan Dindaethwy	King of Gwynedd	circa 816
6	35G Grandfather	Merfyn Frych	King of Gwynedd	circa 844
7	34G Grandfather	Rodri ap Merfyn (The Great)	King of Gwynedd, Powys and Seisyllwg	878
8	32G Grandfather	Hywel Dda	King of Deheubarth, Dyfed, Powys and Gwynedd	950
9	31G Grandfather	Owain ap Hywel Dda	King of Deheubarth	987
10	30G Grandfather	Mardudd ap Owain	King of Deheubarth, Gwynedd and Powys	circa 999
11	29G Grandfather	Llywelyn ap Seisyll	King of Gwynedd, Powys and Deheubarth	1023
12	28G Grandfather	Gruffydd ap Llewellyn	King of Wales	5 August 1063
13	28G Grandfather	Bleddyn ap Cynfyn	King of Gwynedd and Powys	1073
14	29G Grandfather	Rhys ap Tewdwr	King of Deheubarth	April 1093
15	28G Grandfather	Gruffudd ap Cynan	King of Gwynedd	1137
16	27G Grandfather	Owain Gwynedd	King of Gwynedd	November 1170
17	25G Grandfather	Llywelyn the Great	King of Gwynedd and ruler of all Wales	11 April 1240

Table IV - Kings in Ireland, High Kings of Ireland

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	47G Grandfather	Niall of the Nine Hostages	High King of Ireland	452?
2	46G Grandfather	Conall Cremthainne	King of Uisnech	480
3	44G Grandfather	Diarmait mac Cerbaill	High King of Ireland	565
4	43G Grandfather	Colman Mar mac Diarmato	King of Uisnech	circa 558
5	42G Grandfather	Suibne Mac Colmain	King of Uisnech	600
6	41G Grandfather	Conall Guthbinn	King of Uisnech	635
7	39G Grandfather	Diarmait Dian	King of Uisnech	689
8	38G Grandfather	Murchad Midi	King of Uisnech	715
9	37G Grandfather	Domnall Midi	High King of Ireland	20 November 763
10	36G Grandfather	Donnchad Midi	High King of Ireland	6 February 797
11	35G Grandfather	Mael Ruanaid mac Donnchada Midi	King of Uisnech in Midi	843
12	34G Grandfather	Mael Sechnaill mac Maele Ruanaid	High King of Ireland	27 November 862

13	41G Grandfather	Uatu mac Aedo	King of Connacht	600
14	40G Grandfather	Rogallach mac Uatach	King of Connacht	649
15	38G Grandfather	Muiredach Muillethan	King of Connacht	702
16	37G Grandfather	Cathal mac Muiredag	King of Connacht	735

17	38G Grandfather	Faelan mac Crundmail	King of Osraige	660
18	37G Grandfather	Cu Cherca mac Faelain	King of Osraige	712
19	36G Grandfather	Anmchad mac Con Cherca	King of Osraige	760's
20	35G Grandfather	Fergal mac Anmchada	King of Osraige	802
21	34G Grandfather	Dungal mac Fergaile	King of Osraige	842
22	33G Grandfather	Cerball mac Dunlainge	King of Osraige	888
23	32G Grandfather	Cellach mac Cerbaill	King of Osraige	908
24	31G Grandfather	Donnchad mac Cellaig	King of Osraige	976?
25	31G Grandfather	Gilla Patraic mac Donnchada	King of Osraige	996

26	34G Grandfather	Bran Fion mac Maelmorda	King of Leinster	947
27	33G Grandfather	Murchadd mac Bran Fion	King of Leinster	972

28	32G Grandfather	Brian Boru	High King of Ireland	23 April 1014

29	31G Grandfather	Sigtrygg Silkbeard	King of Dublin	1042

30	28G Grandfather	Diarmaid mac Mael na mBo	King of Leinster, High King of Ireland	7 February 1072
31	27G Grandfather	Murchad Mac Diarmata	King of Leinster, Dublin and the Isles	1070
32	26G Grandfather	Donnchad Mac Murchada	King of Leinster and Dublin	1115
33	25G Grandfather	Diarmait Mac Murchada	King of Leinster	1 May 1171

34	27G Grandfather	Loigsig Ua Morda	King of Laois	?

Table V - Kings in France, Kings of France

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	48G Grandfather	Merovech	King of the Salian Franks	circa 458
2	47G Grandfather	Childeric I	King of the Salian Franks	circa 482
3	48G Grandfather	Gondioc	King of the Burgundians	473
4	47G Grandfather	Chilperic II	King of Burgundy	493
5	46G Grandfather	Clovis I	King of the Franks	27 November 511
6	45G Grandfather	Clothar I	King of the Franks	29 November 561
7	44G Grandfather	Chilperic I	King of Neustria	September 584
8	43G Grandfather	Chlothar II	King of the Franks	18 October 629
9	42G Grandfather	Dagobert I	King of all the Franks	19 January 639
10	41G Grandfather	Clovis II	King of Neustria and Burgundy	27 November 657
11	40G Grandfather	Theodoric III	King of all the Franks	691
12	37G Grandfather	Pepin the Short	King of the Franks	24 September 768
			(see Kings of Germany)
13	33G Grandfather	Louis (The Stammerer)	King of West Francia	10 April 879
14	32G Grandfather	Robert I	King of West Francia	15 June 923
15	32G Grandfather	Charles III (The Simple)	King of West Francia	7 October 929

16	34G Grandfather	Boso	King of Lower Burgundy and Provence	887
17	33G Grandfather	Rudolph I	King of Upper Burgundy	25 October 912
18	32G Grandfather	Rudolph II	King of Upper Burgundy and Lower Burgundy	11 July 937
19	31G Grandfather	Conrad I	King of Burgundy	19 October 993

20	31G Grandfather	Louis IV	King of Franks	30 September 954
21	30G Grandfather	Hugh Capet	King of France	24 August 996
22	29G Grandfather	Robert II	King of Franks	20 July 1031
23	28G Grandfather	Henry I	King of Franks	4 August 1060
24	28G Grandfather	Philip I	King of Franks	29 July 1108
25	27G Grandfather	Louis VI	King of Franks	1 August 1137
26	26G Grandfather	Louis VII	King of Franks	18 September 1180
27	25G Grandfather	Philip II	King of Frances	14 July 1223
28	24G Grandfather	Louis VIII	King of France	8 November 1226
29	24G Grandfather	Louis IX	King of France	25 August 1270
30	23G Grandfather	Philip III	King of France	5 October 1285
31	22G Grandfather	Philip IV	King of France	29 November 1314

Table VI - Kings in Germany, Kings of Germany, Holy Roman Emperors

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	47G Grandfather	Bisinus	King of the Thuringii	circa 508
2	46G Grandfather	Baderic	Co-King of the Thuringii	529

3	34G Grandfather	Lothar II	King of Lotharingia	8 August 869

4	36G Grandfather	Charlemagne	Holy Roman Emperor	28 January 814
5	35G Grandfather	Louis I (The Pious)	Holy Roman Emperor	20 June 840
6	34G Grandfather	Lothair I	Holy Roman Emperor	29 September 855
7	34G Grandfather	Charles (the Bald)	Holy Roman Emperor	6 October 877
8	33G Grandfather	Louis III (the Blind)	Holy Roman Emperor	28 June 928
9	32G Grandfather	Henry (the Fowler)	King of Germany	2 July 936
10	33G Grandfather	Otto I	Holy Roman Emperor	7 May 973
11	32G Grandfather	Otto II	Holy Roman Emperor	7 December 983
12	31G Grandfather	Conrad II	Holy Roman Emperor	4 June 1039
13	30G Grandfather	Henry III	Holy Roman Emperor	5 October 1056
14	29G Grandfather	Henry IV	Holy Roman Emperor	7 August 1106
15	26G Grandfather	Frederick I (Barbarossa)	Holy Roman Emperor	10 June 1190
16	25G Grandfather	Philip	King of Germany	21 June 1208

Table VII - Kings in Italy, Kings of Italy, Holy Roman Emperor

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	35G Grandfather	Pepin	King of the Lombards	8 July 810
2	34G Grandfather	Bernard	King of the Lombards	17 April 818

3	35G Grandfather	Louis II	Emperor of the Romans, King of Italy	12 August 875
4	33G Grandfather	Berengar I	Holy Roman Emperor, King of Italy	7 April 924
5	31G Grandfather	Berengar II	King of Italy	4 August 966
6	30G Grandfather	Adalbert	King of Italy	30 April 971

7	24G Grandfather	Charles I	King of Sicily	7 January 1285
8	23G Grandfather	Charles II	King of Sicily	5 May 1309

Table VIII - Kings in Spain, Queens Regnant in Spain, Kings of Spain, Emperors of Spain

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	38G Grandfather	Burmudo I	King of Asturias	797
2	37G Grandfather	Ramiro I	King of Asturias	1 February 850
3	36G Grandfather	Ordono I	King of Asturias	27 May 866
4	35G Grandfather	Alfonso III	King of Leon, Galicia and Asturias	December 910
5	34G Grandfather	Ordono II	King of Galicia and Leon	June 924
6	33G Grandfather	Ramiro II	King of Leon	1 January 951
7	32G Grandfather	Ordono III	King of Leon	circa 956
8	31G Grandfather	Burmudo II	King of Galicia and Leon	September 999
9	30G Grandfather	Alfonso V	King of Leon	7 August 1028
10	29G Grandfather	Ferdinand I	Emperor of Spain	24 December 1065
11	28G Grandfather	Alfonso VI	Emperor of All Spain	1 July 1109

12	26G Grandfather	Alfonso VII	King of Leon and Castile	21 August 1157
13	26G Grandfather	Sancho III	King of Castile and Toledo	31 August 1158
14	25G Grandfather	Ferdinand II	King of Leon and Galicia	22 January 1188
15	25G Grandfather	Alfonso VIII	King of Castile and Toledo	5 October 1214
16	24G Grandfather	Alfonso IX	King of Leon and Galicia	24 September 1230
17	24G Grandmother	Berengaria	Queen Regnant of Castile and Toledo	8 November 1246
18	23G Grandfather	Ferdinand III	King of Castile and Leon	30 May 1252

19	37G Grandfather	Inigo Arista	King of Pamplona	circa 852
20	36G Grandfather	Garcia Iniguez	King of Pamplona	882
21	34G Grandfather	Sancho I	King of Pamplona	11 December 925
22	36G Grandfather	Fortun Garces	King of Pamplona	after 925
23	33G Grandfather	Garcia Sanchez I	King of Pamplona	22 February 970
24	32G Grandfather	Sancho II	King of Pamplona	December 994
25	31G Grandfather	Garcia Sanchez II	King of Pamplona	circa 1002
26	30G Grandfather	Sancho III	King of Pamplona	18 October 1035
27	30G Grandfather	Garcia Sanchez III	King of Pamplona later called King of Navarre	1 September 1054
28	27G Grandfather	Garcia Ramirez	King of Navarre	21 November 1150
29	26G Grandfather	Sancho VI	King of Navarre	27 June 1194
30	24G Grandfather	Theobald I	King of Navarre	8 July 1253
31	23G Grandfather	Henry I	King of Navarre	22 July 1274
32	22G Grandmother	Joan I *	Queen Regnant of Navarre	1305
		* wife of Philip IV, King of France

33	30G Grandfather	Ramiro I	King of Aragon	8 May 1063
34	29G Grandfather	Sancho Ramirez	King of Aragon	4 June 1094
35	28G Grandfather	Ramiro II	King of Aragon	16 August 1157
36	27G Grandmother	Petronilla	Queen Regnant of Aragon	15 October 1173
37	26G Grandfather	Alfonso II	King of Aragon	25 April 1196
38	25G Grandfather	Peter II	King of Aragon	12 September 1213
39	24G Grandfather	James I	King of Aragon	27 July 1276

Table IX - Kings of Portugal

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	26G Grandfather	Afonso I	King of Portugal	6 December 1185

Table X - Byzantine Emperors

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	31G Grandfather	Constantine IX Monomachus	Byzantine Emperor	11 January 1055
2	31G Grandfather	Romanos IV Diogenes	Byzantine Emperor	1072
3	29G Grandfather	Alexios I Komnenos	Byzantine Emperor	15 August 1118
4	28G Grandfather	John II Komnenos	Byzantine Emperor	8 April 1143
5	26G Grandfather	Isaac II Angelos	Byzantine Emperor	January 1204
6	27G Grandfather	Alexios III Angelos	Byzantine Emperor	1211

Table XI - Latin Emperors of Constantinople

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	26G Grandfather	Peter of Courtenay	Latin Emperor of Constantinople	August 1219
2	25G Grandfather	John of Brienne *	Latin Emperor of Constantinople	27 March 1237
		*see Kings of Jerusalem

Table XII - Nicean Emperor

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	26G Grandfather	Theodore I Laskaris	Emperor of Nicea	August 1222

Table XIII - Kings of Sweden

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	31G Grandfather	Eric (the Victorious)	King of Sweden	circa 995
2	30G Grandfather	Olof Skotkonung	King of Sweden	1022

Table XIV - Kings of Norway

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	35G Grandfather	Harald (Fairhair)	King of Norway	circa 932
2	30G Grandfather	Saint Olaf II Haraldson	King of Norway	29 July 1030

Table XV - Kings of Hungary

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	32G Grandfather	Andrew I	King Of Hungary	before 6 December 1060
2	30G Grandfather	Bela I	King Of Hungary	11 September 1063
3	30G Grandfather	Geza I	King Of Hungary	25 April 1077
4	29G Grandfather	Ladislaus	King Of Hungary	29 July 1095
5	28G Grandfather	Bela II	King Of Hungary	13 February 1141
6	27G Grandfather	Geza II	King Of Hungary	31 May 1162
7	26G Grandfather	Bela III	King Of Hungary	23 April 1196
8	25G Grandfather	Andrew II	King Of Hungary	21 September 1235
9	25G Grandfather	Bela IV	King Of Hungary	3 May 1270
10	24G Grandfather	Stephen V	King Of Hungary	6 August 1272

Table XVI - King of Bohemia

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	31G Grandfather	Vratislaus II	Duke and King of Bohemia (lifetime grant only)	14 January 1092

Table XVII - Kings of Poland

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	32G Grandfather	Boleslaw I	King of Poland	17 June 1025
2	31G Grandfather	Mieszko II Lambert	King of Poland	11 May 1034

Table XX - Kings of Armenia

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	37G Grandfather	Ashot I (the Great)	King of Armenia	890
2	36G Grandfather	Smbat	King of Armenia	circa 914
3	35G Grandfather	Ashot II	King of Armenia	circa 929

Table XIX - Tsar of Bulgaria

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	32G Grandfather	Ivan Vladislav	Tsar of Bulgaria	February 1018

Table XX - Kings of Jerusalem

No.	Relation	Name	Title	Death Date
1	29G Grandfather	Baldwin II	King of Jerusalem	21 August 1131
2	26G Grandfather	Fulk V (the Younger)	King of Jerusalem	13 November 1143
3	25G Grandfather	John of Brienne *	King of Jerusalem (1210 to 1225)	27 March 1237
		* See Latin Emperors of Constantinople

Total 207 persons (1 listed twice)

Updated March 25, 2023

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