Scottish Culture
and History
Kings and Queens of Scotland
Kenneth I
843 — 860
Kenneth MacAlpin was the first King of
Alba — the united kingdom of the Picts
and the Scots
Donald I
860 — 863
Brother of Kenneth I
Constantine I
863 — 877
Son of Kenneth I. Killed in Battle
Aed
877 — 878
Son of Kenneth I
Giric
878 — 878
Son of Donald I. Deposed
Eochid
878 — 889
Grandson of Kenneth I in the female
line
Donald II
889 — 900
Son of Constantine I. Killed
Constantine II
900 — 943
Son of Aed. Abdicated and entered a
monastery. Died about 952
Malcolm I
943 — 954
Son of Donald II. Killed in battle
Indulf
954 — 962
Son of Constantine II. Added
Edinburgh to kingdom of Alba
Dubh
962 — 967
Son of Malcolm I
Culen
967 — 971
of Indulf
Kenneth II
971 — 995
Brother of Dubh. Murdered
Constantine III
995 — 997
Son of Culen. Killed by Kenneth III
Kenneth III
997 — 1005
Son of Dubh. Killed by Malcolm II
Malcolm II
1005 — 1034
Son of Kenneth II. Added Lothian and
Strathclyde to Alba
Duncan I
1034 — 1040
Grandson of Malcolm II in female line.
Killed by Macbeth
Macbeth
1040 — 1057
Grandson of Malcolm II. Killed by
Malcolm III
Lulach
1057 — 1057
Stepson of Macbeth. Killed by Malcolm III
Malcolm III
1057 — 1093
“Canmore”. Son of Duncan I. Died in
Battle
Donald III
1093 — 1093
Donald Bane II. Son of Duncan I. Deposed by Duncan II
Duncan II
1094 — 1094
Son of Malcolm III. Killed by Donald III
Donald III
1094 — 1097
Restored to throne. Deposed by Edgar. Died about 1100
Edgar
1097 — 1107
Son of Malcolm III
Alexander I
1107 — 1124
Son of Malcolm III. No legitimate heirs
David I
1124 — 1153
Son of Malcolm III
Malcolm IV
1153 — 1165
“The Maiden”. Grandson of David I.
Died unmarried
William I
1165 — 1214
“William the Lion”. Grandson of
David I
Alexander II
1214 — 1249
Son of William I
Alexander III
1249 — 1286
Son of Alexander II. Killed in accident
Margaret
1286 — 1290
“Maid of Norway”. Granddaughter of
Alexander III. Died whilst travelling to
Scotland
Interregnum
1290 — 1292
Competition for the Crown
Adjudicated by Edward I of England
John
1292 — 1296
Great, Great, Great grandson of David I.
Deposed
Interregnum
1296 — 1306
Edward I of England governs Scotland
directly
Robert I
1306 — 1329
“The Bruce”. Seizes the throne. Great,
great, great, great grandson of David I
David II
1329 — 1371
Son of Robert I. Died without heirs
Robert II
1371 — 1390
House of Stewart. Grandson of Robert I
in female line
Robert III
1390 — 1406
Baptismal name John. Crowned as
Robert III. Son of Robert II
James I
1406 — 1437
Son of Robert III. Murdered by Athol
conspiracy
James II
1437 — 1460
Son of James I. Killed by exploding
cannon
James III
1460 — 1488
Son of James II. Killed at Battle of
Sauchieburn
James IV
1488 — 1513
Son of James III. Killed in battle of
Flodden
James V
1513 — 1542
Son of James IV
Mary I
1542 — 1567
Daughter of James V. Abdicated
1567. Executed by Elizabeth I of
England 1587
James VI of Scot- 1567 — 1625
land
& I of England
Son of Mary by marriage to Darnley.
Succeeded to English throne in 1603
through descent from Henry VII
Charles I
Son of James VI. Executed
1625 — 1649
Interregnum
1649 — 1660
Commonwealth under Oliver and
Richard Cromwell
Charles II
1660 — 1685
Son of Charles I. Crowned at Scone in
1651. In exile 1651 to 1660
James VII
1685 — 1689
Son of Charles I. Deposed by Convention of Estates 1689
Mary II
1689 — 1694
Daughter of James VII
William II
1689 — 1702
Grandson of Charles I
Anne
1702 — 1707
Daughter of James VII. Union of Parliaments extinguished the kingdoms
of Scotland and England to replace
them with the United Kingdom of
Great Britain.
Anne died in 1714 and was succeeded
by George I of the House of Hanover.
George I was great grandson of
James VI by the female line