Monarchs
of Great Britain and their Spouses
For those people who want to add some royal-type names in their families, here are the names of the monarchs of England and their spouses.
| Monarch | Spouse(s) | Children | Reign |
| Ine of Wessex | Æthelburg | - | 688-726 |
| Æthelheard of Wessex | Frithugyth | - | 726–740 |
| Cuthred | ? | ? | 740–756 |
| Sigeberht | ? | ? | 756–757 |
| Cynewulf | ? | ? | 757–786 |
| Beorhtric | Eadburh | ? | 786-802 |
| Egbert | Redberga? | Aethelwulf (?-858) | 802-839 |
| Aethelwulf | Osburga/Osburh, Judith of Flanders |
Æthelstan
(?-852?) Æthelswith (838?-888?) Æthelbald (?-860) Æthelberht (836?-865) Æthelred (847?-871) Alfred (849-899) |
839–858 |
| Aethelbald | Judith of Flanders | - | 858-860 |
| Aethelbehrt | ? | ? | 860–865 |
| Aethelred I | Wulfthryth | Æthelwold
(870?-903?) Æthelhelm (869?-?) |
865-871 |
| Alfred (the Great) | Eahlswith | Æthelflæd
(780?-918) Edward the Elder (874?-924) Æthelgifu (870s?-?) Æthelweard of Wessex (880?-922?) Ælfthryth/Elfrida (877-929) |
871-899 |
| Edward (the Elder) | Ecgwynn, Ælfflæd, Eadgifu of Kent |
Æthelstan
(894?-939) Eadgifu (902-955?) Ælfweard (902?-924) Eadgyth/Edith (910-946) Eadhild (?-?) Ælfgifu of Wessex Eadflæd Eadhild (?-937) Edwin (?-933) Edmund I (926?-946) Eadred (923-955), Eadburh/Edburga (?-960) |
899-924 |
| Aethelstan | - | none | 927-939 |
| Edmund I (the Elder, the Deed-Doer, The Just, The Magnificent) | Ælfgifu
(Elgiva) of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham |
Eadwig
(940?-959) Edgar (943?-975) |
939-946 |
| Eadred | - | none | 946-955 |
| Eadwig (the All-Fair) | Aelfgifu (annulled) | (died around age 19) | 955-959 |
| Edgar (The Peaceful) | Aethelflaeda (the Fair), Wulfthryth, Ælfthryth | Edward, King
of England (962?-978) Eadgyth/Edith of Wilton (963?-984) Edmund Æthelred King of England (966?-1016) |
959-975 |
| Edward II (the Martyr) | - | none (died at age 16) | 975-978 |
| Aethelred II (the Unready) | Elfreda
(Aelfgifu) of York, Emma of Normandy |
Æthelstan
Æthling (?980s-1014) Ecgberht Ætheling (?-c. 1005) Edmund Ironside (990?-1016) Eadred Ætheling (?-1012?) Eadwig Ætheling (?-1017) Edgar Ætheling (?-1008?) Eadgyth (Edith) Ælfgifu Wulfhilda Edward the Confessor (1003?-1066) Alfred Ætheling (1005?-1036) Goda (Godgifu/Godiva) of England (1004-1047?) |
978-1013, 1014-1016 |
| Svein I Forkbeard (Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg) | Sigrid the Haughty, Gunhilda of Poland | Harald II of
Denmark (?-1018) Cnut the Great (995?-1035) Gytha Gunnhild Santslaue Thyra Estrid Svendsdatter (990/997-1057/1073) |
1013-1014 |
| Edmund II, Ironside | Ealdgyth | Edward the Exile, Edmund Aethling | 1016-1016 |
| Canute/Cnut I | Aelfgiva of
Northampton, Emma of Normandy |
Svein
Knutsson (c. 1016-1035) Harold Harefoot (c. 1016-1040) Harthacnut (c. 1018-1042) Gulhilda of Denmark (c. 1020-1038) |
1016-1035 |
| Harold I, "harefoot" | Aelfgifu | Aelfwine Haroldsson (illegitimate - 1030s-1070s?) | 1035-1040 |
| Harthacnut | - | - | 1040-1042 |
| St. Edward, the Confessor | Edith (Eadgyth) of Wessex | none | 1042-1066 |
| Harold Godwinson (Harold II) | Edith
Swannesha "the Fair" Edith of Mercia |
Godwin
(1049-?) Edmund (1049-?) Magnus (1051-?) Gunhild (1055-1097) Gytha (1053-1098) Harold (1067-1098) Ulf (1066- aft. 1087) |
1066-1066 |
| Edgar Ætheling (Edgar II) | - | - | 1066-1066 (never crowned) |
| William I, the Conquerer | Matilda of Flanders | Robert
Curthose (1052?-1134) Richard (bef. 1056-1075?) William II of England (1058?-1100) Matilda (1061?-1086?) Cecilia (Cecily) (bef. 1066-1127) Henry I of England (1068-1135) Adeliza (?-1113?) Constance (1059?-1090) Adela (1067?-1137) |
1066-1087 |
| William II, "Rufus/the Red" | - | none | 1087-1100 |
| Henry I "Beauclerc" | Matilda of Scotland, Adeliza of Louvain | Matilda,
Empress (1102-1167) William Adelin (1103-1120) Illegitimate: Robert (1090?-1147) Richard of Lincoln (1101?-1120) Alice/Aline FitzRoy (?-bef. 1141) Gilbert FitzRoy (?-aft. 1142) William de Tracy (1090?-?) Matilda FitzRoy (?-1120) Fulk FitzRoy (1092-1132?) Sybilla (1092-1122) Reginald de Dunstanville (1110-1175) William (?-?) Juliane de Fontevrault (1090-aft. 1136) Mabel de Gouet (?-?) Constance (?-?) Isabel (?-?); Robert FitzEdith (1093-1172) Henry FitzRoy (d. 1158) (1100?-1158) Gindrada de Dunstanville (?-?) Rohese (?-?) Emma (?-?) Adeliza FitzRoy (?-?) Matilda FitzRoy (?-?) |
1106-1135 |
| Stephen | Matilda of Boulogne | Baldwin
(1135?-1135?) Matilda (1133?-1137?) Eustace IV (1130-1153) Marie I (1136-1182) William I (1135-1159) Illigitimate: Gervase (?-1157) Ralph Almaric |
1135-1154 |
| Empress Matilda (disputed) | Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou | Henry II of
England (1133-1189); Geoffrey (1134-1158) William FitzEmpress (1136-1164) |
1141-1148 |
| Henry II "Curtmantle" | Eleanor of Aquitaine | William IX (1153-1156) Henry the Young King (1170-1183) Matilda (1156-1189) Richard I of England (1157-1199) Geoffrey II (1158-1186) Eleanor (1162-1214) Joan (1165-1199) John (1166-1216) Illegitimate: Geoffrey (1152-1212) William (1176-1226) |
1154-1189 |
| Richard I "The Lionheart" | Berengia of Navarre | Philip of Cognac (illegitimate 1180?-1201?) | 1189-1199 |
| John "Lackland" | Isabella of Gloucester, Isabella of Angouleme | Henry III (1207-1272) Richard I (1209-1272) Joan (1210-1238) Isabella of England (1214-1241) Eleanor (1215-1275) Illegitimate: Richard FitzRoy (1190-1246) Joan, Lady of Wales (1191?-1237) |
1199-1216 |
| Henry III | Eleanor of Provence | Edward I
(1239-1307) Margaret (1240-1275) Beatrice (1242-1275) Edmund Crouchback (1245-1296) Katherine of England (1253-1257) |
1216-1272 |
| Edward I, "Longshanks" | Eleanor of Castille, Margaret of France | Eleanor,
Countess of Bar (1269-1298) Katherine (1264-1264) Joanna (1265-1265) Juliana (1271-1271) Joan of Acre (1272-1307) Alphonso (1273-1284) Margaret (1275-1333) Mary of Woodstock (1279-1332) Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (1282-1316) Henry (1268-1274) John (1266-1271) Edward II of England (1284-1327) Thomas of Brotherton (1300-1338) Edmund of Woodstock (1301-1330) Eleanor (1306-1310) |
1272-1307 |
| Edward II | Isabella of France | Edward III (1312-1377) John of Eltham (1316-1336) Eleanor of Woodstock (1318-1355) Joan of The Tower (1321-1362) Adam FitzRoy (illigitimate 1307-1322) |
1307-1327 |
| Edward III | Philippa of Hainault | Edward,
the Black Prince (1330-1376) William of Hatfield (1337-1337) Isabella (1332-1382) Joan (1334-1348) Blanche (1342-1342?) Lionel of Antwerp (1338-1368) John of Gaunt (1340-1399) Edmund of Langley (1341-1402) Thomas of Windsor (1347-1348) William of Windsor (1348-1348) Mary (1344-1362) Margaret (1346-1361) Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) |
1327-1377 |
| Richard II | Anne of Bohemia, Isabella of Valois | none | 1377-1399 |
| Henry IV | Mary de
Bohun, Joan of Navarre |
Henry V of
England (1386-1422) Thomasof Lancaster (1389-1435) John of Lancaster (1389-1435) Humphrey of Lancaster (1390-1447) Blanche of England (1392-1409) Philippa of England (1394-1430) |
1399-1413 |
| Henry V | Catherine of Valois | Henry VI of England (1421-1471) | 1413-1422 |
| Henry VI | Margaret of Anjou | Edward of Westminster (1453-1471) | 1422-1461 |
| Edward IV | Elizabeth Woodville | Elizabeth of
York (1466-1503) Mary of York (1467-1482) Cecily of York (1469-1507) Edward V of England (1470-1483) Margaret of York (1472-1472) Richard of Shrewsbury (1473-1483) Anne of York (1475-1511) George Plantagenet (1477-1479) Catherine of York (1479-1527) Bridget of York (1480-1517) |
1461-1470 |
| Edward V | - | none (died at age 12) | 8 April 1483-25 June 1483 |
| Richard III | Anne Neville | Edward of
Middleham (1475-1484) John of Gloucester (illegitimate) (?-1499?) Katherine (illegitimate) (?-?) |
1483-1485 |
| Henry VII | Elizabeth | Arthur (1486-1502) Margaret (1489-1541) Henry VIII (1491-1547) Mary (1496-1533) Edmund (1499-1500) Katherine (1503-1503) |
1485-1509 |
| Henry VIII | Jane Seymour
(died) Catherine of Aragon (annulled) Anne Boleyn (executed) Anne of Cleves (annulled) Catherine Howard (executed) Catherine Parr |
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511-1511) Mary I of England (1516-1558) Henry Fitzroy (illegitimate) (1519-1536) Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603) Edward VI of England (1537-1553) |
1509-1547 |
| Edward VI | - | none (died at age 15) | 1557-1553 |
| Lady Jane Grey | Lord Guildford Dudley | none (died at age 16) | 1553-1553 |
| Mary I | Philip I of Spain | none | 1553-1558 |
| Elizabeth I | none | none | 1558-1603 |
| James I | Anne of Denmark | Henry (1594-1612) Elizabeth (1596-1662) Margaret (1598-1600) Charles I (1600-1649) Robert (1602-1602) Mary (1605-1607) Sophia (1607-1607) |
1567-1625 |
| Charles I | Henrietta Maria of France | Charles
James (1629-1629) Charles II (1630-1685) Mary (1631-1660) James II & VII (1633-1701) Elizabeth (1635-1650) Anne (1637-1650) Catherine (1639-1639) Henry (1640-1660) Henrietta (1644-1670) |
1625-1649 |
| Oliver Cromwell (not really a monarch) | Elizabeth Bourchier | Robert
(1621–1639) Oliver (1622-1644) Bridget (1624-1662) Richard (1626-1712) Henry (1628-1674) Elizabeth (1629-1658) James (died at birth) Mary (1637-1713) Frances (1638-1720) |
1653-1658 |
| Richard Cromwell (not really a monarch) | Dorothy Maijor | Elizabeth
(1650–1731) Edward (1644–1688) Anne (1651–1652) Mary (1654) Oliver (1656–1705) Dorothy (1657–1658) Anna (1659–1727) Dorothy (1660–1681) Edith (1660–1694) |
1658-1659 |
| Charles II | Catherine of Braganza | Illegitimate: James (1649–1685) Charles (1657–1680) Catherine FitzCharles (1658-?) Charles, Duke of Cleveland (1662-1730) Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria FitzRoy (1650–1684) Anne Palmer (1661–1722) Charles Fitzroy (1662–1730) Henry (1663–1690) Charlotte Fitzroy (1664–1717) George (1665–1716) Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726) James, Lord Beauclerk (1671–1680) Charles Lennox (1672-1723) Lady Mary Tudor (1673–1726) |
1660-1685 |
| James II of England & Ireland (James VII of Scotland) | Anne Hyde, Mary of Modena |
Charles (1660-1661) Mary II (1662-1694) James (1663-1667) Anne (1665-1714) Charles (1666-1667) Edgar (1667-1671) Henrietta (1669-1669) Catherine (1671-1671) Catherine Laura (1675-1675) Isabella (1676-1681) Charles (1677-1677) Charlotte Maria (1682-1682) James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766) Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart (1692-1712) Illegitimate: Henrietta FitzJames (1667-1730) James FitzJames (1670-1734) Henry FitzJames (1673-1702) Arabella FitzJames (1674-1704) Catherine Darnley (1681-1743) James Darnley (1684-1685) Charles Darnley (died young) |
1685-1688 |
| William III of England & Ireland (William II of Scotland) | Mary II of England | none | 1689-1702 |
| Mary II | William III of England & Ireland (William II of Scotland) | none | 1689-1694 |
| Anne | Prince George of Denmark | Mary
(1685-1687) Anne Sophia (1686-1687) Prince William (1689-1700) Mary (died at birth) George (died at birth) |
1702-1707 |
| George I | Sophia Dorothea of Celle | George
II (1683-1760) Sophia Dorothea (1687-1757) Illegitimate: (Anna) Louise Sophia von der Schulenburg (1692-1773) (Petronilla) Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778) Margarethe Gertrud von Oeynhausen (1701-1726) |
1714-1727 |
| George II | Caroline of Anspach |
Frederick (1707-1751) Anne(1709-1759) Amelia (1711-1786) Caroline (1713-1757) George William (1717-1718) William (1721-1765) Mary (1723-1772) Louisa (1724-1751) |
1727-1760 |
| George III | Charlotte of Mecklinburg-Strelitz | George IV
(1762-1830) Prince Frederick(1763-1827) William IV (1765-1837) Charlotte (1766-1828) Edward (1767-1820) Augusta Sophia (1768-1840) Elizabeth (1770-1840) Ernest Augustus (1771-1851) Augustus Frederick (1773-1843) Adolphus (1774-1850) Mary (1776-1857) Sophia (1777-1848) Octavius (1787-1783) Alfred (1780-1782) Amelia (1783-1810) |
1760-1820 |
| George IV | Maria Fitzherbert (marriage voided), Caroline of Brunswick | Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) | 1820-1830 |
| William IV | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | Charlotte Augusta Louisa of Clarence (died at birth) Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide of Clarence (1820-1821) Illegitimate: George FitzClarence, Earl of Munster (1794-1842) Henry FitzClarence (1795-1817) Sophia FitzClarence (1796-1837) Frederick FitzClarence (1799-1854) Elizabeth FitzClarence (1801-1856) Adolphus FitzClarence (1802-1856) Augusta FitzClarence (1803-1865) Augustus FitzClarence (1805-1854) Amelia FitzClarence (1807-1858) |
1830-1837 |
| Victoria | Albert of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha | Victoria (1840-1901) Edward VII (1841-1910) Alice (1843-1910) Alfred (1844-1900) Helena (1846-1923) Louise (1848-1939) Arthur (1850-1942) Leopold (1853-1884) Beatrice (1857-1944) |
1837-1901 |
| Edward VII | Alexandra of Denmark | Prince Albert
Victor, Duke of Clarence (1864-1892) George V (1865-1936) Louise, Princess Royal (1867-1931) Princess Victoria (1868-1935) Maud, Queen of Norway (1869-1938) Prince Alexander John of Wales (died at birth) |
1901-1910 |
| George V | Mary of Teck | Edward VIII
(1894-1972) George VI (1895-1952) Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942) Prince John (1905-1919) |
1910-1936 |
| Edward VIII | Wallis Simpson | none | 1936-1936 |
| George VI | Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | Elizabeth II (1926- ) Margaret (1930-2002) |
1936-1947 |
| Elizabeth II | Prince Phillip (Mountbatten), Duke of Edinburgh | Charles,
Prince of Wales (1948-) Anne, Princess Royal (1950-) Andrew, Duke of York (1960-) Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964-) |
1952-present |