Monarchs of Scotland
Scotland and England have shared a common monarch since 1603. Since the Act of Union in 1707 when the Kingdoms of Scotland and England merged, the monarch was known as the King (or Queen) of Great Britain, and then later it changed to King (or Queen) of the United Kingdom.
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843-858 |
Kenneth I |
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858-862 |
Donald I |
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862-877 |
Constantine I |
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877-878 |
Áed |
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878-889 |
Eochaid or Giric (The sources of succession are confused during this period) |
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889-900 |
Donald II |
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900-943 |
Constantine II |
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943-954 |
Malcolm I |
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954-962 |
Indulf |
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962-967 |
Dub |
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967-971 |
Culen |
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971-97? |
Kenneth II |
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97?-977 |
Amlaíb |
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977-995 |
Kenneth II |
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995-997 |
Constantine III |
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997-1005 |
Kenneth III |
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1005-1034 |
Malcolm II |
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1034-1040 |
Duncan I |
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1040-1057 |
MacBeth |
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1057-1058 |
Lulach |
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1058-1093 |
Malcolm III |
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1093-1094 |
Donald III |
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1094 |
Duncan II |
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1094-1097 |
Donald III |
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1097-1107 |
Edgar |
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1107-1124 |
Alexander I |
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1124-1153 |
David I (aka Saint David I) |
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1153-1165 |
Malcolm IV |
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1165-1214 |
William I |
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1214-1249 |
Alexander II |
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1249-1286 |
Alexander III |
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1286-1292 |
First Interregnum (A period between monarchs were the kingdom was ruled by the Guardians of Scotland |
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1292-1296 |
John |
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1296-1306 |
Second Interregnum (A period between monarchs were the kingdom was ruled by the Guardians of Scotland |
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1306-1329 |
Robert I (aka Robert the Bruce) |
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1329-1371 |
David II |
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1329-1363 |
Edward Balliol (Pretender to the throne of Scotland) |
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1371-1390 |
Robert II |
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1390-1406 |
Robert III |
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1406-1437 |
James I |
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1437-1460 |
James II |
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1460-1488 |
James III |
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1488-1513 |
James IV |
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1513-1542 |
James V |
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1542-1587 |
Mary |
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1587-1625 |
James VI (aka James I of England) |
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1625-1649 |
Charles I |
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1649-1685 |
Charles II |
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1685-1689 |
James VII (aka James II of England) |
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1689-1702 |
William II (aka William III of England reigned jointly with Mary II as co-monarch) |
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1688-1694 |
Mary II (reigned jointly with William III as co-monarch) |
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1702-1714 |
Anne |
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1714-1727 |
George I |
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1727-1760 |
George II |
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1760-1820 |
George III |
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1820-1830 |
George IV |
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1830-1837 |
William IV |
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1837-1901 |
Victoria |
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1901-1910 |
Edward VII |
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1910-1936 |
George V |
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1936 |
Edward VIII |
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1936-1952 |
George VI |
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1952-Present |
Elizabeth II |
During the reign of the current monarch of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, there was some controversy in Scotland over whether it was appropriate to refer to her as "the Second of that name" since no Elizabeth had previously reigned in Scotland. Most supporters of Scottish independence, and many other pro-union Scots, believed the title to be an example of establishment bias favouring England. But affirming the Queen's intention to continue as "the Second" throughout the UK, a policy was announced that all future UK monarchs would be reckoned according to the number of either their English or Scottish predecessors, whichever number was higher.