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This is a family tree for the kings of Scotland, since the unification under the House of Alpin in 834, to the personal union with England in 1603 under James VI of Scotland. It includes also the Houses of Dunkeld, Balliol, Bruce, and Stewart.

See also: List of Scottish monarchs - Scotland - History of Scotland - List of British monarchs - Family tree of the British royal family - Family tree of British monarchs

Houses of Alpin and Moray

Alpín
mac Echdach
Domnall I
mac Ailpín
King of the Picts
812–862
r. 858 – 862		 Kenneth I
MacAlpin
King of the Picts
810–858/859
r. 841/843 – 858/859
Giric
King of the Picts
c. 832–889
r. 878 – 889		 Constantín I
mac Cináeda
King of the Picts
r. 862 – 877		 Áed
Findliath
High King of Ireland		 Máel Muire
ingen Cináeda		 Flann Sinna
High King of Ireland
847/848–916		 Áed
mac Cináeda
King of the Picts
d. 878
r. 877 – 878		 ? Rhun
King of Alt Clut
r. 872 – 878
Donald II
mac Causantín
King of Alba
r. 889 – 900		 Constantine II
King of Alba
before 879–952
r. 900 – 943		 Eochaid
King of the Picts
r. 878 – 889
Malcolm I
King of Alba
c. 900–954
r. 943 – 954		 Indulf
King of Alba
r. 954 – 962		 Cellach
d. 937
Dub
King of Alba
r. 962 – 967		 Kenneth II
King of Alba
before 954–995
r. 971 – 995		 Cuilén
King of Alba
r. 967 – 971		 Amlaíb
mac Ilduilb
King of Alba
r. 973 – 977		 Eochaid
d. 971
Kenneth III
King of Alba
before 967–1005
r. 997 – 1005		 Malcolm II
King of Scots
c. 980–1034
r. 1005 – 1034		 Constantine III
King of Alba
before 971–997
r. 995 – 997
Gille
Coemgáin		 Giric
d. 1005		 Boite
mac Cináeda
d. 1058		 Donada Findláech
Mormaer of Moray		 Bethóc Crínán
of Dunkeld
Mormaer of Atholl
d. 1045		 Olith Sigurd
the Stout
Earl of Orkney
c. 960–1014
Gille
Coemgáin
Mormaer of Moray
d. 1032		 Gruoch
of Scotland
fl. 1020–1054		 Macbeth
King of Alba
1005–1057
r. 1040 – 1057		 Duncan I
King of Alba
c. 1001–1040
r. 1034 – 1040
Lulach
the fool
King of Alba
before 1033–1058
r. 1057 – 1058		 House of Dunkeld
Máel
Snechtai
Mormaer of Moray

Houses of Dunkeld, Sverre, Balliol and Bruce

Note: This chart also includes the kings from the Houses of Sverre (Margaret); Balliol (John I); and Bruce (Robert I, David II)

  •   - The blue border indicates the monarchs
  •   - The green border indicates the Scottish throne pretenders
  •   - The bolded border indicates the close relatives of the monarchs (parents, spouse(s) and children)
  •   - The thin border indicates other relatives
Malcolm II
King of Scots
c. 980–1034
r. 1005 – 1034
Bethóc Crínán
of Dunkeld
Mormaer of Atholl
d. 1045
Edward
the Exile
1016–1057		 Duncan I
c. 1001–1040
r. 1034 – 1040
William I
the Conqueror
King of England
c. 1028–1087		 Edgar
the Ætheling		 Margaret
of Scotland
c. 1045–1093		 Malcolm III
Canmore
c. 1031–1093
r. 1058 – 1093		 Ingibiorg
Finnsdottir		 Máel Muire
Earl of Atholl		 Donald III
Bane
c. 1039–1099
r. 1093 – 1094, r. 1094 – 1097
Edith
Matilda		 Henry I
King of England
c. 1068–1135		 William II
King of England
c. 1056–1100		 Edmund
of Scotland		 Adela
of Normandy
m.
Stephen II of Blois		 Mary
m.
Eustace III of Boulogne		 Edgar
c. 1074–1107
r. 1097 – 1107		 David I
1084–1153
r. 1124 – 1153		 Duncan II
c. 1060–1094
r.		 Bethoc
m.
Uchtred of Tynedale
Empress
Matilda
1102–1167		 Constance
m.
Richard I de Beaumont
Skip a generation		 Sibylla
of Normandy		 Alexander I
c. 1078–1124
r. 1107 – 1124		 Stephen
of Blois
King of England
c. 1092/1096–1154		 Matilda
of Boulogne		 Henry
of Scotland
Earl of Huntingdon
1114–1152		 William
fitz Duncan
Earl of Moray
d. 1147		 Hextilda
m.
Richard Comyn
Henry II
King of England
1133–1189		 Ermengarde
de Beaumont
c. 1170–1233/1234		 William I
the Lion
c. 1143–1214
r. 1165 – 1214		 Ada
of Huntingdon
c. 1146–after 1206		 Floris III
Count of Holland
1141–1190		 Malcolm IV
1141–1165
r. 1153 – 1165		 William
Comyn
Lord of Badenoch		 David
of Scotland
Earl of Huntingdon
c. 1144–1219		 Alan
fitz Walter
1140–1204
illegitimate
children
John I
King of England
1166–1216		 Richard I
King of England
1157–1199		 Dirk VII
Count of Holland
d. 1203		 William I
Count of Holland
c. 1167–1222		 Margaret
of Huntingdon
m.
Alan, Lord of Galloway		 Richard
Comyn		 Alexander
Comyn
Earl of Buchan
d. 1289		 Ada
m.
Henry de Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings		 Ada
m.
Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar		 John
Earl of Huntingdon
c. 1207–1237		 Isobel
of Huntingdon
m.
Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale		 Walter
of Dundonald
High Steward
d. 1246
Joan
of England
1210–1238		 Alexander II
1198–1249
r. 1214 – 1249		 Marie
de Coucy
c. 1218–1285		 Floris IV
Count of Holland
1210–1234		 Devorguilla
of Galloway
m.
John I de Balliol		 John I
Comyn
of Badenoch
c. 1215 – c. 1275		 John
1st Baron
Hastings
1262–1313		 Patrick II
Earl of Dunbar
1185–1249		 Euphemia
Stewart		 Robert V
de Brus
c. 1210–1295		 Margaret
m.
Niall, Earl of Carrick
Henry III
King of England
1207–1272		 William II
Count of Holland
1227–1256		 John
Balliol
c. 1249–1314
r. 1292 – 1296		 Alianora John II
Comyn
Lord of Badenoch
d. 1302		 John
2nd Baron
Hastings
1287–1325		 Patrick III
Earl of Dunbar
c. 1213–1289		 Robert VI
de Brus
Lord of Annandale
1243–1304		 Marjorie
of Carrick
c. 1253/1256–c. 1292
Edward I
King of England
1239–1307		 Margaret
of England
1240–1275		 Alexander III
1241–1286
r. 1249 – 1286		 Floris V
Count of Holland
1254–1296		 Edward
Balliol
c. 1283–1367		 John III
Comyn
Lord of Badenoch
d. 1306		 Marjorie Patrick IV
Earl of March
1242–1308		 Alexander
4th High
Steward
1214–1283
Edward II
King of England
1284–1327		 Alexander
of Scotland
1264–1284		 Margaret
of Scotland
1261–1283		 Eric II
of Norway
1268–1299		 Isabel
Bruce
c. 1272–1358		 Elizabeth
de Burgh
c. 1284–1327		 Robert I
the Bruce
1274–1329
r. 1306 – 1329		 Isabella
of Mar
c. 1277–1296		 Cecilia
Dunbar		 James
5th High
Steward
d. 1309
Edward III
King of England
1312–1377		 Margaret
Maid of Norway
1283–1290
r. 1286 – 1290		 Joan
of the Tower
1321–1362		 David II
1324–1371
r. 1329 – 1371		 Margaret
Drummond
c. 1340–after 1375		 Marjorie
Bruce
1296–1316		 Walter
6th High
Steward
c. 1296–1327
Robert II
1316–1390
r. 1371 – 1390
House of Stewart

House of Stewart

  •      : The blue or purple border (bold or thin) indicates monarchs
  •  : The bold black border indicates children of monarchs
  •  : The thin black border indicates other relatives
m1.
Elizabeth Mure
d. before 1355		 Robert II
King of Scots
1316–1390
r. 1371 – 1390		 m2.
Euphemia de Ross
d. 1386
Anabella Drummond
c. 1350–1401		 Robert III
King of Scots
1337–1406
r. 1390 – 1406		 David Stewart
Earl of Strathearn
1357–c. 1386		 Walter Stewart
Earl of Atholl
d. 1437		 Margaret
Barclay		 Elizabeth Stewart David Lindsay
Earl of Crawford
c. 1360–1407		 Egidia William Douglas
of Nithsdale
c. 1370–1391
Johanna Walter Stewart
Lord of Fife
c. 1338–1362		 Isabella
MacDuff
Countess of Fife		 Robert Stewart
Duke of Albany
c. 1340–1420		 Margaret Graham
of Menteith
1334–1380		 Alexander Stewart
Earl of Buchan
1343–1405		 Euphemia I
Countess of Ross
d. 1394/1398		 Margaret John of Islay
Lord of the Isles
d. 1386
John Dunbar
Earl of Moray
d. 1390		 Marjorie Alexander
Keith		 Elizabeth Thomas de la Hay
Lord High Constable of Scotland
c. 1342–1406		 Isabella James
Earl of Douglas
c. 1358–1388		 Katherine Robert Logan
High Admiral
David
Duke of Rothesay
1378–1402		 Marjory
Douglas		 Joan Beaufort
c. 1404–1445		 James I
King of Scots
1394–1437
r. 1406 – 1437		 Margaret Archibald Douglas
Earl of Douglas
1372–1424		 George Douglas
Earl of Angus
1380–1403		 Mary Elizabeth James Douglas
Lord Dalkeith
Louis XI
King of France
1423–1483		 Margaret Stewart
1424–1445		 Isabella Stewart
1426–1494/1499		 Francis I
Duke of Brittany
1414–1450		 Eleanor
1433–1480		 Sigismund
Archduke of Austria
1427–1496		 Mary
Ctss. of Buchan
before 1428–1465		 Wolfert VI
of Borselen
c. 1433–1486
Mary
of Guelders
c. 1434–1463		 James II
King of Scots
1430–1460
r. 1437 – 1460		 Louis
King of Cyprus
1436/1437–1482		 Annabella
c. 1433–1509		 George
Earl of Huntly
d. 1501		 Joan Stewart
c. 1428–after 1486		 James Douglas
Earl of Morton
1426–1493
Katherine
Sinclair		 Alexander
Duke of Albany
c. 1454–1485		 Anne
de la Tour
d'Auvergne
d. 1512		 David
Earl of Moray
c. 1455–before 1457		 John
Earl of Mar
c. 1456 – c. 1479
James
Lord Hamilton
1415–1479		 Mary
1453–1488		 Thomas
Earl of Arran
d. 1472		 James III
King of Scots
1451–1488
r. 1460 – 1488		 Margaret
of Denmark
1456–1486		 Margaret
b. c. 1455
Elizabeth
Hamilton
d. after 1531		 Henry VII
King of England
1457–1509
John
Earl of Lennox
c. 1490–1526		 Archibald Douglas
Earl of Angus
1489–1557		 Margaret
Tudor
1489–1541		 James IV
King of Scots
1473–1513
r. 1488 – 1513		 James
Duke of Ross
1476–1504		 John
Earl of Mar
1479–1503
Matthew
Earl of Lennox
1526–1571		 Margaret
Douglas
1515–1578		 Madeleine of Valois
1520–1537		 James V
King of Scots
1512–1542
r. 1513 – 1542		 Mary of Guise
1515–1560		 James
Duke of Rothesay
1507–1508		 Arthur
Duke of Rothesay
1509–1510		 Alexander
Duke of Ross
1514–1515
Henry
Stuart
Lord Darnley
1545–1567		 Mary I
Queen of Scots
1542–1587
r. 1542 – 1567		 Francis II
King of France
1544–1560		 James
Earl of Bothwell
c. 1534–1578		 James
Duke of Rothesay
1540–1541
James VI
King of Scots and England
1566–1625
r. 1567 – 1625 (Scotland)
r. 1603 – 1625 (England)		 House of Stuart
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