List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death
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This is a list of Monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death
. They are grouped by the type of death and then ordered by the date of death. Some people on the list are disputed as to whether or not they actually were a ruling monarch and have been included here for completeness sake.
ed, assassinated
, or executed away from the battlefield.
Cause of Death
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. They are grouped by the type of death and then ordered by the date of death. Some people on the list are disputed as to whether or not they actually were a ruling monarch and have been included here for completeness sake.
Natural causes
Those monarchs that are assumed to have died through natural causes (through disease).| Name | House | Born | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth I Kenneth I of Scotland Cináed mac Ailpín , commonly Anglicised as Kenneth MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Kenneth I was king of the Picts and, according to national myth, first king of Scots, earning him the posthumous nickname of An Ferbasach, "The Conqueror"... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | after 800 | 843–858 | 13 February 858 | Tumour |
| Constantine II Constantine II of Scotland Constantine, son of Áed was an early King of Scotland, known then by the Gaelic name Alba. The Kingdom of Alba, a name which first appears in Constantine's lifetime, was in northern Great Britain... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | before 879 | 900–943 | 952 | |
| Edred Edred of England Eadred was the king of England from 946 until his death in 955, in succession to his elder brother Edmund I.-Background and succession:... |
West Saxons (England) | c. 923 | 946–955 | 23 November 955 | |
| Edgar the Peaceable Edgar of England Edgar the Peaceful, or Edgar I , also called the Peaceable, was a king of England . Edgar was the younger son of Edmund I of England.-Accession:... |
West Saxons (England) | c. 942 | 959–975 | 8 July 975 | |
| Ethelred the Unready Ethelred the Unready Æthelred the Unready, or Æthelred II , was king of England . He was son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. Æthelred was only about 10 when his half-brother Edward was murdered... |
West Saxons (England) | c. 968 | 978–1013 1014–1016 |
23 April 1016 | |
| Edmund Ironside | West Saxons (England) | c. 988/993 | 1016 | 30 November 1016 | |
| Sweyn Forkbeard Sweyn I of Denmark Sweyn I Forkbeard was king of Denmark and England, as well as parts of Norway. His name appears as Swegen in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and he is also known in English as Svein, Swein, Sven the Dane, and Tuck.He was a Viking leader and the father of Cnut the Great... |
Danish Kings (England) | ??? | 1013–1014 | 3 February 1014 | |
| Malcolm II Malcolm II of Scotland Máel Coluim mac Cináeda , was King of the Scots from 1005 until his death... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | c. 980 | 1005–1034 | 25 November 1034 | |
| Canute Canute the Great Cnut the Great , also known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Though after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history, historian Norman F... |
Danish Kings (England) | c. 995 | 1016–1035 | 12 November 1035 | |
| Harold Harefoot Harold Harefoot Harold Harefoot was King of England from 1037 to 1040. His cognomen "Harefoot" referred to his speed, and the skill of his huntsmanship. He was the son of Cnut the Great, king of England, Denmark, and Norway by Ælfgifu of Northampton... |
Danish Kings (England) | c. 1015 | 1035–1040 | 17 March 1040 | |
| Harthacanute Harthacanute Harthacnut was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042.He was the son of King Cnut the Great, who ruled Denmark, Norway, and England, and Emma of Normandy. When Cnut died in 1035, Harthacnut struggled to retain his father's possessions... |
Danish Kings (England) | 1018 | 1040–1042 | 8 June 1042 | |
| St Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066.... |
West Saxon Restoration (England) | c. 1004 | 1042–1066 | 4 January 1066 | |
| Edgar Edgar of Scotland Edgar or Étgar mac Maíl Choluim , nicknamed Probus, "the Valiant" , was king of Alba from 1097 to 1107... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | 1074 | 1097–1107 | 8 January 1107 | |
| Alexander I Alexander I of Scotland Alexander I , also called Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim and nicknamed "The Fierce", was King of the Scots from 1107 to his death.-Life:... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | c. 1078 | 1107–1124 | 23 April 1124 | |
| Edgar the Atheling Edgar Ætheling Edgar Ætheling , or Edgar II, was the last male member of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex... |
West Saxon Restoration (England) | c. 1051 | 1066 | c. 1126 | Proclaimed, but never crowned |
| David I David I of Scotland David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later King of the Scots... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | 1084 | 1124–1153 | 24 May 1153 | |
| Stephen Stephen of England Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda... |
House of Blois (England) | 1096 | 1135–1154 | 25 October 1154 | |
| Malcolm IV Malcolm IV of Scotland Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Earl Henry and Ada de Warenne... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | c. 1141 | 1153–1165 | 9 December 1165 | His premature death may have been hastened by osteitis deformans. |
| Matilda (Empress Maud) Empress Matilda Empress Matilda , also known as Matilda of England or Maude, was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry to survive to adulthood... |
Angevins or Plantagenets (England) | February 1101 | 1141 | 10 September 1167 | |
| Henry II Henry II of England Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the... |
Angevins or Plantagenets (England) | 5 March 1133 | 1154–1189 | 6 July 1189 | |
| John John of England John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death... "Lackland" |
Monarchs of England and Ireland (England) | 24 December c. 1166 | 1199–1216 | 18/19 October 1216 | Retreating from the French invasion, John crossed the marshy area known as The Wash The Wash The Wash is the square-mouthed bay and estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire. It is among the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom... in East Anglia East Anglia East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of... and eventually succumbed to dysentery Dysentery Dysentery is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and/or blood in the faeces with fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, dysentery can be fatal.There are differences between dysentery and normal bloody diarrhoea... . |
| Alexander II Alexander II of Scotland Alexander II was King of Scots from1214 to his death.-Early life:... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | 24 August 1198 | 1214–1249 | 6 July 1249 | Died after suffering a fever at the Isle of Kerrera Kerrera Kerrera is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2005 it had a population of about 35 people, and it is linked to the mainland by passenger ferry on the Gallanach Road.... in the Inner Hebrides Inner Hebrides The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than... |
| Henry III Henry III of England Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready... |
Monarchs of England and Ireland (England) | 1 October 1207 | 1216–1272 | 16 November 1272 | |
| Margaret Margaret, Maid of Norway Margaret , usually known as the Maid of Norway , sometimes known as Margaret of Scotland , was a Norwegian princess who was Queen of Scots from 1286 until her death... |
House of Fairhair (England) | April 1283 | 1216–1272 | 16 November 1272 | |
| Edward I Edward I of England Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons... "Longshanks" |
House of Plantagenet (England) | 16 November 1239 | 1272-1307 | 7 July 1307 | Dysentery Dysentery Dysentery is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and/or blood in the faeces with fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, dysentery can be fatal.There are differences between dysentery and normal bloody diarrhoea... (confirmed); cancer Cancer Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the... (possible) |
| Robert I Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and... |
House of Bruce (Scotland) | 11 July 1274 | 1306–1329 | 7 June 1329 | Suffered for some years from what some contemporary accounts describe as an "unclean ailment"; the traditional story is that he died of leprosy Leprosy Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions... , but this is now rejected. However it is unclear what his illness actually was, although syphilis Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis... , psoriasis Psoriasis Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system mistakes the skin cells as a pathogen, and sends out faulty signals that speed up the growth cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis is not contagious. However, psoriasis has been linked to an increased risk of... , and a series of stroke Stroke A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage... s have all been suggested. |
| Edward III Edward III of England Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe... |
Monarchs of England and Ireland (England) | 13 November 1312 | 1327–1377 | 21 June 1377 | Died of a stroke Stroke A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage... |
| Robert II Robert II of Scotland Robert II became King of Scots in 1371 as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. He was the son of Walter Stewart, hereditary High Steward of Scotland and of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I and of his first wife Isabella of Mar... |
House of Stuart (Scotland) | 2 March 1316 | 1371–1390 | 19 April 1390 | |
| Robert III Robert III of Scotland Robert III was King of Scots from 1390 to his death. His given name was John Stewart, and he was known primarily as the Earl of Carrick before ascending the throne at age 53... |
House of Stuart (Scotland) | c. 1340 | 1390–1406 | 4 April 1406 | |
| Henry IV Henry IV of England Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke... |
House of Lancaster (England) | 3 April 1367 | 1399–1413 | 20 March 1413 | Several years of ill health |
| Edward IV Edward IV of England Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England... |
House of York (England) | 28 April 1442 | 1461–1470 1471–1483 |
9 April 1483 | |
| James V James V of Scotland James V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss... |
House of Stuart (Scotland) | 10 April 1512 | 1513–1542 | 14 December 1542 | Died of ill health shortly after the Battle of Solway Moss Battle of Solway Moss The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss near the River Esk on the English side of the Anglo-Scottish Border in November 1542 between forces from England and Scotland.-Background:... |
| Henry VIII Henry VIII of England Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France... |
House of Tudor (England) | 28 June 1491 | 1509–1547 | 28 January 1547 | Suffered from gout, Obesity dates from a jousting accident in 1536 in which he suffered a leg wound. This prevented him from exercising and gradually became ulcerated. Also possibly suffered from syphilis Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis... and/or diabetes |
| Edward VI Edward VI of England Edward VI was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant... |
House of Tudor (England) | 12 October 1537 | 1547–1553 | 6 July 1553 | Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body... , arsenic Arsenic Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As, atomic number 33 and relative atomic mass 74.92. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. It was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250.Arsenic is a metalloid... poisoning, or syphilis Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis... |
| Mary I Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... |
House of Tudor (England) | 18 February 1516 | 1553–1558 | 17 November 1558 | Possibly ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination, and are easily confused with other illnesses.... |
| Philip Philip II of Spain Philip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count.... |
House of Habsburg (England) | 21 May 1527 | 1554–1558 | 13 September 1598 | |
| Elizabeth I Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty... |
House of Tudor (England) | 7 September 1533 | 1558–1603 | 24 March 1603 | Suffered from frailty and insomnia Insomnia Insomnia is most often defined by an individual's report of sleeping difficulties. While the term is sometimes used in sleep literature to describe a disorder demonstrated by polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep, insomnia is often defined as a positive response to either of two questions:... |
| James I & VI James I of England James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603... |
House of Stuart | 19 June 1566 | 1567–1625 | 27 March 1625 | Suffered from senility and died of 'tertian ague Ague Ague may refer to:* Fever* MalariaSee also:* Kan Ague, a residential area of Patikul, Sulu, Philippines... ', probably brought on by kidney failure and a stroke Stroke A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage... |
| Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.... |
(Interregnum Interregnum An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order... ) |
25 April 1599 | 1653–1658 | 3 September 1658 | Struck by a sudden bout of malaria Malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases... l fever, followed directly by an attack of urinary/kidney symptoms. |
| Charles II Charles II of England Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War... |
House of Stuart | 29 May 1630 | 1660–1685 England 1649-1651 and 1660–1685 Scotland (1649–1685 de jure De jure De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'.... ) |
6 February 1685 | Died suddenly of uremia Uremia Uremia or uraemia is a term used to loosely describe the illness accompanying kidney failure , in particular the nitrogenous waste products associated with the failure of this organ.... |
| James II & VII James II of England James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland... |
House of Stuart | 14 October 1633 | 1685–1689 | 16 September 1701 | Stroke Stroke A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage... |
| Mary II Mary II of England Mary II was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of... |
House of Stuart | 30 April 1662 | 1689–1694 | 28 December 1694 | Died of smallpox Smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"... at Kensington Palace Kensington Palace Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century and is the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and... |
| William III & II William III of England William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland... |
House of Stuart | 14 November 1650 | 1689–1702 | 8 March 1702 | Died of pneumonia Pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes... , a complication from a broken collarbone resulting from a fall off his horse |
| Anne Anne of Great Britain Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the... |
House of Stuart | 6 February 1665 | 1702–1714 | 1 August 1714 | Died of suppressed gout Gout Gout is a medical condition usually characterized by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis—a red, tender, hot, swollen joint. The metatarsal-phalangeal joint at the base of the big toe is the most commonly affected . However, it may also present as tophi, kidney stones, or urate... , ending in erysipelas Erysipelas Erysipelas is an acute streptococcus bacterial infection of the deep epidermis with lymphatic spread.-Risk factors:... , an abscess and fever |
| George I George I of Great Britain George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698.... |
House of Hanover | 28 May 1660 | 1714–1727 | 11 June 1727 | Stroke Stroke A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage... |
| George II George II of Great Britain George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany... |
House of Hanover | 10 November 1683 | 1727–1760 | 25 October 1760 | Aortic dissection Aortic dissection Aortic dissection occurs when a tear in the inner wall of the aorta causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart. The dissection typically extends anterograde, but can extend retrograde from the site of the intimal tear. Aortic dissection is a medical... while on the toilet Toilet-related injury There are many toilet-related injuries and some toilet-related deaths throughout history and in urban legends.-Accidents:In young boys, one of the most common causes of genital injury is when the toilet seat falls down while using the toilet. Smaller children run the risk of drowning if they fall... |
| George III George III of the United Kingdom George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death... |
House of Hanover | 4 June 1738 | 1760–1820 | 29 January 1820 | Suffered a bout of mental illness possibly caused by Porphyria Porphyria Porphyrias are a group of inherited or acquired disorders of certain enzymes in the heme bio-synthetic pathway . They are broadly classified as acute porphyrias and cutaneous porphyrias, based on the site of the overproduction and accumulation of the porphyrins... before dying whilst in a coma Coma In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as... aged 82. |
| George IV George IV of the United Kingdom George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later... |
House of Hanover | 12 August 1762 | 1820–1830 | 26 June 1830 | Suffered from mental illness and obesity Obesity Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems... |
| William IV William IV of the United Kingdom William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death... |
House of Hanover | 21 August 1765 | 1830–1837 | 20 June 1837 | Heart failure |
| Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... |
House of Hanover | 24 May 1819 | 1837–1901 | 22 January 1901 | Cerebral haemorrhage |
| Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... |
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | 9 November 1841 | 1901–1910 | 6 May 1910 | Bed-ridden by bronchitis Bronchitis Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the large bronchi in the lungs that is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. Characteristic symptoms include cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath and wheezing related to the obstruction of the inflamed airways... , he died of a myocardial infarction Myocardial infarction Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die... |
| Edward VIII Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay... |
House of Windsor | 23 June 1894 | 1936 | 28 May 1972 | Throat cancer Esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus... |
| George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death... |
House of Windsor | 14 December 1895 | 1936–1952 | 6 February 1952 | Lung cancer Lung cancer Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary... |
In battle
Those that died in battle either as the antagoniser or otherwise.| Name | House | Born | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantine I Constantine I of Scotland Causantín or Constantín mac Cináeda was a king of the Picts. He is often known as Constantine I, in reference to his place in modern lists of kings of Scots, though contemporary sources described Causantín only as a Pictish king... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | unknown | 862–877 | 877 | Killed fighting the Viking Viking The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to... army |
| Edward the Elder Edward the Elder Edward the Elder was an English king. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex... |
West Saxons (England) | c.874-877 | 899–924 | 17 July 924 | Died leading an army against a Cambro-Mercian rebellion at Farndon-Upon-Dee Farndon, Cheshire Farndon is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Dee, south of Chester, and close to the border with Wales... |
| Malcolm I Malcolm I of Scotland Máel Coluim mac Domnaill was king of Scots , becoming king when his cousin Causantín mac Áeda abdicated to become a monk... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | before 900 | 943–954 | 954 | |
| Indulf Indulf of Scotland Ildulb mac Causantín, anglicised as Indulf, nicknamed An Ionsaighthigh, "the Aggressor" was king of Scots from 954. He was the son of Constantine II ; his mother may have been a daughter of Earl Eadulf I of Bernicia, who was an exile in Scotland.John of Fordun and others supposed that Indulf had... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | 954–962 | 962 | Killed fighting Vikings near Cullen | |
| Kenneth III Kenneth III of Scotland Cináed mac Duib anglicised as Kenneth III, and nicknamed An Donn, "the Chief" or "the Brown", was King of Scots from 997 to 1005. He was the son of Dub... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | before 967 | 997–1005 | 1005 | Killed in battle at Strathearn Strathearn Strathearn or Strath Earn is the strath of the River Earn, in Scotland. It extends from Loch Earn in Perth and Kinross to the River Tay.... by Malcolm II |
| Duncan I Duncan I of Scotland Donnchad mac Crínáin was king of Scotland from 1034 to 1040... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | unknown | 1034–1040 | 15 August 1040 | Killed by his own men led by Mac Bethed at Pitgaveny near Elgin Elgin, Moray Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190... |
| Macbeth Macbeth of Scotland Mac Bethad mac Findlaích was King of the Scots from 1040 until his death... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | c. 1005 | 1040–1057 | 15 August 1057 | Defeated and mortally wounded by Máel Coluim mac Donnchada at the Battle of Lumphanan Battle of Lumphanan The Battle of Lumphanan was fought on 15 August 1057, between Macbeth, King of Scotland, and Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, the future King Malcolm III. Macbeth was killed, having drawn his retreating forces north to make a last stand. According to tradition, the battle took place near the Peel of... , dying at Scone. |
| Harold Godwinson Harold Godwinson Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.It could be argued that Edgar the Atheling, who was proclaimed as king by the witan but never crowned, was really the last Anglo-Saxon king... |
West Saxon Restoration (England) | c. 1022 | 1066 | 14 October 1066 | Killed at the Battle of Hastings Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II... |
| William I, the Conqueror William I of England William I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II... |
The Normans (England) | c. 1028 | 1066–1087 | 9 September 1087 | Died at the Convent of St Gervais, near Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages... , France, from abdominal injuries received from his saddle pommel when he fell off a horse at the Siege of Mantes. |
| Malcolm III Malcolm III of Scotland Máel Coluim mac Donnchada , was King of Scots... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | 1030 or 1038 | 1058–1093 | 13 November 1093 | Ambushed by Robert de Mowbray Robert de Mowbray Robert de Mowbray , a Norman, was Earl of Northumbria from 1086, until 1095, when he was deposed for rebelling against William Rufus, King of England. He was the son of Roger de Mowbray and nephew of Geoffrey de Montbray, bishop of Coutances... , Earl of Northumbria, near Alnwick Alnwick Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029.... |
| Richard I, the Lionheart Richard I of England Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period... |
Angevins or Plantagenets (England) | 8 September 1157 | 1189–1199 | 6 April 1199 | Died during a siege of the castle of Châlus-Charbrol Châlus Châlus is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-History:Châlus' is where Richard I of England was wounded by a crossbow bolt and killed as a result of the wound... in Limousin Limousin (province) Limousin is one of the traditional provinces of France around the city of Limoges. Limousin lies in the foothills of the western edge of the Massif Central, with cold weather in the winter... , France, facing a rebellion by the Viscount of Limoges and his half-brother, the Count of Angoulême |
| James II James II of Scotland James II reigned as King of Scots from 1437 to his death.He was the son of James I, King of Scots, and Joan Beaufort... |
House of Stuart (Scotland) | 16 October 1430 | 1437–1460 | 3 August 1460 | An early-adopter of artillery Artillery Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons... , James was killed when a cannon Cannon A cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,... exploded while attacking one of the last Scottish castles still held by the English after the Wars of Independence Wars of Scottish Independence The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the independent Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.... . |
| Richard III Richard III of England Richard III was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty... |
House of York (England) | 2 October 1452 | 1483–1485 | 22 August 1485 | Killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field Battle of Bosworth Field The Battle of Bosworth Field was the penultimate battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the House of Lancaster and the House of York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians... |
| James III James III of Scotland James III was King of Scots from 1460 to 1488. James was an unpopular and ineffective monarch owing to an unwillingness to administer justice fairly, a policy of pursuing alliance with the Kingdom of England, and a disastrous relationship with nearly all his extended family.His reputation as the... |
House of Stuart (Scotland) | 1451/ 1452 | 1460–1488 | 11 June 1488 | Killed at the Battle of Sauchieburn Battle of Sauchieburn The Battle of Sauchieburn was fought on June 11, 1488, at the side of Sauchie Burn, a stream about two miles south of Stirling, Scotland. The battle was fought between as many as 30,000 troops of King James III of Scotland and some 18,000 troops raised by a group of dissident Scottish nobles... while fighting an army raised by disaffected nobles, former councillors, and his son, the future James IV of Scotland James IV of Scotland James IV was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all... . |
| James IV James IV of Scotland James IV was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all... |
House of Stuart (Scotland) | 17 March 1473 | 1488–1513 | 9 September 1513 | Killed at the Battle of Flodden Field Battle of Flodden Field The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field or occasionally Battle of Branxton was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey... while attacking the English |
Murdered, assassinated, or executed
Those that were murderMurder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
ed, assassinated
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
, or executed away from the battlefield.
| Name | House | Born | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Áed Áed of Scotland Áed mac Cináeda was a son of Cináed mac Ailpín . He became king of the Picts in 877 when he succeeded his brother Constantín mac Cináeda. He was nicknamed Áed of the White Flowers, the Wing-footed or the white-foot .The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba says of Áed: "Edus [Áed] held the same [i.e.... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | unknown | 877–878 | 878 | Killed by his successor, Giric Giric of Scotland Giric mac Dúngail was a king of the Picts or the king of Alba. The Irish annals record nothing of Giric's reign, nor do Anglo-Saxon writings add anything, and the meagre information which survives is contradictory... |
| Edmund I Edmund I of England Edmund I , called the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, or the Magnificent, was King of England from 939 until his death. He was a son of Edward the Elder and half-brother of Athelstan. Athelstan died on 27 October 939, and Edmund succeeded him as king.-Military threats:Shortly after his... |
West Saxons (England) | 921 | 939–946 | 26 May 946 | Murdered at a party in Pucklechurch Pucklechurch Pucklechurch is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.- Location :Pucklechurch is a historic village with an incredibly rich past, from the Bronze Age with its tumulus on Shortwood Hill, up to the siting of a barrage balloon depot in World War II... by Leofa, an exiled thief |
| Dub Dub of Scotland Dub mac Maíl Coluim , sometimes anglicised as Duff MacMalcolm, called Dén, "the Vehement" and Niger, "the Black" was king of Alba... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | 962–966 | 967 | ||
| Cuilén Cuilén of Scotland Cuilén mac Ildulb , sometimes anglicised as Culen or Colin, and nicknamed An Fionn, "the White" was king of Scotland from 967 to 971... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | 966–971 | 971 | Killed in Lothian when the hall he was in was burnt to the ground | |
| Amlaíb Amlaíb of Scotland Amlaíb mac Ilduilb , known in English as simply Amlaíb was King of Scots during the 970s. He was the son of King Indulf and brother of King Cuilén... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | ?–977 | 977 | Killed by Kenneth II | |
| St Edward the Martyr Edward the Martyr Edward the Martyr was king of the English from 975 until he was murdered in 978. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar, but not his father's acknowledged heir... |
West Saxons (England) | c. 962 | 975–978 | 18 March 978 | Killed at Corfe Castle by his stepmother Ælfthryth or one of her party. Canonised Canonization Canonization is the act by which a Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process... as Saint Edward the Martyr Martyr A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:... in 1001. |
| Kenneth II Kenneth II of Scotland Cináed mac Maíl Coluim was King of Scots... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | 971–? 977–995 |
995 | ||
| Constantine III Constantine III of Scotland Constantine, son of Cuilén , known in most modern regnal lists as Constantine III, was king of Scots from 995 to 997... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | before 971 | 995–997 | 997 | |
| Lulach Lulach of Scotland Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin was King of Scots between 15 August 1057 and 17 March 1058.He appears to have been a weak king, as his nicknames suggest... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | before 1033 | 1057–1058 | 17 March 1058 | Assassinated and succeeded by Malcolm III |
| Duncan II Duncan II of Scotland Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim was king of Scots... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | before 1069 | 1094 | 12 November 1094 | Killed by Máel Petair of Mearns Máel Petair of Mearns Máel Petair of Mearns is the only known Mormaer of the Mearns. His name means "tonsured one of Peter".One source tells us that Máel Petair was the son of a Máel Coluim, but tells us nothing about this. If this weren't bad enough, other sources say that his father was a man called "Loren", and in... |
| Edward II Edward II of England Edward II , called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327. He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II... |
Monarchs of England and Ireland (England) | 25 April 1284 | 1307–1327 | 21 September 1327 | Supposedly murdered in Berkeley Castle Berkeley Castle Berkeley Castle is a castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK . The castle's origins date back to the 11th century and it has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.The castle has remained within the Berkeley family since they reconstructed it in the... in Gloucestershire after a metal tube (or, in some versions, a sawn-off ram's horn) and a red-hot poker were inserted into his anus. No contemporary account survives to this effect, which is probably a later interpolation |
| James I James I of Scotland James I, King of Scots , was the son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He was probably born in late July 1394 in Dunfermline as youngest of three sons... |
House of Stuart (Scotland) | 10 December 1394 | 1406–1437 | 21 February 1437 | A group of Scots led by Sir Robert Graham Robert Graham Robert Graham may refer to:*Sir Robert Graham , one of the assassins of James I of Scotland*Robert Graham of Gartmore , Scottish politician and poet... assassinated James at the Friars Preachers Monastery Dominican Order The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France... in Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire... . He attempted to escape his assailants through a sewer but, three days earlier, he had had the other end of the drain blocked up because of its connection to the tennis court outside. |
| Henry VI Henry VI of England Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the violent dynastic civil wars, known as the Wars... |
House of Lancaster (England) | 6 December 1421 | 1422–1461 1470–1471 |
21/22 May 1471 | Imprisoned in the Tower of London Tower of London Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space... , where he was murdered |
| Jane Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey , also known as The Nine Days' Queen, was an English noblewoman who was de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553 and was subsequently executed... |
House of Tudor (England) | c. September-October 1537 | 1553 | 12 February 1554 | Executed (beheaded), but not for being the 9 Day Queen |
| Mary I | House of Stuart (Scotland) | 8 December 1542 | 1542–1567 | 8 February 1587 | Convicted of treason Treason In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a... against the English Crown and beheaded at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
| Charles I Charles I of England Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles... |
House of Stuart | 19 November 1600 | 1625–1649 | 30 January 1649 | Found guilty of high treason by 59 commissioners and was beheaded |
| George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... |
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House of Windsor |
3 June 1865 | 1910–1936 | 20 January 1936 | Drug Overdose Drug overdose The term drug overdose describes the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced... (Euthanasia Euthanasia Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering.... lethal injection administered by his doctor) |
Other
| Name | House | Born | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard II Richard II of England Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III... |
Monarchs of England and Ireland (England) | 6 January 1367 | 1377–1399 | 14 February 1400 | Placed in Pontefract Castle Pontefract Castle Pontefract Castle is a castle in the town of Pontefract, in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was the site of the demise of Richard II of England, and later the place of a series of famous sieges during the English Civil War-History:... , and probably murdered (or starved to death) there. |
| Edward V Edward V of England Edward V was King of England from 9 April 1483 until his deposition two months later. His reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who succeeded him as Richard III... |
House of York (England) | 4 November 1470 | 1483 | c. 1483 | The Princes in the Tower Princes in the Tower The Princes in the Tower is a term which refers to Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York. The two brothers were the only sons of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville alive at the time of their father's death... are believed to have been smothered. |
Accidental death
| Name | House | Born | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William II, Rufus William II of England William II , the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales... |
The Normans (England) | c. 1056 | 1087–1100 | 2 August 1100 | Killed by an arrow through the heart during a hunting Hunting Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law... trip |
| Henry I Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... |
The Normans (England) | c.1068 | 1100–1135 | 1 December 1135 | Died of food poisoning from eating "a surfeit of lamprey Lamprey Lampreys are a family of jawless fish, whose adults are characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. Translated from an admixture of Latin and Greek, lamprey means stone lickers... s" |
| Alexander III Alexander III of Scotland Alexander III was King of Scots from 1249 to his death.-Life:... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | 4 September 1241 | 1249–1286 | 19 March 1286 | Fell from his horse in the dark while riding to visit the queen at Kinghorn Kinghorn Kinghorn is a town in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth opposite Edinburgh... in Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire... . He had been separated from his guides and it is assumed that in the dark his horse lost its footing. |
Unknown
| Name | House | Born | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald I Donald I of Scotland Domnall mac Ailpín ; was king of the Picts from 858 to 862... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | unknown | 858–862 | 13 April 862 | According to the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba Chronicle of the Kings of Alba The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, or Scottish Chronicle, is a short written chronicle of the Kings of Alba, covering the period from the time of Kenneth MacAlpin until the reign of Kenneth II . W.F... , died "at the palace of Cinnbelathoir", possibly near or at Scone, probably from natural causes |
| Eochaid Eochaid of Scotland Eochaid mac Run, known in English simply as Eochaid, may have been king of the Picts from 878 to 889. He was a son of Run, King of Strathclyde, and his mother may have been a daughter of Kenneth MacAlpin... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | 878–889 | |||
| Giric Giric of Scotland Giric mac Dúngail was a king of the Picts or the king of Alba. The Irish annals record nothing of Giric's reign, nor do Anglo-Saxon writings add anything, and the meagre information which survives is contradictory... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | 878–889 | |||
| Alfred the Great Alfred the Great Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch still to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself... |
West Saxons (England) | c. 849 | 871–899 | 26 October 899 | Married to Earlswith in 868.Father of Edward the Elder Edward the Elder Edward the Elder was an English king. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex... |
| Donald II Donald II of Scotland Domnall mac Causantín , anglicised as Donald II was King of the Picts or King of Scotland in the late 9th century. He was the son of Constantine I... |
House of Alpin (Scotland) | 889–900 | According to the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba Chronicle of the Kings of Alba The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, or Scottish Chronicle, is a short written chronicle of the Kings of Alba, covering the period from the time of Kenneth MacAlpin until the reign of Kenneth II . W.F... killed in battle against Vikings at Dunnottar |
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| Ælfweard Ælfweard of Wessex Ælfweard was the second son of Edward the Elder, the eldest born to his second wife Ælfflæd.-Kingship and death:The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle simply states that Ælfweard died soon after his father's death on 17 July 924 and that they were buried together at Winchester Cathedral... |
West Saxons (England) | 924 | 2 August 924 | Apparently natural causes | |
| Athelstan Athelstan of England Athelstan , called the Glorious, was the King of England from 924 or 925 to 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder, grandson of Alfred the Great and nephew of Æthelflæd of Mercia... |
West Saxons (England) | c. 895 | 924–939 | 27 October 939 | Died at Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... , apparently natural causes |
| Edwy the Fair Edwy of England Eadwig, more rarely Edwy , sometimes nicknamed All-Fair or the Fair, was King of England from 955 until his death four years later. The eldest son of King Edmund and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, Eadwig was chosen by the nobility to succeed his uncle Eadred as King... |
West Saxons (England) | c. 941 | 955–959 | 1 October 959 | Presumed to be natural causes |
| Donald III Donald III of Scotland Domnall mac Donnchada , anglicised as Donald III, and nicknamed Domnall Bán, "Donald the Fair" , was King of Scots from 1093–1094 and 1094–1097... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | before 1040 | 1093–1094 1094–1097 |
1097 or after | William of Malmesbury tells us that he was "slain by the craftiness of David David I of Scotland David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later King of the Scots... ... and by the strength of William [Rufus]". The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says of Domnall that he was expelled, while the Annals of Tigernach Annals of Tigernach The Annals of Tigernach is a chronicle probably originating in Clonmacnoise, Ireland. The language is a mixture of Latin and Old and Middle Irish.... have him blinded by his brother, for which we should read nephew. John of Fordun John of Fordun John of Fordun was a Scottish chronicler. It is generally stated that he was born at Fordoun, Mearns. It is certain that he was a secular priest, and that he composed his history in the latter part of the 14th century; and it is probable that he was a chaplain in the St Machar's Cathedral of... , following the king-lists, writes that Domnall was "blinded, and doomed to eternal imprisonment" by Edgar, omitting that the place of his imprisonment was said to be Rescobie, by Forfar Forfar Forfar is a parish, town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people in Angus, located in the East Central Lowlands of Scotland. Forfar is the county town of Angus, which was officially known as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1929, when the ancient name was reinstated, and... , in Angus Angus Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City... . |
| William I William I of Scotland William the Lion , sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | around 1142 | 1165–1214 | 4 December 1214 | Natural causes |
| Margaret Margaret, Maid of Norway Margaret , usually known as the Maid of Norway , sometimes known as Margaret of Scotland , was a Norwegian princess who was Queen of Scots from 1286 until her death... |
House of Dunkeld (Scotland) | early 1283 | 1286-1290 | September/October 1290 | |
| John John of Scotland John Balliol , known to the Scots as Toom Tabard , was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296.-Early life:Little of John's early life is known. He was born between 1248 and 1250 at an unknown location, possibilities include Galloway, Picardy and Barnard Castle, County Durham... |
House of Balliol (Scotland) | 1248 | 1292–1296 | 1314 | Natural causes |
| Edward Balliol Edward Balliol Edward Balliol was a claimant to the Scottish throne . With English help, he briefly ruled the country from 1332 to 1336.-Life:... |
House of Balliol (Scotland) | c. 1282 | 1332–1336 | 1364 | Natural causes |
| David II David II of Scotland David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:... |
House of Bruce (Scotland) | 5 March 1324 | 1329–1371 | 22 February 1371 | Natural causes |
| Henry V Henry V of England Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster.... |
House of Lancaster (England) | 16 September 1387 | 1413–1422 | 31 August 1422 | Natural causes, probably dysentery Dysentery Dysentery is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and/or blood in the faeces with fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, dysentery can be fatal.There are differences between dysentery and normal bloody diarrhoea... |
| Henry VII Henry VII of England Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor.... |
House of Tudor (England) | 28 January 1457 | 1485–1509 | 21 April 1509 | Natural causes |
| Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell At the same time, the officers of the New Model Army became increasingly wary about the government's commitment to the military cause. The fact that Richard Cromwell lacked military credentials grated with men who had fought on the battlefields of the English Civil War to secure their nation's... |
(Interregnum Interregnum An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order... ) |
4 October 1626 | 1658–1659 | 12 July 1712 |