Father – Harold Godwinson
Mother – Edith the Fair (Swanneck)
Spouse – Unknown
Children – Unknown
Tag: King of England
Anglo Saxon England 410 – 1066
King Egbert of Wessex 770 – 839
Father – Ealmund of Kent
Mother – Not Known
Spouse – Redburga (possibly)
Children – Aethelwulf, Aethelstan
King of Wessex – 800 – 839
Predecessor – Beorhtric
Successor – Aethelwulf
The Viking Age 789 – 1066
Known as – Vikings, Northmen
From – Denmark, Norway and Sweden
The first Viking invasion was in 793 when the Vikings raided the monastery at Lindisfarne. The last was Harald Hardrada’s attempt to take the English throne in 1066.
King Aethelwulf of Wessex 795 – 858
Father – Egbert of Wessex
Mother – Redburga (possibly)
Spouse – Osburgh, Judith of France
Children – Aethelstan, Aethelbald, Aethelberht, Aethelswith, Aethelred, Alfred
King of Wessex – 839 – 858
Predecessor – Egbert of Wessex
Successor – Aethelbald
Kings and Queens of England 827 – Present Day
This timeline details all Kings and Queens of England from 827 to present day
Since 1327 England and Wales have shared the monarch
Since 1603 England, Wales and Scotland have shared a monarch
England and Ireland shared a monarch from 1254 to 1936 when the Republic of Ireland broke from the monarchy, Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom retained the monarchy.
King Aethelbald of Wessex 834 – 860
Father – Aethelwulf
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Judith of France
Children – No children
King of Wessex – 858 – 860
Predecessor – Aethelwulf
Successor – Aethelberht
King Aethelberht of Wessex 836 – 865
Father – Aethelwulf
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Unmarried
Children – No children
King of Wessex – 860 – 865
Predecessor – Aethelbald
Successor – Aethelred I
King Aethelred I of Wessex 840 – 871
Father – Aethelwulf
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Wulfthryth
Children – Aethelhelm, Aethelwold
King of Wessex – 866 – 871
Predecessor – Aethelberht
Successor – Alfred
King Alfred the Great 849 – 899
Father – Aethelwulf of Wessex
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Ealhswith
Children – Aethelflaed, Edward, Aethelgifu, Aethelweard, Aelfthryth
King of Wessex – 871 – 899
Predecessor – Aethelred I of Wessex
Successor – Edward the Elder
King Edward the Elder of England 874 – 924
Father – Alfred the Great
Mother – Ealhswith
Spouse – Ecgwynn, Aelfflaed, Eadgifu
Children – by Ecgwynn – Aethelstan, a daughter
by Aelfflaed – Eadgifu, Aelfweard, Edwin, Eadgyth, Eadhild
by Eadgifu – Edmund, Eadred Eadburh, Aelfgifu
King of England – 899 – 924
Predecessor – Alfred the Great
Successor –Aethelstan
King Aethelstan of England 895 – 939
Father – Edward the Elder
Mother – Ecgwynn
Spouse – Unmarried
Children – No children
King of England – 924 – 939
Predecessor – Edward the Elder
Successor –Edmund I
King Edmund I of England 921 – 946
Father – Edward the Elder
Mother – Eadgifu of Kent
Spouse – Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury, Aethelflaed of Damerham
Children – Eadwig, Edgar
King of England – 939 – 946
Predecessor – Aethelstan
Successor –Eadred
King Eadred of England 923 – 955
Father – Edward the Elder
Mother – Eadgifu of Kent
Spouse – Unmarried
Children – No children
King of England – 946 – 955
Predecessor – Edmund I
Successor –Eadwig
King Eadwig of England 941 – 959
King Edgar the Peaceful of England 943 – 975
Father – Edmund I
Mother – Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury
Spouse – Aethelflaed, Wulfthryth, Aelfthryth
Children – Edward, Eadgyth, Edmund, Aethelred
King of England – 959 – 975
Predecessor – Eadwig
Successor –Edward the Martyr
King Aethelred the Unready of England 966 – 1016
Father – King Edgar
Mother – Aelfthryth
Spouse – Aelfgifu of York, Emma of Normandy
Children – Aethelstan, Ecgbert, Edmund, Eadred, Eadwig, Edgar, Eadgyth, Aelfgifu, Wulfthryth, Edward, Alfred, Godgifu
King of England – 978 – 1013
Predecessor – Edward the Martyr
Successor – Sweyn Forkbeard
King of England – 1014 – 1016
Predecessor – Sweyn Forkbeard
Successor – Edmund II (Ironside)
King Edmund II (Ironside) of England 990 – 1016
Father – King Aethelred the Unready
Mother – Aelfgifu of York
Spouse – Ealdgyth
Children – Edward the Exile, Edmund
King of England – 1016
Predecessor – Aethelred the Unready
Successor – King Cnut
King Edward the Confessor of England 1003 – 1066
Father – King Aethelred the Unready
Mother – Emma of Normandy
Spouse – Edith of Wessex
Children – No children
King of England – 1042 – 1066
Predecessor – Harthacnut
Successor – Harold Godwinson
King Harold II (Godwinson) of England 1022 – 1066
Father – Earl Godwin of Wessex
Mother – Gytha Thorkelsdottir
Spouse – Edith the Fair (Swanneck), Edith of Mercia
Children – by Edith Swanneck – Godwin, Edmund, Magnus, Gunhilda, Gytha; by Edith of Mercia – Harold, Ulf
King of England – 1066
Predecessor – King Edward the Confessor
Successor – King William I (the Conqueror)
Edith Swanneck, Edith the Fair born c1025
King William I (The Conqueror) of England 1027 – 1087
Father – Robert the Magnificent
Mother – Herleve of Falaise
Spouse – Matilda of Flanders
Children – Robert, Richard, Cecilia, Adeliza, William, Constance, Adela, Agatha, Henry
King of England – 1066 – 1087
Predecessor – Harold II (Godwinson)
Successor –William II
Edgar Aetheling 1051 – 1125
King Henry III of England 1207 – 1272
Father – King John
Mother – Isabella of Angouleme
Spouse – Eleanor of Provence
Children – Edward, Margaret, Beatrice, Edmund, Richard, John, William, Katherine
King of England – 1216 – 1272
Predecessor – John
Successor – Edward I
King Edward II of England 1284 – 1327
Father – King Edward I
Mother – Eleanor of Castile
Spouse – Isabella of France
Children – Edward, John, Eleanor, Joan
King of England – 1307 – 1327
Predecessor – Edward I
Successor – Edward III
King Edward III of England and Wales 1312 – 1377
Father – King Edward II
Mother – Isabella of France
Spouse – Philippa of Hainault
Children – Edward, Isabella, Joan, Lionel, John, Edmund, Blanche, Mary, Margaret, Thomas, William
King of England – 1327 – 1377
Predecessor – Edward II
Successor – Richard II
King Richard II of England 1367 – 1400
Father – Edward the Black Prince
Mother – Joan of Kent
Spouse – Anne of Bohemia, Isabella of Valois
Children – No children
King of England – 1377 – 1399
Predecessor – Edward III
Successor – Henry IV
King Edward IV of England 1442 – 1483
Father – Richard Duke of York
Mother – Cecily Neville
Spouse – Elizabeth Woodville
Children – Elizabeth, Mary, Cecily, Edward, Margaret, Richard, George, Katherine, Bridget
King of England – 1461 – 1470, 1471 – 1483
Predecessor – Henry VI
Successor – Edward V
King Henry VII of England and Wales 1457 – 1509
Father – Edmund Tudor
Mother – Margaret Beaufort
Spouse – Elizabeth of York
Children – Arthur, Margaret, Henry, Elizabeth, Mary, Edward, Edmund, Katherine
King of England – 1485 – 1509
Predecessor – Richard III
Successor – Henry VIII
King Edward V of England 1470 – 1483
Father – King Edward IV
Mother – Elizabeth Woodville
Spouse – Not married
Children – No children
King of England – 1483
Predecessor – Edward IV
Successor – Richard III