Monarchs of England

Below are all of the monarchs of England, including the years of their reign, beginning with the House of Wessex.  What is shown is the relationship between those monarchs and me based on who has so far been identified as the closest male ancestor.  Since there are multiple lines of descendants from the earlier monarchs, there remain unexplored lines which might, if developed, result in closer relationships to the later monarchs.  Of these monarchs, the most recent ancestor is Edward III.

Monarch Relationship* Nearest Common Male Ancestor Relationship*
HOUSE OF WESSEX      
Egbert, 802-839 37th Great Grandfather Ealmund of Kent 38th Great Grandfather
Aethelwulf, 839-856 36th Great Grandfather Egbert, 802-839 37th Great Grandfather
Aethelbald, 856-860 39th Great Grand Uncle Aethelwulf, 839-856 36th Great Grandfather
Aethelbert, 860-866 39th Great Grand Uncle Aethelwulf, 839-856 36th Great Grandfather
Aethelred I, 866-871 35th Great Grandfather Aethelwulf, 839-856 36th Great Grandfather
Alfred the Great, 871-899 35th Great Grandfather Aethelwulf, 839-856 36th Great Grandfather
Edward the Elder, 899-924 34th Great Grandfather Alfred the Great, 871-899 35th Great Grandfather
Elfweard, 924-924 33rd Great Grand Uncle Edward the Elder, 899-924 34th Great Grandfather
Aethelstan the Glorious, 924-939 33rd Great Grand Uncle Edward the Elder, 899-924 34th Great Grandfather
Edmund I, 939-946 33rd Great Grandfather Edward the Elder, 899-924 34th Great Grandfather
Edred, 946-955 33rd Great Grand Uncle Edward the Elder, 899-924 34th Great Grand Uncle
Edwy the Fair, 955-959 33rd Great Grand Uncle Edmund I, 939-946 33rd Great Grandfather
Edgar I the Peaceful, 959-975 32nd Great Grandfather Edmund I, 939-946 33rd Great Grandfather
Edward the Martyr, 975-978 32nd Great Grand Uncle Edgar I the Peaceful, 959-975 32nd Great Grandfather
Aethelred II, the Unready, 978-1016 31st Great Grandfather Edgar I the Peaceful, 959-975 32nd Great Grandfather
Edmund II, Ironside, 1016-1016 31st Great Grandfather Aethelred II, the Unready, 978-1016 31st Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF DENMARK      
Canute II, 1016-1035 1st Cousin 35 times rem. Harald I of Denmark 34th Great Grandfather
Harold I, 1035-1040 2nd Cousin 34 times rem. Harald I of Denmark 34th Great Grandfather
Hardicanute, 1040-1042 2nd Cousin 34 times rem. Harald I of Denmark 34th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF WESSEX      
Edward the Confessor, 1042-1066 31st Great Grand Uncle Aethelred II, the Unready, 978-1016 31st Great Grandfather
Harold II, 1066-1066 30th Great Grandfather Godwin of Wessex 31st Great Grandfather
Edgar II the Atheling, 1066-1066 31st Great Grandfather Edward the Atheling 32nd Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF NORMANDY      
William I the Conqueror, 1066-1087 28th Great Grandfather Robert I of Normandy 29th Great Grandfather
William II Rufus, 1087-1100 29th Great Grand Uncle William I the Conqueror, 1066-1087 28th Great Grandfather
Henry I, 1100-1135 27th Great Grandfather William I the Conqueror, 1066-1087 28th Great Grandfather
Stephen, 1135-1154 29th Great Grandfather Stephen III of Blois 30th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET      
Henry II, 1154-1189 26th Great Grandfather Geoffrey V of Anjou 27th Great Grandfather
Richard I Lion Hart, 1189-1199 25th Great Grand Uncle Henry II, 1154-1189 26th Great Grandfather
John Lackland, 1199-1216 23rd Great Grandfather Henry II, 1154-1189 26th Great Grandfather
Henry III, 1216-1272 23rd Great Grandfather John Lackland, 1199-1216 23rd Great Grandfather
Edward I Longshanks, 1272-1307 22nd Great Grandfather Henry III, 1216-1272 24th Great Grandfather
Edward II, 1307-1327 21st Great Grandfather Edward I Longshanks, 1272-1307 23rd Great Grandfather
Edward III, 1327-1377 20th Great Grandfather Edward II, 1307-1327 21st Great Grandfather
Richard II, 1377-1399 1st Cousin 20x removed Edward III, 1327-1377 20th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF LANCASTER      
Henry IV, 1399-1413 16th Great Grand Uncle John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
Henry V, 1413-1422 1st Cousin, 17x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
Henry VI, 1422-1461; 1470-1471 2nd Cousin, 16x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF YORK      
Edward IV, 1461-1470; 1471-1483 3rd Cousin, 18x removed Edward III, 1327-1377 20th Great Grandfather
Edward V, 1483-1483 4th Cousin, 17x removed Edward III, 1327-1377 20th Great Grandfather
Richard III, 1483-1485 3rd Cousin, 18x removed Edward III, 1327-1377 20th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF TUDOR      
Henry VII, 1485-1509 3rd Cousin, 15x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
Henry VIII, 1509-1547 2nd Cousin, 16x removed Richard Wydeville 17th Great Grandfather
Edward VI, 1547-1553 3rd Cousin, 13x removed John Howard 15th Great Grandfather
Mary I, 1553-1558 3rd Cousin, 15x removed Richard Wydeville 17th Great Grandfather
Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 3rd Cousin, 13x removed John Howard 15th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF STUART      
James I, 1603-1625 7th Cousin, 11x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
Charles I, 1625-1649 8th Cousin, 10x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
Charles II, 1660-1685 7th Cousin, 12x removed Pierre of Luxembourg 18th Great Grandfather
James II, 1685-1688 7th Cousin, 12x removed Pierre of Luxembourg 18th Great Grandfather
William III of Orange, 1689-1702 9th Cousin, 9x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
Anne, 1702-1714 8th Cousin, 11x removed Pierre of Luxembourg 18th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF HANOVER      
George I, 1714-1727 8th Cousin, 10x removed Richard Wydeville 17th Great Grandfather
George II, 1727-1769 9th Cousin, 9x removed Richard Wydeville 17th Great Grandfather
George III, 1769-1820 13th Cousin, 5x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
George IV, 1820-1830 14th Cousin, 4x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
William IV, 1830-1837 14th Cousin, 4x removed John of Gaunt 17th Great Grandfather
Victoria, 1837-1901 16th Cousin, 3x removed Edmund III de Mortimer 18th Great Grandfather
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha      
Edward VII, 1901-1910 17th Cousin, 2x removed Edmund III de Mortimer 18th Great Grandfather
HOUSE OF WINDSOR      
George V, 1910-1936 18th Cousin, 1x removed Edmund III de Mortimer 18th Great Grandfather
Edward VIII, 1936-1936 19th Cousin Edmund III de Mortimer 18th Great Grandfather
George VI, 1936-1952 19th Cousin Edmund III de Mortimer 18th Great Grandfather
Elizabeth II, 1952- 20th Cousin, 1x removed Edmund III de Mortimer 18th Great Grandfather

*The relationships shown for the monarch and for the closest known relative will not always appear to be consistent.  This is because I descend from more than one child of some of the more distant ancestors, and the number of generations between him and each of the siblings is frequently different. 

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