Our English Royal Ancestors

Monarch	Born	Died	Relation	Common Ancestors
Egbert (829-839) of Wessex (802-)	769	839	40th Great Grandfather
Æthelwulf (839-856) of Wessex	795	838	39th Great Grandfather
Æthelbald (856-860) of Wessex	834	860	39th Great Granduncle	King Æthelwulf (Ethelwulf) of Wessex
Æthelbert (860-865) of Wessex	836	866	39th Great Granduncle	King Æthelwulf (Ethelwulf) of Wessex
Æthelred I (865-871) of Wessex	840	871	39th Great Granduncle	King Æthelwulf (Ethelwulf) of Wessex
Alfred 'the Great' (871-899)	846	899	37th Great Grandfather
Edward 'the Elder' (899-924)	871	924	36th Great Grandfather
Ælfweard (924)		924	35th Great Granduncle	King Edward 'the Elder' of Wessex
Æthelstan (924-939)	895	939	35th Great Granduncle	King Edward 'the Elder' of Wessex
Edmund I (939-946)	920	946	35th Great Grandfather
Eadred (946-955)	923	955	35th Great Granduncle	King Edward 'the Elder' of Wessex
Eadwig (955-957)	941	959	34th Great Granduncle	King Edmund I of England
Edgar 'the Peaceful' (957-975)	942	975	34th Great Grandfather
St. Edward 'the Matyr' (975-978)	962	978	33rd Great Granduncle	King Edgar of England
Æthelred II 'the Unready' (978-1016)	966	1016	33rd Great Grandfather
Edmund II 'Ironside' (1016)	988	1016	32nd Great Grandfather
Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035)	995	1035	None
Harold I 'Harefoot' (1035-1040)	1016	1040	None
Harthacnut (1040-1042)	1018	1042	None
St. Edward 'the Confessor' (1042-1066)	1003	1066	32nd Great Granduncle	King Æthelred II 'the Unready'
Harold II (1066)	1020	1066	None
William I 'the Conqueror' (1066-1087)	1027	1087	34th Great Grandfather
William II 'Rufus' (1087-1100)	1056	1100	33rd Great Granduncle	King William I of England
Henry I (1100-1135)	1068	1135	29th Great Grandfather
Stephen (1135-1154)	1096	1154	1st cousin 34 times removed	King William I of England
Henry II (1154-1189)	1133	1189	27th Great Grandfather
Richard I 'the Lion-Hearted' (1189-1199)	1157	1199	26th Great Granduncle	King Henry II of England
John (1199-1216)	1167	1216	26th Great Grandfather
Henry III (1216-1272)	1207	1272	25th Great Grandfather
Edward I (1272-1307)	1239	1307	24th Great Grandfather
Edward II (1307-1327)	1284	1327	23rd Great Grandfather
Edward III (1327-1377)	1312	1377	19th Great Grandfather
Richard II (1377-1399)	1367	1400	18th Great Grandfather	King Edward III of England
Henry IV (1399-1413)	1366	1413	17th Great Granduncle	Duke John of Gaunt
Henry V (1413-1422)	1387	1422	1st Cousin 18 times removed.	Duke John of Gaunt
Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471)	1421	1471	18th Great Granduncle	Catherine de France
Edward IV (1461-1470, 1471-1483)	1442	1483	18th Great Grandfather
Edward V (1483)	1470	1483	17th Great Granduncle	King Edward IV of England
Richard III (1483-1485)	1452	1485	18th Great Granduncle	Duke Richard Plantagenet 3rd of York
Henry VII (1485-1509)	1457	1509	17th Great Grandfather
Henry VIII (1509-1547)	1491	1547	16th Great Granduncle	King Henry VII of England
Edward VI (1547-1553)	1537	1553	1st Cousin 17 times removed.	King Henry VII of England
Jane I (1553)	1537	1554	2nd Cousin 16 times removed.	King Henry VII of England
Mary I (1553-1558)	1516	1558	1st Cousin 17 times removed.	King Henry VII of England
Elizabeth I (1558-1603)	1533	1603	1st Cousin 17 times removed.	King Henry VII of England

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