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Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since 8 September 2022. [b]Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952.
This Wikipedia page provides a comprehensive list of English monarchs from the House of Wessex to present.
There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.
Hawise de Beaumont: Robert de Beaumont d. 1190 3rd Earl of Leicester: Robert de Beaumont d. 1204 4th Earl of Leicester: Amice Countess of Rochefort: King John 1166–1216: Isabella 1173/1174–1217 Countess of Gloucester: Simon de Montfort c. 1175 –1218 5th Earl of Leicester: King Henry III 1207–1272: Eleanor of England: Simon de Montfort c ...
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Old Norman French: Quor de Lion) [2] [3] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [4] [b] [5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199.
De Braose was subjected to punitive demands for money, and when he refused to pay a huge sum of 40,000 marks (equivalent to £26,666 at the time), [nb 13] his wife, Maud, and one of their sons were imprisoned by John, which resulted in their deaths. [122] De Braose died in exile in 1211, and his grandsons remained in prison until 1218. [122]
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II.
Charles as an infant in 1630, painting attributed to Justus van Egmont. Charles was born at St James's Palace on 29 May 1630, eldest surviving son of Charles I, king of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife Henrietta Maria, sister of Louis XIII of France.