List of Rulers of Europe 14th-17th Centuries - OLLI at Illinois
List of Rulers of Europe 14th-17th Centuries - OLLI at Illinois
List of Rulers of Europe 14th-17th Centuries - OLLI at Illinois
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<strong>List</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rulers</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> <strong>14th</strong>-16th <strong>Centuries</strong><br />
This is not a complete list, but I hope it will help in sorting out the various rulers.<br />
England<br />
Plantagenets 1154–1399<br />
Edward III 1327–77<br />
Richard II 1377–99<br />
Lancastrians 1399–1471<br />
Henry IV 1399–1413<br />
Henry V 1413–22<br />
Henry VI 1422–61, 1470–71<br />
Yorkists1461–1485<br />
Edward IV 1461–83<br />
Edward V 1483<br />
Richard III 1483–85<br />
Tudors 1485–1603<br />
Henry VII 1485–1509<br />
Henry VIII 1509–47<br />
Edward VI 1547–53<br />
Mary I, called Mary Tudor or Bloody Mary 1553–58<br />
Elizabeth I 1558–1603<br />
Scotland<br />
Stewarts/Stuarts<br />
Robert II 22 February 1371 19 April 1390<br />
Robert III 19 April 1390 4 April 1406<br />
James I 4 April 1406 21 February 1437<br />
James II 21 February 1437 3 August 1460<br />
James III 3 August 1460 11 June 1488<br />
James IV 11 June 1488 9 September 1513<br />
James V 9 September 1513 14 December 1542<br />
Mary I 14 December 1542 24 July 1567<br />
France<br />
Duchy <strong>of</strong> Brittany (centered in western France) 937–1514<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Dreux 1187–1364<br />
John III, the Good 1312–41<br />
Charles <strong>of</strong> Blois 1341–64<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Montfort 1364–1514<br />
John IV, the Conqueror 1364–99<br />
John V1399–1442<br />
Francis I 1442–50<br />
Peter II 1450–57<br />
Francis II 1458–88
Anne 1488–1514<br />
The duchy is united with France upon Anne's marriage to Louis XII <strong>of</strong> France.<br />
Duchy <strong>of</strong> Burgundy (centered in eastern France)1162–1477<br />
Philip the Bold 1363–1404<br />
John the Fearless 1404–19<br />
Philip the Good 1419–67<br />
Charles the Bold 1467–77<br />
The dynasty ends with a female heir, and the duchy reverts to the French crown.<br />
County <strong>of</strong> Provence (centered in southeastern France) 1112–1481<br />
Valois House <strong>of</strong> Anjou 1382–1481<br />
Louis I 1382–84<br />
Louis II 1384–1417<br />
Louis III 1417–34<br />
René the Good 1434–80<br />
Charles III, <strong>of</strong> Maine 1480–81<br />
Provence becomes French territory according to the terms <strong>of</strong> Charles III's will.<br />
France<br />
Valois 1328–1589<br />
Philippe VI (Philip VI), 1328–50<br />
Jean II, le Bon (John II, the Good),1350–64<br />
Charles V, le Sage (the Wise)(13) 1364–80<br />
Charles VI, le Bien–Aimé (the Well–Beloved) 1380–1422<br />
Charles VII 1422–61<br />
Louis XI 1461–83<br />
Charles VIII 1483–98<br />
Louis XII 1498–1515<br />
François I (Francis I) 1515–47<br />
Henri II (Henry II) 1547–59<br />
François II (Francis II) 1559–60<br />
Charles IX 1560–74<br />
Henri III (Henry III) 1574–89<br />
Holy Roman Empire<br />
Habsburgs Luxemburgs, and others 1273–1437<br />
Charles IV <strong>of</strong> Luxembourg 1347–78<br />
Wenceslas <strong>of</strong> Bohemia 1378–1400<br />
Ruprecht Klem (Rupert) <strong>of</strong> the Pal<strong>at</strong>in<strong>at</strong>e 1400–1410<br />
Sigismund <strong>of</strong> Luxembourg 1410–37<br />
Habsburgs<br />
Albrecht II (Albert II) 1438–39<br />
Friedrich III (Frederick III)1440–93<br />
Maximilian I 1493–19<br />
Charles V 1519–56<br />
Ferdinand I 1556–64<br />
Maximilian II1564–76<br />
Rudolph II 1576–1612
Papacy (from John VIII, first pope to use the title <strong>of</strong>ficially)<br />
Urban VI, Bartolomeo Prignano 1378–89<br />
Boniface IX, Pietro Tomacelli 1389–1404<br />
Innocent VII, Cosimo de' Miglior<strong>at</strong>i 1404–6<br />
Gregory XII, Angelo Correr1406–15<br />
Martin V, Oddo Colonna 1417–31<br />
Eugenius IV, Gabriele Condulmero1431–47<br />
Nicholas V, Tommaso Parentucelli 1447–55<br />
Calixtus III, Alfonso de Borgia 1455–58<br />
Pius II, Enea Silvio Piccolomini 1458–64<br />
Paul II, Pietro Barbo 1464–71<br />
Sixtus IV, Francesco della Rovere 1471–84<br />
Innocent VIII, Giovanni B<strong>at</strong>tista Cibò 1484–92<br />
Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia 1492–1503<br />
Pius III, Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini 1503<br />
Julius II, Giuliano della Rovere 1503–13<br />
Leo X, Giovanni de' Medici 1513–21<br />
Adrian VI, Adrian Florensz Boeyens 1522–23<br />
Clement VII, Giulio de' Medici 1523–34<br />
Paul III, Alessandro Farnese1534–49<br />
Julius III, Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte 1550–55<br />
Marcellus II, Marcello Cervini 1555<br />
Paul IV, Gian Pietro Carafa 1555–59<br />
Pius IV, Giovanni Angelo de' Medici 1559–65<br />
St. Pius V, Antonio Ghislieri1566–72<br />
Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni 1572–85<br />
Sixtus V, Felice Peretti 1585–90<br />
Urban VII, Giamb<strong>at</strong>tista Castagna 1590<br />
Gregory XIV, Niccolò Sfondr<strong>at</strong>o 1590–91<br />
Innocent IX, Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti 1591<br />
Clement VIII, Ippolito Aldobrandini 1592–1605<br />
Iberian Peninsula<br />
Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Aragon (northeastern Spain) 1035–1516<br />
Fernando I (Ferdinand I) 1410–16<br />
Alfonso V, el Magnánimo (the Magnanimous) 1416–58<br />
Juan II (John II) 1458–79<br />
Fernando II, el C<strong>at</strong>ólico (Ferdinand II, the C<strong>at</strong>holic) 1479–1516<br />
Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Castile (central Spain) 1029–1555<br />
Alfonso XI 1312–50<br />
Pedro, el Cruel (Peter, the Cruel) 1350–69<br />
Enrique II (Henry II) 1369–79<br />
Juan I (John I) 1379–90<br />
Enrique III, el Doliente (Henry III, the Sufferer) 1390–1406<br />
Juan II (John II) 1406–54<br />
Enrique IV (Henry IV) 1454–74<br />
Isabel I, la C<strong>at</strong>ólica (Isabella I, the C<strong>at</strong>holic) 1474–1504<br />
Juana I, la Loca (Joan/Joanna I, the Mad) 1504–55
Spain<br />
Habsburgs<br />
Carlos I (= Charles V <strong>of</strong> the Holy Roman Empire) 1516–56<br />
Felipe II (Philip II) 1556–98<br />
Felipe III (Philip III) 1598–1621<br />
Felipe IV (Philip IV)(18) 1621–65<br />
Carlos II (Charles II) 1665–1700<br />
Italian Peninsula<br />
Doges <strong>of</strong> Venice<br />
Francesco Dandolo 1329–39<br />
Bartolomeo Gradenigo 1339–42<br />
Andrea Dandolo 1343–54<br />
Marino Falier 1354–55<br />
Giovanni Gradenigo 1355–56<br />
Giovanni Dolfin 1356–61<br />
Lorenzo Celsi1361–65<br />
Marco Cornaro 1365–68<br />
Andrea Contarini 1368–82<br />
Antonio Venier 1382–1400<br />
Michele Steno 1400–13<br />
Tommaso Mocenigo 1414–23<br />
Francesco Foscari 1423–57<br />
Pasquale Malipiero 1457–62<br />
Crist<strong>of</strong>oro Moro 1462–71<br />
Niccolò Tron 1471–73<br />
Niccolò Marcello 1473–74<br />
Pietro Mocenigo 1474–76<br />
Andrea Vendramin 1476–78<br />
Giovanni Mocenigo 1478–85<br />
Marco Barbarigo 1485–86<br />
Agostino Barbarigo 1486–1501<br />
Leonardo Loredan 1501–21<br />
Antonio Grimani 1521–23<br />
Andrea Gritti 1523–38<br />
Pietro Lando 1539–45<br />
Francesco Don<strong>at</strong>o 1545–53<br />
Marcantonio Trevisan 1553–54<br />
Francesco Venier 1554–56<br />
Lorenzo Priuli 1556–59<br />
Girolamo Priuli 1559–67<br />
Pietro Loredan 1567–70<br />
Alvise Mocenigo I 1570–77<br />
Niccolò da Ponte 1578–85<br />
Pasquale Cigogna 1585–95<br />
Marino Grimani 1595–1605<br />
Other Italian City-St<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Milan: Visconti, Sforza<br />
Ferrara: D'Este<br />
Urbino: Montefeltro
Florence: Republic/Medici<br />
Naples and Sicily: House <strong>of</strong> Aragon and House <strong>of</strong> Anjou contest<br />
Mantua: Gonzaga<br />
Genoa: Republic<br />
Siena: Republic<br />
Rome: Papacy<br />
Low Countries<br />
Duchy <strong>of</strong> Brabant 1106–1430<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Luxemburg 1355–1406<br />
Wenceslas 1355–83<br />
Johanna (daughter <strong>of</strong> John III and wife <strong>of</strong> Wenceslas) 1383–1406<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Burgundy 1406–1430<br />
Anthony 1406–15<br />
John IV 1415–27<br />
Philip <strong>of</strong> St. Pol 1427–30<br />
The duchy is united with Burgundy as <strong>of</strong> Philip's reign.<br />
Russia<br />
Muscovite Princes 1462–1598<br />
Ivan III, the Gre<strong>at</strong> 1462–1505<br />
Vasily III (Basil III) 1505–33<br />
Ivan IV, the Terrible 1533–84<br />
Fyodor I Ivanovich (Theodore I Ivanovich) 1584–98<br />
Scandinavia<br />
Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Denmark (centered in the Danish peninsula) 940–1396<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Svend Estridsen 1046–1375<br />
Valdemar III 1326–30<br />
Valdemar IV 1340–75<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Norway 1376–1396<br />
Oluf II 1376–87<br />
Margaret I 1387–96<br />
Kalmar Union (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) 1397–1523<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Pomerania<br />
Erik VII 1396–1439<br />
House <strong>of</strong> the Pal<strong>at</strong>in<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Christopher III <strong>of</strong> Bavaria 1440–48<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Oldenburg 1448–1523<br />
Christian I 1448–81<br />
John 1483–1513<br />
Christian II 1513–23<br />
Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Denmark and Norway 1521–1914<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Oldenburg
Frederick I 1523–33<br />
Christian III 1533–59<br />
Frederick II 1559–88<br />
Christian IV 1588–1648<br />
Sweden<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Vasa 1523–1654<br />
Gustav I 1523–60<br />
Erik XIV 1560–68<br />
John III 1568–92<br />
Sigismund III1592–99<br />
Ottomans<br />
Mehmed II FATİH (The Conqueror) 3 February 1451-3 May 1481<br />
Bayezid II VELÎ (The Saint) 19 May 1481-25 April 1512<br />
Selim I YAVUZ (The Strong) 25 April 1512-21 September 1520<br />
Suleiman I MUHTEŞEM (The Magnificent) or KANÛNÎ (The Lawgiver) 30 September<br />
1520-6 or 7 September 1566<br />
Selim II SARI (The Yellow-The Blond) 29 September 1566-21 December 1574<br />
Murad III 22 December 1574-16 January 1595<br />
Mehmed III ADLÎ (The Just) 27 January 1595-20 or 21 December 1603