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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

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