Who was the first King or Queen of England?

Answer 1

The first king to rule all of England as king was Athelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great. His forebears were kings of Wessex, to which they attached Kent; it was Athelstan who united Mercia and Northumbria to Wessex to create the united English kingdom.

However, there are a few tricky points of terminology:

• Athelstan's title was "king of the English", not "king of England". Same thing really, but the first to be king of the English land rather than of the English people was Henry II.
• Before there was a single kingdom, several rulers had be accepted as overlord over all the English kings. Among those was Alfred the Great's grandfather Egbert, king of Wessex, and before him Offa, King of Mercia

House of Wessex:

Egbert

Athelwulf

Athelbald

Athelbert

Ethelred I

Alfred (the Great)

Edward (the Elder)

Athelstan *First King of ALL England*

Edmund I (the Elder, the Deed-Doer)

Eadred

Eadwig

Edgar (the Peaceable)

St Edward (the Martyr)

Ethelred II (the Unready)

House of Denmark:

Swen (Forkbeard)

House of Wessex

Ethelred II (restored)

Edmund II (Ironside)

House of Denmark

Cnut the Great (Canute)

Harold I (Harefoot)

Harthacnut

House of Wessex (restored)

St Edward (The Confessor)

Harold II

Edgar II (the Atheling)

House of Normandy:

William I (the Bastard, the Conqueror)

William II (Rufus)

Henry I (Beauclerk)

Stephen I (of Blois) or the Empress Mathilda (Maud)

House of Plantaganet:

Henry II (FitzEmpress, Curtmantle)

(Henry the Young King, briefly co-king with his father, Henry II)

Richard I (the Lionheart)

John (Lackland)

Henry III

Edward I (Longshanks)

Edward II

Edward III

Richard II

House of Lancaster:

Henry IV (Bolingbroke)

Henry V

Henry VI

House of York:

Edward IV

House of Lancaster (restored)

Henry VI (restored)

House of York (restored)

Edward IV (restored)

Edward V

Richard III

House of Tudor:

Henry VII

Henry VIII

Edward VI

Jane

Mary I (Bloody Mary)

Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen)

House of Stuart

James I & VI

Charles I

The Commonwealth

The House of Stuart (restored)

Charles II

James II

House of Stuart/House of Orange

Mary II & William III

House of Orange

William III

House of Stuart

Anne

House of Hanover

George I

George II

George III

George IV

William IV

Victoria

House of Sax-Coburg-und-Gotha

Edward VII

George V

House of "Windsor"

George V

Edward VIII

George VI

Elizabeth II

Answer 2

== == == == == == * It is a matter for debate. * In 1553 Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) became the first reigning Queen of England. * Lady Jane Grey * Mary Tudor * Queen Jane was the first queen reigned 1553 for 14 days and was executed and buried at the tower of London * Queen Jane Reigned 14 days. Executed at The Tower aged 17. Buried at Tower of London was the first queen of England 1533.

* The first queen to rule over England was Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude. She was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry. Her brother died young, leaving Matilda as the last heir from the paternal line of her grandfather William the Conqueror. Matilda was the first female ruler of the Kingdom of England. However the length of her effective rule was quite brief - a few months in 1141 - and she was never crowned and failed to consolidate her rule (legally and politically). Because of this she is normally excluded from lists of English monarchs.

* Mary I (Mary Tudor), was undisputed Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death in 1558. * The first Queen of England was Boadicea, though only in the sense that she was the first woman to hold the title "Queen", as she was not the monarch of the entire British Isles.

* The first queen of England was Mary I (1516 - 1558). She was the only child of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. She is known for restoring England to Roman Catholicism. During her rule. She had about 300 dissenters executed in the Marian Persecutions, and by doing so earned her nickname "Bloody Mary".

Answer 3

The first king of all England was Athelstan (c895-939). He became king in 925.

Despite any fleeting allegiances they may have wrought, the seven kings previous to Athelstan are known by historians as the 'Kings of Wessex'. Alfred the Great's grandson. King Aethelstan (924- 39)

All prior leaders were only kings of Wessex.

House of Wessex:

Egbert

Athelwulf

Athelbald

Athelbert

Ethelred I

Alfred (the Great)

Edward (the Elder)

Athelstan (the Glorius) *First King of ALL England*

Edmund I(the Magnificent)

Edred

Edwy (All Fair)

Edgar (the Peaceable)

St Edward (the Matyr)

Ethelred II (the Unready)

House of Denmark:

Swen (Forkbeard)

House of Wessex and the House of Denmark

Ethelred II (restored)

Edmund II (Ironside) and Canute

House of Denmark:

Canute

Harold I (Harefoot)

Hardicanute

House of Wessex (restored)

St Edward (The Confessor)

Harold II

Edgar II (the Atheling)

House of Normandy:

William I (William the conquerer)

William II (William the Rufus)

Henry I

Stephen I(of Blois)

The Empress Mathilda(Maud)

House of Plantaganet:

Henry II

(Henry the Young King, ruled breifly with his father, Henry II until his death)

Richard I(The Lionheart)

John (Lackland)

Henry III

Edward I(Longshanks)

Edward II

Edward III

Richard II

House of Lancaster:

Henry IV (Bolingbroke)

Henry V

Henry VI

House of York:

Edward IV

Edward V

Richard III

House of Tudor:

Henry VII

Henry VIII(King Hal)

Edward VI

Jane(Nine Days Queen)

Mary I(Bloody Mary)

Elizabeth I(The Virgin Queen)

House of Stuart:

James I

Charles I

Commonwealth(the protectorate):

Oliver Cromwell

Richard Cromwell

House of Stuart(after the restoration):

Charles II

James II

William III (of Orange) and Mary II (ruled jointly)

House of Orange:

William III(alone)

House of Stuart:

Anne

House of Hanover:

George I

George II

George III(Farmer George)

George IV

William IV(Reform Bill)

Victoria

House of Saxe-Coburg:

Edward George V

VII

House of Windsor:

George V

Edward VIII

George VI

Elizabeth II

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Answer 4

The first English monarch was Offa, King of Mercia, who was later styled King of the English.

Answer 5

King Egbert of Wessex

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Anne

Answer 8

James