Scottish Kings?

Question

I was watching Braveheart and I was wondering what ever happened to the Scottish Kings? I follow it to James the fourth when he took both crowns but then I lose it. Is the current Queen from the Scottish line? Who are our princes?

Answer 1

James IV had a son, James V. Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots) was the daughter of James V. Mary was second in line for the English throne after her first cousin, once removed, Elizabeth I of England (their common ancestor was Henry VII of England) Mary was convicted of treason and executed by order of Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I was childless so Mary's son, James (James VI of Scotland) became known as King James I of England after the unification.

The lines cross constantly. The current Queen is a descendant of James VI of Scotland (aka James I of England) but James was descended from Henry VII of England anyway.

This website is helpful:
http://www.royalist.info/execute/biog?person=261

Answer 2

Below is the list of Kings and Queens of Scotland. The definition of their territory changes as time passes. The dates are the period of their reign.
Early Scotish Kings
843 - 858Kenneth IUnited the Kingdoms of Scotia and the Picts
858 - 862Donald I
862 - 877Constantine IDied in battle
877 - 878AedMurdered by Giric
878 - 889GiricParentage unknown
889 - 900Donald IISon of Constantine I
900 - 943Constantine IIAbdicated
943 - 954Malcolm IKilled in battle
954 - 962IndulfKilled in battle
962 - 966DubhSon of Malcolm I. Overthrew Indulf
966 - 971CulenSon of Indulf. Overthrew Dubh
971 - 995Kenneth IIBrother of Dubh. Killed by Cullens son Constantine III
995 - 997Constantine IIIKilled by Kenneth III
997 - 1005Kenneth IIISon of Dubh. Killed in battle
1005 - 1034Malcolm IISon of Kenneth II.
1034 - 1040Duncan IKilled in battle by Macbeth
1040 - 1057MacbethKilled in battle by Duncan son Malcolm III
1057 - 1058LulachMacbeths stepson. Killed by Malcom III
1058 - 1093Malcolm IIIKilled in battle
1093 - 1097Donald IIIDiposed by Duncan II
Descendants of Malcolm III
1094 - 1094Duncan IIKilled by Donald III
1094 - 1097Donald IIIDiposed by Edgar
1097 - 1107Edgar
1107 - 1124Alexander I
1124 - 1153David I
1153 - 1165Malcolm IV
1165 - 1214William I
1214 - 1249Alexander II
1249 - 1286Alexander IIIDied when his horse fell over a cliff
1286 - 1290MargaretBecame queen at 3 but died when 8. The throne then became vacent
The Bruces
1306 - 1329Robert IRobert the Bruce. Died of Leprosy
1329 - 1371David II
1332 - 1356Edward BalliolKing/Regent for various periods
The Stuarts
1371 - 1390Robert II
1390 - 1406Robert III
1406 - 1437James IAssassinated
1437 - 1460James IIKilled when the the cannon he was standing next to exploded
1460 - 1488James IIIStabbed to death
1488 - 1513James IVKilled in battle
1513 - 1542James V
1542 - 1567Mary Queen of ScotsExecuted in 1587
House of Stuart-Lennox
* James VI (Seumas VI) (1587–1625), Union of the Crowns with Kingdom of England from (1603)
* Charles I (Teàrlach I) (1625–1649)
* Charles II (Teàrlach II) (1649–1685) (See also English Interregnum)
* James VII (Seumas VII) (1685–1689)
* Mary II (Mairi II) (1689–1694), co–monarch
* William II (Uilleam II) (1689–1702), co-monarch until 1694
* Anne (Anna) (1702–1714), though the Scottish throne was replaced with that of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707

From 1707, the titles King of Scots and Queen of Scots are incorrect. Hence, this list runs up to 1707; for monarchs after that date, see List of British monarchs.

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Stuart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Windsor

Answer 3

Her Majesty's ancestry includes most of the early British royal lines.

The Monarchy is the oldest institution of government in the United Kingdom. Until 1603 the English and Scottish Crowns were separate; after this date one monarch reigned in the United Kingdom.

I think you got confused with the Roman Numerals. It was King James the Sixth of Scotland who became King James the First of England.

With the Hanoverians, etc. there has not been a direct line of descent from William the Conqueror ... and also, in Scotland, the Kingship did not necessarily pass by male primogeniture but, rather, by tanistry.

But, trace Her Majesty's ancestry and you will find she is descendant of many Royal lines.