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Scottish Kings & Queens - by Length of Reign

King & Queens of Scotland by Age  |  English King & Queens

 MonarchDatesDaysLength of Reign
1.King James VI of ScotlandAscended: July 24, 1567 -
Died: March 27, 1625,
King of England and Scotland 22 years 1603-1625
21,066 57 years 8 months 3 days
2.King William I (The Lion) of ScotlandAscended: December 9, 1165 -
Died: December 14, 1214
17,902 49 years 4 days
3.King David II of ScotlandAscended: June 7, 1329 -
Died: February 22, 1371
15,235 41 years 8 months 16 days
4.King Alexander III of ScotlandAscended: July 8, 1249 -
Died: March 19, 1286
13,403 36 years 8 months 10 days
5.King Malcolm III of ScotlandAscended: March 17, 1058 -
Died: November 13, 1093
13,025 35 years 7 months 28 days
6.King Alexander II of ScotlandAscended: December 2, 1214 -
Died: July 6, 1249
12,635 34 years 7 months 3 days
7.King James I of ScotlandAscended: April 4, 1406 -
Died: February 21, 1437
11,281 30 years 10 months 19 days
8.King Malcolm II of ScotlandAscended: March 25, 1005 -
Died: November, 1034
10,813 29 years 7 months 7 days
9.King James V of ScotlandAscended: September 9, 1513 -
Died: December 14, 1542
10,688 29 years 3 months 4 days
10.King David I of ScotlandAscended: April, 1124 -
Died: May 24, 1153
10,645 29 years 1 months 22 days
11.King James III of ScotlandAscended: August 3, 1460 -
Died: June 11, 1488
10,174 27 years 10 months 7 days
12.King James IV of ScotlandAscended: June 11, 1488 -
Died: September 9, 1513
9,220 25 years 2 months 27 days
13.Mary Queen of ScotsAscended: December 14, 1542 -
Forced to Abdicate: July 25, 1567
8,978 24 years 6 months 29 days
14.King James II of ScotlandAscended: February 21, 1437 -
Died: August 3, 1460
8,564 23 years 5 months 11 days
15.King Robert the Bruce of ScotlandAscended: February 10, 1306 -
Died: June 7, 1329
8,518 23 years 3 months 25 days
16.King Robert II of ScotlandAscended: February 22, 1371 -
Died: April 19, 1390
6,996 19 years 1 months 25 days
17.King Alexander I of ScotlandAscended: January 8, 1107 -
Died: April, 1124
6,293 17 years 2 months 22 days
18.King Macbeth of ScotlandAscended: August 14, 1040 -
Died: August 15, 1057
6,210 17 years 0 days
19.King Robert III of ScotlandAscended: April 19, 1390 -
Died: April 4, 1406
5,828 15 years 11 months 14 days
20.King Malcolm IV of ScotlandAscended: May 24, 1153 -
Died: December 9, 1165
4,582 12 years 6 months 16 days
21.King Edgar of ScotlandAscended: October, 1097 -
Died: January 8, 1107
3,385 9 years 3 months 6 days
22.King Duncan of ScotlandAscended: November 25, 1034 -
Died: August, 1040
2,076 5 years 8 months 6 days
23.Margaret , Maid of NorwayAscended: March 19, 1286 -
Died: September 26, 1290,
Followed by 2 years of Interregnum.
1,652 4 years 6 months 8 days
24.King Lulach of ScotlandAscended: August 15, 1057 -
Died: March 17, 1058
214 7 months 0 days
25.King Duncan II of ScotlandAscended: May, 1094 -
Died: November 12, 1094
195 6 months 12 days

Notes:
- Table does not include Scottish Kings before Malcolm II in 1005.

- James VI became James I King of England and Scotland in 1603. Subsequent monarchs have been Kings & Queens of England and Scotland. See Kings & Queens of England and Scotland .