Heirs of William the Conqueror

Below is a list of the Lineal Heirs of William the Conqueror, using modern-day primogeniture and disregarding any bars to succession, such as succession acts or acts of attainder, or depositions. The criteria used will be that the individual must be born legitimate from a lawfully contracted marriage, with preference given to males before females. The Reigned and dates in italics refers to the period when the individual was the lineal heir of William the Conqueror.

The House of Normandy

William I the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087

1. Robert II Curthose, Duke of Normandy (b. 1052-1054 d. 1134), eldest son of William I the Conqueror Reigned: 1087-1134

2. Henry I, King of England (b. 1068 d. 1135), youngest son of William I the Conqueror Reigned: 1134-1135

3. Matilda (b. 1102 d. 1167), only daughter of Henry I, King of England Reigned: 1135-1167

The House of Anjou

4. Henry II, King of England (b. 1133 d. 1189), eldest son of Matilda and Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Reigned: 1167-1189

5. Richard I, King of England (b. 1157 d. 1199), third, but eldest surviving son of Henry II, King of England Reigned: 1189-1199

6. Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1187 d. 1203), only son of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, fourth son of Henry II, King of England Reigned: 1199-1203

7. Eleanor of Brittany (b. 1184 d. 1241), elder and only surviving daughter of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, fourth son of Henry II, King of England Reigned: 1203-1241

8. Henry III, King of England (b. 1207 d. 1272), elder son of John, King of England, youngest son of Henry II, King of England Reigned: 1241-1272

9. Edward I, King of England (b. 1239 d. 1307), eldest son of Henry III, King of England Reigned: 1272-1307

10. Edward II, King of England (b. 1284 d. 1327), fourth, but eldest surviving son of Edward I, King of England Reigned: 1307-1327

11. Edward III, King of England (b. 1312 d. 1377), elder son of Edward II, King of England Reigned: 1327-1377

12. Richard II, King of England (b. 1367 d. 1400), younger, but only surviving son of Edward, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Edward III, King of England Reigned: 1377-1400

The House of Mortimer

13. Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March (b. 1391 d. 1425), elder son of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, elder son of Philippa of Clarence, Countess of Ulster (by Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March), only daughter of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, second son of Edward III, King of England Reigned: 1400-1425

The House of York

14. Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (b. 1411 d. 1460), son of Anne Mortimer (by Richard, Earl of Cambridge), elder sister of Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March (see above for ancestry) Reigned: 1425-1460

15. Edward IV, King of England (b. 1442 d. 1483), second, but eldest surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York Reigned: 1460-1483

16. Edward V, King of England (d. 1470 d. 1483), elder son of Edward IV, King of England Reigned: 1483

17. Elizabeth of York (b. 1466 d. 1503), eldest daughter of Edward IV, King of England Reigned: 1483-1503

The House of Tudor

18. Henry VIII, King of England (b. 1491 d. 1547), second, but only surviving son of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII, King of England Reigned: 1503-1547

19. Edward VI, King of England (b. 1537 d. 1553), only surviving son of Henry VIII, King of England Reigned: 1547-1553

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