Part 117

+---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | NAMES AND LINEAGE |Began|Years|L’gth| DEATH | CHARACTER | | OF SOVEREIGNS | to | of | of | | | | |Reign| Age |Reign| | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | ANGLO-SAXON KINGS | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EGBERT (775?-837)-- | 801| ...| 37|Natural |Possessed all the| |Son of Alcmund, de- | | | |causes. |qualities re- | |scended from Inigi- | | | | |quired in a | |sil, brother to Ina, | | | | |warrior. | |king of West Saxons. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |ETHELWOLF (---- -358)| 838| ...| 20|Natural |Pious, wise, val-| |--Son of Egbert. | | | |causes. |iant and clement.| | | | | | |A lover of peace,| | | | | | |and zealous for | | | | | | |religion. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |ETHELBALD--Son of | 858| ...| 2|Natural |Neither pious nor| |Ethelwolf. | | | |causes. |valiant. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |ETHELBERT--Son of | 860| ...| 6|Natural |Sweet-tempered, | |Ethelwolf. | | | |causes. |wise, pious and | | | | | | |valiant. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |ETHELRED I. (871).-- | 866| ...| 6|Killed in the|Pious, valiant, | |Brother to Ethelbert.| | | |battle of |prudent, and | | | | | |Wittingham. |just. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |ALFRED THE GREAT | 872| 22| 28|By a contrac-|A great sover- | |(849-901).--Brother | | | |tion of the |eign, warrior, | |to Ethelred, and son | | | |nerves. |legislator, poli-| |of Ethelwolf. | | | | |tician and | | | | | | |scholar. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD THE ELDER | 900| 17| 25|Natural |Equal to his | |(870?-924).--Second | | | |causes. |father--his love | |son of Alfred the | | | | |for learning and | |Great. | | | | |lenity excepted. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |ATHELSTAN (895?-941).| 925| 20| 16|Natural |Possessed uncom- | |--Natural son of | | | |causes. |mon virtues; | |Edward the Elder. | | | | |wise, valiant, | | | | | | |and just. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDMUND THE PIOUS | 941| 25| 7|Assassinated |Pious, valiant | |(923-946).--Eldest | | | |by Leolf, |and just, and | |legitimate son of | | | |while feast- |much respected by| |Edward the Elder. | | | |ing at |his people. | | | | | |Puckle-kirk. | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDRED (---- -955?).--| 948| 29| 7|Natural |Pious and val- | |Second legitimate son| | | |causes. |iant, but too ob-| |of Edward the Elder. | | | | |sequious to his | | | | | | |council. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWY (939?-959).-- | 955| 17| 4|Died of grief|Hated the monks, | |Eldest son of Edmund | | | |on brother |and persecuted | |the Pious. | | | |being set up |them, which | | | | | |in his stead.|caused a rebel- | | | | | | |lion. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDGAR (943?-975).-- | 959| 13| 16|Natural |Pacific, active, | |Brother to Edwy. | | | |causes. |wise, and indus- | | | | | | |trious. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD THE MARTYR | 975| 15| 3|Assassinated |Amiable and | |(961?-978).--Eldest | | | |by order of |sweet-tempered. | |son of Edgar. | | | |his step- | | | | | | |mother | | | | | | |Elfrida. | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |ETHELRED II. | 979| 12| 37|Natural |Cowardly, indo- | |(_Sweyn_) (---- | | | |causes. |lent, and avari- | |-1016).--Brother to | | | | |cious. | |Edward the Martyr, | | | | | | |and son of the beau- | | | | | | |tiful Elfrida. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDMUND, IRONSIDE | 1016| 26| 1|Assassinated |Valiant and | |(989-1017).--Eldest | | | |by order of |prudent. | |son of Ethelred II. | | | |Edric. | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | DANISH KINGS | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |CANUTE I. (995-1035).| 1017| ...| 19|Natural |A great king; | |--Son of Sweyn, King | | | |causes. |humble, just, and| |of Denmark. | | | | |truly religious. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HAROLD I. (1040- | 1036| 30| 3|Occasioned by|Impious, unjust, | |----)--Second son of | | | |intemperance.|dissolute and | |Canute I., by Queen | | | | |mean. | |Alfwen. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |CANUTE II. (1019- | 1039| 29| 2|By excessive |To the vices of | |1042).--Third son of | | | |eating. |Harold I., he | |Canute I., by Emma of| | | | |added that of | |Normandy. | | | | |cruelty. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | SAXON KINGS | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD THE CONFESSOR | 1041| 40| 24|Natural |Honored as a | |(1004-1066).--Son of | | | |causes. |great saint; of a| |Edmund Ironside. | | | | |mild and peaceful| | | | | | |temper; was | | | | | | |charitable, but | | | | | | |had no great | | | | | | |genius. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HAROLD II. (1022- | 1065| ...| 1|Killed in the|A valiant | |1066).--Son of Earl | | | |battle of |warrior. | |Godwin, by the eldest| | | |Hastings. | | |daughter of Canute I.| | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | NORMAN KINGS | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR| 1066| 40| 21|Death occa- |Possessed great | |(1027-1087).--Son of | | | |sioned by |bodily strength, | |Robert, Duke of Nor- | | | |heat at the |a great soul and | |mandy, by his mis- | | | |burning of |an elevated mind,| |tress Harlotte. | | | |Mantes. |and a prodigious | | | | | | |genius; and | | | | | | |governed the En- | | | | | | |glish with a | | | | | | |heavy hand. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |WILLIAM RUFUS (1056- | 1087| 31| 13|Accidentally |Courageous and | |1100).--Second son of| | | |shot by Sir |vicious to a high| |William the Con- | | | |Walter |degree. | |queror. | | | |Tyrrell, in | | | | | | |New Forest. | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY I. (1068-1135).| 1100| 32| 35|Death occa- |Handsome, brave, | |--Brother of William | | | |sioned by |sober, cruel, | |Rufus. | | | |eating too |avaricious, and | | | | | |many |unclean. | | | | | |lampreys. | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |STEPHEN (1105-1154). | 1135| 31| 19|Natural |In person majes- | |--Son of Stephen, | | | |causes. |tic; his air | |Earl of Blois, and | | | | |placid and in- | |Adela, daughter of | | | | |sinuating. Pos- | |William the Con- | | | | |sessed great | |queror. | | | | |courage, an ele- | | | | | | |vated genius, and| | | | | | |sound judgment. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | PLANTAGENETS | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY II. (1133- | 1154| 21| 35| Natural, be-|Brave, generous, | |1189).--Eldest son of| | | |fore the High|magnificent, | |Geoffrey, Earl of | | | |Altar at |clement, just, | |Anjou, and of the Em-| | | |Chinon. |prudent, ambi- | |press Maud. Heir to | | | | |tious, lustful, | |Henry I. | | | | |and violent in | | | | | | |anger. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |RICHARD I. (1157- | 1189| 33| 10|Killed by a |Brave to a high | |1199).--Second son of| | | |cross-bowman,|degree; but pos- | |Henry II. | | | |at the siege |sessed no other | | | | | |of Chalus. |virtue. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |KING JOHN (1166- | 1199| 33| 17|Died of grief|Witty, hot-headed| |1216).--Brother to | | | |for having |and hasty. After | |Richard I. | | | |lost his rich|his first trans- | | | | | |baggage. |ports, soft, in- | | | | | | |dolent, fearful | | | | | | |and wavering. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY III. (1207- | 1216| 9| 56|Natural |Inconstant, ca- | |1272).--King John’s | | | |causes. |pricious and pro-| |eldest son. | | | | |digal of his | | | | | | |money; continent | | | | | | |and averse to | | | | | | |cruelty. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD I. (1239- | 1272| 33| 35|Natural |A good king and | |1307).--Eldest son of| | | |causes. |father, a formi- | |Henry III. | | | | |dable enemy, and | | | | | | |a great captain; | | | | | | |chaste, just, | | | | | | |prudent and mode-| | | | | | |rate. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD II. (1284- | 1307| 23| 20|Murdered by |Handsome shaped, | |1327).--Eldest son of| | | |Gourney and |but had neither | |Edward I. | | | |Maltravers at|the capacity of | | | | | |Berkley |warrior, states- | | | | | |Castle. |man, or man of | | | | | | |genius. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD III. (1312- | 1327| 14| 50|Died of the |An excellent | |1377).--Son of Edward| | | |St. Anthony’s|prince; gentle, | |II. | | | |fire at |beneficent, and | | | | | |Sheen. |valiant. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |RICHARD II. (1366- | 1377| 11| 22|Murdered by |Handsomest mon- | |1400).--Son of Edward| | | |Exton, at |arch in the | |the Black Prince, and| | | |Pontefract |world. Kind, mag-| |grandson of Edward | | | |Castle, by |nificent, soft, | |III. | | | |order of |timid, of little | | | | | |Henry IV. |genius, and a | | | | | | |slave to his | | | | | | |favorites. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | HOUSE OF LANCASTER | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY IV. (1366?- | 1399| 32| 14|Died of a |Courageous, pru- | |1413).--Son of John | | | |dropsy. |dent, vigilant, | |of Gaunt, and grand- | | | | |and extremely | |son of Edward III. | | | | |jealous of his | | | | | | |throne, which he | | | | | | |obtained by un- | | | | | | |warrantable | | | | | | |means. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY V. (1388-1422).| 1413| 24| 9|Natural |A good soldier | |--Eldest son of Henry| | | |causes. |and politician; | |IV. | | | | |had an elevated | | | | | | |genius; was ex- | | | | | | |tremely ambi- | | | | | | |tious, and in- | | | | | | |clined to cruel- | | | | | | |ty. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY VI. (1421- | 1422| 9 m.| 39|Dethroned. |Just, chaste, | |1471).--Son of Henry | | | |Afterwards |temperate, pious | |V. | | | |killed, by |and patient; but | | | | | |order of Ed- |had a weak mind. | | | | | |ward IV. | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | HOUSE OF YORK | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD IV. (1441- | 1461| 19| 22|Death occa- |One of the hand- | |1483).--Son of | | | |sioned by ex-|somest men in | |Richard, Duke of | | | |cessive |England, but | |York; descendant of | | | |eating. |after crowned was| |Edward III. | | | | |a voluptuary. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD V. (1470- | 1483| 12| 2 m.|Smothered by |... | |1483).--Eldest son of| | | |order of | | |Edward IV. | | | |Richard, Duke| | | | | | |of Glouces- | | | | | | |ter. | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |RICHARD III. (1452- | 1483| 30| 2|Killed in the|Small, ugly and | |1485).--Brother to | | | |battle of |crooked backed; | |Edward IV. | | | |Bosworth |dissembling and | | | | | |Field. |cruel, yet saga- | | | | | | |cious and brave. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | HOUSE OF TUDOR | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY VII. (1457- | 1485| 28| 24|By consump- |A wise and able | |1509).--Son of | | | |tion. |prince; pious, | |Margaret, Countess of| | | | |chaste, temperate| |Richmond; descendant | | | | |and just; but in-| |of John of Gaunt. | | | | |satiably covet- | | | | | | |ous. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |HENRY VIII. (1491- | 1509| 18| 38|Natural |Comely, but very | |1547).--Second son of| | | |causes. |corpulent; brave,| |Henry VII. | | | | |candid and liber-| | | | | | |al; versed in | | | | | | |music, philoso- | | | | | | |phy, and divini- | | | | | | |ty; yet was cruel| | | | | | |and presumptuous.| +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD VI. (1537- | 1547| 9| 6|Of a consump-|Sweet tempered, | |1553).--Son of Henry | | | |tion. |and had a great | |VIII., by Jane | | | | |genius. | |Seymour. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |QUEEN MARY (1516- | 1553| 38| 5|Of a dropsy. |Small capacity, | |1558).--Daughter of | | | | |bigoted, revenge-| |Henry VIII., by | | | | |ful and cruel. | |Catharine of Aragon. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |QUEEN ELIZABETH | 1558| 25| 45|Natural |Tolerably hand- | |(1533-1603).-- | | | |causes. |some; had a noble| |Daughter of Henry | | | | |air, and great | |VIII., by Anne | | | | |affability; cele-| |Boleyn. | | | | |brated for her | | | | | | |wit, judgment, | | | | | | |economy, policy, | | | | | | |sincerity, jus- | | | | | | |tice, liberality,| | | | | | |and magnificence.| +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | HOUSE OF STUART | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |JAMES I. (1566-1625).| 1603| 37| 22|Of an ague. |Learned and pa- | |--Son of Mary, Queen | | | | |cific, but | |of Scots, and Henry | | | | |wavering and un- | |Stuart, Lord Darnley;| | | | |determined. | |and great-grandson of| | | | | | |Margaret, daughter of| | | | | | |Henry VII. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |CHARLES I. (1600- | 1625| 25| 24|Beheaded near|Religious, sober,| |1649).--Third son of | | | |the windows |chaste, affable | |James I. | | | |of the |and courageous; | | | | | |banqueting |had great pene- | | | | | |house, White-|tration and judg-| | | | | |hall. |ment, but too | | | | | | |fond of preroga- | | | | | | |tive. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |COMMONWEALTH declared| 1649| ...| 11|... |... | |May 19. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | HOUSE OF STUART | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |CHARLES II. (1630- | 1660| 29| 25|Supposed to |Extremely liberal| |1685).--Eldest son of| | | |have been |and affable; had | |Charles I. | | | |poisoned. |a sprightly and | | | | | | |witty genius, and| | | | | | |a wonderful con- | | | | | | |ception. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |JAMES II. (1633- | 1685| 52| 3|Natural, |A kind father, | |1701).--Brother to | | | |having abdi- |husband and | |Charles II. | | | |cated the |master; more | | | | | |throne. |pious than reso- | | | | | | |lute, and too | | | | | | |submissive to his| | | | | | |ministers. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |WILLIAM (1650-1702) | 1688|W. 37|W. 14|Mary died of |Mary, pious and | |and MARY (1662-1694).| |M. 26|M. 6|the smallpox;|amiable; had an | |--William, Prince of | | | |William, by a|air of grandeur, | |Orange, (Holland). | | | |fall from his|without pride or | |Mary, eldest daughter| | | |horse. |affectation. | |of James II., by Anne| | | | |William, not | |Hyde. | | | | |comely in person,| | | | | | |had a great | | | | | | |genius, was a | | | | | | |good statesman | | | | | | |and warrior. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |QUEEN ANNE (1685- | 1702| 37| 12|Natural |In private life, | |1714).--Second | | | |causes. |virtuous, chari- | |daughter of King | | | | |table and pious; | |James II., and con- | | | | |as a sovereign, | |sort of George, | | | | |easy, kind and | |Prince of Denmark. | | | | |generous. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | HOUSE OF HANOVER | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |GEORGE I. (1660- | 1714| 54| 13|Died of a |Unostentatious | |1727).--Eldest son of| | | |lethargic |and familiar; a | |Ernest Augustus, Duke| | | |disorder, at |circumspect gen- | |of Brunswick, and | | | |Osnaburg. |eral; a wise and | |Princess Sophia, | | | | |virtuous prince. | |daughter of Frederick| | | | | | |V., of Bohemia. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |GEORGE II. (1683- | 1727| 44| 34|Died instant-|Well-shaped, fair| |1760).--Only son of | | | |ly, by a sud-|complexion; | |George I., by | | | |den rupture |hasty, of moder- | |Dorothy, daughter and| | | |of the heart,|ate abilities, | |heiress of the Duke | | | |while in good|humane, liberal, | |of Zell. | | | |health. |temperate, and a | | | | | | |scientific | | | | | | |warrior. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |GEORGE III. (1738- | 1760| 22| 59|By the gradu-|His figure | |1820).--Eldest son of| | | |al exhaustion|uniting strength | |Frederick and | | | |of nature, |and comeliness; | |Augusta, Prince and | | | |having been |his manners un- | |Princess of Wales, | | | |in state of |assuming and | |and grandson of | | | |continual |liberal; hair | |George II. | | | |mental de- |light flaxen, | | | | | |rangement for|eyes grey, eye- | | | | | |nine years. |brows white, of | | | | | | |moderate genius, | | | | | | |and very pious. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |GEORGE IV. (1762- | 1820| 58| 9|... |... | |1830).--Eldest son of| | | | | | |George III., by his | | | | | | |consort, Charlotte of| | | | | | |Mecklenburg. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |WILLIAM IV. (1765- | 1830| 65| 7|Natural |A man of homely | |1837).--Third son of | | | |causes. |talents, immoral,| |George III. | | | | |tactless, but | | | | | | |good hearted. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-| 1837| 18| 64|Natural |A sagacious | |1901).--Daughter of | | | |causes. |ruler, jealous of| |Edward, fourth son of| | | | |her royal pre- | |George III., and | | | | |rogative, persis-| |Victoria Maria | | | | |tent, self- | |Louisa, daughter of | | | | |devoted, but | |Francis, duke of | | | | |greatly beloved. | |Saxe-Coburg. | | | | | | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ | HOUSE OF SAXE-COBURG | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |EDWARD VII. (1841- | 1901| 60| 9|Natural |Lacked political | |1910).--Son of | | | |causes. |training, but | |Victoria and Prince | | | | |cultivated the | |Albert of Saxe-Coburg| | | | |arts of peace. | |and Gotha. | | | | |Popular, but | | | | | | |lacking in moral | | | | | | |force. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+ |GEORGE V. (1865- | 1910| 45| ...|... |Without political| |----).--Son of Edward| | | | |training; like | |VII. and Queen | | | | |his father, his | |Alexandra, daughter | | | | |foreign policy | |of Christian IX. of | | | | |almost wholly in | |Denmark. | | | | |the hands of a | | | | | | |powerful minis- | | | | | | |try. Personally a| | | | | | |notable sportsman| | | | | | |and popular. | +---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-------------+-----------------+