List of Scottish monarchs

Indulf, king of Scots (954-962)

The House of Alpin traditionally ends in 1034, although this list continues to 1058.

• Kenneth I (c. 843–858)
• Donald I (858–862)
• Constantine I (862–877)
• Aed (877–878)
• Eochaid (878–889) (disputed)
• Giric (878–889)
• Donald II (889–890)
• Constantine II (900–943)
• Malcolm I (943–954)
• Indulf (954–962)
• Dub (962–967)
• Culen (967–971)
• Amlaíb (971-977) (disputed)
• Kenneth II (971–995)
• Constantine III (995–997)
• Kenneth III (997–1005)
• Malcolm II (1005–1034)
• Duncan I (1034–1040)
• Macbeth (1040–1057)
• Lulach (1057–1058)

Arms of Scotland: Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory gules

The House of Dunkeld may have begun in 1034.

• Malcolm III (1058–1093)
• Donald III (1093–1094)
• Duncan II (1094)
• Donald III (1094–1097)
• Edmund (1094–1097)
• Edgar (1097–1107)
• Alexander I (1107–1124)
• Saint David I (1124–1153)
• Malcolm IV (1153–1165)
• William I (1165–1214)
• Alexander II (1214–1249)
• Alexander III (1249–1286)
• Margaret I (1286–1290)

Guardians of Scotland

• William Fraser, Bishop of St Andrews
• Duncan Macduff, 8th Earl of Fife
• Alexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan
• Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow
• James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland
• John Comyn

• John I (1292-1296)

John Balliol, king of Scots, installed by Edward I Longshanks (1292-1296)

Guardians of Scotland

• Andrew de Moray (1297)
• William Wallace (1297–1298)
• Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick (1298–1300)
• John Comyn (1298–1301)
• William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews (1299–1301)
• Sir Ingram de Umfraville (1300–1301)
• John de Soules (1301–1304)
• John Comyn (1302–1304)

• Robert I the Bruce (1306–1329)
• David II (1329–1371)

• Edward Balliol (1329 – 1363)
  

  Oliver Cromwell and possibly his son Richard, lord protector of England & Scotland from 1649 to 1658 and 1653-1658, executed King Charles I. His son followed for under a year from 1658 to 1659. (August-May). The monarchy was restored in 1660 with king Charles II.

Note: there have been other claims to the Scottish throne besides these

• Margaret, the Maid of Norway was unrecognized by some Scots (ruled 1286-1290)
• Robert Blackladder was crowned Instead of James IV, he was called Robert IV of Scotland (ruled 1488-1495)
• Henry Lord Darnley proclaimed himself king in 1565 as Henry I of Scotland (ruled 1565-1567)
• Charles II claimed to rule even during Oliver & Richard Cromwell's reigns (ruled 1649-1685)
• James VII was recognized by France to rule after his deposal (ruled 1685-1702)

• In 1707, England and Scotland joined. For Kings and Queens after 1707, see British monarchs. The same monarchs had ruled Scotland, England, and Ireland since James VI and the Union of the Crowns in 1603.