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Today, Scotland exists as one of the Constituent Countries and Nations of the United Kingdom , alongside England , Wales and Northern Ireland .

From the reign of ). The Gaelic styles ''rí Alban'' (King of Scotland) and ''ard-rí Alban'' (High-King of Scotland) were probably used from the time of Constantine II.

Charles II was the last monarch to be Coronate d in Scotland, at Scone .

Although genealogists divide the monarchs of Scotland into "Houses", based on continental European ideas of Dynasties , it appears that the kings and queens of Scotland, insofar as they thought about their ultimate origins, traced their descent from Fergus Mór , the legendary founder of Dál Riata said to have flourished in the late 5th century, and from his sons Gabrán and Loarn . James VI is recorded as saying that he was a "Monarch sprunge of Ferguse race". After the Restoration of 1660, when Jacob De Wet was commissioned to produce a portraits of Scotland's past and present rulers for Holyrood Palace , the series began with Fergus Mór.


HOUSE OF ALPIN (AILPEAN)



HOUSE OF STRATHCLYDE



HOUSE OF ALPIN?



HOUSE OF ALPIN (RESTORED)




HOUSE OF MORAY



HOUSE OF DUNKELD

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HOUSE OF SVERRE



FIRST INTERREGNUM 1290–1292

Guardians Of Scotland



HOUSE OF BALLIOL (BAILIOL)



SECOND INTERREGNUM 1296–1306

Guardians Of Scotland



HOUSE OF BRUCE (BRUIS)



HOUSE OF BALLIOL




HOUSE OF STEWART ( FRENCH : ''STUART''; GAELIC: STIUBHART)



HOUSE OF STUART- LENNOX


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 .


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