List of royal saints and martyrs


This list of royal saints and martyrs enumerates Christian monarchs, other royalty, and nobility who have been beatified or canonized, or who are otherwise venerated as or conventionally given the appellation of "saint" or "martyr". Their names are in English and, where known, in their own language. When the status of a nominee is dubious the whole entry is italicized. Popes are not included in this list, unless they came from nobility themselves. Although they may be considered sovereigns, a list of Papal Saints is enumerated elsewhere.

Monarchs

This section enumerates Christian sovereigns, as opposed to mere consorts, who are enumerated in "Other royalty and nobility" below.

Saints

Saints exclusively in Eastern Orthodox religion

Catholic Beati, Venerabili, and Servants of God

The Catholic Church classifies various holy persons who have not been canonized as saints in the lesser categories of beati, venerabili, and servants of God. These titles indicate grades on the path to canonization in that church.
ImageNameStatusSovereigntyNotes
Baudouin of BelgiumServant of GodKing of the BelgiansOn 17 December 2024, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints officially launched the cause for the beatification and canonization of Baudouin.
CharlemagneBlessedKing of the Franks, King of the Romans, & Emperor of the RomansCultus fully permitted at Aachen
Francis II of the Two SiciliesServant of GodKing of the Two SiciliesIn December 2020, Cardinal Sepe of Naples announced the opening of the process of beatification and canonization in the case of Francis II.
Henry II the PiousServant of GodHigh Duke of PolandThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica opened up his cause for beatification in October 2015.
Humbert III of SavoyPre-CongregationCount of SavoyHe was venerated right after his death, pre-congregation. In 1838, Charles Albert, King of Sardinia and his descendant, tried and failed to have him beatified by Pope Gregory XVI.
Isabella I of CastileServant of GodQueen of CastileDeclared Servant of God in March 1974 & cause initially stopped in 1991. In April 2020, Pope Francis requested that her cause be reopened.
James I of AragonBlessedKing of Aragon King of Majorca Lord of Montpellier Count of BarcelonaCult in the order mercedarian.
James VII of ScotlandServant of GodKing of England, King of Ireland, King of ScotlandIn 1734, spurred on by the English Benedictines of Paris, Archbishop Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc of Paris opened the Cause for the deposed and exiled James VII and II, who had died in France in 1701 after the Revolution of 1688; a 2019 article in the Catholic Herald provoked renewed interest in the possibility of the king's eventual canonization.
Henry VI of EnglandCause openedKing of England, Heir and Regent of France, Lord of IrelandHe has been declared martyr and wonderworker.
Karl I of AustriaBlessedEmperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, & King of BohemiaBeatified by Pope John Paul II in October 2004.
Charles I of EnglandCause partially openedKing of England, King of Scotland, King of Wales and King of IrelandA Catholic chapter of the Society of King Charles the Martyr was established by a group in the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter with the blessing of Bishop Steven J. Lopes

Other royalty and nobility

This section enumerates Christian royalty, including consorts but not sovereigns, and nobility. Christian sovereigns, while also "royalty", are exclusively enumerated in "Monarchs" above.

Saints

Bruno the Great - Son of Henry the Fowler and Brother of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great
  • Budoc, 6th century Breton saint, Bishop of Dol, reputedly grandson of Evan, king of Brest
  • Cadfrawd, perhaps known also as Adelphius, early Welsh saint, closely related to British royalty of the time
  • Cainnech of Aghaboe, 6th century Abbot, descended from Kings of Ulster
  • Canute Lavard, Danish prince, son of king Eric I of Denmark and ancestor of Danish monarchs.
  • Casimir, son of Casimir IV of Poland, known as "Saint Casimir of Poland" and "Saint Casimir Jagiełło", in Polish "Święty Kazimierz"
  • Clotilde, daughter of Chilperic II of Burgundy, wife of Clovis I
  • Columba, 6th century Irish missionary, reputed to be great-great grandson of Niall, High King of Ireland
  • Constantine Constantinovich, Prince of Russia
  • Cunigunde of Luxemburg, wife of Henry II, in Luxembourgish "Helleg Kunigunde"
  • Darerca of Ireland, 5th century saint, supposedly married to Conan Meriadoc, king of Brittany
  • Dimitry of Moscow
  • Dinar of Hereti, Georgian royal princess
  • Dubricius, bishop and grandson of Peibo Clafrog, a king of Ergyng
  • Edburga of Winchester, daughter of Edward the Elder
  • Edburga of Bicester, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
  • Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet, or Heaburg, or Bugga, daughter of Centwine of Wessex
  • Edith of Wilton, English nun, a daughter of Edgar the Peaceful
  • Edmund of Scotland, son of Malcolm III of Scotland
  • Egwin of Evesham, related to Mercian royalty, Benedictine and Bishop of Worcester.
  • Elgiva of Wessex, queen, wife of English king Edmund I and mother of another two kings.
  • Elizabeth Fyodorovna of Russia
  • Elisabeth of Hungary, wife of Ludwig IV of Thuringia, in Hungarian "Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet"
  • Elizabeth of Portugal, daughter of Pedro III of Aragon, wife of Denis of Portugal, known as "Saint Queen Elizabeth" and "Saint Isabel of Portugal", in Portuguese "Rainha Santa Isabel"
  • Emeric of Hungary, son of Stephen I of Hungary, in Hungarian "Szent Imre"
  • Emma of Hawaii, who helped to found the Anglican Church in Hawaii, United States
  • Ermenilda of Ely, 7th century Abbess, daughter of Eorcenberht, king of Kent
  • Fevronia of Murom, died 25 June 1228, Princess consort of Murom and wife of Peter of Murom.
  • Gleb, Prince of Kiev
  • Gregory II, born into Roman nobility, died 731, a Pope of the Catholic Church
  • Gummarus, 8th century Belgian hermit, related to Pepin the Short, and married to noblewoman named Guinmarie
  • Hedwig of Andechs, daughter of Berthold III, Count of Tyrol, wife of Henry I of Poland, canonized 1267 as "Saint Hedwig of Andechs", in Polish "Św. Jadwiga Śląska"
  • Helena of Constantinople, Roman Empress, died circa 327, mother of Emperor Constantine I
  • Himelin, obscure Irish/Scottish saint, reputed to be brother of Rumbold and thereby son of a Scottish king
  • Igor Konstantinovich, Prince of Russia
  • Illtud, Welsh saint, who is considered in some sources to have been the son of a Breton prince, and to have been a cousin to King Arthur
  • Ingegerd of Sweden, Grand Princess of Kiev as wife of Yaroslav I the Wise, and Swedish princess as daughter of king Olof Skötkonung
  • Ioann Konstantinovich, Prince of Russia
  • Irene of Hungary, Roman Empress, died 1134, consort of Emperor John II
  • Isabelle of France, Princess of France, daughter of Louis VIII of France, younger sister of St. Louis of France
  • Leonorus, Breton saint, son of King Hoel and Pompeia of Langoat
  • Jeanne of France, daughter of Louis XI of France, wife of Louis XII of France, known as "Saint Jeanne de Valois", in French "Ste Jeanne de France"
  • Juthwara, 6th century Virgin and Martyr, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
  • Kea, reputedly a grandson of King Lot
  • Kentigern, Bishop and Patron of Glasgow, grandson of King Lot
  • Ketevan the Martyr, Queen of Kakheti, canonized by the Georgian Church
  • Kinga of Poland, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, wife of Boleslaus V of Poland, known as "Saint Kunigunda", "Saint Cunegunde", "Saint Kioga", and "Saint Zinga", in Polish "Święta Kinga"
  • Khosrovidukht, Princess of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
  • Kyneburga, Abbess, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
  • Kyneswide, Abbess, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
  • Ludmila, Czech Princess
  • Margaret of Hungary, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, in Hungarian "Árpád-házi Szent Margit"
  • Margaret of Scotland, died 16 November 1093, granddaughter of Edmund II of England, wife of Malcolm III of Scotland, and mother of King David I of Scotland, canonized in 1251
  • Mildrith, daughter of Merewalh, king of the Magonsæte, and granddaughter of Eormenred, possibly a king of Kent
  • Mildburh, daughter of Merewalh, king of the Magonsæte, and granddaughter of Eormenred, possibly a king of Kent
  • Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, died 1918
  • Matilda of Ringelheim, queen consort of Heinrich I of Germany
  • Matilda of Scotland, queen consort of England
  • Matilda of Tuscany, margravine of Tuscany
  • Mlada, the youngest daughter of the Bohemian prince Boleslav I
  • Nana of Iberia, queen consort of Mirian III of Iberia
  • Odilia of Cologne, martyred with St. Ursula, apparently descended from British Royalty
  • Olga of Kiev, regent of son Svyatoslav I, Prince of Kiev, in Russian "Свята Ольга"
  • Olga Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia
  • Padarn, 6th century Bishop and Abbot, reputedly nephew of Hoel Mawr, king of Cornouaille
  • Paul Aurelian, 6th century Bishop in Brittany, son of Perphirius of Penychen
  • Philomena, 4th century martyr, who is considered to have been a Greek princess.
  • Pulcheria, Byzantine empress, married emperor Marcian
  • Ragnhild of Tälje
  • Rumbold of Mechelen, early medieval Irish/Scottish missionary, reputedly son of a Scottish king
  • Rumwold of Buckingham, died in 662 aged 3 days, grandson of Penda, king of Mercia
  • Saizana, brother of King Ezana of Axum
  • Sæthryth, 7th century Abbess, step-daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
  • Samson of Dol, 6th century Bishop and grandson of Meurig ap Tewdrig, king of Glywysing and Gwent
  • Scaeva, daughter of King Hoel and Pompeia of Langoat
  • Seaxburh of Ely, Queen-consort of Kent, daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
  • Senara, legendary Cornish saint, apparently daughter of Evan, king of Brest, and married to Breton king
  • Serena, allegedly a wife to the Emperor Diocletian, but generally considered to be legendary
  • Shushanik
  • Sidonius Apollinaris, 5th century Bishop, and a Gallo-Roman nobleman
  • Sidwell, 6th century Virgin, of uncertain historicity, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
  • Tatiana Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia
  • Teneu, princess of Gododdin, mother of Kentigern
  • Theodora, Roman Empress, died 548, consort of Justinian
  • Theodora, Roman Empress, died 867, consort of Emperor Theophilos
  • Tudwal, 6th century Breton monk, son of Hoel Mawr, a king of Cornouaille
  • Tibba, Abbess, niece of Penda, king of Mercia
  • Umbrafel, 5th century Welsh saint, son of Budic I, king of Brittany
  • Ursula, daughter of Dionotus, king of Dumnonia; Virgin and Martyr
  • Vladimir Paley, Russian Prince, martyred 18 July 1918
  • Walstan, Prince who became a farmer, related to Aethelred the Unready and Edmund Ironside
  • Werburgh, Abbess of Ely, died 699, daughter of Wulfhere, king of Mercia
  • Wigstan, Martyr, died 839, grandson of Wiglaf and of Ceolwulf I
  • Wihtburh, Abbess and Princess of Kingdom of East Anglia, died 743
  • Wilgyth, obscure 6th century Welsh saint, possibly daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
  • Wulfthryth of Wilton, Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, died 1000
  • Wulvela, lived in 6th century, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
  • Wynthryth, obscure Anglo-Saxon saint, possibly related to the House of Wessex