List of royal saints and martyrs

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.

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

• Æbbe of Coldingham, daughter of Æthelfrith, king of Bernicia
• Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of Oswiu, king of Northumbria
• Ælfthryth of Crowland, daughter of Offa, king of Mercia
• Æthelberht, Prince of Kent, martyred in 669
• Æthelburh of Barking, sister of the Bishop of London, who was reputedly of Royal blood
• Æthelburh of Faremoutiers, daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
• Æthelburh of Kent, daughter of Æthelberht of Kent, queen-consort of Northumbria
• Æthelburh of Wilton, Abbess of Wilton, half-sister of Egbert, king of Wessex
• Æthelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1038, of the House of Wessex
• Æthelred, Prince of Kent, martyred in 669
• Æthelthryth, Abbess, died 679, daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
• Æthelwine of Athelney, 7th century hermit, son of Cynegils, king of Wessex
• Adela of Normandy, Countess of Blois, daughter of king William I of England and mother of king Stephen (Catholic)
• Adelaide of Italy, empress-consort of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
• Adelaide of Metz, mother of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Adela of France, daughter of king Robert II of France, wife of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, mother-in-law of William the Conqueror (Catholic)
• Afrelia, Princess of Powys, granddaughter of Vortigern, became a nun
• Agnes of Bohemia, daughter of Otakar I of Bohemia, in Czech "Sv. Anežka Česká"
• Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (Alix of Hesse)
• Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia
• Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
• Anna of Kashin, wife of Russian Grand Prince Mikhail of Tver (Orthodox)
• Arnulf of Metz, 7th century Bishop of Metz, ancestor of Charlemagne, and of noble family
• Ashkhen, Queen of Armenia and a member of the Arsacid dynasty by marriage to King Tiridates III of Armenia (Catholic)
• Avitus of Vienne, 5th century Bishop of Vienne, grandson of an unnamed Western Roman Emperor
• Balthild, Queen of the franks and wife of King Clovis II, died 30 January 680 (Catholic)
• Begga, daughter of Pepin of Landen and mother of Pepin of Herstal
• Bertha of Kent, revered as a saint but not canonized
• Blanche of Castile, queen consort of France
• Bojan Enravota, Prince of Bulgaria
• Boris, Prince of Kiev 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" (Catholic)
• 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 (Dmitry) 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 (see above), in Hungarian "Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet" ("Saint Elizabeth of Árpád's Line") (Catholic)
• 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" (Catholic)
• 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 (Anglican)
• 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. (Orthodox)
• 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 (see above)
• 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 (Orthodox)
• Ioann Konstantinovich, Prince of Russia
• Irene of Hungary, Roman Empress, died 1134, consort of Emperor John II (Orthodox)
• Isabelle of France, Princess of France, daughter of Louis VIII of France, younger sister of St. Louis of France (see above)
• 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 (Georgian Orthodox)
• 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" (Catholic)
• Khosrovidukht, Princess of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia (Catholic)
• Kyneburga, Abbess, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
• Kyneswide, Abbess, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
• Ludmila, Czech Princess (Catholic, Orthodox)
• Margaret of Hungary, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, in Hungarian "Árpád-házi Szent Margit" ("Saint Margaret of Árpád's Line") (Catholic)
• 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 (see above), canonized in 1251 (Catholic)
• 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 (Catholic)
• Matilda of Scotland, queen consort of England (Catholic)
• Matilda of Tuscany, margravine of Tuscany (Catholic)
• Mlada, the youngest daughter of the Bohemian prince Boleslav I (Catholic)
• Nana of Iberia, queen consort of Mirian III of Iberia (Orthodox)
• Odilia of Cologne, martyred with St. Ursula, apparently descended from British Royalty (Catholic)
• Olga of Kiev, regent of son Svyatoslav I, Prince of Kiev, in Russian "Свята Ольга" ("Holy Olga")
• 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 (Catholic and Orthodox)
• 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 (Orthodox)
• 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 (Orthodox)
• 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 (Orthodox)
• 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

Catholic Beati, Venerabili, and Servants of God

The Roman Catholic Church classifies various holy persons who have not been canonized as saints in the inferior categories of beati, venerabili, and servants of God. These titles indicate grades on the path to canonization in that church.

• Benedict XIII, born to the duke of Gravina, and a Pope of the Catholic Church
• Andrew Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Fifth cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II. Declared Servant of God in February 2015.
• Clotilde of France, Queen of Sardinia, wife of King Charles Emmanuel IV, and sister of Élisabeth of France. Her cause for canonization was open on 10 April 1808 by Pope Pius VII, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Venerable.
• Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, blessed
• Elena of Montenegro, Queen consort of Italy, she was made Servant of God in 2001.
• Eleonora d'Este, daughter of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and his first wife Maria Caterina Farnese.
• Madame Élisabeth of France, Princess of France and daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729-1765), and youngest sibling of King Louis XVI. Her cause for canonization was open on 23 December 1953 by Pope Pius XII, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Servant of God.
• Innocent XI, born into Italian nobility, and a Pope of the Catholic Church
• Isabel de Bragança Bourbon, Princess Imperial of Brazil; daughter of King Pedro II of Brazil and Queen Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies. Her cause for sainthood is in progress.
• Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Spain, her cause of beatification has been open since 1958, but remains a controversial issue in Spain and in the Americas.
• Joana of Portugal, Princess of Portugal, daughter of Afonso V of Portugal, Dominican, known in Portugal as Santa Joana Princesa ("Saint Princess Joan"), although she is beatified only
• Jolenta of Poland, died 11 June 1298, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, wife of Boleslaus the Pious of Poland, known as "Blessed Yolanda of Poland", "Blessed Yolande of Poland" and "Blessed Helen of Hungary", in Polish "Bł. Jolenta "
• Louise of France, Princess of France and Carmelite nun, daughter of King Louis XV and aunt of Élisabeth of France and Clotilde of France . Her cause for canonization was open on 19 June 1873 by Pope Pius IX, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Venerable.
• Mafalda of Portugal, daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and queen consort of Castile, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Mafalda although she is only beatified
• Margaret of Savoy, Marchioness of Montferrat
• Margherita Colonna
• Maria Clotilde of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Queen Adelaide of Austria and Princess of Napoléon. Her cause for canonization was open on 10 July 1942 by Pope Pius XII, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Servant of God.
• Maria Cristina of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Queen Maria Teresa of Austria-Este and queen consort of the Two Sicilies, she was beatified on 25 January 2014 by Pope Francis
• Pius VII, born into Italian nobility, and a Pope of the Catholic Church
• Richeza of Lotharingia, Queen consort of Poland
• Sancha of León, a queen of León, daughter of king Alfonso V, wife of king Ferdinand I, and mother of three other kings
• Sancha of Portugal, daughter of Sancho I of Portugal, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Sancha although she is only beatified
• Ignatius Spencer, son of the 2nd Earl Spencer. Great grand-uncle of Diana, Princess of Wales.
• Teresa of Portugal, daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and queen consort of León, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Teresa although she is only beatified
• Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, wife of Karl I of Austria. Her cause for canonization was opened on 10 December 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Servant of God.
• Francis II of the Two Sicilies, the last Bourbon king of Naples. His cause for beatification was introduced on 11 December 2020 by Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, the Archbishop of Naples, in recognition of which the king was accorded the title of Servant of God by Pope Francis.

Biblical royal saints

Melchizedek, the King of Salem, is venerated as a Saint and appears to be among the earliest Royalty in the Bible. Joseph is venerated as a Saint, within Christianity, with one apocryphal text (Joseph and Asenath) suggesting he may have even become Pharaoh after his work as Vizier in Egypt. Moses is also considered to have been saved, and is sometimes thought to have been a member of the Egyptian Royal family. King David of the Biblical Kingdom of Israel and his successors Hezekiah and Josiah of the southern Kingdom of Judah are traditionally considered to be Saints by Catholic teaching.

In the New Testament genealogies, Jesus Christ is a descendant of King David and has been proclaimed by the Catholic Church as King of the Universe. His mother, Mary, is also celebrated within Catholic teaching as Queen of Heaven. Within tradition, she too is a descendant of King David, as were both her parents - Sts. Joachim and Anne. Medieval traditions would include within this number some of the Apostles, as part of a broader kinship to Christ.

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