Burial places of British royalty


These burial places of British royalty record the known graves of monarchs who have reigned in some part of the British Isles, as well as members of their royal families.

Monarchs of England (to 1603)

Pre-conquest

Post-conquest

Monarchs of Scotland (to 1603)

Native princes of Wales (to 1283)

NameDeathPlace of burialImage
Owain Gwynedd1170Bangor Cathedral
Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd 1203England?
The Lord Rhys 1197St. David's Cathedral-
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth1240body interred at Aberconwy Abbey; later removed to Maenan Abbey; sarcophagus now found at parish church of Llanrwst
Dafydd ap Llywelyn1246body interred at Aberconwy Abbey; current whereabouts unknown
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd1282Cwmhir Abbey
Dafydd ap Gruffudd1283Hanged, drawn and quartered at Shrewsbury

Monarchs since 1603

; of Great Britain ; of United Kingdom )
NameDeathPlace of burialImage
James VI and I1625Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey
Charles I1649St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

NameDeathPlace of burialImage
Oliver Cromwell 1658Tyburn, London. Moved from Westminster Abbey in 1660 and dumped in a pit after posthumous execution.-
Richard Cromwell 1712All Saints Church, Hursley, Hampshire

NameDeathPlace of burialImage
Charles II1685Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey-
James II and VII1701Chapel of St Edmund, Church of the English Benedictines, Rue St. Jacques, Paris
Mary II1694Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey
William III and II1702Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey
Anne1714Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey
George I1727Chapel of Leine Castle in Hanover, Germany; moved from the crypt to the at Herrenhausen on 5 December 1957. He was the last British monarch buried outside of the British Isles.
George II1760Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey
George III1820St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
George IV1830St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
William IV1837St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Victoria1901Frogmore, Windsor
Edward VII1910St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
George V1936St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Edward VIII1972Royal burial ground at Frogmore, Windsor
George VI1952St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Jacobite pretenders

Other Royal burials (by place)

NameCemetery imagePerson interredGrave image
Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum, FrogmorePrincess Victoria, Duchess of Kent -
Royal Mausoleum, FrogmorePrince Albert -
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle-
Royal burial ground, Frogmore-
St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar-
AlthorpDiana, Princess of Wales -
Westminster Abbey-
Peterborough Cathedral
Catherine of Aragon
-
St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London-
Sudeley Castle
Catherine Parr
-
St Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of WightPrincess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg -
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, NorfolkPrince John -
Vadstena Abbey, SwedenQueen Philippa of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
The Royal Cemetery, Solna, SwedenCrown Princess Margareta of Sweden
Ypres Town Cemetery and Extension, Ypres, Belgium.Prince Maurice of Battenberg
Brunswick Cathedral, Braunschweig, Germany.Caroline of Brunswick -
Convent of the Visitations, Chaillot, near ParisMary of Modena -
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, PortugalCatherine of Braganza -
Basilica of St Denis, Paris, FranceFrancis II of France Henrietta Maria of France -
El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, SpainPhilip II of Spain -
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, ScotlandHenry Stuart, Lord Darnley -
Church of St John, Mirow, GermanyPrincess Augusta of Cambridge -