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.
Monarchs
This section enumerates Christian sovereigns, as opposed to mere consorts, who are enumerated in "Other royalty and nobility" below.Saints
- Abgarus of Edessa, King of Osroene
- Aethelberht of Kent
- Aethelberht II of East Anglia
- Alexander Nevsky
- Alfred the Great of Wessex, died 26 October 899
- Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
- Andrey Bogolyubsky, first Grand Prince of Vladimir
- Archil of Kakheti, martyr
- Ashot I of Iberia, martyr
- Boris I of Bulgaria
- Canute IV of Denmark, in Danish "Knud 4. den Hellige"
- Charles I of England, martyr, died 30 January 1649
- Charles I, Count of Flanders, known as "St. Charles the Good", in French "Charles le Bon", in Dutch "Karel de Goede"
- Constantin Brancoveanu, King of Wallachia
- Constantine, King of Dumnonia, martyr
- Constantine I, Roman Emperor, died 337, known as "Constantine the Great" and "Constantine, Equal-to-the-Apostles"
- Constantine IV, Roman Emperor, died 685, known as "Constantine the New"
- Constantine XI, Roman Emperor, died 1453, known as "Constantine XI Palaiologos", "The Marble Emperor", "The Last Roman Emperor"; not officially recognized by either the Byzantine Catholic or Orthodox churches, he is popularly regarded in both as the national patron saint, i. e., "Ethnomartyr", meaning "national martyr"
- Cormac mac Cuilennáin, King of Munster
- Dagobert II, martyr, Merovingian king of Austrasia, son of St. Sigebert III
- David I of Scotland, son of St. Margaret of Scotland, in Gaelic "Naomh Daibhidh"
- David IV of Georgia, known as "David the Builder"
- David of Trebizond
- Demetre I of Georgia
- Demetre II of Georgia, martyr, known as "Demetre the Self-Sacrificer"
- Eberhard, Duke of Friuli, son-in-law of Frankish emperor Louis the Pious and ancestor of all contemporary royals
- Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia
- Edward the Confessor, King of England
- Edward the Martyr, King of England
- Edwin of Northumbria
- Elesbaan of Ethiopia, King of Axum
- Eric IX of Sweden, martyr, died 18 May 1161, Pope Alexander III forbid his cultus in 1172, and he was never canonized, but he is revered as a patron saint of Sweden, in Swedish "Erik den helige" and "St. Erik"
- Fedelmid mac Crimthainn, King of Munster
- Ferdinand III of Castile, known as "Ferdinand III the Saint", in Spanish "San Fernando" and "Fernando III el Santo"
- Guntram, Merovingian king of Burgundy
- Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, husband of Cunigunde of Luxemburg, known as "St. Henry II", in German "Heinrich II. der Heilige"
- Hermenegild of the Visigoths
- Humbert III of Savoy
- Jadwiga of Poland, known as "St. Hedwig of Poland", "St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland" and "St. Hedwig, Queen of Poland", in Polish "Św. Jadwiga Królowa Polski"
- John III, Roman Emperor, died 1254, known as "John the Merciful" and "John III Doukas Vatatzes"
- John IV, Roman Emperor, died 1305, known as "John IV Laskaris" and "John IV Doukas Laskaris"
- Justinian I, Roman Emperor, died 565, known as "Justinian the Great"
- Justinian II, Roman Emperor, died 711, known as "Justinian Rhinotmetos"
- Ladislaus I of Hungary, in Hungarian "Szent László"
- Lazar Hrebeljanović, Knez of Serbia, died 1389, known as "Tsar Lazar", canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church as "Свети Косовски Великомученик кнез Лазар", known as "Свети Цар Лазар"
- Leo I, Roman Emperor, died 474
- Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
- Luarsab II of Kartli, martyr
- Louis IX of France, in French "St. Louis"
- Ludwig IV of Thuringia, husband of Elisabeth of Hungary, not canonized but revered as a saint in Thuringia, in German "Ludwig IV., der Heilige"
- Manuel II, Roman Emperor, died 1425, known as "Manuel I Palaiologos" and "Manuel the Monk"
- Marcian, Roman Emperor, died 457
- Michael of Tver, martyr, Grand Prince of Vladimir
- Mirian III of Iberia
- Neagoe Basarab, King of Wallachia
- Nicholas II of Russia, Czar of Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia canonized him in 1980 as a saint and martyr, the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church canonized him as a saint and passion bearer on 14 August 2000, in Russian "Царь-Мученик Николай II" and "Святой Страстотерпец Царь Николай II"
- Nikephoros II, Roman Emperor, died 969, known as "Nikephoros II Phokas"
- Olaf II of Norway, known as "St. Olav" and "St. Olave", in Old Norse "Oláfr hinn helgi", in Bokmål "Olav den hellige", in Nynorsk "Heilag-Olav"
- Oswald of Northumbria, died 642, martyr
- Peter I of Bulgaria
- Sigebert III, Merovingian king of Austrasia, father of St. Dagobert II
- Sigismund of Burgundy
- Solomon II of Imereti
- Stephen I of Hungary, known as "St. Stephen of Hungary", in Hungarian "Szent István király"
- Stephen the Great, King of Moldavia, repaused 2 July 1504, known as the "Athlete of Christianity", a patron saint of Moldavia, in Romanian "Dreptcredinciosul Voievod Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt"
- Tamar of Georgia, died 1213, known as "Holy Righteous King Tamar" in the Georgian Orthodox Church
- Theodosius I, Roman Emperor, died 395, known as "Theodosius the Great"
- Theodosius II, Roman Emperor, died 450, known as "Theodosius the Younger" and "Theodosius the Calligrapher"
- Tiridates III of Armenia, revered as a saint in the Armenian Church
- Vakhtang I of Iberia
- Vakhtang III of Georgia
- Vladimir I of Kiev, first Christian ruler of Kiev, in the Russian Orthodox Church his title denotes "equal to the Apostles", in Russian "Владимир Святой", in Ukrainian "Володимир Святий" and "Святий рівноапостольний князь Володимир"
- Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, died 28 September 935, martyr, patron of the Czech Republic, in Czech "Svatý Václav", in German "Heilige Wenzel"
- William of Gellone, Count of Toulouse
Roman Catholic Beati, Venerabili, and Servants of God
- Charlemagne, King of the Franks and first Holy Roman Emperor, although never validly "canonized", his cultus was permitted fully at Aachen
- Bl. Karl I of Austria, final Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, known as "Blessed Karl I", "Blessed Karl of Austria", and "Blessed Charles I of Austria", in German "Der Selige Kaiser Karl I", in Hungarian "Boldog Károly király"
- James II of England & VII of Scotland, Servant of God: in 1734, spurred on by the English Benedictines of Paris, the Archbishop of Paris opened the Cause for the deposed and exiled James II & VII, who had died in France in 1701 after the Revolution of 1688; a 2019 article in the Catholic Herald provoked renewed, though still small-scale, interest in the possibility of the king's eventual canonization.
Other royalty and nobility
Saints
- Adela of Normandy, Countess of Blois, daughter of king William I of England and mother of king Stephen
- Adelaide of Italy, empress-consort of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Agnes of Bohemia, daughter of Otakar I of Bohemia, in Czech "Sv. Anežka Česka"
- Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia
- Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia
- Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- Anna of Kashin, wife of Russian Grand Prince St. Mikhail of Tver
- Balthild, Queen of France and wife of King Clovis II, died 30 January 680
- Begga, daughter of Pepin of Landen and mother of Pepin of Herstal
- Bertha of Kent, revered as a saint but not canonized
- Bojan Enravota, Prince of Bulgaria
- Boris, Prince of Kiev
- 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 "St. Casimir of Poland" and "Saint Casimir Jagiełło", in Polish "Święty Kazimierz"
- Clotilde, daughter of Chilperic II of Burgundy, wife of Clovis I
- Constantine Constantinovich, Prince of Russia
- Cunigunde of Luxemburg, wife of Henry II, in Luxembourgish "Helleg Kunigunde"
- Dmitry of Moscow
- Edburga of Winchester, daughter of Edward the Elder
- Edburga of Bicester, daughter of Penda of Mercia
- Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet, or Heaburg, or Bugga, daughter of Centwine of Wessex
- 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 "St. Queen Elizabeth" and "St. Isabel of Portugal", in Portuguese "Rainha Santa Isabel"
- Emeric of Hungary, son of Stephen I of Hungary, in Hungarian "Szent Imre"
- Queen Emma of Hawaii, who helped to found the Anglican Church in Hawaii, United States
- Gleb, Prince of Kiev
- Hedwig of Andechs, daughter of Berthold III, Count of Tyrol, wife of Henry I of Poland, canonized 1267 as "St. Hedwig of Andechs", in Polish "Św. Jadwiga Śląska"
- Helena of Constantinople, Roman Empress, died circa 327, mother of Emperor Constantine I
- Igor Konstantinovich, Prince of Russia
- 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 S.t Louis of France
- Jeanne of France, daughter of Louis XI of France, wife of Louis XII of France, known as "St. Jeanne de Valois", in French "Ste Jeanne de France"
- 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 "St. Kunigunda", "St. Cunegunde", "St. Kioga", and "St. Zinga", in Polish "Święta Kinga"
- 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
- Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, died 1918
- Matilda, queen consort of Heinrich I of Germany
- Nana of Iberia, queen consort of Mirian III of Iberia
- Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm., ancestor of the Portuguese House of Braganza
- Olga of Kiev, regent of son Svyatoslav I, Prince of Kiev, in Russian "Свята Ольга"
- Olga Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia
- Pulcheria, Byzantine empress, married emperor Marcian
- Ragnhild of Tälje
- Shushanik
- Tatiana Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia
- Theodora, Roman Empress, died 867, consort of Emperor Theophilos
- Vladimir Paley, Prince
Roman Catholic Beati, Venerabili, and Servants of God
- 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.
- Bl. Joana of Portugal, Princess of Portugal, daughter of Afonso V of Portugal, Dominican, known in Portugal as Santa Joana Princesa, although she is beatified only
- Bl. 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. Jolenty w Gnieźnie "
- Bl. Mafalda of Portugal, O. Cist., daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and queen consort of Castile, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Mafalda although she is only beatified
- Bl. Margaret of Savoy, Marchioness of Montferrat
- Bl. Sancha of León, a queen of León, daughter of king Alfonso V, wife of king Ferdinand I, and mother of three other kings
- Bl. Sancha of Portugal, O. Cist., daughter of Sancho I of Portugal, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Sancha although she is only beatified
- Bl. Teresa of Portugal, O. Cist., daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and queen consort of León, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Teresa although she is only beatified
- Madame Élisabeth of France, daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France, and youngest sibling of King Louis XVI. She was declared a Servant of God and the cause for her canonization remains open.
- Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, wife of Bl. Karl I of Austria. Her cause for canonization was opened on 10 December 2009, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Servant of God.
Pre-Christian Saints