1. Ancient Kings of Scotland by Mary Ellen Shuman Ancient World Literature April 2010

2. Kings who ruled Alba from 843 to 889 Kenneth MacAlpin Son of Alpin, who started the Gaelic line of Scottish kings Donald I Brother of Kenneth Constantine I Nephew of Donald I Aed Brother of Constantine, Son of Kenneth Eochaid Nephew of Constantine I

3. From 843 to 889 The Kings that ruled from this time period were all direct descendents of Alpin who started the Gaelic lineage of the kings They carried out many tasks such as establishing laws, uniting different communities, and expanding their territories From 889 to 1625, the kings kept getting further and further away from the direct lineage, but they all stayed related in one way

4. Kings from1406-1625 From the end of the rule of Eochaid in 889 to the beginning of the rule of James I in 1406, there were about 30 different kings that ruled Starting in 1406, King James started rule and he was followed by James IIthrough VI

5. Kings James James I Son of Robert IIIand Annabella James II Son of James I and Joan Beaufort James III Son of James IIand Mary of Gueldres James IV Son of James III and Margaret of Denmark James V Son of James IV and Margaret Tudor

6. Mary Queen of Scots Mary followed King James V and she was the daughter of James V and Mary of Guise She had a son and named him James VI with Henry Stuart He ruled Scotland starting at the age of 13 months He eventually came to be James I of England He also was the first Stuart in the Scottish lineage

7. Resources King James VI or I- http://www.nwlink.com/~scotlass/jamesvi.htm Kings of Scotland-http://www.scotlandroyalty.org/scotland.html