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 ImageNameRecognized BySovereigntyNotes Abgar V of Edessa Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Osroene The first Christian monarch in history. Æthelberht II of East Anglia Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of East Anglia Brychan Brycheiniog Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Brycheiniog Canute IV of Denmark Catholic King of Denmark Ceolwulf of Northumbria Catholic, Anglican King of Northumbria Clovis I Catholic King of the Franks Constantine of Strathclyde Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Strahclyde Constantine I Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Roman Emperor Constantine is not revered as a saint but as “the great” in the Latin Catholic Church. Eastern Catholic Churches such as the Ukrainian Catholic Church recognize him as a saint. Cynehelm Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican Kingdom of Mercia His status as co-ruler of Mercia is usually considered to be legendary Dagobert II Catholic King of Austrasia Son of Sigbert III Eberhard of Friuli Catholic Duke of Friuli Son-in-law of Frankish emperor Louis the Pious and ancestor of all contemporary royals (Catholic) Edmund the Martyr Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of East Anglia Edward the Confessor Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of England Edward the Martyr Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of England Martyr Edwin of Northumbria Anglican, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Deria & Bernicia Eric IX of Sweden Catholic King of Sweden Martyr, feast day of May 18. Ezana of Axum Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox King of Axum 4th century King of Axum Ferdinand III of Castile Catholic King of Castile and Toledo Known as "Ferdinand III the Saint", in Spanish "San Fernando" and "Fernando III el Santo" Guntram Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Orléans, King of the Franks Merovingian king of Burgundy (Catholic); The Catholic Church celebrates his feast day on 28 March. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Holy Roman Emperor Husband of Cunigunde of Luxemburg (see under "Other royalty and nobility" below), known as "Saint Henry II", in German "Heinrich II. der Heilige" ("Henry II the Holy") Hermenegild of the Visigoths Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Martyr Hoel, King of Cornouaille Catholic, , Anglican King of Cornouaille Hoel appears in Welsh mythology and the Matter of Britain as a "king of Brittany". Mythology states that he was a relative of the legendary King Arthur. Jadwiga of Poland Catholic Queen of Poland Known as "Saint Hedwig of Poland", "Saint Jadwiga, Queen of Poland" and "Saint Hedwig, Queen of Poland", in Polish "Św. Jadwiga Królowa Polski" Judicael of Brittany Catholic King of Domnonée Justinian I Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran Byzantine emperor Died 565, known as "Justinian the Great" Kaleb of Axum Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox King of Ethiopia Also known as Saint Elesbaan Ladislaus I of Hungary Catholic King of HungaryLeo I the Thracian Catholic, Eastern OrthodoxRoman Emperor Leopold III Catholic Margrave of Austria Louis IX of France Catholic King of France in French "Saint Louis" Magnus of Orkney Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Church of Sweden, Church of Norway Earl of Orkney 12th century Earl of Orkney, and Martyr Olaf II of Norway Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Norway Oswald of Northumbria Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Northumbria Martyr; feast day is August 5. Oswine of Deira Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Deira Martyr, died 651. Pompeia of Langoat Catholic Queen of Brittany, perhaps legendary. Salomon Catholic King of Brittany 9th century Martyr and King of Brittany Sigebert III Catholic King of Austrasia Merovingian king of Austrasia, father of Dagobert II (Catholic) Sigismund of Burgundy Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of the Burgundians Stephen I of Hungary Catholic, Eastern Orthodox King of Hungary Tiridates III of Armenia Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Armenian Church King of Armenia Vladimir I of Kiev Eastern Orthodox Grand Prince of KievFirst 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" ("Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Duke Volodymyr") (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox) Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Duke of BohemiaDied 28 September 935, Martyr, patron of the Czech Republic, in Czech "Svatý Václav", in German "Heilige Wenzel" Wigstan of Mercia King of MerciaLater became a monk. William of Gellone Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Count of ToulouseYaroslav the WiseCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of Kiev
Saints exclusively in Eastern Orthodox religion +ImageNameRecognized BySovereigntyNotesAlexander NevskyEastern OrthodoxPrince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, & Grand Prince of VladimirAndrey BogolyubskyEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of VladimirArchil of KakhetiEastern OrthodoxPrince of KakhetiMachitadze, Archpriest Zakaria. 2007. "Holy Royal Martyrs Archil and Luarsab" . The Lives of the Georgian Saints. Pravoslavie.Ru. Accessed on 11 November 2007.MartyrAshot I of IberiaEastern OrthodoxPrince of IberiaMartyrBoris I of BulgariaEastern OrthodoxKnyaz of BulgariaConstantin BrâncoveanuEastern OrthodoxPrince of WallachiaMartyrConstantine IVEastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorDavid IV of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of GeorgiaDavid of TrebizondEastern OrthodoxEmperor of TrebizondDemetrius I of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of GeorgiaDemetrius II of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of GeorgiaMartyr, also known as "Demetre the Self-Sacrificer"Stefan DragutinEastern OrthodoxKing of SerbiaJohn III Doukas VatatzesEastern OrthodoxEmperor of NicaeaDied 1254, known as "John the Merciful" and "John III Doukas Vatatzes"John IV LaskarisEastern OrthodoxEmperor of NicaeaDied 1305, known as "John IV Laskaris" and "John IV Doukas Laskaris"Justinian IIEastern OrthodoxByzantine emperorDied 711, known as "Justinian Rhinotmetos" ("ὁ Ῥινότμητος", "the slit nosed")Lazar HrebeljanovićSerbian Orthodox ChurchKnez ("Prince" or "Duke") of SerbiaDied 1389, known as "Tsar Lazar", canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church as "Свети Косовски Великомученик кнез Лазар" ("Holy Great-Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar"), known as "Свети Цар Лазар" ("Holy Tsar Lazar") (Serbian Orthodox)Luarsab IIEastern OrthodoxKing of KartliMartyrManuel IIEastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorDied 1425, known as "Manuel I Palaiologos" and "Manuel the Monk"MarcianEastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorDied 457Mikhail of TverEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of VladimirMartyrMilutin NemanjicEastern OrthodoxKing of SerbiaMartyrMirian III of IberiaEastern OrthodoxKing of IberiaDied 361Neagoe BasarabEastern OrthodoxKing of WallachiaNicholas II of RussiaEastern OrthodoxCzar of RussiaThe 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" ("Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II") and "Святой Страстотерпец Царь Николай II" ("Holy Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas II") (Eastern Orthodox); see Canonization of the RomanovsNikephoros IIEastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorDied 969.Peter of MuromEastern OrthodoxPrince of MuromHusband of Saint Fevronia of MuromPeter I of BulgariaEastern OrthodoxTsar of BulgariaHe was the Tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire.Solomon II of ImeretiEastern OrthodoxKing of ImeretiStefan LazarevićEastern OrthodoxDespot of SerbiaKnown as "Stefan the Tall." He first ruled as a Prince of Serbia and then became despot.Stefan NemanjaEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of SerbiaCanonized as Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streamingStefan NemanjićEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince and King of SerbiaKnown as Stefan the First-CrownedStefan Uroš IIIEastern OrthodoxKing of SerbiaKnown also as Stefan DecanskiStefan Uroš VEastern OrthodoxEmperor of SerbiaStephen the Great, King of MoldaviaEastern Orthodoxrepaused 2 July 1504Tamar of Georgia (died 1213)Georgian Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox)Queen of GeorgiaTheodosius I, Roman Emperor (died 395)Eastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorTheodosius II, Roman Emperor (died 450)Eastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorVakhtang I of IberiaEastern OrthodoxKing of IberiaVakhtang III of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of GeorgiaVladislavEastern OrthodoxKing of Serbia
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.