List of Manx monarchs

According to Manx mythology, the first ruler of the Isle of Man was Manannán mac Lir. ==Ulaid rule (578 ‒ 582)==

The Annals of Ulster record an expedition of the Ulaid to the Isle of Man in 577 and their return in 578 in which King Báetán mac Cairill imposed his authority on the island. In 582 after his death, the annals record the taking of Man by Áedán mac Gabráin. ==Dál Riada rule (582 ‒ c.600)==

In 582, Dál Riada are recorded taking the island under King Áedán mac Gabráin. ==Bernician-Deiran rule (620 – 633)==

== Kings of Ynys Manau (633 ‒ 825) ==

In 825, Merfyn Frych becomes King of Gwynedd bringing Mann under Welsh rule. ==Early Norse rule (902 ‒ 914)==

In about 900, Mann came under the rule of a series of primarily Hiberno-Norse kings and incorporated into the Kingdom of the Isles. Paradoxically, the Norse were responsible for the cementing of the Gaelic language on the island, which utterly replaced the native Brittonic. The island has produced a more densely distributed Viking Age archaeology than anywhere else in the British Isles, but the written records for this time period are poor. == Kingdom of the Isles (914 ‒ 1265) ==

Since the emergence of Somerled and his descendants in the 12th century, the Manx kings began to lose territory and power in the Hebrides. Before the reigns of the three sons of Olaf the Black, the Manx kings styled themselves "King of the Isles". By the time of the reigns of Olaf's sons, the kings had begun to style themselves "King of Mann and the Isles". == Scottish and English rule (1265 – 1333) ==

Between 1265 and 1333, Mann was ruled directly by the Kings of Scotland (1265–1290, 1293–1296, 1313–1317, 1328–1333) or the Kings of England (1290–1293, 1296–1313, 1317–1328). == Kings of Mann (1333 ‒ 1399) ==

==English suzerainty (1399 ‒ 1504)==

==Lords of Mann (1521 ‒ present)==

Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, the son of Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby, did not take the style "King", and he and his successors were generally known instead as Lord of Mann. However, the Latin style Rex Manniae et Insularum (King of Mann and the Isles) continued to be occasionally used in official documents until at least the 17th century. In 1765, the title was revested in the Crown of Great Britain; thus today the title, Lord of Mann, is used by King Charles III. Queen Victoria was styled as Lady of Mann, whereas, title "Lord" was used by Queen Elizabeth II. Succession dispute (1594–1607) After Ferdinando's death, the succession is disputed between his daughters and his brother William, Earl of Derby. Ultimately the English Privy Council awarded the island to the daughters of Ferdinando. However, they were all below the age of majority at the time so James I of England appointed two successive interim Lords of Mann to act as regents. In 1609, the Parliament of England passed the (7 Jas. 1. c. 4 ) which established the title in law as Lord of Mann. The lordship was conferred by letters patent dated 7 July 1609 upon William Stanely, Earl of Derby. ==See also==