| Name | Title | Reign | Dynasty | Relation to predecessor* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks Emperor of the Romans | 768-814 800-814 | Carolingian | - |
| Louis the Pious | King of the Franks Emperor of the Romans | 814-840 813-840 | Carolingian | Son of Charlemagne |
| Louis the German | King of Eastern Francia | 843-876 | Carolingian | Son of Louis the Pious |
| Carloman | King of Bavaria | 876-880 | Carolingian | Son of Louis the German |
| Louis the Younger | King of Saxony King of Bavaria | 876-882 880-882 | Carolingian | Son of Louis the German Brother of Carloman |
| Charles the Fat | King of Alamannia King of Saxony King of Bavaria King of Eastern Francia Holy Roman Emperor | 876-882 882-882 882-882 882-887 881-887 | Carolingian | Son of Louis the German Brother of Louis the Younger |
| Arnulf | King of Eastern Francia Holy Roman Emperor | 887-899 896-899 | Carolingian | Son of Carloman Nephew of Charles the Fat |
| Louis the Child | King of Eastern Francia | 900-911 | Carolingian | Son of Arnulf |
| Conrad the Younger | King of Eastern Francia | 911-918 | Conradine | Possibly grandson of Arnulf Nephew of Louis the Child |
| Henry the Fowler | King of Eastern Francia | 919-936 | Luidolfing (Saxony) | Great-great-grandson of Louis the Pious Third cousin once removed of Conrad the Younger |
| Arnulf the Evil | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 919-921 | Luidolfing (Bavaria) | Great-grandson of Louis the German Second cousin once removed of Conrad the Younger Third cousin of Henry the Fowler |
| Otto the Great | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 936-973 962-973 | Luidolfing (Saxony) | Son of Henry the Fowler |
| Otto the Red | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 961-983 967-983 | Luidolfing (Saxony) | Son of Otto the Great |
| Otto III | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 983-1002 996-1002 | Luidolfing (Saxony) | Son of Otto the Red |
| St Henry | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1002-1024 1014-1024 | Luidolfing (Saxony) | Second cousin of Otto III Great-grandson of Henry the Fowler |
| Conrad II | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1024-1039 1027-1039 | Salian | First cousin twice removed of St Henry Great-great-grandson of Otto the Great |
| Henry the Black | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1028-1056 1046-1056 | Salian | Son of Conrad II |
| Henry IV | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1054-1105 1084-1105 | Salian | Son of Henry the Black |
| Rudolf von Rheinfelden | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 1077-1080 | Rheinfelden | Brother-in-law of Henry IV |
| Herman of Salm | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 1081-1088 | Luxembourg | Fourth cousin once removed of Henry IV |
| Konrad | King of the Romans | 1087-1101 | Salian | Son of Henry IV |
| Henry V | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1099-1125 1111-1125 | Salian | Son of Henry IV |
| Lothair III | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1125-1137 1133-1137 | Supplinburg | Tenth cousin once removed of Henry V |
| Conrad III | King of the Romans (anti-king) King of the Romans | 1127-1135 1138-1152 | Hohenstaufen | Grandson of Henry IV |
| Henry Berengar | King of the Romans | 1147-1150 | Hohenstaufen | Son of Conrad III |
| Frederick Barbarossa | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1152-1190 1155-1190 | Hohenstaufen | Nephew of Conrad III |
| Henry VI | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1169-1197 1191-1197 | Hohenstaufen | Son of Frederick Barbarossa |
| Philip of Swabia | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 1198-1208 | Hohenstaufen | Uncle of Henry VI |
| Otto IV | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1198-1215 1209-1215 | Guelf | Fourth cousin once removed of Henry VI Son-in-law of Philip of Swabia |
| Frederick II | King of the Romans King of the Romans (anti-king) King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1197-1197 1212-1215 1215-1250 1220-1250 | Hohenstaufen | Son of Henry VI Fifth cousin of Otto IV |
| Henry (VII) | King of the Romans | 1220-1235 | Hohenstaufen | Son of Frederick II |
| Conrad IV | King of the Romans | 1237-1254 | Hohenstaufen | Son of Frederick II |
| Henry Raspe | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 1246-1247 | Thuringia | Second cousin of Frederick II |
| William | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 1247-1256 | Holland | Eight cousin once removed of Frederick II |
| Richard | King of the Romans | 1257-1272 | Plantagenet | Fifth cousin once removed of Frederick II |
| Alfonso | King of the Romans | 1257-1275 | Burgundy | First cousin once removed of Frederick II |
| Rudolf I | King of the Romans | 1273-1291 | Habsburg | Nineth cousin once removed of Frederick II |
| Adolf | King of the Romans | 1292-1298 | Nassau | Tenth cousin once removed of Rudolf I |
| Albert I | King of the Romans | 1298-1308 | Habsburg | Son of Rudolf I |
| Henry VII | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1308-1313 1311-1313 | Luxembourg | Nineth cousin twice removed of Albert I |
| Louis IV | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1314-1347 1328-1347 | Wittelsbach | Grandson of Rudolf I |
| Frederick the Fair | King of the Romans (anti-king) King of the Romans | 1314-1322 1325-1330 | Habsburg | Son of Albert I |
| Charles IV | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1346-1378 1355-1378 | Luxembourg | Grandson of Henry VII |
| Günther | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 1349-1349 | Schwarzburg | Tenth cousin four times removed of Charles IV |
| Wencesclaus | King of the Romans | 1376-1400 | Luxembourg | Son of Charles IV |
| Rupert | King of the Romans | 1400-1410 | Wittelsbach | Great-grandnephew of Louis IV |
| Jobst | King of the Romans (anti-king) | 1410-1411 | Luxembourg | Nephew of Charles IV |
| Sigismund | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1411-1437 1433-1437 | Luxembourg | Son of Charles IV |
| Albert II | King of the Romans | 1438-1439 | Habsburg | Great-great-grandson of Albert I Son-in-law of Sigismund |
| Frederick III | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1440-1493 1452-1493 | Habsburg | Great-great-grandson of Albert I Second cousin of Albert II |
| Maximilian I | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1486-1519 1508-1519 | Habsburg | Son of Frederick III |
| Charles V | King of the Romans Holy Roman Emperor | 1519-1556 1530-1556 | Habsburg | Grandson of Maximilian I |
| Ferdinand I | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1531-1564 1558-1564 | Habsburg | Grandson of Maximilian I Brother of Charles V |
| Maximilian II | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1562-1576 1564-1576 | Habsburg | Son of Ferdinand I |
| Rudolf II | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1575-1612 1576-1612 | Habsburg | Son of Maximilian II |
| Matthias | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1612-1619 1612-1619 | Habsburg | Son of Maximilian II |
| Ferdinand II | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1619-1637 1619-1637 | Habsburg | Cousin of Matthias |
| Ferdinand III | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1636-1657 1637-1657 | Habsburg | Son of Ferdinand II |
| Ferdinand IV | King of the Romans | 1653-1654 | Habsburg | Son of Ferdinand III |
| Leopold I | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1658-1705 1658-1705 | Habsburg | Son of Ferdinand III |
| Joseph I | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1690-1711 1705-1711 | Habsburg | Son of Leopold I |
| Charles VI | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1711-1740 1711-1740 | Habsburg | Son of Leopold I |
| Charles VII | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1742-1745 1742-1745 | Wittelsbach | Son-in-law, second cousin once removed of Joseph I |
| Francis I | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1745-1765 1745-1765 | Lorraine | Son-in-law, first cousin once removed of Charles VI Second cousin once removed of Charles VII |
| Joseph II | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1764-1790 1765-1790 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Son of Francis I |
| Leopold II | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1790-1792 1790-1792 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Son of Francis I |
| Francis II | King of the Romans Emperor-elect | 1792-1806 1792-1806 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Son of Leopold II |
| Napoleon | Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine | 1806-1813 | Bonaparte | - |
| Francis II | President of the German Confederation | 1815-1835 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Son of Leopold II |
| Ferdinand IV | President of the German Confederation | 1835-1848 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Son of Francis II |
| John | Imperial Vicar | 1848-1849 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Son of Leopold II |
| Frederick William IV | Emperor of the Germans President of the German Union | 1849-1849 1849-1850 | Hohenzollern | Fourth cousin of Ferdinand IV |
| Francis Joseph | President of the German Confederation | 1850-1866 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Nephew of Ferdinand II |
| William I | President of the North German Confederation Germany Emperor | 1867-1871 1871-1888 | Hohenzollern | Brother of Frederick William IV |
| Frederick III | Germany Emperor | 1888-1888 | Hohenzollern | Son of William I |
| William II | Germany Emperor | 1888-1918 | Hohenzollern | Son of Frederick III |
*Closest relationship as registered on Familypedia
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