| Norse | York | Dublin | Orkneys | Scottish | English |
| Godfred mac Fergus | 836-853 | |
| Caitill Find Tryggvi | 870-880 | |
| Asbjorn Skerjabblesi | 880-899 | |
| 899-914: rule disputed between the Scandinavian settlements at York and Dublin | ||
| 914-921: ruled directly by York | ||
| Gibhleachan | 921-937 | |
| Mac Ragnall | 937-942 | |
| Magnus I Haraldsson {Maccus mac Arailt} |
972-978 | |
| Godfred I Haraldsson {Gofraid mac Arailt} |
978-989 | |
| Harald I | 989-999 | |
| Godfred II | 999-1000 | |
| Ragnald I Godfredson {Ragnall} |
1000-1014 | |
| Kenneth Godfredson | 1005-1014 | |
| Swein Kennethson | 1014-1034 | |
| Harald II Svarte (the Black) | 1034-1052 | |
| Margad Ragnallson | 1052-1061 | |
| Murchaid mac Diarmit | 1061-1070 | |
| Fingal Gofredson | 1070-1079 | deposed |
| Godfred IV Crovan | 1079-1095 | |
| Magnus II Barfod (Barelegs) | 1098-1103 | king of Norway, 1093-1103 |
| Lagman Godredsson | 1102-1104 | abdicated |
| Sigurd | 1104-1130 | |
| Domnall mac Teige | 1114-1115 | |
| Murchadh O'Brian | 1115-1137 | |
| Olaf I Bitling the Red | 1137-1153 | |
| Godfred V the Black | 1153-1158 | |
| Somerled | 1158-1164 | killed in battle with Scottish king |
In 1164 the Isles became a separate kingdom from Man. See below for the continuation of the rulers of the Isles.
| Godfred V the Black | 1164 | second time |
| Ragnald | 1164 | |
| Godfred V the Black | 1164-1187 | third time |
| Ragnald | 1187-1229 | |
| Olaf II Odhar the Black | 1229-1237 | |
| Harald | 1237-1248 | |
| Ragnald | 1248-1249 | |
| Harald | 1249-1250 | |
| Ivarr | 1250-1252 | |
| Magnus III | 1252-1265 | |
| 1265-1275: Scottish rule (sold to them by Norway) | ||
| Godfred Magnuson | 1275 | |
| 1275-1290: Scottish rule | ||
| 1290-1293: English rule | ||
| 1293-1296: Scottish rule | ||
| 1296-1313: English rule | ||
| 1313: Scottish rule | ||
| 1313-1333: disputed | ||
Edward III of England establishes a new dynasty |
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| William I de Montacute | 1333-1344 | |
| William II de Montacute | 1344-1392 | |
| William Le Scrop | 1392-1399 | |
| Henry Percy | 1399-1405 | |
| John I Stanley | 1405-1414 | |
| John II Stanley | 1414-1437 | |
| Thomas I Stanley | 1437-1459 | |
| Thomas II Stanley | 1459-1504 | |
| hereafter styled “Lords of Man” | ||
| Thomas III Stanley | 1504-1521 | |
| Edward Stanley | 1521-1572 | |
| Henry Stanley | 1572-1593 | |
| Ferdinando Stanley | 1593-1594 | |
| 1594-1610: direct rule by the English | ||
| William I Stanley | 1610-1612 | |
| Elizabeth Stanley | 1612-1627 | |
| James I Stanley | 1627-1651 | |
| 1651-1660: direct rule by the English | ||
| Charles Stanley | 1660-1672 | |
| William II Stanley | 1672-1702 | |
| James II Stanley | 1702-1736 | |
| 1736: lordship passes to the Earls of Atholl | ||
| James Murray | 1736-1764 | |
| John Murray | 1764-1765 | |
| Partly in an attempt to suppress smuggling, the British purchased the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Man in 1765, and the rest of the Earl of Atholl's prerogatives in 1828, upon which Man became a Crown Possession. The lord of Man is currently appointed by the British monarch. | ||
| Dugald | 1164-1192 | |
| Ragnald | 1164-1210 | |
| Donald I | 1210-1230 | |
| Uspak | 1230 | |
| Dugald Screech | 1230-1235 | |
| Duncan | 1230-1248 | |
| Ewen MacDougall | 1248-1249 | |
| Dugald Mac Ruari | 1249-1266 | |
hereafter styled “Lord of the Isles”, under Scottish rule |
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| Angus Mor the Elder | 1266-1296 | |
| Alexander I | 1296-1299 | |
| Angus Og the Younger | 1299-1330 | |
| John I | 1330-1387 | |
| Donald II | 1387-1423 | |
| Alexander II | 1423-1449 | |
| John II | 1449-1493 | last MacDonald Lord of the Isles |
| 1493-1545: Scottish rule. In 1493, King James IV seized John II's land. | ||
| Donald Dubh the Black | 1545 | |
| after 1545, merged with the Scottish crown | ||
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