List of rulers who converted to Christianity

This is a list of rulers who converted to Christianity. The conversion of monarchs was often an important step in the process of Christianization.

1st century

4th century

5th century

6th century

7th century

9th century

10th century

  • Baptism of Mieszko
    Baptism of Mieszko
  • The Baptism of Saint Prince Vladimir, by Viktor Vasnetsov (1890)
    The Baptism of Saint Prince Vladimir, by Viktor Vasnetsov (1890)
  • Harald being baptized by Poppo the monk, probably c. 960
    Harald being baptized by Poppo the monk, probably c. 960

11th century

14th century

16th century

19th century

References

  1. ^ Cramp, Rosemary (23 September 2004). "Eadwine [St Eadwine, Edwin]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8567. About 624 Eadwine had obtained as his second wife a Kentish princess, Æthelburh (d. 647), a Christian, whose family agreed to the marriage only if Eadwine respected her religion and agreed to consider conversion himself. Despite this and the pressure brought by Æthelburh's chaplain, Bishop Paulinus, Eadwine did not easily become the first non-Kentish ruler to embrace the new faith. On the night of the assassination attempt the queen gave birth to a daughter, and in thanksgiving Eadwine allowed Paulinus to baptize her, 'the first of the Northumbrian race to be baptized, together with eleven members of his household' (Bede, Hist. eccl., 2.9), but agreed to renounce the idols of his own religion only after his punitive campaign against the West Saxons. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Singh Madra, Amandeep (23 September 2004). "Singh, Duleep". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/41277. Fatehgarh, famed for its Christian missionary activity, was where Duleep Singh was converted to Christianity in 1853. This act, although facilitated by his guardians, was none the less more rapidly accomplished than even they had expected. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
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