| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | HEAD OF STATE |
| 876 | Independent State | ||
| 1070 | Fingal | ||
| 1079 | Crovan dinasty | Godred I | |
| 1095 | Lagman | ||
| 1099 | Sigurd I kong of Norway | ||
| 1103 | Domnall mac Teige | ||
| 1114 | Olav II | ||
| 1153 | Godred II (I) | ||
| 1158 | MacDonald dinasty | Somerled | |
| 1164 | Crovan dinasty | Godred II (II) | |
| 1187 | Ragnald I | ||
| 1226 | Olav II | ||
| 1230 | Godred III | ||
| 1237 | Harald I | ||
| 1249 | Ragnald II | ||
| 1249 | Harald II | ||
| 1250 | Ivar | ||
| 1252 | Magnus | ||
| 1266 | 2 july | Scottish Colony | |
| 1290 | England Colony | ||
| 1333 | Independent State - dynasty Montague | William I | |
| 1344 | William II | ||
| 1393 | William III | ||
| 1399 | dynasty Percy | Henry | |
| 1406 | John I Stanley | ||
| 1414 | 28 january | John II Stanley | |
| 1437 | 27 november | Thomas I | |
| 1459 | Thomas II | ||
| 1504 | Thomas III | ||
| 1521 | Edward | ||
| 1572 | Henry | ||
| 1593 | 25 september | Ferdinand Stanley, Earl of Derby | |
| 1594 | 16 april | William IV Stanley, Earl of Derby | |
| 1642 | 29 september | James I Stanley, Earl of Derby | |
| 1651 | 15 october | Charkes Stanley, Earl of Derby | |
| 1672 | 21 december | William V Stanley, Earl of Derby | |
| 1702 | 5 november | James II Stanley, Earl of Derby | |
| 1736 | 1 february | James III Murray, Duke of Atholl | |
| 1764 | 8 january | John III Murray, Duke of Atholl |