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.

4th century

Tiridates III of Armenia, King of Armenia, in 301
Ezana of Axum, King of Aksum
Constantine I, Roman emperor, in 337
Mirian III of Iberia, King of Iberia, c. 337

Baptism of Tiridates III
The Baptism of Constantine
Mirian III

5th century

Clovis I, King of the Franks, circa 496-506

The baptism of Clovis I by Saint Remigius

6th century

Constantine of Dumnonia
Saint Constantine of Strathclyde
Rædwald of East Anglia
Reccared I, king of visigoths, and Hermenegild, sub-king in Baetica, converted from Arianism to the Nicene faith.

7th century

Æthelberht of Kent before 601 (see Gregorian mission)
Cenwalh of Wessex
Cynegils of Wessex
Sigeberht of East Anglia
Riderch I of Alt Clut
Peada of Mercia
Edwin of Northumbria

9th century

Baptism of Boris I
Baptism of Borivoj I by Saint Methodius

10th century

Mieszko I of Poland (966)
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (970s)
Vladimir I of Kiev (980s)
Harald Bluetooth of Denmark and Norway

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

11th century

Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden (1008)

14th century

Jogaila, Gand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland (1386)

16th century

Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Humabon, Rajah of Cebu (1521)
Bunao Lakan Dula, Lakan of Tondo (c. 1571)
Rajah Matanda of Maynila (1572)

19th century

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