Every figure on the King Arthur family tree
Each figure on the King Arthur family tree has a row, with the book and chapter that name it.
| Portrait | Person | In the sources | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|
 | GorloisDuke of Cornwall | First husband of Igraine, named by Geoffrey. Malory calls him the duke of Tintagil. | Find on the chart |
 | IgraineMother of Arthur | Wife of the duke and then of Uther, and mother of Arthur and his half sisters. | Find on the chart |
 | Uther PendragonKing of England | He won Igraine by a deception of Merlin and fathered Arthur. | Find on the chart |
| U | UriensKing of Gore | Husband of Morgan le Fay and father of Uwaine. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | Morgan le FayQueen of Gore | Daughter of Igraine and the duke, schooled in necromancy in a nunnery. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
| L | LotKing of Lothian and Orkney | Husband of Morgause, slain by King Pellinore. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | MorgauseQueen of Orkney | Margawse in Malory, mother of Mordred, slain by her son Gaheris. | Find on the chart |
 | ArthurKing of England | Son of Uther and Igraine, raised by Sir Ector, wounded by Mordred. | Find on the chart |
 | GuinevereQueen of England | Daughter of Leodegrance, who died a nun at Almesbury. | Find on the chart |
 | Sir EctorFoster father of Arthur | Merlin gave him the child to nourish. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | UwaineSon of Morgan le Fay | A knight of the Round Table and first cousin of Gawain. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | GawainSon of Lot | Lot’s eldest son, who died at Dover. Geoffrey calls him Walgan. | Find on the chart |
| A | AgravaineSon of Lot | Slain by Launcelot at the door of the queen’s chamber. | Find on the chart |
| G | GaherisSon of Lot | Killed when Launcelot rescued the queen. | Find on the chart |
 | GarethSon of Lot | The youngest son, killed with Gaheris in the same rescue. | Find on the chart |
 | MordredSon of Arthur and Morgause | In Malory the son of Arthur, in Geoffrey a son of Lot. He fell in the last battle. | Find on the chart |
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- APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 11). The King Arthur family tree in Malory and in Geoffrey of Monmouth. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/king-arthur-family-tree
- MLA“The King Arthur Family Tree in Malory and in Geoffrey of Monmouth.” Genogram Builder, 11 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/king-arthur-family-tree.
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- HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The King Arthur Family Tree in Malory and in Geoffrey of Monmouth. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/king-arthur-family-tree (Accessed: 11 November 2026).
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Sources
Every source of this King Arthur family tree was downloaded and read on 10 November 2026. Malory and Geoffrey are cited by book and chapter.
Portrait credits
Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.
- Uther Pendragon, Howard Pyle, 1903.
- Igraine, W. Benda, 1903.
- Gorlois, W. Benda, 1903.
- Morgan le Fay, Howard Pyle, 1903.
- Morgause, H. S. Campbell, 1902.
- Arthur, Howard Pyle, 1903.
- Guinevere, Howard Pyle, 1903.
- Gawain, Howard Pyle, 1903.
- Gareth, Howard Pyle, 1907.
- Uwaine, Howard Pyle, 1907.
- Sir Ector, Howard Pyle, 1903.
- Mordred, Henry Justice Ford, 1902.
- Merlin takes the infant Arthur to be raised by Sir Ector. Beardsley drew the scene for an edition of Malory published in 1893, Aubrey Beardsley, 1893.
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