Saint Ladislaus or Saint Ladislas (†1095) was King of Hungary and Croatia who was canonized in 1192 by Pope Celestine III. Legends depict him as a pious knight-king, "the incarnation of the late-medieval Hungarian ideal of chivalry." He is a popular saint in Hungary and neighboring nations, where many churches are dedicated to him.

Saint Wenceslaus of Bohemia (†935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the duke of Bohemia whose martyrdom and the popularity of several biographies gave rise to a reputation for heroic goodness that resulted in his elevation to sainthood. He was posthumously declared to be a king and came to be seen as the patron saint of the Czech state. He is the subject of the well-known "Good King Wenceslas", a carol for Saint Stephen's Day.

Saint Stephen of Hungary, also known as King Stephen I (†1038 AD), was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians, and the first King of Hungary who encouraged the spread of Christianity with severe punishments for ignoring Christian customs. Hungary, which enjoyed a lasting period of peace during his reign, became a preferred route for pilgrims and merchants traveling between Western Europe and the Holy Land or Constantinople. He was buried in his new basilica, built in Székesfehérvár and dedicated to the Holy Virgin and was canonized by Pope Gregory VII, together with his son, Emeric, and Bishop Gerard of Csanád, in 1083. Stephen is a popular saint in Hungary and the neighboring territories. In Hungary, his feast day (celebrated on 20 August) is also a public holiday commemorating the foundation of the state.

Saint Hedwig of Silesia also ​known as ​Saint Hedwig of Andechs (†1243) was Duchess of Silesia and of Greater Poland. She was reported in the two-volume historical atlas of Herman Kinder and another author to have been great in war and defended from the Teutonic Knights. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1267. and is a holy patron of orphans ​as well as of the following places: ​Andechs Abbey, Brandenburg, Berlin, Kraków, Poland, Silesia, its capital Wrocław, Trzebnica, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz.

Louis IX (†1270), commonly known as Saint Louis, was King of France and a canonized saint. Pope Boniface VIII proclaimed the canonization of Louis in 1297. Louis IX is the only French king to be declared a saint, and often considered the model of the ideal Christian monarch. The impact of his canonization was so great that many of his successors were named Louis. Named in his honor, the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis is a Roman Catholic religious  order founded in Vannes, France, in 1803. A similar order, the Sisters of St Louis, was founded in 1842. He is honored as co-patron of the Third Order of St. Francis, which claims him as a member of the Order. He is also a holy patron of France, French monarchy, Archdiocese of New Orleans, hairdressers; and lacemakers.

Canute IV (​†1086), later known as Canute the Holy (Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (Sankt Knud), was King of Denmark ​who devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was the first Danish king to be canonized. He was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as patron saint of Denmark in 1101​ and his feast day is celebrated on July 10​.

Ferdinand III (†1252​)​, called the Saint (el Santo), was King of Castile and King of Leon as well as King of Galicia. ​He was canonized in 1671 by Pope Clement X and, in Spanish, he is known as Fernando el Santo, San Fernando or San Fernando Rey. Places such as San Fernando, Pampanga, San Fernando, La Union and the San Fernando de Dilao Church in Paco, Manila in the Philippines, and in California, San Fernando City and the San Fernando Valley, were named for him and placed under his patronage.

Saint Leopold III (†1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria and a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.

Saint Richard the Pilgrim (also known as St. Richard of Wessex, St. Richard the King, St. Richard the Saxon, St. Richard of Swabia. St. Ricarius) is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches who, according to the tradition, renounced his royal estate and set off on the pilgrimage route to Italy, but died unexpectedly after developing a fever in Lucca, Tuscany.​ ​ ​He is particularly venerated at Heidenheim and Lucca. ​