List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign
The following is a list, ordered by length of reign, of the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Northern Ireland after 1927), the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of England since AD 925, the Kingdom of Scotland since AD 1107, and the Principality of Wales from AD 1170.
The present queen, Elizabeth II, became the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September 2015.[2][3]
Contents
Overall
These are the ten longest reigning monarchs in Britain for which there is reliable recorded evidence.
No. | Name | Reign | Duration | ||
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From | To | Days | Years, days | ||
1 | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | 6 February 1952 | Present | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
2 | Victoria of the United Kingdom | 20 June 1837 | 22 January 1901 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
3 | George III of the United Kingdom | 25 October 1760 | 29 January 1820 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
4 | James VI of Scotland | 24 July 1567 | 27 March 1625 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
5 | Henry III of England and Lord of Ireland | 18 October 1216 | 16 November 1272 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
6 | Edward III of England and Lord of Ireland | 25 January 1327 | 20 June 1377 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
7 | William I of Scotland | 9 December 1165 | 4 December 1214 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
8= | Llywelyn of Gwynedd | 1194 or 1195 | 11 April 1240 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.–Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 44–46 years |
8= | Elizabeth I of England and Ireland | 17 November 1558 | 24 March 1603 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
10 | David II of Scotland | 7 June 1329 | 22 February 1371 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Post-Treaty of Union
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United Kingdom
On 1 January 1801 the Kingdom of Great Britain united with the Kingdom of Ireland to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, later becoming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following the independence of the Republic of Ireland.
Name | Reign | Duration | ||
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From | To | (days) | (years, days) | |
Elizabeth II | 6 February 1952 | Present | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Victoria | 20 June 1837 | 22 January 1901 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
George III | 25 October 1760 | 29 January 1820 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
George V | 6 May 1910 | 20 January 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
George VI | 11 December 1936 | 6 February 1952 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
George IV | 29 January 1820 | 26 June 1830 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward VII | 22 January 1901 | 6 May 1910 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
William IV | 26 June 1830 | 20 June 1837 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward VIII | 20 January 1936 | 11 December 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Great Britain
On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England united with the Kingdom of Scotland as the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The longest claimed reign was that of James Francis Edward Stuart (the "Old Pretender"), whose reign as King over the Water lasted 64 years, 3 months, and 16 days as the Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Name | Reign | Duration | ||
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From | To | (days) | (years, days) | |
George III[4] | 25 October 1760 | 29 January 1820 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
George II | 22 June 1727N.S. | 25 October 1760 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
George I | 1 August 1714 | 11 June 1727 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Anne[5] | 8 March 1702 | 1 August 1714 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
England
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Name | Reign | Duration | ||
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From | To | (days) | (years, days) | |
Henry III | 18 or 19 October 1216 | 16 November 1272 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. or Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. or 29 days |
Edward III | 25 January 1327 | 21 June 1377 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Elizabeth I | 17 November 1558 | 24 March 1603 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Henry VI[6] | 31 August 1422 31 October 1470 |
4 March 1461 11 April 1471 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Total: 14,227 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 38 years, 347 days |
Æthelred II[6] | 18 March 978 3 February 1014 |
25 December 1013 23 April 1016 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Total: 13,875 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 37 years, 362 days |
Henry VIII | 22 April 1509 | 28 January 1547 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Charles II[7] | 30 January 1649 | 6 February 1685 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Henry I | 3 August 1100 | 1 December 1135 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Henry II (co-ruler with Henry the Young King) |
25 October 1154 | 6 July 1189 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward I | 20 November 1272 | 7 July 1307 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Alfred | 24 April 871 | 26 October 899 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward the Elder | 27 October 899 | 17 July 924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Charles I[8] | 27 March 1625 | 30 January 1649 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Henry VII | 22 August 1485 | 21 April 1509 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward the Confessor | 8 June 1042 | 5 January 1066 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Richard II | 22 June 1377 | 29 September 1399 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James I[1] | 24 March 1603 | 27 March 1625 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward IV[6] | 4 March 1461 11 April 1471 |
3 October 1470 9 April 1483 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Total: 7,881 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 21 years, 211 days |
William I | 12 December 1066 | 9 September 1087 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward II | 7 July 1307 | 20 January 1327 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Cnut | 30 November 1016 | 12 November 1035 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Stephen[6] | 22 December 1135 1 November 1141 |
7 April 1141 25 October 1154 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Total: 6,674 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 18 years, 99 days |
John | 6 April 1199 | 19 October 1216 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edgar I | 1 October 959 | 8 July 975 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Æthelstan | 2 August 924 (or 925) |
27 October 939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. or Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. or Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Henry IV | 29 September 1399 | 20 March 1413 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
William III[9] (co-ruler with Mary II) |
13 February 1689 | 8 March 1702 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Henry the Young King (co-ruler with Henry II) |
14 June 1170 | 11 June 1183 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
William II | 9 September 1087 | 2 August 1100 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Anne[5] | 8 March 1702 | 1 August 1714 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Richard I | 6 July 1189 | 6 April 1199 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Eadred | 26 May 946 | 23 November 955 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Henry V | 21 March 1413 | 31 August 1422 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edmund I | 27 October 939 | 26 May 946 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward VI | 28 January 1547 | 6 July 1553 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Mary II[10] (co-ruler with William III) |
13 February 1689 | 28 December 1694 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Mary I |
19 July 1553 | 17 November 1558 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Eadwig | 23 November 955 | 1 October 959 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James II[11] | 6 February 1685 | 11 December 1688 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward the Martyr | 9 July 975 | 18 March 978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Harold I | 12 November 1037 | 17 March 1040 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Harthacnut | 17 March 1040 | 8 June 1042 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Richard III | 26 June 1483 | 22 August 1485 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Louis (disputed) | 14 June 1216 | 22 September 1217 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Harold II | 5 January 1066 | 14 October 1066 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Edmund II | 23 April 1016 | 30 November 1016 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Matilda (disputed) | 7 April 1141 | 1 November 1141 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Edward V | 9 April 1483 | 26 June 1483 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Edgar II | 15 October 1066 | 17 December 1066 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Sweyn Forkbeard | 25 December 1013 | 3 February 1014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Jane (disputed) | 10 July 1553 | 19 July 1553 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Scotland
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The longest claimed reign was that of James Francis Edward Stuart (the "Old Pretender"), whose pretence lasted 64 years, 3 months and 16 days as the Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland (17 September 1701 – 1 January 1766).
Name | Reign | Duration | ||
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From | To | (days) | (years, days) | |
James VI[1] | 24 July 1567 | 27 March 1625 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
William I | 9 December 1165 | 4 December 1214 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
David II | 7 June 1329 | 22 February 1371 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Alexander III | 6 July 1249 | 19 March 1286 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Malcolm III | 17 March 1058 | 13 November 1093 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Alexander II | 4 December 1214 | 6 July 1249 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James I | 4 April 1406 | 21 February 1437 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James V | 9 September 1513 | 14 December 1542 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
David I | 23 April 1124 | 24 May 1153 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James III | 3 August 1460 | 11 June 1488 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Charles II[7] | 30 January 1649 29 May 1660 |
3 September 1651 6 February 1685 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Total: 9,965 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 27 years, 104 days |
James IV | 11 June 1488 | 9 September 1513 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Mary I | 14 December 1542 | 24 July 1567 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Charles I[8] | 27 March 1625 | 30 January 1649 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James II | 21 February 1437 | 3 August 1460 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Robert I | 25 March 1306 | 7 June 1329 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Robert II | 22 February 1371 | 19 April 1390 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Alexander I | 8 January 1107 | 23 April 1124 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Macbeth | 14 August 1040 | 15 August 1057 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Robert III | 19 April 1390 | 4 April 1406 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
William II[9] | 11 May 1689 | 8 March 1702 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Anne[5] | 8 March 1702 | 1 August 1714 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Malcolm IV | 24 May 1153 | 9 December 1165 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Mary II[10] | 11 May 1689 | 28 December 1694 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James VII[11] | 6 February 1685 | 11 December 1688 (claimed until 16 September 1701.) |
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John Balliol | 17 November 1292 | 10 July 1296 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Wales
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Name | Reign | Duration | ||
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From | To | (days) | (years, days) | |
Llywelyn the Great | 1195 | 11 April 1240 | >16,172 | c. 45 years |
Owain Gwynedd | 1137 | 1170 | >11,688 | c. 33 years |
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd | 1253 | 11 December 1282 | >10,572 | c. 29 years |
Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd | 1170 | 1195 | >8,766 | c. 25 years |
Owain Glyndŵr (disputed) | 16 September 1400 | c. 1416 | >5,585 | c. 16 years |
Owain Goch ap Gruffydd | 26 February 1246 | 1253 | >2,500 | c. 7 years |
Owain Lawgoch (disputed) | May 1372 | July 1378 | >2,221 | c. 6 years |
Dafydd ap Llywelyn | 12 April 1240 | 25 February 1246 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dafydd ap Gruffydd | 12 December 1282 | 3 October 1283 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days |
Elizabeth II
On 9 September 2015 (at the age of Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.), Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning female monarch in world history.[12][13] Her reign is the second longest in the world of any current monarch, after Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand, who came to the throne Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. earlier.
Should she still be reigning on –
- 23 May 2016 (at age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.), she would surpass the claimed reign of James Francis Edward Stuart (the "Old Pretender").
- 17 January 2020 (at age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.), she would surpass Franz Joseph I of Austria as the second longest reigning monarch of a major country in European history.
- 6 February 2022 (at age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.), she would celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.
- 27 May 2024 (at age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.), she would surpass Louis XIV of France as the longest-reigning monarch of a major country in European history.
See also
- Current reigning monarchs by length of reign
- List of British monarchs by longevity
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- Line of succession to the British throne
- Monarchy of the United Kingdom
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James VI, King of Scots, became James I, King of England, in 1603.
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- ↑ George III, King of Great Britain, became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Anne, Queen of England and Queen of Scots, became Queen of Great Britain in 1707.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Monarch's total length of reign is the sum of the two reigns displayed.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Charles II King of England and King of Scots concurrently from 30 January 1649 to 6 February 1685.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Charles I was King of England and King of Scots concurrently.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 William of Orange became William III, King of England, on 13 February 1689 and William II, King of Scots, on 11 May 1689.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mary II became Queen of England on 13 February 1689 and Queen of Scots on 11 May 1689.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 James was James II, King of England, and James VII, King of Scots, concurrently. Cite error: Invalid
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