List of longest-reigning British monarchs

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Victoria
&1000000000000006300000063 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days
Elizabeth II
&1000000000000006000000060 years, &1000000000000002200000022 days (as of 28 February 2012)
George III
&1000000000000005900000059 years, &1000000000000009600000096 days
James VI of Scotland
&1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000246000000246 days
James I of England[1]
&1000000000000002200000022 years, &100000000000000030000003 days
Edward III of England
&1000000000000005000000050 years, &10000000000000147000000147 days
William I of Scotland
&1000000000000004800000048 years, &10000000000000360000000360 days
Llywelyn I of Wales
c. 45 years
Elizabeth I of England
&1000000000000004400000044 years, &10000000000000127000000127 days
David II of Scotland
&1000000000000004100000041 years, &10000000000000260000000260 days
Henry VI of England
First Reign
&1000000000000003800000038 years, &10000000000000185000000185 days
Second Reign
162 days

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 A.D. 925, the Kingdom of Scotland since A.D. 1107, and the Principality of Wales from A.D. 1170.

Contents

[edit] Overall

See also: List of British monarchs
Name Reign Duration
from to days years/days
Victoria 20 June 1837 22 January 1901 23,226 &1000000000000006300000063 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days
Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 Present 21,937 &1000000000000006000000060 years, &1000000000000002200000022 days
George III 25 October 1760 29 January 1820 21,644 &1000000000000005900000059 years, &1000000000000009600000096 days
James VI of Scotland 24 July 1567 27 March 1625 21,066 &1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000246000000246 days
Henry III of England 18 October 1216 16 November 1272 20,483 &1000000000000005600000056 years, &1000000000000002900000029 days
Edward III of England 25 January 1327 21 June 1377 18,410 &1000000000000005000000050 years, &10000000000000147000000147 days
William I of Scotland 9 December 1165 4 December 1214 17,892 &1000000000000004800000048 years, &10000000000000360000000360 days
Llywelyn of Gwynedd 1195 11 April 1240 unknown c. 45 years
Elizabeth I of England 17 November 1558 24 March 1603 16,198 &1000000000000004400000044 years, &10000000000000127000000127 days
David II of Scotland 7 June 1329 22 February 1371 15,235 &1000000000000004100000041 years, &10000000000000260000000260 days

[edit] Post-Treaty of Union

See also: List of British monarchs

[edit] 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
from to days years/days
Victoria 20 June 1837 22 January 1901 23,226 &1000000000000006300000063 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days
Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 Present 21,937 &1000000000000006000000060 years, &1000000000000002200000022 days
George III 25 October 1760 29 January 1820 21,644 &1000000000000005900000059 years, &1000000000000009600000096 days
George V 6 May 1910 20 January 1936 9,390 &1000000000000002500000025 years, &10000000000000259000000259 days
George VI 11 December 1936 6 February 1952 5,535 &1000000000000001500000015 years, &1000000000000005700000057 days
George IV 29 January 1820 26 June 1830 3,801 &1000000000000001000000010 years, &10000000000000148000000148 days
Edward VII 22 January 1901 6 May 1910 3,391 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000104000000104 days
William IV 26 June 1830 20 June 1837 2,551 &100000000000000060000006 years, &10000000000000359000000359 days
Edward VIII 20 January 1936 11 December 1936 326 326 days

[edit] 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.

Name Reign Duration
from to days years/days
George III[2] 25 October 1760 29 January 1820 21,644 &1000000000000005900000059 years, &1000000000000009600000096 days
George II 11 June 1727 25 October 1760 12,179 &1000000000000003300000033 years, &10000000000000125000000125 days
George I 1 August 1714 11 June 1727 4,697 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000314000000314 days
Anne[3] 8 March 1702 1 August 1714 4,529 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000146000000146 days

[edit] England

See also: List of English monarchs

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
from to days years/days
Henry III 18 or 19 October 1216 16 November 1272 20,482 or
20,483		 &1000000000000005600000056 years, &1000000000000002800000028 days
or 29 days
Edward III 25 January 1327 21 June 1377 18,410 &1000000000000005000000050 years, &10000000000000147000000147 days
Elizabeth I 17 November 1558 24 March 1603 16,198 &1000000000000004400000044 years, &10000000000000127000000127 days
Henry VI 31 August 1422 4 March 1461 14,065 &1000000000000003800000038 years, &10000000000000185000000185 days
31 October 1470 11 April 1471 162 162 days
Æthelred II 18 March 978 25 December 1013 13,065 &1000000000000003500000035 years, &10000000000000282000000282 days
3 February 1014 23 April 1016 810 &100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000008000000080 days
Henry VIII 22 April 1509 28 January 1547 13,795 &1000000000000003700000037 years, &10000000000000281000000281 days
Henry I 3 August 1100 1 December 1135 12,903 &1000000000000003500000035 years, &10000000000000120000000120 days
Henry II
(co-ruler with Henry the Young King)		 25 October 1154 6 July 1189 12,673 &1000000000000003400000034 years, &10000000000000254000000254 days
Edward I 20 November 1272 7 July 1307 12,646 &1000000000000003400000034 years, &10000000000000229000000229 days
Alfred 24 April 871 26 October 899 10,412 &1000000000000002800000028 years, &10000000000000185000000185 days
Edward the Elder 27 October 899 17 July 924 9,029 &1000000000000002400000024 years, &10000000000000264000000264 days
Charles II[4] 29 May 1660 6 February 1685 9,019 &1000000000000002400000024 years, &10000000000000253000000253 days
Charles I[5] 27 March 1625 30 January 1649 8,710 &1000000000000002300000023 years, &10000000000000309000000309 days
Henry VII 22 August 1485 21 April 1509 8,642 &1000000000000002300000023 years, &10000000000000242000000242 days
Edward the Confessor 8 June 1042 5 January 1066 8,612 &1000000000000002300000023 years, &10000000000000211000000211 days
Richard II 22 June 1377 29 September 1399 8,134 &1000000000000002200000022 years, &1000000000000009900000099 days
James I[1] 24 March 1603 27 March 1625 8,039 &1000000000000002200000022 years, &100000000000000030000003 days
Edward IV 4 March 1461 3 October 1470 3,500 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000213000000213 days
11 April 1471 9 April 1483 4,381 &1000000000000001100000011 years, &10000000000000363000000363 days
William I 12 December 1066 9 September 1087 7,563 &1000000000000002000000020 years, &10000000000000258000000258 days
Edward II 7 July 1307 20 January 1327 7,137 &1000000000000001900000019 years, &10000000000000197000000197 days
Cnut 30 November 1016 12 November 1035 6,921 &1000000000000001800000018 years, &10000000000000347000000347 days
Stephen 22 December 1135 7 April 1141 1,933 &100000000000000050000005 years, &10000000000000106000000106 days
1 November 1141 25 October 1154 4,741 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000358000000358 days
John 6 April 1199 19 October 1216 6,406 &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000196000000196 days
Edgar I 1 October 959 8 July 975 5,759 &1000000000000001500000015 years, &10000000000000280000000280 days
Æthelstan 2 August 924
(or 925)		 27 October 939 5,564 or
5,199		 &1000000000000001500000015 years, &1000000000000008600000086 days
or &1000000000000001400000014 years, &1000000000000008600000086 days
Henry IV 29 September 1399 20 March 1413 4,920 &1000000000000001300000013 years, &10000000000000172000000172 days
William III[6]
(co-ruler with Mary II)		 13 February 1689 8 March 1702 4,770 &1000000000000001300000013 years, &1000000000000002300000023 days
Henry the Young King
(co-ruler with Henry II)		 14 June 1170 11 June 1183 4,745 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000362000000362 days
William II 9 September 1087 2 August 1100 4,710 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000327000000327 days
Anne[3] 8 March 1702 1 August 1714 4,529 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000146000000146 days
Richard I 6 July 1189 6 April 1199 3,561 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000274000000274 days
Eadred 26 May 946 23 November 955 3,468 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000181000000181 days
Henry V 21 March 1413 31 August 1422 3,450 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000163000000163 days
Edmund I 27 October 939 26 May 946 2,403 &100000000000000060000006 years, &10000000000000211000000211 days
Edward VI 28 January 1547 6 July 1553 2,351 &100000000000000060000006 years, &10000000000000159000000159 days
Mary II[7]
(co-ruler with William III)		 13 February 1689 28 December 1694 2,144 &100000000000000050000005 years, &10000000000000318000000318 days
Mary I
(co-ruler with Philip)		 19 July 1553 17 November 1558 1,947 &100000000000000050000005 years, &10000000000000121000000121 days
Philip
(co-ruler with Mary I)		 25 July 1554 17 November 1558 1,576 &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000115000000115 days
James II[8] 6 February 1685 11 December 1688 1,404 &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000309000000309 days
Eadwig 23 November 955 1 October 959 1,043 &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000312000000312 days
Edward the Martyr 9 July 975 18 March 978 984 &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000253000000253 days
Harold I 12 November 1037 17 March 1040 856 &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000126000000126 days
Harthacnut 17 March 1040 8 June 1042 813 &100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000008300000083 days
Richard III 26 June 1483 22 August 1485 788 &100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000005700000057 days
Louis (disputed) 14 June 1216 22 September 1217 465 &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000100000000100 days
Harold II 5 January 1066 14 October 1066 282 282 days
Edmund II 23 April 1016 30 November 1016 221 221 days
Matilda (disputed) 7 April 1141 1 November 1141 208 208 days
Edward V 9 April 1483 26 June 1483 78 78 days
Edgar II 15 October 1066 17 December 1066 63 63 days
Sweyn Forkbeard 25 December 1013 3 February 1014 40 40 days
Jane (disputed) 10 July 1553 19 July 1553 9 9 days

[edit] Scotland

See also: List of Scottish monarchs
[icon] This section requires expansion.

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
from to days years/days
James VI[1] 24 July 1567 27 March 1625 21,066 &1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000246000000246 days
William I 9 December 1165 4 December 1214 17,892 &1000000000000004800000048 years, &10000000000000360000000360 days
David II 7 June 1329 22 February 1371 15,235 &1000000000000004100000041 years, &10000000000000260000000260 days
Alexander III 6 July 1249 19 March 1286 13,405 &1000000000000003600000036 years, &10000000000000256000000256 days
Malcolm III 17 March 1058 13 November 1093 13,025 &1000000000000003500000035 years, &10000000000000241000000241 days
Alexander II 4 December 1214 6 July 1249 12,633 &1000000000000003400000034 years, &10000000000000214000000214 days
James I 4 April 1406 21 February 1437 11,281 &1000000000000003000000030 years, &10000000000000323000000323 days
James V 9 September 1513 14 December 1542 10,688 &1000000000000002900000029 years, &1000000000000009600000096 days
David I 23 April 1124 24 May 1153 10,623 &1000000000000002900000029 years, &1000000000000003100000031 days
James III 3 August 1460 11 June 1488 10,174 &1000000000000002700000027 years, &10000000000000313000000313 days
Charles II[4] 30 January 1649 3 September 1651 946 &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days
29 May 1660 6 February 1685 9,019 &1000000000000002400000024 years, &10000000000000253000000253 days
James IV 11 June 1488 9 September 1513 9,220 &1000000000000002500000025 years, &1000000000000009000000090 days
Mary I 14 December 1542 24 July 1567 8,988 &1000000000000002400000024 years, &10000000000000222000000222 days
Charles I[5] 27 March 1625 30 January 1649 8,710 &1000000000000002300000023 years, &10000000000000309000000309 days
James II 21 February 1437 3 August 1460 8,564 &1000000000000002300000023 years, &10000000000000164000000164 days
Robert I 25 March 1306 7 June 1329 8,475 &1000000000000002300000023 years, &1000000000000007400000074 days
Robert II 22 February 1371 19 April 1390 6,996 &1000000000000001900000019 years, &1000000000000005600000056 days
Alexander I 8 January 1107 23 April 1124 6,315 &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000106000000106 days
Robert III 19 April 1390 4 April 1406 5,828 &1000000000000001500000015 years, &10000000000000350000000350 days
William II[6] 11 May 1689 8 March 1702 4,683 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000301000000301 days
Anne[3] 8 March 1702 1 August 1714 4,529 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000146000000146 days
Malcolm IV 24 May 1153 9 December 1165 4,582 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000199000000199 days
Mary II[7] 11 May 1689 28 December 1694 2,057 &100000000000000050000005 years, &10000000000000231000000231 days
James VII[8] 6 February 1685 11 December 1688
claimed until 16 September 1701		 1,404
6,065 claimed		 &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000309000000309 days
&1000000000000001600000016 years, &10000000000000222000000222 days claimed
John Balliol 17 November 1292 10 July 1296 1,331 &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000236000000236 days

[edit] Wales

See also: List of rulers of Wales
[icon] This section requires expansion.
Name Reign Duration
from to days years/days
Llywelyn I 1195 11 April 1240 unknown c. 45 years
Owain I 1137 1170 unknown c. 33 years
Llywelyn II 1253 11 December 1282 unknown c. 29 years
Dafydd I 1170 1195 unknown c. 25 years
Owain IV (disputed) 16 September 1400 c. 1416 unknown c. 16 years
Owain II 26 February 1246 1253 unknown c. 7 years
Owain III (disputed) May 1372 July 1378 unknown c. 6 years
Dafydd II 12 April 1240 25 February 1246 2,145 &100000000000000050000005 years, &10000000000000319000000319 days
Dafydd III 12 December 1282 3 October 1283 295 295 days

[edit] Current monarch

Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee, 60 years on the throne, on 6 February 2012, at the age of 85 years, 291 days.

Should she still be reigning on—

  • 10 September 2015, she would surpass Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning monarch in British and Commonwealth history (as well as the longest-reigning female monarch in world history). At that point she would be &1000000000000008900000089 years, &10000000000000142000000142 days old.
  • 6 February 2022, she would celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne. At that point she would be &1000000000000009500000095 years, &10000000000000291000000291 days old.
  • 26 May 2024, she would surpass Louis XIV of France as the longest reigning monarch in European history. At that point she would be &1000000000000009800000098 years, &1000000000000003500000035 days old.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c James VI, King of Scots, became James I, King of England, in 1603.
  2. ^ George III, King of Great Britain, became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
  3. ^ a b c Anne, Queen of England and Queen of Scotland, became Queen of Great Britain in 1707.
  4. ^ a b Charles II was King of Scotland from 30 January 1649 to 3 September 1651; he was King of England and King of Scotland concurrently from 29 May 1660 to 6 February 1685. Upon his restoration, Charles had his reign backdated to the death of his father, but in practice his reign began in 1660.
  5. ^ a b Charles I was King of England and King of Scots concurrently.
  6. ^ a b William of Orange became William III, King of England, on 13 February 1689 and William II, King of Scotland, on 11 May 1689.
  7. ^ a b Mary II became Queen of England on 13 February 1689 and Queen of Scotland on 11 May 1689.
  8. ^ a b James was James II, King of England, and James VII, King of Scotland, concurrently.

[edit] See also

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