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This is a list of the longest reigning monarchs of all time, detailing monarchs and lifelong leaders who reigned for more than 50 years, sorted by length of reign. Currently reigning monarchs are highlighted.

  • Note: the abbreviation (HRE) indicates a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire.

Monarchs with verifiable reigns by exact date

Name Country Reign Duration
from to days years/days
Sobhuza II[1] Swaziland December 10, 1899 August 21, 1982 30,204 82 years, 254 days
Bernhard VII Lippe (HRE) August 11, 1429 April 2, 1511 29,818 81 years, 234 days
Wilhelm IV Henneberg-Schleusingen (HRE) May 26, 1480 January 24, 1559 28,731 78 years, 243 days
Heinrich XI[2] Reuss-Obergreiz (HRE) March 17, 1723 June 28, 1800 28,227 77 years, 103 days
Christian August Palatinate-Sulzbach (HRE) August 14, 1632 April 23, 1708 27,645 75 years, 253 days
Muhoji IV Rao Phaltan (India) December 7, 1841 October 17, 1916 27,342 74 years, 315 days
Bhagvatsingh Sahib Gondal state (India) December 14, 1869 March 10, 1944 27,114 74 years, 87 days
Georg Wilhelm Schaumburg-Lippe February 13, 1787 November 21, 1860 26,944 73 years, 282 days
Karl Friedrich Baden May 12, 1738 June 10, 1811 26,691 73 years, 29 days
Johann Ludwig Nassau-Saarbrücken (HRE) October 19, 1472 June 4, 1545 26,525 72 years, 228 days[3]
Jagatjit Singh Bahadur Kapurthala, India January 14, 1877 June 19, 1949 26,453 72 years, 156 days
Louis XIV France May 14, 1643 September 1, 1715 26,407 72 years, 110 days
Heinrich Friedrich Hohenlohe-Langenburg (HRE) January 29, 1628 August 5, 1699 26,121 71 years, 188 days
Parashuramrao Shrinivas Aundh (India) August 30, 1777 June 11, 1848 25,852 70 years, 286 days
Franz Karl Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen (HRE) November 15, 1627 July 19, 1698 25,814 70 years, 246 days
Johannes II Liechtenstein November 12, 1858 February 11, 1929 25,658 70 years, 91 days
Karl August Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach May 28, 1758 June 14, 1828 25,584 70 years, 17 days
Werner Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck (HRE) October 31, 1559 February 16, 1629 25,311 69 years, 108 days
Heinrich Joseph Johann Auersperg (HRE) November 6, 1713 February 9, 1783 25,297 69 years, 95 days
Friedrich V[4] Inner Austria (HRE) June 10, 1424 August 19, 1493 25,272 69 years, 70 days
Friedrich V Hesse-Homburg February 7, 1751 January 20, 1820 25,183 68 years, 347 days
Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Mysore (India) June 30, 1799 March 27, 1868 25,107 68 years, 271 days
Johann Friedrich Castell-Rüdenhausen (HRE) January 10, 1681 June 23, 1749 25,000 68 years, 164 days
K'inich Janaab' Pakal Palenque July 29, 615 August 31, 683 24,870 68 years, 33 days
Christian Karl Reinhard Leiningen-Dagsburg (HRE) November 3, 1698 November 17, 1766 24,850 68 years, 14 days
Franz Joseph I Austria-Hungary December 2, 1848 November 21, 1916 24,825 67 years, 355 days
Malietoa Tanumafili II[5] Samoa July 5, 1939 May 11, 2007 24,782 67 years, 310 days
Heinrich III Meissen (HRE) January 18, 1221 February 15, 1288 24,499 67 years, 28 days
Aliénor[6] Aquitaine April 9, 1137 April 1, 1204 24,464 66 years, 358 days
Leopold III Anhalt-Dessau December 16, 1751 August 9, 1817 23,977 65 years, 236 days
Ferdinand III Sicily October 6, 1759 January 4, 1825 23,831 65 years, 90 days
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) Thailand June 9, 1946 present 28,556 78 years, 66 days
Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern-Hechingen (HRE) January 13, 1671 November 14, 1735 23,680 64 years, 305 days
Sultan Ibrahim Johor (Malaysia) June 4, 1895 May 8, 1959 23,348 63 years, 338 days
Albrecht Anton Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (HRE) November 4, 1646 June 24, 1710 23,242 63 years, 232 days
Anton Günther Oldenburg (HRE) November 12, 1603 June 19, 1667 23,230 63 years, 219 days
Victoria United Kingdom and the British Empire June 20, 1837 January 22, 1901 23,226 63 years, 216 days
Friedrich August I
(Friedrich August III before 1806) 		Saxony December 17, 1763 May 5, 1827 23,149 63 years, 139 days
Amoghvarsha Rashtrakutas India January 1, 814 December 9, 878 23,718 64 years, 342 days
Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa Bahrain December 1, 1869 December 9, 1932 23,018 63 years, 8 days
Charles III Upper Lorraine (HRE) June 12, 1545 May 14, 1608 22,982 62 years, 337 days
James I Aragon (Spain) September 12, 1213 July 27, 1276 22,964 62 years, 319 days
Bernhard II Saxe-Meiningen December 24, 1803 September 20, 1866 22,916 62 years, 270 days
Philipp II Nassau-Weilburg (HRE) July 2, 1429 March 19, 1492 22,906 62 years, 261 days[7]
Leopold-Philippe Arenberg (HRE) August 19, 1691 March 4, 1754 22,842 62 years, 197 days
Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) July 17, 1948 October 27, 2010 22,747 62 years, 102 days
Hirohito (Shōwa) Japan December 25, 1926 January 7, 1989 22,659 62 years, 13 days
Kangxi[8] Qing (China) February 7, 1661 December 20, 1722 22,595 61 years, 316 days
Tuanku Abdul Hamid Halim Shah Kedah (Malaysia) September 22, 1881 May 13, 1943 22,512 61 years, 233 days
Philipp IV Waldeck-Wildungen (HRE) May 28, 1513 November 30, 1574 22,466 61 years, 186 days
Paku Alam VIII Pakualaman (Java) April 12, 1937 September 11, 1998 22,432 61 years, 152 days
Victor Amadeus Anhalt-Bernburg (HRE) September 22, 1656 February 14, 1718 22,424 61 years, 145 days
Ulrich V Württemberg-Stuttgart (HRE) July 2, 1419 September 1, 1480 22,342 61 years, 61 days[9]
Ernst Ludwig Hesse-Darmstadt (HRE) August 31, 1678 September 12, 1739 22,291 61 years, 12 days
Johann Friedrich I Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen (HRE) October 11, 1641 October 17, 1702 22,285 61 years, 6 days
Wilhelm Moritz II Isenburg-Philippseich (HRE) March 8, 1711 March 7, 1772 22,280 60 years, 365 days
Adolf III Schauenburg and Holstein (HRE) July 6, 1164 January 3, 1225 22,096 60 years, 181 days
Leopold Ludwig Palatinate-Veldenz (HRE) June 3, 1634 September 29, 1694 22,033 60 years, 118 days
Qianlong Qing (China) October 18, 1735 February 8, 1796 22,028 60 years, 113 days
Friedrich Günther Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt April 28, 1807 June 28, 1867 21,976 60 years, 61 days
Pakubuwono XII Surakarta (Java) June 11, 1944 June 11, 2004 21,915 60 years, 0 days[10]
Johann Jakob I Waldburg-Zeil (HRE) May 4, 1614[11] April 18, 1674 21,899 59 years, 349 days
Christian IV Denmark April 4, 1588 February 28, 1648 21,879 59 years, 330 days
Elizabeth II United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand 		February 6, 1952 present 26,488 72 years, 190 days
Gustav Adolf Mecklenburg-Güstrow (HRE) April 23, 1636 October 6, 1695 21,715 59 years, 166 days
Georg Friedrich I Brandenburg-Ansbach (HRE) December 27, 1543 April 25, 1603 21,669 59 years, 119 days
Karl I Hesse-Kassel (HRE) December 1, 1670 March 23, 1730 21,661 59 years, 112 days
George III United Kingdom October 25, 1760 January 29, 1820 21,644 59 years, 96 days
Honoré III Monaco November 7, 1733 January 19, 1793 21,623 59 years, 73 days
Barnim I Pomerania-Stettin January 23, 1220 December 13, 1278 21,509 58 years, 324 days
Louis XV France September 1, 1715 May 10, 1774 21,436 58 years, 251 days
Pedro II Brazil April 7, 1831 November 15, 1889 21,407 58 years, 222 days
Ludovico I Saluzzo October 1416 April 8, 1475 21,373 58 years, 189 days
Nikola I Montenegro August 13, 1860 November 26, 1918 21,288 58 years, 105 days
Philipp Hesse-Philippsthal (HRE) July 16, 1663 June 18, 1721 21,156 57 years, 337 days
Wilhelmina The Netherlands November 23, 1890 September 4, 1948 21,104 57 years, 286 days
Philipp I Nassau-Weilburg (HRE) September 20, 1371 July 2, 1429 21,104 57 years, 285 days
Philipp I Hesse (HRE) July 11, 1509 March 31, 1567 21,082 57 years, 263 days
James VI Scotland July 24, 1567 March 27, 1625 21,066 57 years, 246 days
Al-Mustansir Billah[12] Fatimid Caliphate (Egypt) June 13, 1036 January 10, 1094 21,030 57 years, 211 days
Albrecht I Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (HRE) November 16, 1371 June 15, 1429 21,030 57 years, 211 days
Rudolf I Saxe-Wittenberg (HRE) August 25, 1298 March 12, 1356 21,018 57 years, 200 days
Afonso I Portugal June 24, 1128 December 6, 1185 20,984 57 years, 165 days
Karl Nassau-Usingen (HRE) February 14, 1718 June 21, 1775 20,946 57 years, 127 days
Karl Eusebius Liechtenstein (HRE) February 12, 1627 April 5, 1684 20,872 57 years, 53 days
Honoré II Monaco November 29, 1604 January 10, 1662 20,861 57 years, 42 days
Christian Ernst Brandenburg-Bayreuth (HRE) May 30, 1655 May 20, 1712 20,809 56 years, 356 days
Heinrich XVI Bavaria-Landshut (HRE) December 4, 1393 July 30, 1450 20,691 56 years, 238 days
Karl Eugen Württemberg (HRE) March 12, 1737 October 24, 1793 20,680 56 years, 226 days
Hermann II Baden (HRE) April 25, 1074 October 7, 1130 20,618 56 years, 165 days
Conrad I Burgundy July 11, 937 October 19, 993 20,554 56 years, 100 days
Karl IV Theodor Palatinate (HRE) December 31, 1742 February 16, 1799 20,501 56 years, 47 days
Alfonso VIII Castile (Spain) August 31, 1158 October 5, 1214 20,489 56 years, 35 days
Henry III England October 19, 1216 November 16, 1272 20,482 56 years, 28 days
Rainier III Monaco May 9, 1949 April 6, 2005 20,421 55 years, 332 days
Abdullah I Al-Sabah Kuwait September 5, 1758 May 3, 1814 20,328 55 years, 240 days[13]
Sisavang Vong Laos March 26, 1904 October 29, 1959 20,305 55 years, 217 days
Vittorio Amedeo II Savoy (HRE) June 12, 1675 September 3, 1730 20,171 55 years, 83 days
Friedrich Casimir Ortenburg-Neuortenburg (HRE) July 4, 1603 March 2, 1658 19,965 54 years, 241 days
Ernst I Saxe-Altenburg August 3, 1853 February 7, 1908 19,910 54 years, 188 days
Heinrich IV Mecklenburg-Schwerin (HRE) October 16, 1422 March 9, 1477 19,868 54 years, 144 days
Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Syed Hassan Jamalullail Perlis (Malaysia) December 4, 1945 April 16, 2000 19,857 54 years, 134 days
Friedrich Magnus I Solms-Wildenfels (HRE) October 7, 1746 February 12, 1801 19,851 54 years, 128 days
Josef Franz Ernst Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (HRE) October 20, 1715 December 8, 1769 19,773 54 years, 49 days
Wilhelm Brunswick September 10, 1830 October 18, 1884 19,762 54 years, 38 days
Heinrich V Brunswick-Lüneburg (HRE) June 23, 1514 June 11, 1568 19,712 53 years, 354 days
Maximilian I Bavaria (HRE) October 15, 1597 September 27, 1651 19,705 53 years, 347 days
Johann Ernst Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (HRE) March 26, 1675 February 17, 1729 19,686 53 years, 328 days
Henry III Limburg (HRE) August 10, 1167 June 21, 1221 19,674 53 years, 315 days
Johann Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (HRE) July 26, 1426 May 9, 1480 19,646 53 years, 288 days
Leopold IV Anhalt-Dessau August 9, 1817 May 22, 1871 19,644 53 years, 286 days
Maximilian Wunibald[14] Waldburg (HRE) July 13, 1663 April 16, 1717 19,635 53 years, 277 days
Leopold I Anhalt-Dessau (HRE) August 7, 1693 April 7, 1747 19,600 53 years, 243 days
Friedrich Ludwig Castell-Rüdenhausen (HRE) June 23, 1749 February 7, 1803 19,586 53 years, 229 days
Ferdinand Ludwig Waldburg-Wolfegg (HRE) August 21, 1681 April 6, 1735 19,585 53 years, 228 days
Cosimo III de' Medici Tuscany May 23, 1670 October 31, 1723 19,518 53 years, 161 days
Bernhard Carinthia (HRE) August 2, 1202 January 5, 1256 19,514 53 years, 156 days
Hugues IV Burgundy (HRE) July 6, 1218 October 27, 1271 19,471 53 years, 113 days
Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Kedah (Malaysia) July 15, 1958 present 24,137 66 years, 30 days
Gottfried Oettingen-Oettingen (HRE) October 1, 1569 September 7, 1622 19,334 52 years, 341 days
Fulk III Anjou July 21, 987 June 21, 1040 19,328 52 years, 336 days
Wilhelm I/V[15] Jülich-Cleves-Berg (HRE) February 6, 1539 January 5, 1592 19,326 52 years, 333 days
Hermann V Baden-Baden (HRE) September 13, 1190 January 16, 1243 19,118 52 years, 125 days
Otto II Brunswick-Lüneburg (HRE) December 13, 1277 April 10, 1330 19,110 52 years, 118 days
Guillaume II[16] Normandy July 3, 1035 September 9, 1087 19,061 52 years, 68 days
Emich XI Leiningen-Dagsburg (HRE) January 10, 1541 March 12, 1593 19,054 52 years, 61 days
Ferdinand Maximilian II Isenburg-Wächtersbach (HRE) March 14, 1703 April 21, 1755 19,031 52 years, 38 days
Christian Brandenburg-Bayreuth (HRE) April 25, 1603 May 30, 1655 19,028 52 years, 35 days
Wilhelm the Elder[17] Waldburg-Trauchburg (HRE) February 11, 1505 March 17, 1557 19,027 52 years, 34 days
Tahmasp I Persian Empire, Safavid Dynasty May 23, 1524 May 14, 1576 18,984 51 years, 357 days
Haakon VII Norway November 18, 1905 September 21, 1957 18,935 51 years, 307 days
Friedrich Franz I Mecklenburg-Schwerin April 24, 1785 February 1, 1837 18,910 51 years, 283 days
Frédéric III Lorraine (HRE) June 24, 1251 December 31, 1302 18,817 51 years, 190 days
Yeongjo Joseon (Korea) August 30, 1724 March 5, 1776 18,815 51 years, 188 days
Franz Albrecht I Oettingen-Spielberg (HRE) August 10, 1685 February 3, 1737 18,804 51 years, 177 days
Henry IV Germany (HRE) July 17, 1054 December 31, 1105 18,794 51 years, 167 days
Karl Wilhelm Anhalt-Zerbst (HRE) July 4, 1667 November 3, 1718 18,749 51 years, 122 days
Franz Joseph II Liechtenstein July 25, 1938 November 13, 1989 18,739 51 years, 111 days
Karl I Hohenzollern (HRE) January 15, 1525 March 18, 1576 18,690 51 years, 63 days
Friedrich I Baden September 5, 1856 September 28, 1907 18,649 51 years, 23 days
Johann Reinhard III Hanau-Lichtenberg (HRE) March 30, 1685 March 28, 1736 18,625 50 years, 364 days
Pedro IV Aragon (Spain) January 24, 1336 January 6, 1387 18,610 50 years, 347 days
Jeanne Brabant (HRE) December 5, 1355 November 1, 1406 18,593 50 years, 331 days
Sigismund Hungary March 31, 1387 December 9, 1437 18,515 50 years, 253 days
Pōmare IV Tahiti January 11, 1827 September 17, 1877 18,512 50 years, 249 days
Simon VI Lippe (HRE) April 15, 1563 December 7, 1613 18,499 50 years, 236 days
Mwambutsa IV Burundi December 16, 1915 July 8, 1966 18,467 50 years, 204 days
Ernst Wilhelm Bentheim-Steinfurt (HRE) February 10, 1643 August 26, 1693 18,460 50 years, 197 days
Edward III England January 25, 1327 June 21, 1377 18,410 50 years, 147 days
Ivan IV Russia December 3, 1533 March 18, 1584 18,378 50 years, 116 days
Karl III Ortenburg-Neuortenburg (HRE) December 4, 1725 March 1, 1776 18,367 50 years, 105 days
Johann Ernst[18] Waldburg-Trauchburg (HRE) November 17, 1636 February 8, 1687 18,345 50 years, 83 days
Karl Friedrich Isenburg-Meerholz (HRE) February 11, 1724 March 14, 1774 18,294 50 years, 31 days
Ludwig Eberhard Hohenlohe-Pfedelbach (HRE) October 22, 1600 November 1, 1650 18,272 50 years, 10 days

Monarchs whose exact dates of rule are unknown

  • Note: These monarchs are grouped according to length of reign by year in whole numbers. Within each year-grouping, they appear in historical order. In a given year, there may have been a wide array of actual reign lengths based on days. As such, this table does not present a pure ranking of monarchs.
Name Country Reign Duration (approx. years)
from to
Pepi II Neferkare[19][20] Ancient Egypt 2278 BC 2184 BC 94 years (disputed)
Taejo Goguryeo (Korea) 53 146 93 years (disputed)
Ermanaric the Ostrogoth Oium 196 276 80 years (disputed)
Jangsu Goguryeo (Korea) 413 491 78 years
Johann Philipp[21] Stadion (HRE) 1666 1741 75 years
Wilhelm I Sayn-Wittgenstein (HRE) 1494 1568 74 years
Fazl Ali Khan II Bahadur Banganapalle (India) 1686 1759 73 years
Triệu Vũ Vương Triệu Dynasty (Ancient Viet Nam) 207 BC 136 BC 71 years
Simon I Lippe (HRE) 1273 1344 71 years
Heinrich VIII Fürstenberg-Wolfach (HRE) 1419 November 30, 1490 71 years
Pandukabhaya Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) 437 BC 367 BC 70 years
Shapur II[22] Persian Empire, Sassanid Dynasty 309 379 70 years
Ponhea Yat Khmer Empire 1393 1463 70 years
Johann Ulrich Stadion (HRE) 1530 1600 70 years
Huan Qi (China) 636 BC 567 BC 69 years
Tshudpud Namgyal Sikkim (India) 1793 1863 69 years
Alberto Azzo II Milan 1029 August 20, 1097 68 years
Louis XIII Oettingen-Wallerstein (HRE) 1449 1517 68 years
Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II Kedah (Malaysia) 1710 1778 68 years
Johann III Sponheim-Starkenburg (HRE) 1331 1398 67 years
Al-Marhum Perbaungang Serdang (Sumatra) 1879 1946 67 years
Ramesses II Ancient Egypt 1279 BC 1213 BC 66 years
Zhao Song (China) 468 BC 404 BC 64 years
Amoghavarsha Rashtrakuta Empire 814 878 64 years
Friedrich IV Castell (HRE) 1285 1349 64 years
Zhuang Qi (China) 794 BC 731 BC 63 years
Friedrich II Salm-Neuweiler (HRE) 1610 1673 63 years
Johann Friedrich II Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen (HRE) 1702 1765 63 years
Nicolas Leopold I Salm-Hoogstraat (HRE) 1707 1770 63 years
Philipp Ernst Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (HRE) 1697 1759 62 years
Karl Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen (HRE) 1741 1803 62 years
Franz Wilhelm Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim (HRE) 1673 1734 61 years
Cynan Garwyn Powys c.550 c.610 c. 60 years
Aescwine Kingdom of Essex 527 587 c. 60 years
Pawl Glywysing c.480 540 c. 60 years
Mutasiva Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) 367 BC 307 BC 60 years
Sophie Bar (HRE) 1033 1093 60 years
Friedrich I Salm-Blankenburg (HRE) 1210 1270 60 years
Heinrich III Henneberg-Aschach-Römhild (HRE) 1292 1352 60 years
Heinrich II Salm-Blankenburg (HRE) 1301 1361 60 years
Otto I Solms-Braunfels (HRE) 1349 1409 60 years
Ludwig Salm-Blankenburg (HRE) 1443 1503 60 years
Mayadunne Sitawaka (Sri Lanka) 1521 1581 60 years
Vanghoji II Jagpalrao Nimbalkar Phaltan (India) 1570 1630 60 years
Hu Chen (China) 1045 BC 986 BC 59 years
Guilhem III Toulouse 978 1037 59 years
Otto I Salm-Kyrburg (HRE) October 1548 June 7, 1607 59 years
Nan Zhou (China) 314 BC 256 BC 58 years
Harald I Norway 872 930 58 years
Heinrich II Baden-Hachberg (HRE) 1231 1289 58 years
Heinrich V Henneberg-Schleusingen (HRE) 1347 1405 58 years
Nikolaus III Tecklenburg (HRE) 1450 1508 58 years
Muhammad Shafi ud-din II Sambas (Borneo) 1866 1924 58 years
Maredydd ap Rhain Dyfed 740 797 c. 57 years
Jing Qi (China) 547 BC 490 BC 57 years
Mithridates VI Pontus 120 BC 63 BC 57 years
Roger II Foix (France) 1067 1124 57 years
Bernhard I Bentheim-Bentheim (HRE) 1364 1421 57 years
Yi Hham Hka Kengtung (Burma) 1403 1460 57 years
Ernst II Oettingen-Wallerstein (HRE) 1613[23] March 3, 1670 57 years
Sourigna Vongsa Lan Xang (Laos) 1637 1694 57 years
Johannes Waldburg-Waldsee (HRE) 1667 1724 57 years
Adolf Ludwig Wilhelm Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg (HRE) 1749 1806 57 years
Gruffydd ap Cynan Kingdom of Gwynedd 1081 1137 c. 56 years
Zhaoxiang Qin (China) 306 BC 250 BC 56 years
Mun Balhae (Korea) 737 793 56 years
Eberhard III Nordgau (Alsace) 864 920 56 years
Berthold IV Henneberg-Schleusingen (HRE) 1284 1340 56 years
Mwezi IV Burundi 1852 1908 56 years
Sargon Akkadian Empire (Iraq) 2270 BC 2215 BC 55 years
Mu Zhou (China) 977 BC 922 BC 55 years
Manasseh Judah (Israel) 697 BC 642 BC 55 years
Vijayabahu I Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) 1056 1111 55 years
Lý Nhân Tông Lý Dynasty (Viet Nam) 1072 1127 55 years
Alaungsithu Pagan (Burma) 1112 1167 55 years
Heinrich II Hoya (HRE) 1235 1290 55 years
Parâkramabâhu VI Kotte (Sri Lanka) 1412 1467 55 years
Eberhard I[24] Waldburg-Sonnenburg (HRE) 1424 September 22, 1479 55 years
Nguyễn Hoàng Nguyễn Lords (Viet Nam) 1558 1613 55 years
Pangeran Ratu Banten (Java) 1596 1651 55 years
Ismail Morocco 1672 1727 55 years
Janoji Nimbalkar Phaltan 1693 1748 55 years
Karl Wilhelm Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg (HRE) 1694 1749 55 years
Thutmose III Ancient Egypt 1479 BC 1425 BC 54 years
Wu Wei (China) 812 BC 758 BC 54 years
Psamtik I Ancient Egypt 664 BC 610 BC 54 years
Wu Han (China) 141 BC 87 BC 54 years
Renzong Western Xia (China) 1139 1193 54 years
Heinrich III Solms-Braunfels (HRE) 1258 1312 54 years
Jean I Armagnac (France) 1319 May 16, 1373 54 years
Johann VI Salm-Badenweiler (HRE) 1451 1505 54 years
Magdalena Christina Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg (HRE) 1661 1715 54 years
Kejeruan Junjungan Serdang (Sumatra) 1728 1782 54 years
Ntare IV Burundi 1796 1850 54 years
Hkun Yon Mong Pai (Burma) July 1836 February 1891 54 years
Jinpyeong Silla (Korea) 579 632 53 years
Chongzong Western Xia (China) 1086 1139 53 years
Henry IV Luxembourg (HRE) 1136 1189 53 years
Heinrich III Upper Salm (HRE) 1240 1293 53 years
Heinrich II Castell Elder Line (HRE) 1254 1307 53 years
Johann II Holstein-Kiel (HRE) 1263 1316 53 years
Engelbert Sayn-Homburg (HRE) 1283 1336 53 years
Sao Nam Nam Kengtung 1364 1417 53 years
Diether I Isenburg-Büdingen (HRE) 1408 November 20, 1461 53 years
Wilhelm II Castell (HRE) 1426 1479 53 years
Johanette Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen (HRE) 1648 September 28, 1701 53 years
Sao Yun Yawnghwe (Burma) 1762 1815 53 years
Shrinivasrao Parashuram Aundh June 11, 1848 1901 53 years
Bimbisara Magadha Empire 543 BC 491 BC 52 years
Fan Yi Champa 284 336 52 years
Guillaume III Alençon 1119 1171 52 years
Rapoto I Ortenburg (HRE) 1134 1186 52 years
Henry I Brabant (HRE) 1183 September 5, 1235 52 years
Johann VIII Salm-Badenweiler (HRE) 1548 1600 52 years
Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat Maguindanao (Philippines) 1619 1671 52 years
Rajasinghe II Kandy (Sri Lanka) 1635 1687 52 years
Lone Horn Lakota 1823 October 15, 1875 52 years
Azad Khan Kharan (Pakistan) 1833 1885 52 years
Hui Wei (China) 370 BC 319 BC 51 years
Alfonso II Asturias (Spain) 791 842 51 years
Vinayaditya Hoysala Empire 1047 1098 51 years
Sizzo III Schwarzburg (HRE) 1109 June 19, 1160 51 years
Balduin IV Hainaut (HRE) 1120 November 8, 1171 51 years
Adolf I Mark (HRE) 1198 June 28, 1249 51 years
Robert II Artois (France) September 1250 July 11, 1302 51 years
Hermann III Henneberg-Aschach-Römhild (HRE) 1352 1403 51 years
Froben Ferdinand Fürstenberg-Messkirch (HRE) 1684 1735 51 years
Duhaga Bunyoro (Uganda) 1731 1782 51 years
Franz Wenzel Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach (HRE) 1760 1811 51 years
Alphonsus Adrianus (Nai Kau Sonbai) Sonbai Besar (West Timor) 1768 1819 51 years
Tun Ali bin Tun Koris Pahang (Malaysia) 1806 1857 51 years
Pantsachiv Shankarrao Chimnajirao Bhor (India) February 12, 1871 July 1922 51 years
Mentuhotep II Ancient Egypt 2060 BC 2010 BC 50 years
Hantili II Hittite Empire 1500 BC 1450 BC 50 years
Brahmāthat Ancient Chanthaburi (Thailand) 856 BC 806 BC 50 years
Ping China (Zhou Dynasty) 770 BC 720 BC 50 years
Wen Zou (China) 665 BC 615 BC 50 years
Xiang Zhao (China) 475 BC 425 BC 50 years
Xuan Qi (China) 455 BC 405 BC 50 years
An Dương Vương Thục Dynasty (Ancient Viet Nam) 257 BC 207 BC 50 years
Bhavavarman I Khmer Empire 550 600 50 years
Arechis I Benevento (Italy) 591 641 50 years
Shengzong Liao Dynasty (China) 981 1031 50 years
Kulothunga Chola I Chola Dynasty (India) 1070 1120 50 years
Hermann II Salm (HRE) 1088 1138 50 years
Géraud III Armagnac (France) 1110 1160 50 years
Salentin IV Nieder-Isenburg (HRE) 1370 1420 50 years
Friedrich III Fürstenberg-Baar (HRE) 1509 1559 50 years
August Anhalt-Plötzkau (HRE) 1603 August 22, 1653 50 years
Ludwig Wilhelm August Egon Fürstenberg-Weitra (HRE) 1709 November 10, 1759 50 years
Janrao II Nimbalkar Phaltan 1777 1827 50 years
Sao Kin Maung Möngmit (Burma) 1887 1937 50 years

See also

Notes

  1. ^ He was proclaimed king at the age of four months, and his grandmother, Labotsibeni Mdluli, acted as regent until 22 December 1921: Swaziland National Trust Commission website, retrieved 29 August 2008. TheRoyalist.net takes the date of succession as the date on which his grandmother handed over the royal duties to him, not when he was proclaimed king.
  2. ^ Heinrich XI succeeded to the throne as Count of Reuss-Obergreiz in 1723 on the death of his brother, Heinrich IX (all male members of the family were named Heinrich in order of birth, even across cousins). In 1778 he became the first Prince of Reuss Elder Line. German Wikipedia: Heinrich XI. (Reuß-Greiz)
  3. ^ Count Johann Ludwig was born posthumously, after the death of his father Count Johann II on July 25, 1472; he succeeded to the throne at birth.
  4. ^ also a long-serving Holy Roman Emperor as Friedrich III
  5. ^ New Zealand administered Western Samoa first as a League of Nations Mandate and then as a United Nations trusteeship until the country received its independence on 1 January 1962 as Western Samoa.
  6. ^ Also known as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Aliénor was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, although medieval law dictated that her various husbands (Louis VII of France, Henry II of England) and sons (Richard I and John of England) reign with her jointly.
  7. ^ Philipp II ruled as co-ruler with his brother till 1442 when they divided their inheritances.
  8. ^ His father died in his early twenties, and as Kangxi was not able to rule in his minority, the Emperor Shunzhi appointed Sonin, Suksaha, Ebilun, and Oboi as the Four Regents. Sonin died soon after his granddaughter was made the Empress, Heseli, leaving Suksaha at odds with Oboi politically. In a fierce power struggle, Oboi had Suksaha put to death, and seized absolute power as sole Regent. For a while Kangxi and the Court accepted this arrangement. In 1669 the Emperor arrested Oboi with help from the Xiao Zhuang Grand Dowager Empress and began to take control of the country himself.
  9. ^ Ulrich V was Count of all Württemberg until its partition between Württemberg-Urach and Württemberg-Stuttgart in 1442. He continued as Count of the latter branch until his death in 1480.
  10. ^ Indonesian wikipedia: Pakubuwana_XII
  11. ^ Johann Jakob I succeeded as Truchsess (Archsteward), and was raised to the rank of Graf (Count) in 1628.
  12. ^ Al-Mustansir Billah had the longest recorded reign of any Muslim ruler, according to his biographical entry in the Encyclopaedia of Islam, written by H. A. R. Gibb and Paul Kraus (see online version).
  13. ^ Al-Sabah Dynasty
  14. ^ German Wikipedia: Haus Waldburg
  15. ^ Wilhelm "The Rich" was Wilhelm I of Cleves and Wilhelm V of Jülich-Berg.
  16. ^ Guillaume II (or William II) was better known, from 1066, as William I "The Conqueror" of England.
  17. ^ German Wikipedia: Wilhelm der Ältere von Waldburg-Trauchburg
  18. ^ German Wikipedia: Haus Waldburg
  19. ^ Pepi II's figure has been disputed by some Egyptologists who favour a shorter reign length of 64 years, given the absence of attested dates known for Pepi after his 31st Count, which would equate to 62 years assuming the count to be biennial.
  20. ^ Japanese legendary emperors, according to the ancient Japanese calendar, ruled for very long terms of 60-70 years each. The longest ruler of the legendary emperors, Emperor Kōan, was claimed to have ruled for about 101 years. These figures are not included in the table because they are regarded as inaccurate by modern scholars.
  21. ^ Johann Philipp succeeded to the Lordship of Stadion at age 14 in 1666, was raised to Baron in 1686 and Reichsgraf (Count) in 1704.
  22. ^ Shapur II was crowned in utero: the crown was placed upon his mother's belly. This child, named Shapur, was therefore born king; the government was conducted by his mother and the magnates.
  23. ^ Ernst II ruled jointly with Friedrich VIII in the years 1602-13, but then ruled for 57 years as sole monarch.
  24. ^ German Wikipedia: Grafschaft Sonnenberg
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