List of longest reigning Monarchs of the UK

The following is a list of the monarchs who have reigned for the greatest length of time in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Northern Ireland after 1927), the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland since the year 1000.

Contents 1 Longest-reigning monarchs 1.1 Of Great Britain and the United Kingdom 1.2 Of England 1.3 Of Scotland 2 The current monarch 3 See also

Longest-reigning monarchs

Of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

Name	Duration	Dates
Victoria of the United Kingdom	&0000000000000063.00000063 years, &0000000000000216.000000216 days	20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901
George III of the United Kingdom	&0000000000000059.00000059 years, &0000000000000096.00000096 days	25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom	&0000000000000056.00000056 years, &0000000000000127.000000127 days*	6 February 1952 – present*
George II of Great Britain	&0000000000000033.00000033 years, &0000000000000136.000000136 days	11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760

*As of Thursday, 12 June 2008.

Of England

Name	Duration	Dates
Henry III of England	&0000000000000056.00000056 years, &0000000000000029.00000029 days or 30 days	18 or 19 October 1216 – 16 November 1272
Edward III of England	&0000000000000050.00000050 years, &0000000000000147.000000147 days	25 January 1327 – 21 June 1377
Elizabeth I of England	&0000000000000044.00000044 years, &0000000000000127.000000127 days	17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603
Henry VI of England	&0000000000000038.00000038 years, &0000000000000185.000000185 days and &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000162.000000162 days	31 August 1422 – 4 March 1461 and 31 October 1470 – 11 April 1471
Henry VIII of England	&0000000000000037.00000037 years, &0000000000000281.000000281 days	22 April 1509 – 28 January 1547
Henry I of England	&0000000000000035.00000035 years, &0000000000000120.000000120 days	3 August 1100 – 1 December 1135
Henry II of England	&0000000000000034.00000034 years, &0000000000000254.000000254 days	25 October 1154 – 6 July 1189
Edward I of England	&0000000000000034.00000034 years, &0000000000000229.000000229 days	20 November 1272 – 7 July 1307
James I of England (also James VI of Scotland)	&0000000000000022.00000022 years, &0000000000000003.0000003 days	24 March 1603 – 27 March 1625

Of Scotland

Name	Duration	Dates
James VI of Scotland (later James I of England)	&0000000000000057.00000057 years, &0000000000000246.000000246 days	24 July 1567 – 27 March 1625
William I of Scotland	&0000000000000048.00000048 years, &0000000000000360.000000360 days	9 December 1165 – 4 December 1214
David II of Scotland	&0000000000000041.00000041 years, &0000000000000260.000000260 days	7 June 1329 – 22 February 1371
Alexander III of Scotland	&0000000000000036.00000036 years, &0000000000000256.000000256 days	6 July 1249 – 19 March 1286
Malcolm III of Scotland	&0000000000000035.00000035 years, &0000000000000241.000000241 days	17 March 1058 – 13 November 1093
Alexander II of Scotland	&0000000000000034.00000034 years, &0000000000000214.000000214 days	4 December 1214 – 6 July 1249

The current monarch

Should Queen Elizabeth II still be reigning on:

• 11 October 2009, at the age of 83, her reign would surpass that of James VI.
• 12 May 2011, at the age of 85, her reign would surpass that of George III.
• 10 September 2015, at the age of 89, she would surpass Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
• 26 May 2024, at the age of 98, she would become the longest reigning monarch in European history, surpassing the reign of Louis XIV of France who reigned for 72 years, 3 months, and 18 days.

See also

• List of British monarchs by longevity
• Line of succession to the British Throne
• Monarchy of the United Kingdom
• List of longest reigning current monarchs
• List of longest reigning monarchs of all time