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Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days. Although Anne's great-grandfather, James VI and I (r. 1603–1625), the monarch of the Union of the Crowns, proclaimed himself "King of Great Britain", and used it on coinage, stamps and elsewhere, the Parliament of England had refused to use that style in statutory law or address. [2] [3]
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
Henry II named his son, Henry the Young King (1155–1183), as co-ruler with him but this was a Norman custom of designating an heir, and the younger Henry did not outlive his father and rule in his own right, so he is not counted as a monarch on lists of kings. Richard I [42] Richard the Lionheart 3 September 1189 [v] – 6 April 1199 (9 years ...
Prior to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III had been the heir apparent to the British throne for seven decades. Charles held the position longer than anyone in the monarchy’s history.
The succession to Henry II was altered by the death of his son, Henry the Young King, who was crowned king while his father still lived. Henry II had wished to divide his lands among his children upon his death, but was forced to sign the unfavorable treaty of Azay-le-Rideau on 4 July 1189 (two days before his death) with the king of France and ...
Charles was proclaimed King again on 14 May 1660. He was not crowned, having been previously crowned at Scone in 1651. The Restoration "presented an occasion of universal celebration and rejoicing throughout Scotland". [16] Charles II summoned his parliament on 1 January 1661, which began to undo all that been forced on his father Charles I of ...
Harvinder Rattan, a Sikh faith representative, asked King Charles at the reception on Dec. 20, as seen in a video shared by the Daily Mail. "I'm still alive," King Charles joked in reply with a ...
Abdication of his father, Charles II, after both fled during the Revolutions of 1848: Father restored by Austrian troops Simon I Prince of Wallachia (second reign) August 1601 – August 1602 Around 12 months Deposed Radu IX: Deposed by Radu X: Zababa-shuma-iddin King of Babylon: c. 1158 BC 1 year Succeeded Marduk-apla-iddina I: Succeeded by ...