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The shortest recorded reign was that of the Dauphin Louis Antoine, who was technically King Louis XIX of France for the 15 minutes between the signature of Charles X (1757–1836) and his own signature to the act of abdication. ^ Blanc, Louis (1848). France Under Louis Philippe. Translated by Walter Kelly. p. 214.
The shortest monarch is Queen Victoria of the British Empire, who was believed to be around 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m). [9] Two Egyptian pharaohs were also said to be very short, Cleopatra VII was said to be 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) and Amenhotep I is claimed to be the shortest male monarch at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m). [8]
The shortest British monarch in adulthood was most likely Queen Victoria, who stood only 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) when in her 30s, and was possibly an inch or two shorter towards the end of her life. The shortest king in adulthood whose height is documented was Charles I, who stood 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m). [21]
Imagno/Getty ImagesAccording to History.com, Queen Victoria was the shortest monarch in British royal history. Standing at just five feet, zero inches, the queen was by far the most petite ...
Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in British history on 9 September 2015 when she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. [1][2] On 6 February 2017, she became the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, commemorating 65 years on the throne. On 6 February 2022, Elizabeth II became ...
List of English monarchs. Great Britain during the Early Middle Ages. Listed in red are The Heptarchy, the collective name given to the seven main Anglo-Saxon petty kingdoms located in the southeastern two-thirds of the island that were unified to form the Kingdom of England. This list of kings and reigning queens of the Kingdom of England ...
List of French monarchs. From top; left to right: Robert I, Hugh Capet, Louis IX, Francis I, Henry IV, Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Napoleon I, Napoleon III. The family tree of Frankish and French monarchs (509–1870) France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in ...
Son of Jalal-ud-din Khalji. He ruled for a short time, not always indicating his names on the lists. 13 Alauddin Khalji: c. 1266 4 January 1316 November 1296 4 January 1316 Nephew of Jalal-ud-din Khalji 14 Shihabuddin Omar: 1310 or 1311 April 1316 5 January 1316 April 1316 Son of Alauddin Khalji 15 Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah: 1299 9 July 1320 14 ...