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These are the approximate categories which present monarchies fall into: [citation needed]. Commonwealth realms.King Charles III is the monarch of fifteen Commonwealth realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United ...
The monarchy was abolished again on 14 April 1931, first by the Second Spanish Republic – which lasted until 1 April 1939 – and subsequently by the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who ruled until his death on 20 November 1975. Monarchy was restored on 22 November 1975 under Juan Carlos I, who was also the monarch until his abdication in 2014.
Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch, reigned from 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022.. The following is a list, ordered by length of reign, of the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927–present), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801), the Kingdom of England (871 ...
England, Scotland, and Ireland had shared a monarch for more than a hundred years, since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when King James VI of Scotland inherited the English and Irish thrones from his first cousin twice removed, Queen Elizabeth I.
Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. She continued as queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days.
Monarch Portrait Coat of Arms and Emblems Sovereign state(s) Since (Length) House Type Heir to the throne Ref. Co-Prince [a] Joan Enric Vives i Sicília Andorra: 12 May 2003 (21 years, 260 days) — Ceremonial: Ex officio [13] [14] Emmanuel Macron: 14 May 2017 (7 years, 258 days) — King: Charles III [b] Antigua and Barbuda: 8 September 2022 ...
Antigua and Barbuda [2] King: Absolute primogeniture Commonwealth of Australia [3] King Commonwealth of the Bahamas [4] King Kingdom of Bahrain [5] King: Agnatic primogeniture Kingdom of Belgium [6]
A monarch may reign over multiple kingdoms, dominions or realms in various forms of political, dynastic, personal union or association. Between 925 and 1035 the Kingdom of Aragon shared a monarchy with the Kingdom of Navarre.