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The following are the 25 longest-reigning monarchs of states who were internationally recognised as sovereign for most or all of their reign. Roman emperors Constantine VIII and Basil II, reigning for 66 years in total (962–1028) and for 65 years in total (960–1025) respectively, are not included, because for part of those periods they reigned only nominally as junior co-emperors alongside ...
Hassanal Bolkiah, the longest-reigning existing monarch. This is a list of reigning monarchs sorted by length of service.. This list includes monarchs who do not reign over entire nations, such as Muhammad V of Kelantan, but does not include former monarchs and pretenders, such as Simeon II of Bulgaria, ex officio monarchs such as Emmanuel Macron who in his capacity as President of France is ...
The longest undisputed reigning monarch is Sobhuza II, who ruled the Kingdom of Swaziland under the title of Paramount Chief of Swaziland and later King of Swaziland. He ruled for 82 years and 254 days. However, the longest undisputed reigning ruler of a sovereign state is Louis XIV, who ruled the Kingdom of France for 72 years, 3 months, and ...
A look at the world's longest-reigning kings and queens throughout history, including the late Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II is not the longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world. Here's a list of the longest-reigning monarchs and info about how long Queen Elizabeth was Queen.
Elizabeth II, who was born on April 21 1926, ruled the nation for decades, acceding to the throne at the age of just 25 in 1952.
Elizabeth II delivering a speech at the official opening of the Borders Railway, on the day she became the longest-reigning British monarch.. 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 ...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world's longest-reigning monarch, credited with restoring the influence of Thailand's royalty during 70 years on the throne.