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List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign


Longest current reigning monarchs blog header. Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II is currently the longest-reigning monarch, having been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia & New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is also the monarch of 11 other Commonwealth realms which have become independent states since 1952; she is therefore listed multiple times in the table below.


Reigns as of 11.00, Sunday, 6 February 2022 (GMT)


Elizabeth II, 70 years as Queen
The current Longest-reigning monarch

1 Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia & New Zealand


Born 21 April 1926

Age: 95 years, 291 days

Acceded to the throne: 6 February 1952

Years reigned: 70


Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica
Queen of Jamaica

2 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica

Acceded: 6 August 1962

Years reigned: 59 years, 184 days


 

Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan & Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei
Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan & Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei

3 - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan & Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei


Born: 15 July 1946

Age: 75

Acceded: 5 October 1967

Years Reigned: 54 years, 124 days


 

Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II of Denmark

4 - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark


Born: 16 April 1940

Age: 81

Acceded: 14 January 1972

Years reigned: 50 years, 23 days


 

Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III of the Emirate of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III of the Emirate of Sharjah

5 - Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III of the Emirate of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)


Born: 6 July 1939

Age: 82

Acceded: 25 January 1972

Years reigned: 50 years, 12 days


 

Elizabeth II, Queen of The Bahamas
Elizabeth II, Queen of The Bahamas

6 - Elizabeth II, Queen of The Bahamas

Acceded: 10 July 1973

Years reigned: 48 years, 211 days


 

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden

7 Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden


Born: 30 April 1946

Age: 75

Acceded: 15 September 1973

Years reigned: 48 years, 144 days


 

Elizabeth II Queen of Granada
Queen of Granada

8 Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada

Acceded 7 February 1974

Years reigned: 47 years, 364 days


 

Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, ruler of the Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates
Ruler of the Fujairah

9 - Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, ruler of the Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates


Born: 22 February 1949

Age: 72

Acceded: 18 September 1974

Years reigned: 47 years, 141 days


 

Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea
Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea

10 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea

Acceded: 16 September 1975

Years reigned: 46 years, 143 days


11 - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands

Acceded: 7 July 1978

Years reigned: 43 years, 214 days


12 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu

Acceded: 1 October 1978

Years reigned: 43 years, 128 days


13 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia

Acceded: 22 February 1979

Years reigned: 42 years, 349 days


14 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Acceded: 27 October 1979

Years reigned: 42 years, 102 days


 

Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III, the ruler of the emirate of Ajman
Nuaimi III

15 - Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III, the ruler of the emirate of Ajman & a member of the UAE Supreme Council of the Union.


Born: 1 January 1931

Age: 91

Acceded: 6 September 1981

Years reigned: 40 years, 153 days


 

Elizabeth II

16 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize

Acceded: 21 September 1981

Years reigned: 40 years, 138 days


17 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda

Acceded: 1 November 1981

Years reigned: 40 years, 97 days


18 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Acceded: 19 September 1983

Years reigned: 38 years, 140 days


 

Mswati III, King of Eswatini
Mswati III, King of Eswatini

19 - Mswati III, King of Eswatini


Born: 19 April 1968

Age: 53

Acceded: 25 April 1986

Years reigned: 35 years, 287 days

Interesting fact: He has 15 wives & 36 children! Although his father Sobhuza II had more than 125 wives & over 200 children!


 

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

20 - Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein


Born: 14 February 1945

Age: 76

Acceded: 13 November 1989

Years reigned: 32 years, 85 days


 


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