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The following is a list of the 'monarchs who have reigned for the longest amount of time in the United Kingdom' of Great Britain and Ireland (Northern Ireland after 1922), the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of England, or the Kingdom of Scotland since AD 1000.

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Longest-reigning monarchs

Of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

Of England

Of Scotland

The current monarch

See also

Longest-reigning monarchs

Of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

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!Name
!Duration
!Dates
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| Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom || 63 years, 7 months, and 3 days || 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901
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| George III of the United Kingdom || 59 years, 3 months, and 4 days || 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
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| Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom || years, , and {{formatnum:{{#expr:-{{JULIANDAY|{{#ifexpr: =1 | | {{#ifexpr: =2 |{{#ifexpr: <6 | | | | {{#ifexpr: {{formatnum:{{#expr:-{{JULIANDAY|{{#ifexpr: =1 | | {{#ifexpr: =2 |
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|| 6 February 1952 – present
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| George II of Great Britain || 33 years, 4 months and 14 days || 11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760
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Of England

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!Name
!Duration
!Dates
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| Henry III of England || 56 years and 28/29 days || 18 or 19 October 1216 – 16 November 1272
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| Edward III of England || 50 years, 4 months, and 27 days || 25 January 1327 – 21 June 1377
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| Elizabeth I of England || 44 years || 17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603
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| Henry VI of England || 38 years || 31 August 1422 – 4 March 1461 and 31 October 1470 – 11 April 1471
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| Henry VIII of England || 37 years || 22 April 1509 – 28 January 1547
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| Henry I of England || 35 years || 3 August 1100 – 1 December 1135
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| Henry II of England || 34 years || 25 October 1154 – 6 July 1189
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| Edward I of England || 34 years || 20 November 1272 – 7 July 1307
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| James I of England
(also James VI of Scotland)|| 22 years and 3 days || 24 March 1603 – 27 March 1625
|}

Of Scotland

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!Name
!Duration
!Dates
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| James VI of Scotland
(later James I of England)|| 57 years, 8 months, and 3 days || 24 July 1567 – 27 March 1625
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| William I of Scotland || 49 years || 9 December 1165 – 4 December 1214
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| David II of Scotland || 41 years || 7 June 1329 – 22 February 1371
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| Alexander III of Scotland || 36 years || 6 July 1249 – 19 March 1286
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| Malcolm III of Scotland || 35 years || 17 March 1058 – 13 November 1093
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| Alexander II of Scotland || 34 years || 4 December 1214 – 6 July 1249
|}

The current monarch

Should Queen Elizabeth II still be reigning on:

★ 6 March 2008, at the age of 81, her reign would surpass that of Henry III.

★ 11 October 2009, at the age of 83, her reign would surpass that of James VI.

★ 12 May 2011, at the age of 85, her reign would surpass that of George III.

★ 9 September 2015, at the age of 89, she would surpass Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

★ 3 February 2025, at the age of 98, she would become the longest reigning monarch in European history, besting the reign of Louis XIV of France.

See also

★ List of British monarchs by longevity

★ Line of succession to the British Throne

★ British Monarchy

★ List of longest reigning current monarchs

★ List of longest reigning monarchs of all time