List of British monarchs by longevity
- List of British monarchs by longevity
This is a list of British monarchs by longevity since the Union of the Crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1603.
It should be noted that the longest-lived 'ruler' of Great Britain and Ireland was Richard Cromwell who, although he only reigned as Lord Protector for 9 months (1658-1659), lived for 85 years 9 months and 8 days (31328 days), approximately 3½ years longer than the current Queen.
*As of Date.
Should HRH The Prince of Wales accede to the throne before 18 November 2015, he would immediately be ranked 12th.
The current monarch
Elizabeth II surpassed Victoria as oldest reigning monarch on 21 December 2007 having surpassed George III five days earlier. Should she be alive on
*29 January 2012, she would surpass Richard Cromwell as the longest-lived British ruler. At that point she would be 85 years old.
*6 February 2012, she would celebrate her Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years on the throne. At that point she would still be 85 years old.
*10 September 2015, she would surpass Queen Victoria as the "longest-reigning" British Monarch. At that point she would be 89 years old.
*6 February 2022, she would celebrate her Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne. At that point she would be 95 years old.
*26 May 2024, she would surpass Louis XIV of France as the longest reigning monarch in European history. At that point she would be 98 years old.
ee also
*List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death
*List of longest reigning monarchs of the United Kingdom
*List of UK monarchy records
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