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This is a list of British monarchs by longevity since the Union of the Crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1603. For Queen Elizabeth II, the longevity is calculated up to 4 December 2006
Rank |
Monarch |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Longevity
(days) |
Longevity
(years/months/days) |
1 |
Victoria of the United Kingdom |
24 May 1819 |
22 January 1901 |
29,829 |
81y 7m 29d |
2 |
George III of the United Kingdom |
4 June 1738 |
29 January 1820 |
29,823 |
81y 7m 25d |
3 |
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
21 April 1926 |
living |
29,447 |
80y 7m 15d |
4 |
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom |
23 June 1894 |
28 May 1972 |
28,463 |
77y 11m 5d |
5 |
George II of Great Britain |
10 November 1683 |
25 October 1760 |
28,098 |
76y 11m 15d |
6 |
William IV of the United Kingdom |
21 August 1765 |
20 June 1837 |
26,235 |
71y 9m 30d |
7 |
George V of the United Kingdom |
3 June 1865 |
20 January 1936 |
25,797 |
70y 7m 17d |
8 |
Edward VII of the United Kingdom |
9 November 1841 |
6 May 1910 |
25,014 |
68y 5m 27d |
9 |
James II of England |
14 October 1633 |
16 September 1701 |
24,810 |
67y 11m 3d |
10 |
George IV of the United Kingdom |
12 August 1762 |
26 June 1830 |
24,789 |
67y 10m 14d |
11 |
George I of Great Britain |
28 May 1660 |
1 June 1727 |
24,485 |
67y 0m 14d |
12 |
James I of England |
19 June 1566 |
27 March 1625 |
21,618 |
59y 2m 9d |
13 |
George VI of the United Kingdom |
14 December 1895 |
6 February 1952 |
20,507 |
56y 1m 23d |
14 |
Charles II of England |
29 May 1630 |
6 February 1685 |
20,039 |
54y 10m 9d |
15 |
William III of England |
14 November 1650 |
8 March 1702 |
18,743 |
51y 3m 23d |
16 |
Anne of Great Britain |
6 February 1665 |
1 August 1714 |
18,073 |
49y 5m 26d |
17 |
Charles I of England |
19 November 1600 |
30 January 1649 |
17,799 |
48y 8m 22d |
18 |
Mary II of England |
30 April 1662 |
28 December 1694 |
11,567 |
31y 8m 27d |
[edit] The current monarch
Should HM The Queen be alive on: