List of British monarchs by longevity

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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: