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.

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	29,565	80y 11m 11d
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 Elizabeth II be alive on:

• 16 December 2007, she would be an older monarch than George III was.
• 20 December 2007, at the age of 81, she would surpass Queen Victoria as the oldest reigning monarch in British history.
• 6 February 2012, she would celebrate her Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years on the throne. At this point she would be 85 years old.
• 6 February 2022, she would celebrate her Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne. At this point she would be 95 years old.

[edit] See also

• List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death