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See also: List of British consorts.
This is a list of the monarchs of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a country in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801....
 and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The Kingdom of Great Britain was formed on 1 May 1707 with the merger of the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a state in North-West Europe. The Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and a number of smaller outlying islands?what is today the legal unit of England and Wales....
 and the Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland was a state in North-West Europe which existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a Anglo-Scottish border to the south with the Kingdom of England, with which it was united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707, in 170...
, which had been in personal union
Personal union

A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states are governed by the same monarch, while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct....
 under the House of Stuart
House of Stuart

The House of Stuart, also known as the House of Stewart is an important European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century....
 since 24 March 1603. On 1 January 1801 Great Britain merged with the Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland

The Kingdom of Ireland was the name given to the Irish state from 1541, by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 of the Parliament of Ireland. It was based on the contested legitimacy of the right of conquest....
 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
. After most of Ireland left the union on 6 December 1922, on 12 April 1927 its name was amended to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

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England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 and Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 entered into legislative and governmental union on 1 May 1707 under the Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union were a pair of Act of Parliament passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England to put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706, following negotiation between commissioners representing the parliaments of the two countries....
.

| Anne
Anne of Great Britain

Anne became Queen of England, Queen of Scots and Kingdom of Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding her brother-in-law, William III of England. Her Roman Catholic father, James II of England, was Glorious Revolution in 1688/9; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III & II and Mary II of England, the only such c...

1 May
1707–1714
England and Scotland
8 March 1702-1707
|| || 6 February 1665
St James's Palace
daughter of James II
James II

James II may refer to:* James II, Count of La Marche , King Consort of Naples* James II , the second EP by Mancunian band James* James II of Aragon , King of Sicily...
 and Anne Hyde
Anne Hyde

Lady Anne Hyde was the first wife of James, Duke of York , and the mother of two monarchs, Mary II of England and Anne of Great Britain....
 || George of Denmark
George of Denmark

Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland Privy Council of England was the prince consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain....

St James's Palace
28 July 1683
17 children || 1 August 1714
Kensington
Kensington

Kensington is a district of West London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located west of Charing Cross. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington....

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Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701

The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England, originally filed in 1700, and passed in 1701, to settle the Order of succession to the List of English monarchs on the Electress Sophia of Hanover a granddaughter of James I of England and her Protestantism heirs....
, passed by the English Parliament.






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See also: List of British consorts.
This is a list of the monarchs of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a country in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801....
 and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The Kingdom of Great Britain was formed on 1 May 1707 with the merger of the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a state in North-West Europe. The Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and a number of smaller outlying islands?what is today the legal unit of England and Wales....
 and the Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland was a state in North-West Europe which existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a Anglo-Scottish border to the south with the Kingdom of England, with which it was united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707, in 170...
, which had been in personal union
Personal union

A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states are governed by the same monarch, while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct....
 under the House of Stuart
House of Stuart

The House of Stuart, also known as the House of Stewart is an important European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century....
 since 24 March 1603. On 1 January 1801 Great Britain merged with the Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland

The Kingdom of Ireland was the name given to the Irish state from 1541, by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 of the Parliament of Ireland. It was based on the contested legitimacy of the right of conquest....
 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
. After most of Ireland left the union on 6 December 1922, on 12 April 1927 its name was amended to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

British monarchs


House of Stuart

England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 and Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 entered into legislative and governmental union on 1 May 1707 under the Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union were a pair of Act of Parliament passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England to put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706, following negotiation between commissioners representing the parliaments of the two countries....
.

| Anne
Anne of Great Britain

Anne became Queen of England, Queen of Scots and Kingdom of Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding her brother-in-law, William III of England. Her Roman Catholic father, James II of England, was Glorious Revolution in 1688/9; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III & II and Mary II of England, the only such c...

1 May
1707–1714
England and Scotland
8 March 1702-1707
|| || 6 February 1665
St James's Palace
daughter of James II
James II

James II may refer to:* James II, Count of La Marche , King Consort of Naples* James II , the second EP by Mancunian band James* James II of Aragon , King of Sicily...
 and Anne Hyde
Anne Hyde

Lady Anne Hyde was the first wife of James, Duke of York , and the mother of two monarchs, Mary II of England and Anne of Great Britain....
 || George of Denmark
George of Denmark

Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland Privy Council of England was the prince consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain....

St James's Palace
28 July 1683
17 children || 1 August 1714
Kensington
Kensington

Kensington is a district of West London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located west of Charing Cross. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington....

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House of Hanover

The Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701

The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England, originally filed in 1700, and passed in 1701, to settle the Order of succession to the List of English monarchs on the Electress Sophia of Hanover a granddaughter of James I of England and her Protestantism heirs....
, passed by the English Parliament. In return for access to the English plantations in North America, the Hanoverian succession and the Union were ratified by the Scottish Parliament
Parliament of Scotland

The Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Independence Kingdom of Scotland.The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early thirteenth century, and the first meeting for which reliable evidence survives was at Kirkliston in 1235, during the reign of A...
 in 1707.

| George I
George I of Great Britain

George I was List of British Monarchs#House of Hanover and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Electorate of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....

1 August
1714–1727 || || 28 May 1660
Leineschloss
Leineschloss

The Leineschloss , situated on the Leine in Hanover, Germany, is the former residence of the Hanoverian kings and the current seat of the Landtag of Lower Saxony....

son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of Hanover
Sophia of Hanover

Sophia of Hanover was the youngest daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, of the House of Wittelsbach, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Bohemia....
 || Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Sophia Dorothea of Celle

Sophia Dorothea was the wife and cousin of George Louis, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg, later George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II of Great Britain through an arranged marriage of state, instigated by the machinations of Sophia of Hanover....

21 November 1682
2 children || 11 June 1727
Osnabrück
Osnabrück

Osnabr?ck is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of M?nster, and some 100 km due west of Hannover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehengebirge and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest....

aged 67 |- | George II
George II of Great Britain

George II was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg and Prince-elector#High Offices and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death....

11 June
1727–1760 || || 30 October 1683
Herrenhausen
Herrenhausen

Herrenhausen is an area of the Germany city Hanover which is most notable for the baroque Herrenhausen Gardens....

son of George I
George I

George I may refer to:* George I of Georgia * George I of Russia, * George I of Bulgaria * George I of Halych * George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt ...
 and Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Sophia Dorothea of Celle

Sophia Dorothea was the wife and cousin of George Louis, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg, later George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II of Great Britain through an arranged marriage of state, instigated by the machinations of Sophia of Hanover....
 || Caroline of Ansbach
Caroline of Ansbach

Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, later Queen Caroline; Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline was the queen consort of George II of Great Britain....

22 August 1705
8 children || 25 October 1760
Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century....

aged 76 |- | George III
George III of the United Kingdom

George III was Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death....

25 October
1760–1820 || || 4 June 1738
Norfolk House
Norfolk House

Norfolk House, at 31 St James's Square, London, was built in 1722 for the Duke of Norfolk. It was a royal residence for a short time only, when Frederick, Prince of Wales, father of King George III of the United Kingdom, lived there 1737-1741, after his marriage in 1736 to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, daughter of Frederick II, Duke of...

son of Frederick, Prince of Wales
Frederick, Prince of Wales

The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the Kingdom of Hanover and British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II of Great Britain and father of George III of Great Britain....
 and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha || Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the List of British consorts as spouse of King George III of the United Kingdom.Queen Charlotte was a patroness of the arts, known to Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others....

St James's Palace
8 September 1761
15 children || 29 January 1820
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Berkshire in the England county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the time of William I of England, is the oldest in continuous occupation....

aged 81 |- | George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV was the king of Kingdom of Hanover and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from the death of his father, George III of the United Kingdom, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later....

29 January
1820–1830 || || 12 August 1762
St James's Palace
son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the List of British consorts as spouse of King George III of the United Kingdom.Queen Charlotte was a patroness of the arts, known to Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others....
 || (1) Maria Anne Fitzherbert
Maria Anne Fitzherbert

Maria Fitzherbert , was the first woman with whom the future George IV of the United Kingdom undertook a wedding ceremony, and his companion for a large part of his adult life....

Park Lane
Park Lane

Park Lane may refer to:*Park Lane , a road in London, UK*Park Lane , a shopping mall in Halifax, Nova Scotia*Park Lane , a rugby stadium in Greater Manchester, UK...

15 September 1785
(2) Caroline of Brunswick
Caroline of Brunswick

Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel was the wife of George IV of the United Kingdom from 1795, and his queen consort from 29 January 1820 until her death....

St James's Palace
8 April 1795
1 daughter || 26 June 1830
Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is best known as the site of Windsor Castle....

aged 67 |- | William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom

William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Kingdom of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. William, the third son of George III of the United Kingdom and younger brother and successor to George IV of the United Kingdom, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the House of Hanover....

26 June
1830–1837 || || 21 August 1765
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal entertaining, and a major tourist attraction....

son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the List of British consorts as spouse of King George III of the United Kingdom.Queen Charlotte was a patroness of the arts, known to Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others....
 || Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and of Hanover as spouse of William IV of the United Kingdom. The Australian city of Adelaide is named after her....

Kew Palace
Kew Palace

Three buildings at Kew, which is now a western suburb of London, have been known as Kew Palace. One of them survives and is open to visitors....

13 July 1818
2 children || 20 June 1837
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Berkshire in the England county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the time of William I of England, is the oldest in continuous occupation....

aged 71 |- | Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death....

20 June
1837–1901 || || 24 May 1819
Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century....

daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom....
 || Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
St James's Palace
10 February 1840
9 children || 22 January 1901
Osborne House
Osborne House

Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England....

aged 81 |}

House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha


Although he was the son and heir of Victoria, Edward VII inherited his father's names and is therefore counted as inaugurating a new royal house.

| Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910....

22 January 1901
-6 May 1910 || || 9 November 1841
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal entertaining, and a major tourist attraction....

son of Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death....
 and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha || Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark

Alexandra of Denmark was queen consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and thus Empress of India during her husband's reign, 1901 to 1910....

St George's Chapel
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle

St George's Chapel is the place of worship at Windsor Castle in England. It is both a royal peculiar and the chapel of the Order of the Garter. The chapel is governed by the Dean and Canons of Windsor....

10 March 1863
6 children || 6 May 1910
Buckingham Palace
aged 68 |}

House of Windsor


The house name Windsor
House of Windsor

The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom and each of the other Commonwealth realms. The royal house was created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by George V by a royal proclamation in 1917....
 was adopted in 1917, during the First World War. It was changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was formerly the Royal House of several European monarchies, and branches currently reign in Belgium through the descendants of L?opold I of Belgium, and in the United Kingdom and its associated Commonwealth realms through the descendants of Prince Albert....
 because of wartime anti-German sentiment. The heirs of Elizabeth II, by her royal proclamation, will remain part of the House of Windsor (barring any future proclamation to the contrary). (See also Mountbatten-Windsor
Mountbatten-Windsor

Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal surname of some of the descendants of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh under an ambiguously-worded Order-in-Council issued in 1960....
.)

| George V
George V of the United Kingdom

George V was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....

6 May
1910–1936 || || 3 June 1865
Marlborough House
Marlborough House

Marlborough House is a mansion in Westminster, London, in Pall Mall, London just east of St James's Palace. It was built for Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, the favourite and confidante of Anne of Great Britain....

son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark

Alexandra of Denmark was queen consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and thus Empress of India during her husband's reign, 1901 to 1910....
 || Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck

Mary of Teck was the queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India. Before her husband's accession, she was successively Duchess of York, Duchess of Cornwall and Princess of Wales....

6 July 1893
St James's Palace
6 children || 20 January 1936
Sandringham House
Sandringham House

Sandringham House is a country house on of land near the village of Sandringham, Norfolk in Norfolk, England. The house is privately owned by the British Royal Family and is located on the royal Sandringham Estate, which lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....

aged 70 |- | Edward VIII
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Edward VIII was Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the dominion, and Emperor of India from 20 January 1936, following the death of his father, George V of the United Kingdom, until his abdication on 11 December 1936....

20 January –
11 December 1936 || || 23 June 1894
White Lodge
son of George V
George V

George V or King George V may refer to:...
 and Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck

Mary of Teck was the queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India. Before her husband's accession, she was successively Duchess of York, Duchess of Cornwall and Princess of Wales....
 || Wallis Warfield Simpson
Château de Candé
Château de Candé

The Ch?teau de Cand? is a castle located in the commune of Monts, Indre-et-Loire, 10 km to the south of Tours on the border of the Indre in France....

3 June 1937
no children || 28 May 1972
Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne

The Bois de Boulogne is a park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt....

aged 77 |- | George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom

George VI was British monarchy and the United Kingdom Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the last King of Ireland , and the first Head of the Commonwealth....

11 December
1936–6 February
1952 || || 14 December 1895
Sandringham
Sandringham

Sandringham can refer to:Places*Sandringham, Johannesburg, a suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa*Sandringham, Norfolk, a village in Norfolk, England...

son of George V
George V

George V or King George V may refer to:...
 and Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck

Mary of Teck was the queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India. Before her husband's accession, she was successively Duchess of York, Duchess of Cornwall and Princess of Wales....
 || Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the Queen Consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom and the British Empire Dominions from 1936 until his death in 1952....

Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....

26 April 1923
2 children || 6 February 1952
Sandringham House
aged 56 |- | Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...

6 February
1952–present || || 21 April 1926
Mayfair
daughter of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the Queen Consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom and the British Empire Dominions from 1936 until his death in 1952....
 || Philip of Greece and Denmark
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom since 20 November 1947, and her prince consort since 6 February 1952....

Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....

20 November 1947
4 children |}

Timeline of British Monarchs


Regnal numbering

Following the Acts of Union, regnal numbering of subsequent monarchs followed on from those of England. William IV, Edward VII, Edward VIII and Elizabeth II all taking the next number in the English sequence. As a result of Scottish opposition to the use of the style Elizabeth II, it was announced that all future monarchs would take the next number from either the English or Scottish sequence, whichever was higher. This new rule was consistent, in that had it been applied since the Union, it would not have changed the regnal numbers of any previous post-union monarch. For example, should any King James come to the throne in the future, he would be styled James VIII.

See also

  • List of monarchs in the British Isles
    List of monarchs in the British Isles

    This page links to lists of monarchs that have reigned the various kingdoms and other states that have existed in the British Isles throughout recorded history....
  • Line of Succession to the British Throne
    Line of succession to the British Throne

    The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succession to the British Throne. The succession is regulated by the Act of Settlement 1701 and common law....
     (a list of people)
  • Succession to the British Throne
    Succession to the British Throne

    Succession to the British monarchy is governed both by common law and statute. Under common law the crown is passed on by primogeniture. In other words, an individual's male children are preferred over his or her female children, and an older child is preferred over a younger child of the same gender, with children representing their deceas...
     (historical overview and current rules)
  • Alternate successions of the English crown
    Alternate successions of the English crown

    The succession to the Crown of the United Kingdom is currently determined by the Act of Settlement 1701, which enacted that, should William III of England and Anne of Great Britain both die without issue , the crown would be settled on Sophia of Hanover and her Protestantism heirs....
  • List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death
    List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death

    This is a list of Monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death. They are grouped by the type of death and then ordered by the date of death....
  • Demise of the Crown
    Demise of the Crown

    In relation to the shared Monarchy of the Commonwealth realms, the Demise of the Crown is the legal term for the end of a reign by a monarch or queen regnant....
  • Mnemonic verse of monarchs in England
    Mnemonic verse of monarchs in England

    A mnemonic verse listing the monarchs ruling in England since William the Conqueror was traditionally used by English schoolchildren in the era when rote learning formed a major part of the curriculum....


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