Longest Reigning World Monarchs Ever (Emperor, King, Queen, Prince)

1. King Louis XIV from France

Beginning of reign: 14 May 1643
End of reign: 1 September 1715
72 years, 110 days

2. Queen Elizabeth II from United Kingdom

Beginning of reign: 6 February 1952
End of reign: 8 Sept 2022
70 years, 214 days

3. King Rama IX from Thailand

Beginning of reign: 9 June 1946
End of reign: 13 October 2016
70 years, 126 days

4. Prince Johann II from Liechtenstein

Beginning of reign: 12 November 1858
End of reign: 11 February 1929
70 years, 91 days

5. Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II from Kedah (Malaysia)

Beginning of reign: 15 February 1710
End of reign: 23 September 1778
68 years, 220 days

6. Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I from Palenque (Mexico)

Beginning of reign: 27 July 615 [Maya calender]
End of reign: 29 August 683 [Maya calender]
68 years, 33 days

7. Emperor Franz Joseph I from Austria

Beginning of reign: 2 December 1848
End of reign: 21 November 1916
67 years, 355 days

8. Chan Imix Kʼawiil (Smoke Jaguar) from Copán (Honduras)

Beginning of reign: 8 February 628
18 June 695
End of reign: 67 years, 130 days

9. Emperor Constantine VIII from Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire: Greece, the Balkans, Levant, Asia Minor, and North Africa)

Beginning of reign: 30 March 962
End of reign: 11 November 1028
66 years, 226 days

10. Emperor Basil II from Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire: Greece, the Balkans, Levant, Asia Minor, and North Africa)

Beginning of reign: 22 April 960
End of reign: 15 December 1025
65 years, 237 days

11. King Ferdinand III from Sicily

Beginning of reign: 6 October 1759
End of reign: 4 January 1825
65 years, 90 days

12. Queen Victoria from United Kingdom

Beginning of reign: 20 June 1837
End of reign: 22 January 1901
63 years, 216 days

13. King James I from Aragon (small region of Spain)

Beginning of reign: 12 September 1213
End of reign: 27 July 1276
62 years, 319 days

14. Emperor Shōwa from Japan

Beginning of reign: 25 December 1926
End of reign: 7 January 1989
62 years, 13 days

15. Kangxi Emperor from China

Beginning of reign: 5 February 1661
End of reign: 20 December 1722
61 years, 318 days

16. Honoré III from Monaco

Beginning of reign: 29 December 1731
End of reign: 19 January 1793
61 years, 21 days

17. Itzamnaaj Bahlam III from Yaxchilan (Mexico)

Beginning of reign: 23 October 681
End of reign: 15 June 742
60 years, 235 days

18. Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat from Quiriguá (Guatemala)

Beginning of reign: 2 January 725
End of reign: 31 July 785
60 years, 210 days

19. Qianlong Emperor from China

Beginning of reign: 18 October 1735
End of reign: 9 February 1796
60 years, 114 days

20. King Christian IV from Denmark

Beginning of reign: 4 April 1588
End of reign: 28 February 1648
59 years, 330 days

21. King George III from Great Britain

Beginning of reign: 25 October 1760
End of reign: 29 January 1820
59 years, 96 days

22. King Louis XV from France

Beginning of reign: 1 September 1715
End of reign: 10 May 1774
58 years, 251 days

23. Pedro II from Brazil

Beginning of reign: 7 April 1831
End of reign: 15 November 1889
58 years, 222 days

24. Al-Mustansir Billah from Fatimid Caliphate (Egypt)

Beginning of reign: 13 June 1036
End of reign: 29 December 1094
58 years, 199 days

25. Prince (King) Nicholas I from Montenegro

Beginning of reign: 13 August 1860
End of reign: 26 November 1918
58 years, 105 days

26. Queen Wilhelmina from Netherlands

Beginning of reign: 23 November 1890
End of reign: 4 September 1948
57 years, 286 days

27. King James VI from Scotland

Beginning of reign: 24 July 1567
End of reign: 27 March 1625
57 years, 246 days

Longest Reigning European Monarchs (Emperors, Kings and Princes)

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