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List of British monarchs

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List of British monarchs

There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. The first British monarch was Anne and the current monarch is Charles III. Although the informal style of "King of Great Britain" had been in use since the personal union of England and Scotland on 24 March 1603 under James VI and I, the official title came into effect legislatively in 1707. On 1 January 1801, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This later became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland upon the secession of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) in the 1920s. British monarchs have also held various other titles, including Elector of Hanover, Emperor of India, and Head of the Commonwealth.

Tables

British Monarchs since 1 May 1707 · List
Anne
1707
1707–1714
Anne
Monarch → Name
Anne
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
6 February 1665 St James's Palace
Life → Spouse
mw- .mw- .mw- 1683⁠–⁠1708)​
Life → Death
1 August 1714 Kensington Palace
Reign → Reign began
1 May 1707
Reign → Crowned
—
Reign → Reign ended
1 August 1714
George I George Louis
1714
1714–1727
George I George Louis
Monarch → Name
George I George Louis
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
As Elector of Hanover:
Life → Birth
28 May 1660 Hanover
Life → Spouse
Sophia Dorothea of Celle ​ ​(m. 1682; div. 1694)​
Life → Death
11 June 1727 Schloss Osnabrück [de]
Reign → Reign began
1 August 1714
Reign → Crowned
20 October 1714
Reign → Reign ended
11 June 1727
George II George Augustus
1727
1727–1760
George II George Augustus
Monarch → Name
George II George Augustus
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
30 October 1683 Herrenhausen Palace
Life → Spouse
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach ​ ​(m. 1705; died 1737)​
Life → Death
25 October 1760 Kensington Palace
Reign → Reign began
11 June 1727
Reign → Crowned
11 October 1727
Reign → Reign ended
25 October 1760
George III George William Frederick
1760
1760–1820
George III George William Frederick
Monarch → Name
George III George William Frederick
Monarch → Coat of arms
Until 1801: 1801–1816: From 1816:
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
4 June 1738 Norfolk House
Life → Spouse
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ​ ​(m. 1761; died 1818)​
Life → Death
29 January 1820 Windsor Castle
Reign → Reign began
25 October 1760
Reign → Crowned
22 September 1761
Reign → Reign ended
29 January 1820
George IV George Augustus Frederick
1820
1820–1830
George IV George Augustus Frederick
Monarch → Name
George IV George Augustus Frederick
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
12 August 1762 St James's Palace
Life → Spouse
Caroline of Brunswick ​ ​(m. 1795; died 1821)​
Life → Death
26 June 1830Windsor Castle
Reign → Reign began
29 January 1820
Reign → Crowned
19 July 1821
Reign → Reign ended
26 June 1830
William IV William Henry
1830
1830–1837
William IV William Henry
Monarch → Name
William IV William Henry
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
21 August 1765 Buckingham House
Life → Spouse
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen ​ ​(m. 1818⁠–⁠1837)​
Life → Death
20 June 1837 Windsor Castle
Reign → Reign began
26 June 1830
Reign → Crowned
8 September 1831
Reign → Reign ended
20 June 1837
Victoria Alexandrina Victoria
1837
1837–1901
Victoria Alexandrina Victoria
Monarch → Name
Victoria Alexandrina Victoria
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
24 May 1819 Kensington Palace
Life → Spouse
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1840; died 1861)
Life → Death
22 January 1901 Osborne House
Reign → Reign began
20 June 1837
Reign → Crowned
28 June 1838
Reign → Reign ended
22 January 1901
Edward VII Albert Edward
1901
1901–1910
Edward VII Albert Edward
Monarch → Name
Edward VII Albert Edward
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
9 November 1841 Buckingham Palace
Life → Spouse
Alexandra of Denmark (m. 1863–1910)
Life → Death
6 May 1910 Buckingham Palace
Reign → Reign began
22 January 1901
Reign → Crowned
9 August 1902
Reign → Reign ended
6 May 1910
George V George Frederick Ernest Albert
1910
1910–1936
George V George Frederick Ernest Albert
Monarch → Name
George V George Frederick Ernest Albert
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
3 June 1865 Marlborough House
Life → Spouse
Mary of Teck (m. 1893–1936)
Life → Death
20 January 1936 Sandringham House
Reign → Reign began
6 May 1910
Reign → Crowned
22 June 1911
Reign → Reign ended
20 January 1936
Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick
1936
1936–1936
Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick
Monarch → Name
Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
23 June 1894 White Lodge
Life → Spouse
Wallis Simpson (m. 1937–1972)
Life → Death
28 May 1972 Villa Windsor
Reign → Reign began
20 January 1936
Reign → Crowned
—
Reign → Reign ended
11 December 1936
George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George
1936
1936–1952
George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George
Monarch → Name
George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
14 December 1895 York Cottage
Life → Spouse
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (m. 1923–1952)
Life → Death
6 February 1952 Sandringham House
Reign → Reign began
11 December 1936
Reign → Crowned
12 May 1937
Reign → Reign ended
6 February 1952
Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
1952
1952–2022
Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Monarch → Name
Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
21 April 1926 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair
Life → Spouse
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (m. 1947; died 2021)
Life → Death
8 September 2022 Balmoral Castle
Reign → Reign began
6 February 1952
Reign → Crowned
2 June 1953
Reign → Reign ended
8 September 2022
Charles III Charles Phillip Arthur George
Charles III Charles Phillip Arthur George
Monarch → Name
Charles III Charles Phillip Arthur George
Monarch → Coat of arms
Monarch → Royal cypher
Life → Birth
14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace
Life → Spouse
Diana Spencer (m. 1981; div. 1996)
Life → Death
—
Reign → Reign began
8 September 2022
Reign → Crowned
6 May 2023
Reign → Reign ended
—
Camilla Parker Bowles (m. 2005)
Camilla Parker Bowles (m. 2005)
Monarch → Name
Camilla Parker Bowles (m. 2005)
Monarch
Life
Reign
Name
Portrait
Coat of arms
Royal cypher
Birth
Spouse
Death
Reign began
Crowned
Reign ended
House of Stuart
Anne
6 February 1665 St James's Palace
mw- .mw- 1683⁠–⁠1708)
1 August 1714 Kensington Palace
1 May 1707
—
1 August 1714
House of Hanover
George I George Louis
As Elector of Hanover:
28 May 1660 Hanover
Sophia Dorothea of Celle (m. 1682; div. 1694)
11 June 1727 Schloss Osnabrück [de]
1 August 1714
20 October 1714
11 June 1727
George II George Augustus
30 October 1683 Herrenhausen Palace
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (m. 1705; died 1737)
25 October 1760 Kensington Palace
11 June 1727
11 October 1727
25 October 1760
George III George William Frederick
Until 1801: 1801–1816: From 1816:
4 June 1738 Norfolk House
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (m. 1761; died 1818)
29 January 1820 Windsor Castle
25 October 1760
22 September 1761
29 January 1820
George IV George Augustus Frederick
12 August 1762 St James's Palace
Caroline of Brunswick (m. 1795; died 1821)
26 June 1830Windsor Castle
29 January 1820
19 July 1821
26 June 1830
William IV William Henry
21 August 1765 Buckingham House
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (m. 1818⁠–⁠1837)
20 June 1837 Windsor Castle
26 June 1830
8 September 1831
20 June 1837
Victoria Alexandrina Victoria
24 May 1819 Kensington Palace
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1840; died 1861)
22 January 1901 Osborne House
20 June 1837
28 June 1838
22 January 1901
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Edward VII Albert Edward
9 November 1841 Buckingham Palace
Alexandra of Denmark (m. 1863–1910)
6 May 1910 Buckingham Palace
22 January 1901
9 August 1902
6 May 1910
House of Windsor
George V George Frederick Ernest Albert
3 June 1865 Marlborough House
Mary of Teck (m. 1893–1936)
20 January 1936 Sandringham House
6 May 1910
22 June 1911
20 January 1936
Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick
23 June 1894 White Lodge
Wallis Simpson (m. 1937–1972)
28 May 1972 Villa Windsor
20 January 1936
—
11 December 1936
George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George
14 December 1895 York Cottage
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (m. 1923–1952)
6 February 1952 Sandringham House
11 December 1936
12 May 1937
6 February 1952
Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
21 April 1926 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (m. 1947; died 2021)
8 September 2022 Balmoral Castle
6 February 1952
2 June 1953
8 September 2022
Charles III Charles Phillip Arthur George
14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace
Diana Spencer (m. 1981; div. 1996)
—
8 September 2022
6 May 2023
—
Camilla Parker Bowles (m. 2005)
Key · Timeline
Colour
House
House of Stuart
House of Hanover
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Windsor

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