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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