Who has the shortest reign in British history?

Tragic Lady Jane Grey is remembered in British history as the monarch with the shortest reign… just nine days.

Who has ruled England the shortest?

EDWARD V 1483 – 1483

The eldest son of Edward IV, he succeeded to the throne at the tender age of 13 and reigned for only two months, the shortest-lived monarch in English history.

Who has the shortest reign in history?

King Louis XIX's reign was the shortest in history, lasting only 20 minutes. Like his father before him, Louis also abdicated. Louis's fleeting kingship enabled his wife to be a 20-minute queen. Marie Thérèse was the daughter of executed royals King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Who ruled for 20 minutes?

When his father abdicated the throne on August 2nd, 1830, at the demand of protestors, Louis-Antoine became Louis XIX, King of France and Navarre. His reign only lasted 20 minutes, after which he too gave in to demands to abdicate the throne.

Who was the youngest king in history?

King Oyo of Uganda currently holds the world record for youngest reigning monarch. Oyo, who leads the Tooro kingdom of Uganda, was crowned in 1995, at age 3. During his coronation, he sat upon a miniature throne playing with toys, pulled off his crown, and crawled away into his mother's lap.

Shortest Reigning Monarchs in History

Who was the shortest serving king?

Louis XIX Antoine

Though said to have "reigned" for about 20 minutes and identified as the shortest reigning monarch by the Guinness Book of Records, "Louis XIX" was never proclaimed and their abdications were announced through the same document, which refers to him as dauphin only.

Who has ruled England the longest?

The British monarch with the longest reign is none other than Queen Elizabeth II herself. The now 96-year-old queen assumed the throne on June 2, 1953 in Britain's first-ever televised coronation.

Who was the shortest reigning king in UK?

The shortest reign on this list belongs to Lady Jane Grey in 1553, who had been named Edward VI's successor in his will, however, Jane was deposed after just nine days by Edward's half-sister Mary I (Bloody Mary), and she was subsequently executed for treason at the age of 16.

Has any monarch lived to 100?

Twenty-seven members of the British royal family have lived to the age of 80 years or older since the Acts of Union 1707 established the Kingdom of Great Britain. These British royal family members consist of two centenarians, eight nonagenarians, and 17 octogenarians.

Who was the youngest British monarch?

The youngest British monarch, Mary, Queen of Scots, was just 6-day-old when she was crowned as queen in 1542.

Who was the greatest king of England?

William I ('William the Conqueror'), r1066–87

This brave, brutal, illiterate but clever Norman warlord attained at the battle of Hastings (14 October 1066) the most durable victory of any monarch in English history. At the head of 5,000 knights, he made himself master of a kingdom with perhaps 1.5 million inhabitants.

Who is the longest serving monarch ever?

The queen, who began her reign in 1952 at age 25, is already the longest-serving British monarch ever, surpassing her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, in 2015. This month, the U.K. celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign with the Platinum Jubilee — four days of events honoring her service.

Who has the longest reign in history?

French King Louis XIV remains in the top spot, having served as monarch for more than 72 years after taking the throne at age four and dying in 1715. It's not the first time Queen Elizabeth II, who is 96, has set a royal record.

Who was the youngest queen?

Youngest. The youngest British monarch at the start of her reign was Mary, Queen of Scots, who became queen aged 6 days in 1542.

Who was 1st king of England?

The first king of all of England was Athelstan (895-939 AD) of the House of Wessex, grandson of Alfred the Great and 30^th great-granduncle to Queen Elizabeth II. The Anglo-Saxon king defeated the last of the Viking invaders and consolidated Britain, ruling from 925-939 AD.

Has any monarch reigned for 70 years?

After Louis XIV, the next longest reigning monarch is Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), who was on the throne for about 70 years from 1946 until his death in 2016.

Who was the shortest term pope?

Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; Italian: Urbano VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, and ruler of the Papal States from 15 to 27 September 1590. His thirteen-day papacy was the shortest in history.

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What is the oldest royal family?

The Guinness World Record for the Oldest Royal actually belongs to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. Princess Alice became the oldest known royal in history when she reached the age of 101 years and 269 days on September 20, 2003.

Who is the first king in history?

Meet the world's first emperor. King Sargon of Akkad—who legend says was destined to rule—established the world's first empire more than 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.