There have been 12 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603. On 1 January 1801, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged, which resulted in the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After 26 of Ireland’s 32 counties left the union on 6 December 1922, in order to form the Irish Free State, the name of the nation was amended to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 12 April 1927.
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Queen Anne had ruled the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. She became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland on 1 May 1707. Her total reign lasted for 12 years and 146 days. Queen Anne and King George I were second cousins (i.e. both were great grandchildren of James I and VI). For a family tree that shows George I’s relationship to Anne, see George I of Great Britain § Family tree.
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| Anne Anne Stuart 1 May 1707 – 1 August 1714 (7 years, 93 days) |
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6 February 1665 St James’s Palace Daughter of James II and VII |
Prince George of Denmark St James’s Palace 28 July 1683 No surviving children |
1 August 1714 Kensington Palace Age: 49 years, 176 days |
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| George I George Louis 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727 (12 years, 315 days) |
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28 May 1660 Leineschloss Son of Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle 21 November 1682 2 children |
11 June 1727 Osnabrück Age: 67 years, 14 days |
Hanover | |
| George II George Augustus 11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760 (33 years, 126 days) |
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30 October 1683 Herrenhausen Son of George I |
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach Herrenhausen 22 August 1705 8 children |
25 October 1760 Kensington Palace Age: 76 years, 350 days |
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| George III George William Frederick 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820 (59 years, 97 days) |
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4 June 1738 Norfolk House Son of Prince Frederick |
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz St James’s Palace 8 September 1761 15 children |
29 January 1820 Windsor Castle Age: 81 years, 228 days |
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| George IV George Augustus Frederick 29 January 1820 – 26 June 1830 (10 years, 149 days) |
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12 August 1762 St James’s Palace Son of George III |
(1) Maria Fitzherbert Park Lane 15 September 1785 No verified children (2) Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
26 June 1830 Windsor Castle Age: 67 years, 318 days |
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| William IV William Henry 26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837 (6 years, 360 days) |
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21 August 1765 Buckingham Palace Son of George III |
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Kew Palace 13 July 1818 2 daughters |
20 June 1837 Windsor Castle Age: 71 years, 303 days |
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| Victoria Alexandrina Victoria 20 June 1837 – 22-Jan-01 (63 years, 217 days) |
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24 May 1819 Kensington Palace Daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn |
Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha St James’s Palace 10 February 1840 9 children |
22 January 1901 Osborne House Age: 81 years, 243 days |
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| Edward VII Albert Edward 22 January 1901 – 6-May-10 (9 years, 105 days) |
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9 November 1841 Buckingham Palace Son of Victoria |
Alexandra of Denmark St George’s Chapel 10 March 1863 6 children |
6 May 1910 Buckingham Palace Age: 68 years, 178 days |
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
| George V George Frederick Ernest Albert 6 May 1910 – 20-Jan-36 (25 years, 260 days) |
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3 June 1865 Marlborough House Son of Edward VII |
Mary of Teck St James’s Palace 6 July 1893 6 children |
20 January 1936 Sandringham House Age: 70 years, 231 days |
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1865–1917) Windsor |
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| Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David 20 January 1936 – Abdicated 11 December 1936 (327 days) |
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23 June 1894 White Lodge Son of George V |
Wallis Simpson Château de Candé 3 June 1937 No children |
28 May 1972 Neuilly-sur-Seine Age: 77 years, 340 days |
Windsor | |
| George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George 11 December 1936 – 6-Feb-52 (15 years, 58 days) |
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14 December 1895 Sandringham House Son of George V |
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Westminster Abbey 26 April 1923 2 daughters |
6 February 1952 Sandringham House Age: 56 years, 54 days |
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| Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary 6 February 1952 – Present 69 years, 77 days |
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21 April 1926 Mayfair Daughter of George VI |
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark Westminster Abbey 20 November 1947 4 children |
Living Age: 95 years, 3 days |
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