Elizabeth II is currently the longest-reigning monarch, having been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia & New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is also the monarch of 11 other Commonwealth realms which have become independent states since 1952; she is therefore listed multiple times in the table below.
Reigns as of 11.00, Sunday, 6 February 2022 (GMT)
1 Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia & New Zealand
Born 21 April 1926
Age: 95 years, 291 days
Acceded to the throne: 6 February 1952
Years reigned: 70
2 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica
Acceded: 6 August 1962
Years reigned: 59 years, 184 days
3 - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan & Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei
Born: 15 July 1946
Age: 75
Acceded: 5 October 1967
Years Reigned: 54 years, 124 days
4 - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark
Born: 16 April 1940
Age: 81
Acceded: 14 January 1972
Years reigned: 50 years, 23 days
5 - Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III of the Emirate of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
Born: 6 July 1939
Age: 82
Acceded: 25 January 1972
Years reigned: 50 years, 12 days
6 - Elizabeth II, Queen of The Bahamas
Acceded: 10 July 1973
Years reigned: 48 years, 211 days
7 Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden
Born: 30 April 1946
Age: 75
Acceded: 15 September 1973
Years reigned: 48 years, 144 days
8 Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada
Acceded 7 February 1974
Years reigned: 47 years, 364 days
9 - Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, ruler of the Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates
Born: 22 February 1949
Age: 72
Acceded: 18 September 1974
Years reigned: 47 years, 141 days
10 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea
Acceded: 16 September 1975
Years reigned: 46 years, 143 days
11 - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands
Acceded: 7 July 1978
Years reigned: 43 years, 214 days
12 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu
Acceded: 1 October 1978
Years reigned: 43 years, 128 days
13 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia
Acceded: 22 February 1979
Years reigned: 42 years, 349 days
14 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Acceded: 27 October 1979
Years reigned: 42 years, 102 days
15 - Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III, the ruler of the emirate of Ajman & a member of the UAE Supreme Council of the Union.
Born: 1 January 1931
Age: 91
Acceded: 6 September 1981
Years reigned: 40 years, 153 days
16 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize
Acceded: 21 September 1981
Years reigned: 40 years, 138 days
17 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda
Acceded: 1 November 1981
Years reigned: 40 years, 97 days
18 - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Acceded: 19 September 1983
Years reigned: 38 years, 140 days
19 - Mswati III, King of Eswatini
Born: 19 April 1968
Age: 53
Acceded: 25 April 1986
Years reigned: 35 years, 287 days
Interesting fact: He has 15 wives & 36 children! Although his father Sobhuza II had more than 125 wives & over 200 children!
20 - Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Born: 14 February 1945
Age: 76
Acceded: 13 November 1989
Years reigned: 32 years, 85 days
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