List of British monarchs facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
There are two versions of the current Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The common version is on the left, while the Scottish version is on the right. In the shield of the common version, England is represented in the first and fourth quarters, Scotland is represented in the second quarter, and Northern Ireland is represented in the third quarter. In the shield of the Scottish version, the Royal Arms of England and the Royal Arms of Scotland are exchanged.

There have been 13 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.

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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 12 years and 146 days. Queen Anne and King George I were second cousins as both were great-grandchildren of James I and VI. For a family tree that shows George I's relationship to Anne, see List of British monarchs § Notes.

Name Reign	Duration of reign	Portrait (Coronation, when available)	Arms	Birth Date, location, parents	Marriage	Death	Age	House	Ref.
Anne Anne Stuart 1 May 1707 – 1 August 1714	7 years, 93 days			6 February 1665 St James's Palace Daughter of James II and VII and Anne Hyde	George of Denmark St James's Palace 28 July 1683 5 children	1 August 1714 Kensington Palace	49 years, 177 days	Stuart
George I George Louis 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727	12 years, 315 days			28 May 1660 Leineschloss Son of Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of Hanover	Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle 21 November 1682 2 children	11 June 1727 Osnabrück	67 years, 14 days	Hanover
George II George Augustus 11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760	33 years, 126 days			30 October 1683 O.S. Herrenhausen Palace Son of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle	Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach Herrenhausen Gardens 22 August 1705 8 children	25 October 1760 N.S. Kensington Palace	76 years, 350 days
George III George William Frederick 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820	59 years, 97 days		until 1801 1801–1816 from 1816	24 May 1738 O.S. Norfolk House Son of Prince Frederick and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz St James's Palace 8 September 1761 15 children	29 January 1820 Windsor Castle	81 years, 239 days
George IV George Augustus Frederick 29 January 1820 – 26 June 1830	10 years, 149 days			12 August 1762 St James's Palace Son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel St James's Palace 8 April 1795 1 daughter	26 June 1830 Windsor Castle	67 years, 318 days
William IV William Henry 26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837	6 years, 360 days			21 August 1765 Buckingham Palace Son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Kew Palace 13 July 1818 2 daughters	20 June 1837 Windsor Castle	71 years, 303 days
Victoria Alexandrina Victoria 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901	63 years, 217 days			24 May 1819 Kensington Palace Daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha St James's Palace 10 February 1840 9 children	22 January 1901 Osborne House	81 years, 243 days
Edward VII Albert Edward 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910	9 years, 105 days			9 November 1841 Buckingham Palace Son of Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	Alexandra of Denmark St George's Chapel 10 March 1863 6 children	6 May 1910 Buckingham Palace	68 years, 178 days	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
George V George Frederick Ernest Albert 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936	25 years, 260 days			3 June 1865 Marlborough House Son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark	Mary of Teck St James's Palace 6 July 1893 6 children	20 January 1936 Sandringham House	70 years, 231 days	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1865–1917) Windsor (1917–1936)
Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David 20 January 1936 – Abdicated 11 December 1936	327 days			23 June 1894 White Lodge Son of George V and Mary of Teck	Wallis Simpson Château de Candé 3 June 1937 No children	28 May 1972 Neuilly-sur-Seine	77 years, 340 days	Windsor
George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952	15 years, 58 days			14 December 1895 Sandringham House Son of George V and Mary of Teck	Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Westminster Abbey 26 April 1923 2 daughters	6 February 1952 Sandringham House	56 years, 54 days
Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022	70 years, 215 days			21 April 1926 Mayfair Daughter of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon	Philip Mountbatten Westminster Abbey 20 November 1947 4 children	8 September 2022 Balmoral Castle	96 years, 140 days
Charles III Charles Philip Arthur George 8 September 2022 – Present	1 year, 224 days			14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace Son of Elizabeth II and Philip Mountbatten	Diana Spencer St Paul's Cathedral 29 July 1981 divorced on 28 August 1996 2 children Camilla Parker Bowles Windsor Guildhall 9 April 2005	Alive	75 years, 157 days

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See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Monarcas británicos para niños

• Family tree of the British royal family
• Succession to the British throne
• Alternative successions of the English and British crown
• Demise of the Crown
• Mnemonic verses of monarchs in England
• List of British royal consorts
• List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign
• List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death
• Lists of monarchs in the British Isles