List of British Monarchs (Hanover)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Name Reign |
Duration of reign | Portrait (Coronation, when available) |
Arms | Birth Date, location, parents |
Marriage | Death | Age | House |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anne 1 May 1707 – 1 August 1714 |
7 years, 93 days | ![]() |
1 March 1680 St James's Palace Daughter of James II and VII and Anne Hyde |
Prince George of Denmark St James's Palace 28 July 1683 5 children |
1 August 1717 Kensington Palace |
49 years, 176 days | Stuart | |
George I George Louis 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727 |
12 years, 315 days | ![]() |
28 May 1660 Leineschloss Son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover and Sophia of Hanover |
Sophia Dorothea of Celle St James's Palace 11 August 1705 7 children |
11 June 1727 Osnabrück |
67 years, 14 days | Hanover | |
George II George Augustus 11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760 |
33 years, 137 days | ![]() |
30 October 1683 Herrenhausen Palace Son of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
Caroline of Ansbach Herrenhausen Gardens 22 August 1705 7 children |
25 October 1760 Kensington Palace |
76 years, 350 days | ||
George III[1] George William Frederick 12 October 1760 – 29 January 1820 |
59 years, 110 days | ![]() |
until 1801 1801–1816 from 1816 |
4 June 1738 Norfolk House Son of Frederick, Prince of Wales 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, 228 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 No children |
26 June 1830 Windsor Castle |
67 years, 318 days | ||
William IV[2] 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 3 children |
20 June 1837 Windsor Castle |
71 years, 303 days | ||
Victoria[3] Alexandrina Victoria 20 June 1837 – Abdicated 7 July 1837 |
18 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 | ||
William V[4] William Henry Arthur Frederick 7 July 1837 – 30 January 1913 |
75 years, 208 days | ![]() |
7 July 1837 Marlborough House Son of William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen |
Louise of Prussia St James's Palace 9 June 1857 4 children |
30 January 1913 Buckingham Palace |
75 years, 207 days | ||
George V[5] George Arthur Leopold Frederick 30 January 1913 – 5 January 1923 |
9 years, 341 days | ![]() |
3 January 1862 Buckingham Palace Son of William V and Louise of Prussia |
Sophia of Prussia St James's Palace 22 August 1887 4 children |
5 January 1923 Rideau Hall |
61 years, 2 days | ||
Frederick[6] Edward Frederick William 5 January 1923 – 7 July 1957 |
34 years, 184 days | ![]() |
22 November 1895 Rideau Hall Son of George V and Sophia of Prussia |
(1) Victoria Louise of Prussia Berlin Palace 5 January 1913 1 son (2) Margaretha of Sweden Westminster Abbey 11 July 1925 1 daughter |
7 July 1957 Buckingham Palace |
61 years, 227 days | ||
Charles III[7] Charles Frederick William Louis 7 July 1957 – Abdicated 15 January 1997 |
39 years, 193 days | ![]() |
15 January 1917 Haga Palace Son of Frederick and Victoria Louise of Prussia |
Lauren Bacall Oheka Castle 15 January 1950 3 children |
2 March 2011 Buckingham Palace |
94 years, 46 days | ||
Thomas[8] Thomas William Frederick Francis Albert Charles 15 January 1997 – Abdicated 1 August 2019 |
22 years, 199 days | ![]() |
17 December 1960 Balmoral Castle Son of Charles III and Lauren Bacall |
Christy Turlington Oheka Castle 14 July 1995 7 children |
Living | 63 years, 264 days | ||
Alexandra Alexandra Katharine Charles Nicole Lauren Elizabeth Thomas 1 August 2019 – Present |
5 years, 37 days | ![]() |
11 May 1996 Margaretha House Daughter of Thomas and Christy Turlington |
Living | 28 years, 118 days |
- ↑ In 1801, when the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland were joined together by the Acts of Union 1800 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, George III, as the reigning British and Irish monarch, accepted a suggestion by some parliamentarians that he adopts the new title of "Emperor of the British Isles", thereby making him the first British emperor with his successors going on to retain the title to this day. However, while the United Kingdom was later popularly referred to by many as the "British Empire", the word "empire" was never formally part of the country's official name similar to the countries of Austria, Brazil, and Mexico, but rather more like the country of Japan which, following their defeat in the Second World War, dropped the word "empire" from their official name while also retaining the emperor as head of state.
- ↑ At sixty-five years old, William IV is the oldest monarch to ascend to the British throne, succeeding his older brother George III. Conversely, his son William V is the youngest British monarch ever, having succeeded to the throne immediately upon his birth.
- ↑ At only eighteen days long, Victoria is the shortest-reigning British monarch in history with her reign being abruptly cut short by the birth of her cousin William V who was the son of her predecessor William IV. Consequently, she is the first British monarch in history to abdicate the throne. However, prior to immediately being surpassed by her successor, she was the youngest British monarch at just eighteen years old.
- ↑ Having reigned for much of his entire life for roughly seventy-five years long, William V was formerly the longest-reigning monarch of all time, having surpassed the previous record of seventy-two years held by France's King Louis XIV. However, this record was later surpassed by Romania's King Michael I who reigned for a total of seventy-seven years until his death. Meanwhile, beginning in 1871, William V became the first Emperor of India, a title that he holds alongside Emperor of the British Isles and King of Hanover.
- ↑ As a result of the defeat of the German Empire in World War I, its constituent states that bordered Hanover, namely Oldenburg, Brunswick, Schaumburg-Lippe, and Waldeck and Pyrmont were annexed by the victorious United Kingdom to form Hanover's modern-day borders, thereby dethroning their contemporary rulers. In this, by right of conquest, George V proclaimed himself as the new ruler of the annexed states with their accompanying titles being considered subsidiary titles for the British monarch. However, rising anti-German sentiment during the post-war period saw the use of these titles temporarily discontinued before being put into use again by King Thomas. Regardless, the use of these titles by the British monarch has proved controversial and is strongly contested by the heirs to the defunct thrones of the aforementioned states.
- ↑ Until 1947, the year the British Raj officially came to an end, Frederick reigned as the third and last Emperor of India. The title was officially abolished via the passage of the Indian Independence Act 1947.
- ↑ Having been born in the Swedish royal residence of Haga Palace, Charles III is just one of two British monarchs alongside his granddaughter Alexandra to have been born in a country where they did not later reign over.
- ↑ With the passing of the Church of England Act 1998, Thomas is effectively the last British monarch to reign prior to the disestablishment of the Church of England which British monarchs have traditionally led as supreme governor. In addition, following the transfer of Hong Kong to China in July 1997, Thomas became the last British monarch to use the imperial title which he personally rescinded in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the British Empire in light of the independence of its last colonial possession.