![]() ![]() ![]() It's here that we find Alfred the Great, the first of the Kings and Queens of England. Even in the west, one by one the small kingdoms fell until only one of them remained independent. They were surprisingly good at that - in only three years they had conquered northern and eastern England. While their previous raids were aimed at looting and plundering, the Great Army was sent to actually conquer England. In 865 these Vikings formed a "Great Army". Between 830 and 865 they came by more and more often, much to the dismay of the people living there. It was during this time, around the year 830, that the Vikings realized that England was a very interesting country to loot and plunder. The land is divided into several small kingdoms, and the people who live there are called Anglo-Saxons. At this point in time, England, as you know it, doesn't exist yet. Because it was so long ago, the dates, and even the years are uncertain. ![]() If Elizabeth were to trounce these outliers, she would have to reach the age of 108.Our history of the kings of England starts with the Anglo-Saxons, at the beginning of the 9th century. It was located between the Weser river and the southeast part of the Teutoburg Forest. Lippe was, until the end of the first World War, a state in Germany, ruled by the House of Lippe. He ruled the state of Lippe for 81 years, 234 days between 14. Swaziland was a British protectorate until 1968.Īnd spare a thought in these trying times for Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe, the longest-ever ruling European nobleman. because he was the head of a state that was not internationally sovereign for most of his reign, he doesn't get into the list proper on that technicality. Sobhuza II of Swaziland (now Eswatini) ruled for 82 years and 254 days (1899-1982), which the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history. Upon his death in 1715, he was succeeded by his great-grandson, Louis Duke of Anjou, who became Louis XV. ![]() Louis reigned for so long that most of his line of potential successors had died. Visitor looks at a painting of King Louis XIV, painted by Rene Antoine Houasse, at the exhibition "Louis XIV, the man and the king"at the Chateau de Versailles, taken 2009 Michel Euler/AP He restored run down castles in the principality, and supported scientific and cultural initiatives. He bought several works of art for his own collections, but donated many of them to public museums. Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein: 70 years 91 days (1858-1929)Īlso known as Johann the Good, this head of state was considered a serious art connoiseur. Another two and a half years and her majesty will blitz them all. The longevity of the next group of monarchs are all well within Elizabeth's reach. Who has ruled for more than 70 years?įor this you have to look outside the boundaries of Britain. Henry hoped to be able to replicate Edward's ability to heal rifts in a disjointed kingdom. He had been particularly attached throughout his life to the figure of Edward the Confessor, whom he adopted as his patron saint. He is buried in Westminster Abbey in front of the church's high altar, in the former resting place of Edward the Confessor, as was Henry's wish. Various conflicts against Napoleonic France began in the middle of his reign but by 1811 he had become permanently unable to rule, and his son the Prince Regent (later George IV), took on de facto rule. He was the first monarch to include science in his studies and also founded a brand new royal collection of books, 65,000 of which were later given to the British Museum. The king who is perhaps most commonly known for succumbing to 'madness' and losing America was actually very cultured. Appalingly, the originals were all commited to the flames by her youngest daughter Princess Beatrice, who, Royal historians tell us, found them "too frank". Victoria was a prolific writer of journals, penning over 2,000 words per day on average and finally having an output thought to have been able to fill literally hundreds of volumes. The sturdy queen put on a show of resilience by attending the opera, replete with a black eye, later the same day. She was reportedly only injured by one, which took the form of being swiped across the head with a stick. While there are many that associate Queen Victoria with lengthy mourning clad in black and societal repression, it is often forgotten that she survived a series of assassination attempts. Portrait photograph of Queen Victoria in 1887 dressed for the wedding of the duke and duchess of Albany. ![]()
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