Talk:List of longest-reigning monarchs/Option A1

  Incumbent
No. Name State Reign Duration Ref.
From To (days) (years, days)
1 Louis XIV  France 14 May 1643 1 September 1715 26,407 72 years, 110 days [1]
2 Bhumibol Adulyadej  Thailand 9 June 1946 13 October 2016 25,694 70 years, 126 days [2]
3 Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 Incumbent 26,389 72 years, 91 days [3][4]
4 Johann II  Liechtenstein 12 November 1858 11 February 1929 25,658 70 years, 91 days [5]
5 Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I Palenque 29 July 615[b] 31 August 683 24,870 68 years, 33 days [6]
6 Franz Joseph I
2 December 1848 21 November 1916 24,825 67 years, 355 days [7]
7 Ferdinand III
6 October 1759 4 January 1825 23,831 65 years, 90 days [8]
8 Victoria  United Kingdom 20 June 1837 22 January 1901 23,226 63 years, 216 days [9]
9 James I Aragon 12 September 1213 27 July 1276 22,964 62 years, 319 days [10]
10 Emperor Shōwa[d]
25 December 1926 7 January 1989 22,659 62 years, 13 days [12]
11 Kangxi Emperor[e]  China (Qing dynasty) 5 February 1661 20 December 1722 22,597 61 years, 318 days [13]
12 Qianlong Emperor[f]  China (Qing dynasty) 18 October 1735 9 February 1796 22,029 60 years, 114 days[g] [14]
13 Christian IV  Denmark–Norway 4 April 1588 28 February 1648 21,879 59 years, 330 days [15]
14 Elizabeth II  Jamaica 6 August 1962 Incumbent 22,555 61 years, 275 days [16][17]
15 George III
25 October 1760 29 January 1820 21,644 59 years, 96 days [18]
16 Honoré III  Monaco 7 November 1733 19 January 1793 21,623 59 years, 73 days [19]
17 Louis XV  France 1 September 1715 10 May 1774 21,436 58 years, 251 days [20]
18 Pedro II  Brazil 7 April 1831 15 November 1889 21,407 58 years, 222 days [21]
19 Nicholas I
13 August 1860 26 November 1918 21,288 58 years, 105 days [22]
20 Wilhelmina  Netherlands 23 November 1890 4 September 1948 21,104 57 years, 286 days [23]
21 James VI  Scotland 24 July 1567 27 March 1625 21,066 57 years, 246 days [24]
22 Conrad I Burgundy 11 July 937 19 October 993 20,554 56 years, 100 days
23 Alfonso VIII  Castile 31 August 1158 5 October 1214 20,489 56 years, 35 days
24 Henry III  England 28 October 1216 16 November 1272 20,473 56 years, 19 days
25 Rainier III  Monaco 9 May 1949 6 April 2005 20,421 55 years, 332 days
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Refs edit

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