Kings & Queens of Britain
There have been 12 monarchs of the Kingdom of Great Britain & the United Kingdom since the merger of the Kingdom of England & the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.
England & Scotland had been in personal union under the House of Stuart since 24 March 1603 (James VI & I's reign).
On 1 January 1801, Great Britain merged with the Kingdom of Ireland (also previously in personal union with Great Britain) to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland.
After most of Ireland left the union on 6 December 1922, its name was amended on 12 April 1927 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
Since 8 March 1702 Anne had been Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland, & so became Queen of Great Britain upon the Union of England & Scotland. I will cover the monarchs prior to 1707 elsewhere. This is just a short introduction into each monarch.
The House of Stuart (1707–1714); House of Hanover (1714–1901); Houses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1901–1917) and Windsor (from 1917)
Anne,
Queen of Great Britain
Reigned as Queen of England:8 March 1702 – 1 May 1707
Reigned as Queen of Great Britain: 1 May 1707 - 1 August 1714
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Born - 6 February 1665
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Married - George of Denmark (1683)
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Died - 1 August 1714
King George I
R: 1 August 1714 - 11 June 1727
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B - 28 May 1660
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M - Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1682)
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D - 11 June 1727
King George II
R: 11 June 1727 - 25 October 1760
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B - 30 October 1683
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M - Caroline of Ansbach (1705)
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D - 25 October 1760
King George III
R: 25 October 1760 - 29 January 1820
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B - 4 June 1738
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M - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1761)
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D - 29 January 1820
King George IV
R: 29 January 1820 - 26 June 1830
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B - 12 August 1762
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M - Caroline of Brunswick (1795)
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D - 26 June 1830
King William IV
R: 26 June 1830 - 20 June 1837
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B - 21 August 1765
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M - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1818)
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D - 20 June 1837
Queen Victoria
R: 20 June 1837 - 22 January 1901
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B - 24 Ma y 1819
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M - Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1840)
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D - 22 January 1901
King Edward VII
R: 22 January 1901 - 6 May 1910
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B - 9 November 1841
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M - Alexandra of Denamark (1863)
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D - 6 May 1910
King George V
R: 6 May 1910 - 20 January 1936
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B - 3 June 1865
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M - Mary of Teck (1893)
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D - 20 January 1936
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King Edward VIII
R: 20 January 1936 - 11 December 1936
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B - 23 June 1894
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M - Wallis Simpson (1937)
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D - 28 May 1972
King George VI
R: 11 December 1936 - 6 February 1952
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B - 14 December 1895
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M - Elizabeth Bowes - Lyon (1923)
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D - 6 February 1952
Queen Elizabeth II
R: 6 February 1952 -
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B - 21 April 1926
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M - Philip of Greece and Denmark (1947)