Longest Reigning Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

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69 years & counting

Longevity of heir apparent

Charles, Prince of Wales

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73 years & counting

Oldest monarch at time of accession to the throne

William IV

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64 years of age

Length of marriage

Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

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73  years

Most children

Henry I

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29

(although only 2 of those were legitimate!)

Oldest Age at marriage

Edward I

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60

(2nd marriage to Margaret of France)

Longest served consort

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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69 years & counting

The longest-lived king

George III

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81 years & 239 days

Oldest female monarch at the time of accession to the throne

Mary I

aged 37 years, 151 days

The queen with the most marriages

Mary, Queen of Scots

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3

Longest lived Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

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95 years & counting

Longevity of heir presumptive

Sophia of Hanover

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83 years of age

longest-serving

Prince of Wales

Prince Charles

63 years & counting

Most marriages

Henry VIII

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6 times

Most legitimate children

George III

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15

Tallest monarch

Edward IV

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1.94 m (6ft.3.5")

longest serving heir-apparent

Prince Charles

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69 years and counting

longest-lived queen consort & overall consort

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

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101 years 238 days

The oldest queen consort at time of accession

Queen Alexandra

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​56 years, 52 days

The queen consort with the most marriages

Catherine Parr

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