The Queen Elizabeth II died this Thursday (8) at the age of 96, the longest-lived monarch in the history of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: she ruled for 70 years.
Elizabeth was also queen of 15 Commonwealth countries, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and ruled the second half of the 20th century, in the middle of the Cold War and the beginning of the 21st century.
His name joins a long list of regents in the United Kingdom, preceded by the monarchs of England and even further back by those of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, especially Wessex.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed in 1707, with the union of England, Scotland and Wales, which together form Great Britain. In 1801, Ireland was united, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (which, after Irish independence in 1922, changed its name to its current name).
Below is a list of all the kings and queens that the United Kingdom had, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, from its formation in 1707 until Elizabeth II, as a prelude to the accession of her son Charles III.
Anne (1702-1714)
She was the first queen of England, Scotland and Wales at the same time, and in her reign was proclaimed the United Kingdom of Great Britain. She belonged to the Stuart household.
George I (1714-1727)
He was the first king of the House of Hanover, of German origin.
George II (1727-1760)
Also of the House of Hanover, he ruled during the beginning of the Seven Years’ War against France.
George III (1760-1820)
Third of the House of Hanover, he ruled through the Industrial Revolution and later during the Napoleonic Wars, where the United Kingdom and its allies finally defeated Napoleon’s France.
George IV (1820-1830)
Fourth of the Hanover house, he ruled for only 10 years.
William IV (1830-1837)
Fifth of the House of Hanover, his reign was even shorter than that of his predecessor.
Victoria (1837-1901)
One of the UK’s most remembered queens, Victoria, also of the House of Hanover, ruled for a long period (64 years, only surpassed by Elizabeth II) marked by the second Industrial Revolution and colonialism.
Edward VII (1901-1910)
The first king of the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he ruled during the early 20th century and the imperialist competition between the UK and Germany.
George V (1910-1936)
Second of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he ruled during World War I and renamed his house Windsor.
From the new house of Windsor he ruled for less than a year before abdicating in favor of his brother.
George VI (1936-1952)
Elizabeth II’s father ruled from the House of Windsor during World War II and became an icon of the British war effort.
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
The young queen took the throne at age 26, following the death of her father, and ended up having the longest tenure in her country’s history.
Source: CNN Brasil
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