List of British monarchs Totally Explained

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:See also: List of British consorts. This is a list of the monarchs of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of Great Britain was formed on 1 May 1707 with the merger of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which had been in personal union under the House of Stuart since 24 March 1603. On 1 January 1801 Great Britain merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After most of Ireland left the union on 6 December 1922, on 12 April 1927 its name was amended to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

British monarchs

House of Stuart

England and Scotland entered into legislative and governmental union on 1 May 1707 under the Acts of Union 1707. English officers of state and organs of government continued as the British ones.
| Anne
1 May
1707–1714
England and Scotland
8 March 1702-1707
|| || 6 February 1665
St James's Palace
daughter of James II and Anne Hyde || George of Denmark
St James's Palace
28 July 1683
17 children || 1 August 1714
Kensington
aged 49 |}

House of Hanover

The Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement 1701, passed by the English Parliament. In return for access to the English plantations in North America, the Hanoverian succession and the Union were ratified by the Scottish Parliament in 1707. | George I
1 August
1714–1727 || || 28 May 1660
Osnabrück
son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of Hanover || Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Germany
1 November 1682
2 children || 11 June 1727
Osnabrück
aged 67 |- | George II
11 June
1727–1760 || || 30 October 1683
Hanover
son of George I and Sophia of Celle || Caroline of Ansbach
Hanover
22 August 1705
8 children || 25 October 1760
Palace of Westminster
aged 76 |- | George III
25 October
1760–1820 || || 04 June 1738
Norfolk House
son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha || Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
St James's Palace
8 September 1761
15 children || 29 January 1820
Windsor Castle
aged 81 |- | George IV
29 January
1820–1830 || || 12 August 1762
St James's Palace
son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz || (2) Caroline of Brunswick
St James's Palace
8 April 1795
1 daughter || 26 June 1830
Windsor
aged 67 |- | William IV
26 June
1830–1837 || || 21 August 1765
Buckingham Palace
son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz || Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Kew Palace
13 July 1818
2 children || 20 June 1837
Windsor Castle
aged 71 |- | Victoria
20 June
1837–1901 || || 24 May 1819
Kensington Palace
daughter of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld || Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
St James's Palace
10 February 1840
9 children || 22 January 1901
Osbourne House
aged 81 |}

House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Although he was the son and heir of Victoria, Edward VII inherited his father's names and is therefore counted as inaugurating a new royal house. | Edward VII
22 January
1901–1910 || || 9 November 1841
Buckingham Palace
son of Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort || 6 May 1910
Buckingham Palace
aged 68 || || 3 June 1865
Marlborough House
son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark || Mary of Teck
6 July 1893
St James's Palace
6 children || 20 January 1936
Sandringham House
aged 70 || || 23 June 1894
Richmond
son of George V and Mary of Teck |- | George VI
11 December
1936–6 February
1952 || || 14 December 1895
Sandringham House
son of George V and Mary of Teck || 6 February 1952
Sandringham House
aged 56 |- | Elizabeth II
6 February
1952–present || || 21 April 1926
Mayfair
daughter of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon || Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Westminster Abbey
20 November 1947
4 children || |}

Regnal numbering

Following the Acts of Union, regnal numbering of subsequent monarchs followed on from those of England. William IV, Edward VII, Edward VIII and Elizabeth II all taking the next number in the English sequence. As a result of Scottish opposition to the use of the style Elizabeth II, it was announced that all future monarchs would take the next number from either the English or Scottish sequence, whichever was higher. This new rule was consistent, in that had it been applied since the Union, it wouldn't have changed the regnal numbers of any previous post-union monarch. For the future (for example), should any King James come to the throne, he'd be styled James VIII.

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