List of longest-reigning monarchs
Sovereign monarchs with verifiable reigns by exact date
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List of longest-reigning monarchs

Section Title: Sovereign monarchs with verifiable reigns by exact date
Table Section Text: Table note:

Rank	Name	State	Born	Reign	Duration

From	To	(days)	(years, days)

1	Louis XIV	France	1638	14 May 1643	1 September 1715	26,407	72 years, 110 days

2	Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)	Thailand	1927	9 June 1946	13 October 2016	25,694	70 years, 126 days

3	Johann II	Liechtenstein	1840	12 November 1858	11 February 1929	25,658	70 years, 91 days

4	K'inich Janaab' Pakal	Palenque	603	29 July 615	31 August 683	24,870	68 years, 33 days

5	Franz Joseph I	Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary	1830	2 December 1848	21 November 1916	24,825	67 years, 355 days

6	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	1926	6 February 1952	Incumbent	24,555	67 years, 83 days

7	Constantine VIII	Byzantine Empire	960	30 March 962	11 November 1028	24,332	66 years, 226 days

8	Basil II	957/958	22 April 960	15 December 1025	23,977	65 years, 237 days

9	Ferdinand III	Sicily	1751	6 October 1759	4 January 1825	23,831	65 years, 90 days

10	Victoria	United Kingdom	1819	20 June 1837	22 January 1901	23,226	63 years, 216 days

11	James I	Aragon	1208	12 September 1213	27 July 1276	22,964	62 years, 319 days

12	Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)	Japan	1901	25 December 1926	7 January 1989	22,659	62 years, 13 days

13	Kangxi Emperor	China (Qing dynasty)	1654	5 February 1661	20 December 1722	22,597	61 years, 318 days

14	Qianlong Emperor	1711	18 October 1735	9 February 1796	22,029	60 years, 114 days

15	Friedrich Günther	Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt	1793	28 April 1807	28 June 1867	21,976	60 years, 61 days

16	Christian IV	Denmark–Norway	1577	4 April 1588	28 February 1648	21,879	59 years, 330 days

17	George III	Great Britain and Ireland/United Kingdom, Hanover	1738	25 October 1760	29 January 1820	21,644	59 years, 96 days

18	Honoré III	Monaco	1720	7 November 1733	19 January 1793	21,623	59 years, 73 days

19	Louis XV	France	1710	1 September 1715	10 May 1774	21,436	58 years, 251 days

20	Pedro II	Brazil	1825	7 April 1831	15 November 1889	21,407	58 years, 222 days

21	Nicholas I	Montenegro	1841	13 August 1860	26 November 1918	21,288	58 years, 105 days

22	Honoré I	Monaco	1522	22 August 1523	7 October 1581	21,231	58 years, 46 days

23	Wilhelmina	The Netherlands	1880	23 November 1890	4 September 1948	21,104	57 years, 286 days

24	James VI	Scotland	1566	24 July 1567	27 March 1625	21,066	57 years, 246 days

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