List of shortest-reigning monarchs
Less than a week
Columns: Name | Country | Reign began | Reign ended | Length
Pharaoh Seth | Egypt | c.1755 BC | c.1755 BC | 6 days | King John I | France and Navarre | 15 November 1316 | 20 November 1316 | 5 days | Pharaoh Imyremeshaw | Ancient Egypt | c.1765 BC | c.1765 BC | 4 days | King Crateuas | Macedon | 399 BC | 399 BC | 4 days | Pope-elect Stephen | Holy See | 23 March 752 AD | 26 March 752 AD | 3 days | Lê Trung Tông | Vietnam | October 1005 | October 1005 | 3 days | Lê Quang Trị | Vietnam | 1516 | 1516 | 3 days | Emperor Dục Đức | Vietnam | 20 July 1883 | 23 July 1883 | 3 days | King Inayatullah Khan Seraj | Afghanistan | 14 January 1929 | 17 January 1929 | 3 days | King Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | Nepal | 1 June 2001 | 4 June 2001 | <56 hours | Sultan Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash | Zanzibar | 25 August 1896 | 27 August 1896 | 2 days