List of Canadian monarchs

Listed here are the monarchs who reigned over Canada, starting with the French colony of Canada, which subsequently became a British colony, followed by the British Dominion of Canada, and, finally, the present-day sovereign state of Canada. The date of the first claim by a monarch over Canada varies, with most sources giving the year as 1497, when John Cabot made landfall somewhere on the North American coast (likely either modern-day Newfoundland or Nova Scotia) and claimed the land for England on behalf of King Henry VII. However, some sources, instead, put this date at 1535, when the word Canada was first used to refer to the French colony of Canada, which was founded in the name of King Francis I. Monarchical governance subsequently evolved under a continuous succession of French, British, and eventually uniquely Canadian sovereigns. Since the first claim by Henry VII, there have been 33 sovereigns of Canada, including two sets of co-sovereigns.
While Canada became a Dominion within the British Empire upon Confederation in 1867, the concept of a fully independent Canada sharing the person of the sovereign with the United Kingdom and other countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, only emerged gradually over time through constitutional convention, and was officially confirmed with the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931. Since then, the Canadian Crown has been legally distinct from those of the other Commonwealth realms, with its own separate and distinct monarch. Although the term king of Canada was used as early as the beginning of the reign of George VI, it was not until 1953 that the monarch's title was made official, with Elizabeth II being the first monarch to be separately proclaimed as Queen of Canada, as per the Royal Style and Titles Act.
==Sovereigns of Canada==
===The French Crown (1534–1763)===
Portrait 	Regnal name 	Reign 	Reign 	Full name 	Consort 	 	
House of Valois 	House of Valois 	House of Valois 	House of Valois 	House of Valois 	House of Valois 	House of Valois 	House of Valois
 	Francis I(1494–1547) 	24 July 1534 	31 March 1547 	Francis 	Eleanor of Austria 	 	
 	Francis I(1494–1547) 	Territorial claim:
*1534: in Francis' name, Jacques Cartier laid claim to New France and Acadia.	Territorial claim:
*1534: in Francis' name, Jacques Cartier laid claim to New France and Acadia.	Territorial claim:
*1534: in Francis' name, Jacques Cartier laid claim to New France and Acadia.	Territorial claim:
*1534: in Francis' name, Jacques Cartier laid claim to New France and Acadia.	 	
 	Henry II(1519–1559) 	31 March 1547 	10 July 1559 	Henry 	Catherine de' Medici 	 	
 	Francis II(1544–1560)	10 July 1559 	5 December 1560 	Francis 	Mary, Queen of Scots 	 	
 	Charles IX(1550–1574)	5 December 1560 	30 May 1574 	Charles Maximilian	Elisabeth of Austria 	 	
 	Henry III(1551–1589) 	30 May 1574 	2 August 1589 	Alexandre Édouard 	Louise of Lorraine 	 	
House of Bourbon	House of Bourbon 	House of Bourbon	House of Bourbon	House of Bourbon 	House of Bourbon 	House of Bourbon	House of Bourbon
 	Henry IV(1553–1610) 	2 August 1589 	14 May 1610 	Henri de Bourbon 	Margaret of Valois,Marie de' Medici 	 	
 	Louis XIII(1601–1643)	14 May 1610 	14 May 1643 	Louis 	Anne of Austria 	 	
 	Louis XIV(1638–1715) 	14 May 1643 	1 September 1715	Louis-Dieudonné 	Maria Theresa of Spain,Françoise d'Aubigné	 	
 	Louis XIV(1638–1715) 	Territorial changes:
*1655: acquired concrete claim to Placentia.
*1713: ceded Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay to Anne.	Territorial changes:
*1655: acquired concrete claim to Placentia.
*1713: ceded Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay to Anne.	Territorial changes:
*1655: acquired concrete claim to Placentia.
*1713: ceded Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay to Anne.	Territorial changes:
*1655: acquired concrete claim to Placentia.
*1713: ceded Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay to Anne.	 	
 	Louis XV(1710–1774) 	1 September 1715	10 February 1763	Louis 	Marie Leszczyńska 	 	
 	Louis XV(1710–1774) 	Territorial changes:
*1763: ceded New France to George III.	Territorial changes:
*1763: ceded New France to George III.	Territorial changes:
*1763: ceded New France to George III.	Territorial changes:
*1763: ceded New France to George III.	 	
===The English and British Crowns (1497–1931)===
Portrait 	Regnal name 	Reign 	Reign 	Full name 	Consort 	 	
House of Tudor 	House of Tudor 	House of Tudor 	House of Tudor 	House of Tudor 	House of Tudor 	House of Tudor 	House of Tudor
 	Henry VII(1457–1509) 	24 June 1497 	21 April 1509 	Henry 	Elizabeth of York 	 	
 	Henry VII(1457–1509) 	Territorial changes:
*1497: in Henry's name, John Cabot laid claim to lands that soon came to be called "Canada". The English Crown did not concretely exercise this claim until the reign of King George III, when the colony of Canada was officially ceded from France to Great Britain. 	Territorial changes:
*1497: in Henry's name, John Cabot laid claim to lands that soon came to be called "Canada". The English Crown did not concretely exercise this claim until the reign of King George III, when the colony of Canada was officially ceded from France to Great Britain. 	Territorial changes:
*1497: in Henry's name, John Cabot laid claim to lands that soon came to be called "Canada". The English Crown did not concretely exercise this claim until the reign of King George III, when the colony of Canada was officially ceded from France to Great Britain. 	Territorial changes:
*1497: in Henry's name, John Cabot laid claim to lands that soon came to be called "Canada". The English Crown did not concretely exercise this claim until the reign of King George III, when the colony of Canada was officially ceded from France to Great Britain. 	 	
 	Henry VIII(1491–1547) 	21 April 1509 	28 January 1547 	Henry 	Catherine of Aragon (1509), Anne Boleyn (1533), Jane Seymour (1536), Anne of Cleves (1540), Catherine Howard (1540), Catherine Parr (1543) 	 	
 	Edward VI(1537–1553) 	28 January 1547 	6 July 1553 	Edward 	None 	 	
 	Mary I(1516–1558)& Philip II(1527–1598)as co-sovereigns 	19 July 1553 (Mary I)
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25 July 1554 (Philip II) 	17 November 1558 	Mary
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Felipe 	each other 	 	
 	Elizabeth I(1533–1603) 	17 November 1558 	24 March 1603 	Elizabeth 	None 	 	
 	Elizabeth I(1533–1603) 	Territorial changes:
*1583: in Elizabeth's name, Sir Humphrey Gilbert laid claim to the island of Newfoundland. 	Territorial changes:
*1583: in Elizabeth's name, Sir Humphrey Gilbert laid claim to the island of Newfoundland. 	Territorial changes:
*1583: in Elizabeth's name, Sir Humphrey Gilbert laid claim to the island of Newfoundland. 	Territorial changes:
*1583: in Elizabeth's name, Sir Humphrey Gilbert laid claim to the island of Newfoundland. 	 	
House of Stuart 	House of Stuart 	House of Stuart 	House of Stuart 	House of Stuart 	House of Stuart 	House of Stuart 	House of Stuart
 	James I(1566–1625) 	24 March 1603 	27 March 1625 	Charles James 	Anne of Denmark 	 	
 	Charles I(1600–1649) 	27 March 1625 	30 January 1649 	Charles 	Henrietta Maria of France 	 	
Interregnum 	Interregnum 	30 January 1649 	29 May 1660 	 	 	 	
 	Charles II(1630–1685) 	29 May 1660 	6 February 1685 	Charles 	Catherine of Braganza 	 	
 	Charles II(1630–1685) 	Territorial changes:
*1670: created Rupert's Land. 	Territorial changes:
*1670: created Rupert's Land. 	Territorial changes:
*1670: created Rupert's Land. 	Territorial changes:
*1670: created Rupert's Land. 	 	
 	James II(1633–1701) 	6 February 1685 	1 December 1688 	James 	Mary of Modena 	 	
Vacant 	Vacant 	1 December 1688 	13 February 1689 	 	 	 	
 	Mary II(1662–1694)& William III(1650–1702)as co-sovereigns	13 February 1689 	28 December 1694
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8 March 1702 	Mary
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William 	each other 	 	
 	Anne(1665–1714) 	8 March 1702 	1 August 1714 	Anne 	Prince George of Denmark 	 	
 	Anne(1665–1714) 	Territorial changes:
*1713: acquired Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay from Louis XIV of France. 	Territorial changes:
*1713: acquired Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay from Louis XIV of France. 	Territorial changes:
*1713: acquired Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay from Louis XIV of France. 	Territorial changes:
*1713: acquired Acadia, Placentia, and Hudson Bay from Louis XIV of France. 	 	
House of Hanover 	House of Hanover 	House of Hanover 	House of Hanover 	House of Hanover 	House of Hanover 	House of Hanover 	House of Hanover
 	George I(1660–1727) 	1 August 1714 	11 June 1727 	George Louis 	Sophia Dorothea of Celle 	 	
 	George II(1683–1760) 	11 June 1727old calendar 	25 October 1760new calendar 	George Augustus 	Caroline of Ansbach 	 	
 	George III(1738–1820) 	25 October 1760 	29 January 1820 	George William Frederick 	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 	 	
 	George III(1738–1820) 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Dorchester, Robert Prescott, Robert Milnes, Thomas Dunn, James Henry Craig, George Prevost, Gordon Drummond, John Coape Sherbrooke, The Duke of Richmond 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Dorchester, Robert Prescott, Robert Milnes, Thomas Dunn, James Henry Craig, George Prevost, Gordon Drummond, John Coape Sherbrooke, The Duke of Richmond 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Dorchester, Robert Prescott, Robert Milnes, Thomas Dunn, James Henry Craig, George Prevost, Gordon Drummond, John Coape Sherbrooke, The Duke of Richmond 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Dorchester, Robert Prescott, Robert Milnes, Thomas Dunn, James Henry Craig, George Prevost, Gordon Drummond, John Coape Sherbrooke, The Duke of Richmond 	 	
 	George III(1738–1820) 	Territorial changes:
*1763: acquired Canada from Louis XV of France; changed its name to Province of Quebec.
*1778: in George's name, James Cook laid claim to lands that later came to be called Vancouver Island.
*1791: created the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada out of the Province of Quebec.
*1818: ceded Rupert's Land south of the 49th parallel to the United States; acquired the Louisiana Purchase north of the 49th parallel from the United States.	Territorial changes:
*1763: acquired Canada from Louis XV of France; changed its name to Province of Quebec.
*1778: in George's name, James Cook laid claim to lands that later came to be called Vancouver Island.
*1791: created the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada out of the Province of Quebec.
*1818: ceded Rupert's Land south of the 49th parallel to the United States; acquired the Louisiana Purchase north of the 49th parallel from the United States.	Territorial changes:
*1763: acquired Canada from Louis XV of France; changed its name to Province of Quebec.
*1778: in George's name, James Cook laid claim to lands that later came to be called Vancouver Island.
*1791: created the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada out of the Province of Quebec.
*1818: ceded Rupert's Land south of the 49th parallel to the United States; acquired the Louisiana Purchase north of the 49th parallel from the United States.	Territorial changes:
*1763: acquired Canada from Louis XV of France; changed its name to Province of Quebec.
*1778: in George's name, James Cook laid claim to lands that later came to be called Vancouver Island.
*1791: created the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada out of the Province of Quebec.
*1818: ceded Rupert's Land south of the 49th parallel to the United States; acquired the Louisiana Purchase north of the 49th parallel from the United States.	 	
 	George IV(1762–1830) 	29 January 1820 	26 June 1830 	George Augustus Frederick 	Caroline of Brunswick 	 	
 	George IV(1762–1830) 	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Dalhousie, James Kempt 	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Dalhousie, James Kempt 	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Dalhousie, James Kempt 	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Dalhousie, James Kempt 	 	
 	William IV(1765–1837) 	26 June 1830 	20 June 1837 	William Henry 	Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen 	 	
 	William IV(1765–1837) 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Aylmer, The Earl of Gosford 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Aylmer, The Earl of Gosford 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Aylmer, The Earl of Gosford 	Governors General of British North America: The Lord Aylmer, The Earl of Gosford 	 	
 	Victoria(1819–1901) 	20 June 1837 	22 January 1901 	Alexandrina Victoria 	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 	 	
 	Victoria(1819–1901) 	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Gosford, John Colborne, The Earl of Durham, The Lord Sydenham, Charles Bagot, The Lord Metcalfe, The Earl Cathcart, The Earl of Elgin, Edmund Walker Head, The Viscount Monck; Governors General of Canada: The Viscount Monck, the Lord Lisgar, the Earl of Dufferin, the Marquess of Lorne, the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Lord Stanley of Preston, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Minto	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Gosford, John Colborne, The Earl of Durham, The Lord Sydenham, Charles Bagot, The Lord Metcalfe, The Earl Cathcart, The Earl of Elgin, Edmund Walker Head, The Viscount Monck; Governors General of Canada: The Viscount Monck, the Lord Lisgar, the Earl of Dufferin, the Marquess of Lorne, the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Lord Stanley of Preston, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Minto	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Gosford, John Colborne, The Earl of Durham, The Lord Sydenham, Charles Bagot, The Lord Metcalfe, The Earl Cathcart, The Earl of Elgin, Edmund Walker Head, The Viscount Monck; Governors General of Canada: The Viscount Monck, the Lord Lisgar, the Earl of Dufferin, the Marquess of Lorne, the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Lord Stanley of Preston, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Minto	Governors General of British North America: The Earl of Gosford, John Colborne, The Earl of Durham, The Lord Sydenham, Charles Bagot, The Lord Metcalfe, The Earl Cathcart, The Earl of Elgin, Edmund Walker Head, The Viscount Monck; Governors General of Canada: The Viscount Monck, the Lord Lisgar, the Earl of Dufferin, the Marquess of Lorne, the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Lord Stanley of Preston, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Minto	 	
 	Victoria(1819–1901) 	Prime Ministers of Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, Charles Tupper, Wilfrid Laurier 	Prime Ministers of Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, Charles Tupper, Wilfrid Laurier 	Prime Ministers of Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, Charles Tupper, Wilfrid Laurier 	Prime Ministers of Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, Charles Tupper, Wilfrid Laurier 	 	
 	Victoria(1819–1901) 	Territorial changes:
*1840: united Lower and Upper Canada into the Province of Canada.
*1846: acquired concrete claim to the Columbia District north of the 49th parallel and Vancouver Island.
*1867: united the Province of Canada (and created out of it Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into the federal Dominion of Canada.
*1870: created the province of Manitoba.
*Joined Rupert's Land, the North-Western Territory (1870), British Columbia (1871), Prince Edward Island (1873), and the British Arctic Territories (1880) into the union.	Territorial changes:
*1840: united Lower and Upper Canada into the Province of Canada.
*1846: acquired concrete claim to the Columbia District north of the 49th parallel and Vancouver Island.
*1867: united the Province of Canada (and created out of it Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into the federal Dominion of Canada.
*1870: created the province of Manitoba.
*Joined Rupert's Land, the North-Western Territory (1870), British Columbia (1871), Prince Edward Island (1873), and the British Arctic Territories (1880) into the union.	Territorial changes:
*1840: united Lower and Upper Canada into the Province of Canada.
*1846: acquired concrete claim to the Columbia District north of the 49th parallel and Vancouver Island.
*1867: united the Province of Canada (and created out of it Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into the federal Dominion of Canada.
*1870: created the province of Manitoba.
*Joined Rupert's Land, the North-Western Territory (1870), British Columbia (1871), Prince Edward Island (1873), and the British Arctic Territories (1880) into the union.	Territorial changes:
*1840: united Lower and Upper Canada into the Province of Canada.
*1846: acquired concrete claim to the Columbia District north of the 49th parallel and Vancouver Island.
*1867: united the Province of Canada (and created out of it Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into the federal Dominion of Canada.
*1870: created the province of Manitoba.
*Joined Rupert's Land, the North-Western Territory (1870), British Columbia (1871), Prince Edward Island (1873), and the British Arctic Territories (1880) into the union.	 	
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 	Edward VII(1841–1910) 	22 January 1901 	6 May 1910 	Albert Edward 	Alexandra of Denmark 	 	
 	Edward VII(1841–1910) 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl of Minto, the Earl Grey 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl of Minto, the Earl Grey 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl of Minto, the Earl Grey 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl of Minto, the Earl Grey 	 	
 	Edward VII(1841–1910) 	Prime Minister of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier 	Prime Minister of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier 	Prime Minister of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier 	Prime Minister of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier 	 	
 	Edward VII(1841–1910) 	Territorial changes:
*1905: created the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from part of the Northwest Territories. 	Territorial changes:
*1905: created the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from part of the Northwest Territories. 	Territorial changes:
*1905: created the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from part of the Northwest Territories. 	Territorial changes:
*1905: created the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from part of the Northwest Territories. 	 	
House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor
 	George V(1865–1936) 	6 May 1910 	11 December 1931 	George Frederick Ernest Albert 	Mary of Teck 	 	
 	George V(1865–1936) 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl Grey, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Byng of Vimy, the Marquess of Willingdon, the Earl of Bessborough 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl Grey, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Byng of Vimy, the Marquess of Willingdon, the Earl of Bessborough 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl Grey, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Byng of Vimy, the Marquess of Willingdon, the Earl of Bessborough 	Governors General of Canada: The Earl Grey, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Byng of Vimy, the Marquess of Willingdon, the Earl of Bessborough 	 	
 	George V(1865–1936) 	Prime Ministers of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier, Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Richard B. Bennett 	Prime Ministers of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier, Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Richard B. Bennett 	Prime Ministers of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier, Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Richard B. Bennett 	Prime Ministers of Canada: Wilfrid Laurier, Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Richard B. Bennett 	 	
 	George V(1865–1936) 	Territorial changes:
*1931: granted Royal Assent to the Statute of Westminster 1931, thereby creating the Canadian Crown and leaving Newfoundland as the only part of Canada's current territory left under the British Crown. 	Territorial changes:
*1931: granted Royal Assent to the Statute of Westminster 1931, thereby creating the Canadian Crown and leaving Newfoundland as the only part of Canada's current territory left under the British Crown. 	Territorial changes:
*1931: granted Royal Assent to the Statute of Westminster 1931, thereby creating the Canadian Crown and leaving Newfoundland as the only part of Canada's current territory left under the British Crown. 	Territorial changes:
*1931: granted Royal Assent to the Statute of Westminster 1931, thereby creating the Canadian Crown and leaving Newfoundland as the only part of Canada's current territory left under the British Crown. 	 	
===The Canadian Crown (1931–present)===
In 1931 the Canadian Crown emerged as an independent entity from that of the British Crown due to the Statute of Westminster 1931.
The Dominion of Newfoundland had the same status as Canada in 1931. However, its parliament never adopted the statute to create a separate position of king of Newfoundland and would remain under the British Crown until it joined Canada in 1949.
Portrait 	Regnal name 	Reign 	Reign 	Full name 	Consort 	 	
House of Windsor	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor 	House of Windsor	House of Windsor
 	George V(1865–1936) 	11 December 1931 	20 January 1936 	George Frederick Ernest Albert 	Mary of Teck 	 	
 	George V(1865–1936) 	Governors general: The Earl of Bessborough, the Lord Tweedsmuir 	Governors general: The Earl of Bessborough, the Lord Tweedsmuir 	Governors general: The Earl of Bessborough, the Lord Tweedsmuir 	Governors general: The Earl of Bessborough, the Lord Tweedsmuir 	 	
 	George V(1865–1936) 	Prime ministers: Richard B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie King 	Prime ministers: Richard B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie King 	Prime ministers: Richard B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie King 	Prime ministers: Richard B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie King 	 	
 	Edward VIII(1894–1972)	20 January 1936 	11 December 1936 	Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David 	none 	 	
 	Edward VIII(1894–1972)	Governor general: The Lord Tweedsmuir 	Governor general: The Lord Tweedsmuir 	Governor general: The Lord Tweedsmuir 	Governor general: The Lord Tweedsmuir 	 	
 	Edward VIII(1894–1972)	Prime minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King 	Prime minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King 	Prime minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King 	Prime minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King 	 	
 	George VI(1895–1952) 	11 December 1936 	6 February 1952 	Albert Frederick Arthur George 	Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 	 	
 	George VI(1895–1952) 	Governors general: The Lord Tweedsmuir, the Earl of Athlone, the Viscount Alexander of Tunis 	Governors general: The Lord Tweedsmuir, the Earl of Athlone, the Viscount Alexander of Tunis 	Governors general: The Lord Tweedsmuir, the Earl of Athlone, the Viscount Alexander of Tunis 	Governors general: The Lord Tweedsmuir, the Earl of Athlone, the Viscount Alexander of Tunis 	 	
 	George VI(1895–1952) 	Prime ministers: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent 	Prime ministers: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent 	Prime ministers: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent 	Prime ministers: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent 	 	
 	George VI(1895–1952) 	Territorial change:
*1949: merged Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) into Canada, thereby putting all of Canada's current territory under the Canadian Crown. 	Territorial change:
*1949: merged Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) into Canada, thereby putting all of Canada's current territory under the Canadian Crown. 	Territorial change:
*1949: merged Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) into Canada, thereby putting all of Canada's current territory under the Canadian Crown. 	Territorial change:
*1949: merged Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) into Canada, thereby putting all of Canada's current territory under the Canadian Crown. 	 	
 	Elizabeth II(1926–2022) 	6 February 1952 	8 September 2022 	Elizabeth Alexandra Mary 	Philip Mountbatten 	 	
 	Elizabeth II(1926–2022) 	Governors general: Vincent Massey, Georges Vanier, Roland Michener, Jules Léger, Edward Schreyer, Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson, Michaëlle Jean, David Johnston, Julie Payette, Mary Simon	Governors general: Vincent Massey, Georges Vanier, Roland Michener, Jules Léger, Edward Schreyer, Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson, Michaëlle Jean, David Johnston, Julie Payette, Mary Simon	Governors general: Vincent Massey, Georges Vanier, Roland Michener, Jules Léger, Edward Schreyer, Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson, Michaëlle Jean, David Johnston, Julie Payette, Mary Simon	Governors general: Vincent Massey, Georges Vanier, Roland Michener, Jules Léger, Edward Schreyer, Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson, Michaëlle Jean, David Johnston, Julie Payette, Mary Simon	 	
 	Elizabeth II(1926–2022) 	Prime ministers: Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau 	Prime ministers: Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau 	Prime ministers: Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau 	Prime ministers: Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau 	 	
 	Charles III(b. 1948) 	8 September 2022 	present 	Charles Philip Arthur George 	Camilla Shand 	 	
 	Charles III(b. 1948) 	Governor general: Mary Simon 	Governor general: Mary Simon 	Governor general: Mary Simon 	Governor general: Mary Simon 	 	
 	Charles III(b. 1948) 	Prime minister: Justin Trudeau 	Prime minister: Justin Trudeau 	Prime minister: Justin Trudeau 	Prime minister: Justin Trudeau 	 	
==Consorts==
The Canadian monarch's consort—his or her spouse—has no constitutional status or power, but is a member of the Canadian royal family. In the United Kingdom, all female consorts have had the right to and have held the title of queen consort; as Canada does not have laws or letters patent under the Great Seal of Canada laying out the styles of any royal family members besides the monarch, royal consorts are, as a courtesy, addressed in Canada using the style and title as they hold in the UK. After informal discussions among the various Commonwealth prime ministers between 1954 and 1957, it was decided that the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Elizabeth II, would not be granted the title of prince consort.LCO 6/3677 Title of Prince: HRH Philip Duke of Edinburgh
Since Confederation, two sovereigns have reigned over Canada without a consort: Victoria, whose husband, Albert, died before Confederation, and Edward VIII, who married Wallis Simpson after his abdication.
==See also==
* Constitutional history of Canada
* History of Canada
* History of monarchy in Canada
* List of current heads of state and government
* List of governors general of Canada
* Timeline of Canadian history
==Notes==
==References==
==External links==
* Government of Canada: The Kings and Queens of Canada: The Crown in Canadian History 
* Senate of Canada: Canada, A Constitutional Monarchy
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