Kings & Queens by Age of Ascent (2024)

1.King Charles IIIBorn: November 14, 1948 -
Ascended: September 8, 202226,961 73 years 9 months 23 days2.King William IVBorn: August 21, 1765 -
Ascended: June 26, 183023,684 64 years 10 months 3 days3.King Edward VIIBorn: November 9, 1841 -
Ascended: January 22, 190121,623 59 years 2 months 12 days4.King George IVBorn: August 12, 1762 -
Ascended: January 29, 182020,988 57 years 5 months 16 days5.King George IBorn: May 28, 1660 -
Ascended: August 1, 171419,787 54 years 2 months 2 days6.King James IIBorn: October 14, 1633 -
Ascended: February 6, 168518,743 51 years 3 months 23 days7.King Harold IIBorn: c.1020 -
Ascended: January 5, 106616,654 45 years 7 months 4 days8.King George VBorn: June 3, 1865 -
Ascended: May 6, 191016,407 44 years 11 months 1 days9.King George IIBorn: October 30, 1683 -
Ascended: June 11, 172715,929 43 years 7 months 10 days10.King Edward VIIIBorn: June 23, 1894 -
Ascended: Jan 20, 193615,185 41 years 6 months 27 days11.King George VIBorn: December 14, 1895 -
Ascended: Dec 11, 193614,972 40 years 11 months 27 days12.King StephenBorn: c.1097 -
Ascended: December 22, 113514,082 38 years 6 months 19 days13.King William I The ConquerorBorn: September 1028 -
Ascended: December 25, 106613,994 38 years 3 months 23 days14.King William III and Queen Mary IIBorn: November 14, 1650 -
Ascended: February 13, 168913,971 38 years 3 months 0 days15.King Edward The ConfessorBorn: c.1004 -
Ascended: June 8, 104213,886 38 years 6 days16.Queen Mary IBorn: February 18, 1516 -
Ascended: July 19, 155313,666 37 years 4 months 30 days17.Queen AnneBorn: February 6, 1665 -
Ascended: March 8, 170213,543 37 years 28 days18.King James IBorn: June 19, 1566 -
Ascended: March 24, 160313,427 36 years 9 months 4 days19.King Henry IVBorn: April 4, 1366 -
Ascended: September 30, 139912,232 33 years 5 months 26 days20.King Edward I LongshanksBorn: June 17, 1239 -
Ascended: November 20, 127212,210 33 years 5 months 4 days21.King JohnBorn: December 24, 1166 -
Ascended: April 6, 119911,791 32 years 3 months 11 days22.King Henry IBorn: September, 1068 -
Ascended: August 3, 110011,658 31 years 11 months 0 days23.King Richard I The Lion HeartBorn: September 8, 1157 -
Ascended: July 6, 118911,624 31 years 9 months 27 days24.King William II RufusBorn: c.1056 -
Ascended: September 9, 108711,422 31 years 3 months 7 days25.King Richard IIIBorn: October 2, 1452 -
Ascended: June 26, 148311,224 30 years 8 months 23 days26.King Charles IIBorn: May 29, 1630 -
Ascended: May 29, 166010,958 30 years 0 days27.King Athelstan (Aethelstan)Born: c.895 -
Ascended: July 17, 92410,638 29 years 1 months 15 days28.King Henry VIIBorn: January 28, 1457 -
Ascended: August 22, 148510,433 28 years 6 months 23 days29.King Edward The ElderBorn: c.871 -
Ascended: October, 89910,349 28 years 4 months 0 days30.King Edmund II lronsideBorn: c.990 -
Ascended: April 23, 10169,457 25 years 10 months 21 days31.Queen Elizabeth IIBorn: April 21, 1926 -
Ascended: February 6, 19529,422 25 years 9 months 16 days32.King Henry VBorn: August 9, 1387 -
Ascended: March 20, 14139,354 25 years 7 months 9 days33.Queen Elizabeth IBorn: September 7, 1533 -
Ascended: November 17, 15589,202 25 years 2 months 9 days34.King Charles IBorn: November 19, 1600 -
Ascended: March 27, 16258,894 24 years 4 months 6 days35.King Edward IIBorn: April 25, 1284 -
Ascended: July 8, 13078,473 23 years 2 months 11 days36.King EdredBorn: c.923 -
Ascended: May 26, 9468,395 22 years 11 months 24 days37.King George IIIBorn: June 4, 1738 -
Ascended: October 25, 17608,179 22 years 4 months 21 days38.King Harthacnu*tBorn: c.1018 -
Ascended: March 17, 10407,960 21 years 9 months 15 days39.King Henry IIBorn: March 5, 1133 -
Ascended: October 25, 11547,904 21 years 7 months 20 days40.King cnu*t (Canute)Born: c.995 -
Ascended: November 30, 10167,852 21 years 5 months 29 days41.King Harold I HarefootBorn: c.1016 -
Ascended: November 12, 10357,103 19 years 5 months 11 days42.King Edward IVBorn: April 28, 1442 -
Ascended: March 4, 14616,885 18 years 10 months 6 days43.Queen VictoriaBorn: May 24, 1819 -
Ascended: June 20, 18376,602 18 years 27 days44.King Henry VIIIBorn: June 28, 1491 -
Ascended: April 21, 15096,506 17 years 9 months 22 days45.King EdmundBorn: c.922 -
Ascended: October 27, 9396,357 17 years 4 months 26 days46.King EdgarBorn: c.943 -
Ascended: October 1, 9595,966 16 years 4 months 0 days47.King Edwy (Eadwig)Born: c.940 -
Ascended: November 23, 9555,653 15 years 5 months 22 days48.King Edward IIIBorn: November 13, 1312 -
Ascended: January 25, 13275,186 14 years 2 months 11 days49.King Edward VBorn: November 4, 1470 -
Ascended: April 9, 14834,539 12 years 5 months 3 days50.King Edward The MartyrBorn: c.963 -
Ascended: July 8, 9754,420 12 years 1 months 6 days51.King Richard IIBorn: January 6, 1367 -
Ascended: June 22, 13773,820 10 years 5 months 15 days52.King Aethelred II The UnreadyBorn: c.968 -
Ascended: March 18, 9783,577 9 years 9 months 15 days53.King Edward VIBorn: October 12, 1537 -
Ascended: January 28, 15473,395 9 years 3 months 16 days54.King Henry IIIBorn: October 1, 1207 -
Ascended: October 18, 12163,305 9 years 17 days55.King Henry VIBorn: December 6, 1421 -
Ascended: September 1, 1422269 8 months 25 days

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Kings & Queens by Age of Ascent? ›

The youngest king was Henry VI, who was 8 months and 26 days old at the time of his accession. The youngest queen consort was Isabella of Valois, second wife of Richard II, aged 6 years 11 months and 25 days when she became queen consort in 1396.

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Who was the youngest monarch to ascend the throne? ›

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Who is the oldest person to ascend to the throne in the world? ›

Oldest monarchs to ascend

King Charles III (ascended 2023) – aged 73. King William IV (ascended 1830) – aged 64. King Edward VII (ascended 1901) – aged 59. King George IV (ascended 1820) – aged 57.

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What is the average age to ascend the throne? ›

By way of illustrating that point more clearly, The average age at which a monarch ascended the throne is about 30 for all monarchs, with the age of death being around 50.

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When did the first kings and queens begin to rise under which age? ›

Kingdoms and kings started existing on the face of the earth around 3000 BC. The first civilizations to use the kingship system were Egypt and Sumer. Early kingdoms were formed as a result of triumph in wars which led to more powerful individuals exerting authority over the perceived weaker ones.

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Who was the youngest queen ever? ›

The youngest ever monarch was Mary, Queen of Scots, who became Queen in 1542 when she was just six days old. The contemporary form of the coronation dates from 1902, when King Edward VII was crowned.

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Who was the oldest king to ever be crowned? ›

The King ascended to the throne at the age of 73, making Charles III the oldest person to become monarch in the United Kingdom.

Which king died at the youngest age? ›

Edward VI
Died	6 July 1553 (aged 15) Greenwich Palace, England
Burial	8 August 1553 Westminster Abbey
House	Tudor
Father	Henry VIII of England

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Who was the youngest queen consort of England? ›

Two years after Anne's death, Richard married the youngest queen in English history, Isabella de Valois, daughter of King Charles VI of France, who was only 8.

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Who was 6 days old and ascended the throne? ›

1542-1567) Born at Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian on 8 December 1542, Mary became Queen of Scots when she was six days old. Her claims to the throne of England were almost as strong as her claims to the Scottish throne.

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Is Harry still in line for the throne? ›

Harry remains a prince and is fifth in line to the throne. The couple kept their Duke and duch*ess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as his or her royal highness (HRH). Harry also gave up his military titles.

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Who was on the throne the shortest? ›

Ellen Castelow. Tragic Lady Jane Grey is remembered in British history as the monarch with the shortest reign… just nine days.

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What is the minimum age to be king of England? ›

According to the Regency Act 1937, should the sovereign be under the age of 18, such oaths and declarations required to be taken by the sovereign shall be made upon attainment of that age. After a period of mourning, the new sovereign is usually consecrated and crowned in Westminster Abbey.

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Who became king at 4 years old? ›

How old was Louis XIV when he acceded to the throne? Louis XIV succeeded his father as king of France on May 14, 1643, at the age of four years eight months.

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Who is the longest living queen? ›

On September 9th 2015, the late Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-lived British monarch, having previously surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, in 2007.

What is the order of English monarchs? ›

Her son Charles III is the current British monarch.

Edward VII (1901–10)
George V (1910–36)
Edward VIII (1936)
George VI (1936–52)
Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Charles III (2022– )

Who took the throne at age 4? ›

Acclaimed as “Louis the God-given”, arriving as he did after a 23-year wait for an heir, Louis XIV was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1638. Taking the throne at the age of four following the death of his father, King Louis XIII, the young monarch received a thorough education from his mother Anne of Austria.

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Who was the youngest coronation? ›

Youngest English monarch was Henry VI at just under 9 months, crowned at 7 years. Youngest Scottish monarch was Mary Queen of Scots at 6 days and crowned at 10 months.

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Are there any 16 year old royals? ›

The youngest child of Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is 16-year-old Ariane. Much like her older sisters, and other European royals, Ariane is currently studying at United World College - however in a break from her sisters, she chose to study at the Adriatic branch in Italy rather than Wales.

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