I know it doesn’t necessarily matter for this graph, but if you were to add in a bar for when the monarch was the sole/primary ruler, a lot of these would shorten, I particularly refer to Constantine VIII, whose impressive reign looks a lot weaker when you realise that for all but six years of it he was a silent co-emperor alongside Nicephorous Phocas, John Tzimizkes, and then his own brother Basil (below him, and who also was a silent co-emperor through the reigns of the first two), and was far away from the reigns of power. Still a fascinating graph, though!
down_vote_magnet on June 28th, 2020 at 06:37 UTC »
Should’ve put the number of years at the end of each bar.
DrunkenSepton on June 28th, 2020 at 07:07 UTC »
I know it doesn’t necessarily matter for this graph, but if you were to add in a bar for when the monarch was the sole/primary ruler, a lot of these would shorten, I particularly refer to Constantine VIII, whose impressive reign looks a lot weaker when you realise that for all but six years of it he was a silent co-emperor alongside Nicephorous Phocas, John Tzimizkes, and then his own brother Basil (below him, and who also was a silent co-emperor through the reigns of the first two), and was far away from the reigns of power. Still a fascinating graph, though!
I_GIVE_KIDS_MDMA on June 28th, 2020 at 07:30 UTC »
For those wondering, 27 May 2024 (at age 98 years, 36 days) marks the date she will become the longest-reigning monarch of any sovereign state.
This assumes both that she is still alive and that Zombie King Louis XIV doesn't return to take revenge on Macron.