Queen Elizabeth II, who is on the throne for 68 years and 309 days at this moment, has outlasted the longest-reigning occupant of the Roman imperial throne, Constantine VIII (30 III 962 - 11 XI 1028), whose tenure went on for 66 years and 226 days.
She's still not the longest-reigning monarch in European history... That would be Louis XIV, who sat on the throne for 72 years. Kinda helps that he was crowned at the age of 4.
Her reign is also shorter than that of King Rama IX of Thailand and Johann II of Liechtenstein.
That title is a bit misleading. Constantine VIII had the title of Imperator that long, but he actually only was Emperor for three years, from 1025 to 1028. The longest actually serving Emperor was Basileios II, his brother, who was Emperor for almost 50 years.
Triseult on December 13rd, 2020 at 08:47 UTC »
She's still not the longest-reigning monarch in European history... That would be Louis XIV, who sat on the throne for 72 years. Kinda helps that he was crowned at the age of 4.
Her reign is also shorter than that of King Rama IX of Thailand and Johann II of Liechtenstein.
She'll have them all beat in 4 years, though!
CptJimTKirk on December 13rd, 2020 at 08:49 UTC »
That title is a bit misleading. Constantine VIII had the title of Imperator that long, but he actually only was Emperor for three years, from 1025 to 1028. The longest actually serving Emperor was Basileios II, his brother, who was Emperor for almost 50 years.
pinklaqueredskies on December 13rd, 2020 at 09:26 UTC »
The things that one has to do to keep Charles off the throne.