Monarchy of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II since 1952.

The Monarchy of the United Kingdom is the head of state of United Kingdom. The current monarch is Elizabeth II who has reigned since 1952. The queen is currently the head of the U.K and 15 other nations known as the commonwealth realms.

Monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland

House of Stuart

• James I (1603 - 1625)
• Charles I (1625 - 1649)
• Charles II (1649 - 1685)
• James II (1685 - 1688)
• William III (1689 - 1702)
• Mary (1689 - 1694)
• Anne (1702 - 1714)

House of Hanover

• George I (1714 - 1727)
• George II (1727 - 1760)
• George III (1760 - 1801)

Monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

House of Hanover

• George III (1801 - 1820)
• George IV (1820 - 1830) (Regent 1811-1820)
• William IV (1830 - 1837)
• Victoria (1837 - 1901)

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

The royal household changed its name to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha after Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, but Victoria stayed part of the House of Hanover. With Monarchs it started in 1901. It ended in 1910 with the death of Edward VII, but the name was not changed until 1917 by George V

• Edward VII (1901 - 1910)

House of Windsor

In 1917 King George V changed the royal household's name to Windsor because the United Kingdom was at war with Germany and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is a German name. The house had officially ended in 1910 upon the death of Edward VII.

• George V (1910 - 1921, changed name of house in 1917)

Monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

In 1921 Ireland was split into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland stayed part of the United Kingdom. However, the name was not changed until 6 years later.

House of Windsor

• George V (1921-1936)
• Edward VIII (1936), abdicated
• George VI (1936 - 1952)
• Elizabeth II (1952 - present)