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MONARCH OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM 1714-PRESENT DAY
MONARCH OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM 1714-PRESENT DAY.
FROM THE HOUSE OF HANOVER TO WINDSOR
HOUSE OF HANOVER

House of Hanover
Founded1635 – George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg


George I
28TH May 1660 – 11TH June 1727
Reign1ST August 1714 – 11TH June 1727
Elector of Hanover Reign 23rd January 1698 – 11th June 1727
Portrait from the studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller,
1714
George II and Elector of Hanover
August; 30TH October / 9TH November 1ST– 25TH October 1760
Reign11/22ND June 1727 –
25TH October 1760
Portrait by Thomas Hudson,
1744

George III and Elector of Hanover
4TH June 1738– 29TH January 1820
Reign 25TH October 1760 –
29TH January 1820
Portrait by Allan Ramsay
1762

William IV
21st August 1765 – 20th June 1837
Reign 26th June 1830 – 20th June 1837
King of Hanover Reign 26th June 1830 – 20th June 1837
Portrait by Sir Martin Archer Shee
1833

George IV and Hanover
12TH August 1762 – 26TH June 1830
Reign 29TH January 1820 – 26TH June 1830
portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence,
1821

House of Hanover
24th May 1819 – 22nd January 1901
Reign 20th June 1837 – 22nd January 1901
Empress of India Reign1st May 1876 – 22nd January 1901
Photograph by Alexander Bassano
1882
CONSORTS
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Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
House Hohenzollern
1st March 1683 – 20th November 1737
Spouse George II of Great Britain
Tenure 11th June 1727 – 20th November 1737
Portrait by Michael Dahl 1730

Caroline of Brunswick
17th May 1768 – 7th August 1821
House Brunswick-Bevern
Tenure 29th January 1820 – 7th August 1821
spouse George IV
Portrait 1820 by James Lonsdale


Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
House Mecklenburg-Strelitz
19th May 1744 – 17th November 1818
Spouse George III, King of the United Kingdom
Tenure 8th September 1761 – 17th November 1818
Portrait by Nathaniel Dance-Holland1768
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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
13th August 1792 – 2nd December 1849
House Saxe-Meiningen
Tenure 26th June 1830 – 20th June 1837
Spouse William IV
Portrait by Sir William Beechey
1831
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
26th August 1819 – 14th December 1861
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Spouse Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom
Tenure 10th February 1840 – 14th December 1861
Portrait by Winterhalter
1859
OTHER NOTABLE ROYALTY

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Queen consort in Prussia
The only daughter of George Louis of Hanover, later King George I of Great Britain, and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Celle.
March 1687 – 28th June 1757
Portrait by Antoine Pesne,
1726

Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
The second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort Caroline of Ansbach
2nd November 1709 – 12 January 1759
Portrait by Jacopo Amigoni
1734

Louise of Great Britain
Queen consort of Denmark and Norway
She was the youngest surviving daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach.
18th December 1724 – 19th December 1751
Portrait by Carl Gustav Pilo
1747

Ernest Augustus
King of Hanover
He was the fifth son and eighth child of King George III
5th June 1771 – 18th November 1851
Portrait by George Dawe,
1828
HOUSE OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

House of The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Founded1826

Edward VII and Emperor of India
9th November 1841 – 6th May 1910)
Reign 22nd January 1901 – 6th May 1910
Portrait by Sir Luke Fildes,
1901

Edward VIII Emperor of India
23rd June 1894 – 28th May 1972
Reign 20th January 1936 –
11th December 1936
Edward in uniform as colonel of the Welsh Guards
Photograph by Freeland Studio

House of Windsor
Founded17 July 1917; 101 years ago

George V and Emperor of India
3rd June 1865 – 20th January 1936
Reign 6th May 1910 – 20th January 1936
Photograph by Bain News Service, the publisher
1923

George VI
14th December 1895 – 6th February 1952
Reign 11th December 1936 – 6th February 1952
Formal photo by Matson Photo Service circa 1940–1946

Elizabeth II and
the other Commonwealth realms
Born 21st April 1926
Reign 6th February 1952 – present
Photograph by Joel Rouse/ Ministry of Defence
2015
CONSORTS

Alexandra of Denmark
1st December 1844 – 20th November 1925
HouseSchleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Spouse Edward VII
Tenure 22nd January 1901 – 6th May 19Photograph by Alexander Bassano, 1810
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Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
4th August 1900 – 30th March 2002
House Windsor
Spouce George VI
Tenure 11th December 1936 – 15th August 1947
Portrait by Richard Stone
1986
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Mary of Tecks
26th May 1867 – 24th March 1953
House Teck / Cambridge
Spouse George V
Mary in tiara and gown wearing a choker necklace and a string of pearls
Bain News Service;
1925
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
10th June 1921
Spouse Elizabeth II
Tenure 6th February 1952 – present
House Glücksburg
Photograph by Northern Ireland Office
2015
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