BEST-SELLERS / Top 10 Longest-Serving Monarchs
----------------------------------------------------------------- TOP 10 LONGEST-SERVING MONARCHS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Victoria (1837-1901). . . . . . . . .64 years 2 George III (1760-1820). . . . . . . .60 3 Henry III (1216-1272). . . . . . . . 56 4 Edward III (1327-1377). . . . . . . .50 5 Elizabeth I (1558-1603). . . . . . . 45 6 Elizabeth II (1952-). . . . . . . . .42 7 Henry VI (1422-1461,1470-1). . . . . 40 8 Henry VIII (1509-1547). . . . . . . .38 9 Egbert (802-839). . . . . . . . . . .37 10 Aethelred II (979-1013,1014-1016). . 36 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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