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Sep 2022
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Shortest & Longest Royal Reigns in Histo...

Lindsay Holiday
About this episode

Let's count down the shortest and longest royal reigns in History. From Just 20 minutes to 72 years!

Shortest Reigns:

Berengaria of Castile

Emperor Taichang

Napoleon II

Pope Urban VII

Jane of England 

Louis XIX of France

Luís Filipe of Portugal

10 Longest Reigns:

10. Hirohito, Emperor of Japan

9. Jaime I, King of Aragon

8. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom

7. Ferdinand III, King of Naples & Sicily

6. Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, & Croatia

5. K’inich Janaab’ Pakal I, Ajaw of Palenque

4. Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein 

3. Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama IX, King of Thailand

2. Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom & Commonwealth Realms

1. Louis XIV, King of France


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