HARDminute Factoid 19: Monarchs

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Longest Reigning Monarchs


1. King Louis XIV of France, 72 years of reign
2. Prince Johan I of Liechtenstein, 71 years
3. Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, 67 years
4. Queen Victoria of Great Britain, 63.
5. Emperor Hirohito of Japan, 62
6. Emperor Kangxi of China, 61.
7. King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, 60.
7. (tie) Emperor Qianlong of China, also 60
9. King Christian IV of Denmark, 59
9. (tie) King George III of Great Britain, tied at 59.

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