Oldest, Youngest, and Longest-reigning European Monarchs since 1900

Date Oldest Youngest Longest-Reigning
1900 Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818) Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)Victoria of Great Britain (a. 1837)
1901 Franz Joseph of Austria (a. 1848)
1906 Franz Joseph of Austria (b. 1830)
1912 Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg (b. 1894)
1916 Johannes II of Liechtenstein (b. 1840) Johannes II of Liechtenstein (a. 1858)
1919 Charlotte of Luxembourg (b. 1896)
1927 Michael of Romania (b. 1921)
1929 Franz of Liechtenstein (b. 1853) Alfonso XIII of Spain (a. 1886)
1930 Charlotte of Luxembourg
1931 Wilhelmina of Netherlands (a. 1890)
1934 Peter II of Yugoslavia (b. 1923)
1938 Gustaf V of Sweden (b. 1858)
1943 Simeon II of Bulgaria (b. 1937)
1946 Michael of Romania
1947 Franz Josef II of Liechtenstein (b. 1906)
1948 Haakon VII of Norway (a. 1905)
1949 Rainier III of Monaco (b. 1923)
1950 Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872)
1951 Baudouin I of Belgium (b. 1930)
1957 Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882) Charlotte of Luxembourg (a. 1919)
1964 Constantine II of Greece (b. 1940) Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein (a. 1938)
1973 Olav V of Norway (b. 1903) Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (b. 1946)
1989 Rainier III of Monaco (a. 1949)
1991 Jean of Luxembourg (b. 1921)
2000 Rainier III of Monaco Henri of Luxembourg (b. 1955)
2005Elizabeth II of Great Britain (b. 1926)Albert II of Monaco (b. 1958)Elizabeth II of Great Britain (a. 1952)

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