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The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The reigning king or queen is the country’s head of state. All political power rests with the prime minister (the head of government) and the cabinet, and the monarch.
- Edward VI
Edward VI, king of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553. He...
- Edmund I
Edmund I (born 921—died May 26, 946, Pucklechurch, Eng.) was...
- Victoria
Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London,...
- Anne
Anne was the second daughter of James, duke of York (King...
- Egbert
Egbert (died 839) was the king of the West Saxons from 802...
- George III
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- Richard II
Richard II (born January 6, 1367, Bordeaux [France]—died...
- George V
George V (born June 3, 1865, London, England—died January...
- Charles II
Charles II (born May 29, 1630, London—died February 6, 1685,...
- Henry V
Henry V (born September 16?, 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire,...
- Edward VI
Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702.
Jul 6, 2024 · Hohenzollern dynasty, dynasty prominent in European history, chiefly as the ruling house of Brandenburg-Prussia (1415–1918) and of imperial Germany (1871–1918). It takes its name from a castle in Swabia first mentioned as Zolorin or Zolre (the modern Hohenzollern, south of Tübingen, in the Land.
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The early rulers came from several different dynasties, but from 1415 Brandenburg and its successor states were ruled by the House of Hohenzollern for over 500 years. From 1618 onward, Brandenburg was ruled in personal union with the Duchy of Prussia.
This list of kings and reigning queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, who initially ruled Wessex, one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which later made up modern England.
Aug 14, 2023 · William III and Mary II jointly ruled England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Their ascension followed an invitation from Protestant nobles and Parliament, aiming to prevent the Catholic James II from regaining power.
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Following the Accession of King James VI of Scotland as King James I of England to the English Throne, a single monarch reigned in the United Kingdom. The last four hundred years have seen many changes in the nature of the Monarchy in the United Kingdom.