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On the occasion of the Queen's 94th birthday, and because i'm a bit bored, I thought it might be interesting to look at how HM's remarkable longevity compares to her predecessors.
Here they are listed from the longest lived to the shortest going back to the Norman Invasion.
Here they are listed from the longest lived to the shortest going back to the Norman Invasion.
2. Victoria (1819 - 1901)
Age: 81 Years 7 Months 29 Days
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Buried: the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor.
Age: 81 Years 7 Months 29 Days
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Buried: the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor.
3. George III
Age: 81 Years 7 Months 24 Days
Cause of Death: Unclear. He was blind, deaf and suffering from Dementia at the time of his death.
Buried: St George's Chapel Windsor
Age: 81 Years 7 Months 24 Days
Cause of Death: Unclear. He was blind, deaf and suffering from Dementia at the time of his death.
Buried: St George's Chapel Windsor
4. Edward VIII
Age: 77 Years 11 Months 3 Days.
Cause of Death: Laryngeal Cancer
Burial: The Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor.
Age: 77 Years 11 Months 3 Days.
Cause of Death: Laryngeal Cancer
Burial: The Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor.
5. George II
Age: 76 Years 11 Months 25 Days.
Cause of Death: A Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
Age: 76 Years 11 Months 25 Days.
Cause of Death: A Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
6. William IV (1765- 1837)
Age: 71 Years 9 Months 28 Days
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor.
Age: 71 Years 9 Months 28 Days
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor.
7. George V (1865 - 1936)
Age: 70 years 7 months 16 days
Cause of Death: The King suffered from breathing difficulties and after a short illness was given a lethal injection by his physician.
Burial: St George's Chapel, Windsor
Age: 70 years 7 months 16 days
Cause of Death: The King suffered from breathing difficulties and after a short illness was given a lethal injection by his physician.
Burial: St George's Chapel, Windsor
8. Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603)
Age: 69 Years 6 Months 15 Days
Cause of Death: Possibly sepsis.
Burial: Westminster Abbey.
Age: 69 Years 6 Months 15 Days
Cause of Death: Possibly sepsis.
Burial: Westminster Abbey.
9. Edward VII (1841 - 1910)
Age: 68 Years 5 Months 24 Days
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor
Age: 68 Years 5 Months 24 Days
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor
10. Edward I (1239 - 1307)
Age: 68 Years 0 Months 19 Days
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
Age: 68 Years 0 Months 19 Days
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
11. James II and VII (1633 - 1701)
Age: 67 Years 10 Months 21 Days
Cause of Death: A Brain Hemorrhage.
Buried: Church of the English Benedictines, Paris, France.
Age: 67 Years 10 Months 21 Days
Cause of Death: A Brain Hemorrhage.
Buried: Church of the English Benedictines, Paris, France.
12. George IV (1762 - 1830)
Age: 67 Years 10 Months 12 Days
Cause of Death: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor
Age: 67 Years 10 Months 12 Days
Cause of Death: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor
13. Henry I (1068 - 1135)
Age: 67 years 2 months 29 days
Cause of Death: 'a surfeit of lampreys' i.e food poisoning.
Buried: Reading Abbey.
Age: 67 years 2 months 29 days
Cause of Death: 'a surfeit of lampreys' i.e food poisoning.
Buried: Reading Abbey.
14. George I (1660 - 1727)
Age: 67 Years 0 Months 12 Days
Cause of Death: A Stroke.
Buried: The Chapel at Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Germany.
Age: 67 Years 0 Months 12 Days
Cause of Death: A Stroke.
Buried: The Chapel at Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Germany.
15. Empress Matilda (1102 - 1167)
Age: 65 Years 7 Months 7 Days
Cause of Death: Unknown
Buried: Eventually Rouen Cathedral, France.
Age: 65 Years 7 Months 7 Days
Cause of Death: Unknown
Buried: Eventually Rouen Cathedral, France.
16. Henry III (1207 - 1272)
Age: 65 Years 1 Month 16 Days
Cause of Death: An unknown illness.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
Age: 65 Years 1 Month 16 Days
Cause of Death: An unknown illness.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
17. Edward III (1312 - 1377)
Age: 64 Years 7 Months 6 Days
Cause of Death: A stroke.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
Age: 64 Years 7 Months 6 Days
Cause of Death: A stroke.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
18. William I 'The Conqueror' (1028 - 1087)
Age: 59 Years (approximately)
Cause of Death: Internal injury caused by the pommel of his saddle.
Buried: Saint-Étienne de Caen, Normandy
Age: 59 Years (approximately)
Cause of Death: Internal injury caused by the pommel of his saddle.
Buried: Saint-Étienne de Caen, Normandy
19. James I and VI (1566 - 1625)
Age: 58 Years 9 Months 7 Days
Cause of Death: A number of illnesses leading to a stroke.
Buried: Westminster Abbey
Age: 58 Years 9 Months 7 Days
Cause of Death: A number of illnesses leading to a stroke.
Buried: Westminster Abbey
20. Stephen (1092/97 - 1154)
Age: 57 - 62
Cause of Death: Stomach Disease.
Buried: Faversham Abbey, Kent.
Age: 57 - 62
Cause of Death: Stomach Disease.
Buried: Faversham Abbey, Kent.
21. Henry II (1133 - 1189)
Age: 56 Years 4 Months 1 Day
Cause of Death: A perforated Ulcer.
Buried: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
Age: 56 Years 4 Months 1 Day
Cause of Death: A perforated Ulcer.
Buried: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
22. George VI (1895 - 1952)
Age: 56 years 1 month 22 days.
Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis.
Buried: St George's Chapel Windsor.
Age: 56 years 1 month 22 days.
Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis.
Buried: St George's Chapel Windsor.
23. Henry VIII (1491 - 1547)
Age: 55 years 7 month 0 days
Cause of Death: A number of physical ailments leading to death from natural causes.
Buried: St George's Chapel Windsor.
Age: 55 years 7 month 0 days
Cause of Death: A number of physical ailments leading to death from natural causes.
Buried: St George's Chapel Windsor.
24. Charles II (1630 - 1685)
Age: 54 Years 8 Month 10 Days
Cause of Death: Possibly kidney failure and or a brain hemorrhage.
Buried: Westminster Abbey
Age: 54 Years 8 Month 10 Days
Cause of Death: Possibly kidney failure and or a brain hemorrhage.
Buried: Westminster Abbey
25. Henry VII (1457 - 1509)
Age: 52 Years 2 Months 21/22 Days
Cause of Death: Possibly Tuberculosis.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
Age: 52 Years 2 Months 21/22 Days
Cause of Death: Possibly Tuberculosis.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
26. William III and II (1650- 1702)
Age: 51 years 3 months 21 days
Cause of Death: Pneumonia complicated by a broken collarbone received after falling from his horse.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
Age: 51 years 3 months 21 days
Cause of Death: Pneumonia complicated by a broken collarbone received after falling from his horse.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
27. John (1166 - 1216)
Age: 49 Years 9 Months 24 Days
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Buried: Worcester Cathedral
Age: 49 Years 9 Months 24 Days
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Buried: Worcester Cathedral
28. Anne (1665 - 1714)
Age: 49 years 5 months 22 days
Cause of Death: A Stroke
Buried: Westminster Abbey
Age: 49 years 5 months 22 days
Cause of Death: A Stroke
Buried: Westminster Abbey
