On the occasion of the Queen& #39;s 94th birthday, and because i& #39;m a bit bored, I thought it might be interesting to look at how HM& #39;s remarkable longevity compares to her predecessors.

Here they are listed from the longest lived to the shortest going back to the Norman Invasion.
1. Elizabeth II (1926 - )
Age: 94 Years 0 Months 0 Days
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2. Victoria (1819 - 1901)
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& #39;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.
5. George II
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& #39;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& #39;s Chapel, Windsor
8. Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603)
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& #39;s Chapel, Windsor
10. Edward I (1239 - 1307)
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.
12. George IV (1762 - 1830)
Age: 67 Years 10 Months 12 Days
Cause of Death: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Buried: St George& #39;s Chapel, Windsor
13. Henry I (1068 - 1135)
Age: 67 years 2 months 29 days
Cause of Death: & #39;a surfeit of lampreys& #39; 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.
15. Empress Matilda (1102 - 1167)
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.
17. Edward III (1312 - 1377)
Age: 64 Years 7 Months 6 Days
Cause of Death: A stroke.
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
18. William I & #39;The Conqueror& #39; (1028 - 1087)
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
20. Stephen (1092/97 - 1154)
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
22. George VI (1895 - 1952)
Age: 56 years 1 month 22 days.
Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis.
Buried: St George& #39;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& #39;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
25. Henry VII (1457 - 1509)
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.
27. John (1166 - 1216)
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
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