Longest Reigning Monarchs in World History | Top 10 Countdown
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Didn't King Bhumipol of Thailand had a regent from 1946 to 1950 while he was doing his degree? That means with your criteria he was reigning for "only" 66 years.
Excellent point! That means Queen Elizabeth is already number 1! 🍾🍾🍾
Yaaaay :D she is freaking reptillian
Good point ... but it is complicated. There are "regents" and then there are "Regents." Some are merely stand-ins for mundane tasks and others are actual heads of state.
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9:58 crazy that Franz Joseph became monarch almost 200 years before he was born
Damn, weird how he didn't top the list with that.
It's because in Austria you come of age at -182 years old.
It’s the incest! He was his own Grandpa!
Every one has an ass but no one likes a smart one!!
Franz is Da Mann !!!
Obvious typo at 9:19. Franz Joseph became emperor in 1848, not 1648. Also, the day that Queen Elizabeth will pass Bhumibol will be June 12, 2022.
There's an error on King Bhumipol as well. The slide said he became monarch at 18 but your voice over said 19.
Also, there should be a < instead of a > for Sobhuza II's "became monarch" age
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dude I really feared for my maths skills for a second
Franz Joseph I did follow his uncle Ferdinand I, Franz Josephs father Franz Karl renounced to be emporer.
Update: Queen Elizabeth has died, aged 96. Since she reigned for 70 years, 7 months, meaning that she reached the top spot on this list according to the criteria described. May she rest in peace.
but these criteria are crap and certainly not official
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@@townsley2 I don’t understand why you think the criteria is crap. It’s perfectly reasonable to not include regent years since monarchs with regents don’t make any significant decisions on their own since their literally children.
🍾🥂 I actually set a reminder for this video 😆 love your videos!
You should make a list of the shortest reigning monarchs or longest reigning regents
@MitchTheYoshi I know just thought there might be more lol
As for Longest reigning Regents I'd say Miklos Horthy is probably the winner although I'm certainly no expert. He ruled the Kingdom of Hungary for almost 24 years. His regency was a bit more unique because to my knowledge they didn't have an Heir so he was in charge until they could elect a new king... Although to be fair I'm not an expert of Hungary in the interwar period, nor that certain about long reigning regents
I don't know much about others, but Miklos Horthy technically ruled Hungary as a regent for 24 years. He should be close to the top.
One of portugal's monarchs ruled for 20 minutes after his father died of gunshot wounds in an assasination. He died 20 minutes later by the same causes
King John 1 of France? Crowned at birth and died 5 days later.
Do a list of longest king or queens in waiting. Just so we can all troll Prince Charles. Lol
that would be funny
@@midnight9613 are you the one who married Henry VII? (Sorry I’m bad at queens)
@@BritishRepublicsn yes I am
@@midnight9613 ok how is Henry?
@@BritishRepublicsn He's great. Better than our second son who is currently having a crusade against him.
Your rules for ranking gave a more diverse list than other lists I’ve seen. It was well thought out!
I like the protocols you used. One of the neat things about this is that, with the exception of Victoria and QE2, all of the monarchs on this list are from different countries around the world. I think that makes it cooler. Thanks!
Queen Elizabeth just have to make it to her 101 birthday while on the Throne.
*That* would be history
She'd be 127 years old which is 4.5 years older than the oldest person alive - luckily the Queen gains a day for every child we sacrifice. So nothing to worry
Has any monarch ever been above 100 years old?
@@AssMan1969 Tezozomoc, the ruler of Azcapotzalco, supposedly reached the age of 106. (1320-1426) However, I don't know how much evidence there is for the dates in his case.
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I dont know how is her 101 birthday meaning she will be 127 yo...
GO FOR IT, LIZZY!!!!
That's really cool on how you went about in figuring it out. Good job.
We need a list of oldest heirs waiting to become king, lead of course by Prince Charles of England. 😄
*Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
@@Oxley016 and Brewich Upon Tweed
@@lordomacron3719 Yes it's a funny story about how Berwick was mentioned in a declaration of war but not in the following peace treaty however it was legally a constituent part of the UK for the signing of both and as such was not actually at war with Russia for over 100 years. Also it is Berwick not Brewich.
@@Oxley016 damn spell check making me look like a fool
As a fellow Malaysian (born in Kuala Lumpur 🙋♂️), I was beaming with pride seeing a Johor sultan made in the list.
Good for you
Sultan of kedah who passed away in 2017 was 1 year shy of making a place as the 10th on the list.. he was the only state sultan that reign 2 times as an agong.
Well, if only you knew that Sultan Ibrahim cared little about Johor especially towards his later years and was even the last few to resist Johor's ascension into the Union in 1957. Haha
God save the Queen!!
(Added a year to her life, should do the trick.)
UK citizen stop singing God Save the Queen
The Queen : my time has come
But if the Queen is inmortal , the Queen save God
She doesn't want Charles on the throne so she'll liv forever.
No! God RAISED the King...KING JESUS THAT IS!!! And He still reigns!!
I wonder what Victoria would say to Queen Elizabeth if they could chat?
I'm surprised King Jangsu of Goguryeo is not mentioned at all.
He lived from "394 A.D" to "491 A.D" (age 97)
He reigned from "october of 413 A.D" to "december of 491 A.D"
He ruled since he was 19 years old without regency, which makes his total length of adult reign "78 years and 2 months"
I know he is an ancient monarch, but his reign have been cross checked by many Korean historians to be considered as a historical fact.
Very impressive research. Thanks for sharing.
Speaking of Regents:
10 Longest Reigning Regents?
On paper or also counting years of regents that continued to be the ruling person even after a monarch was coronated?
Very interesting.
Miklos horthy and wu zetian would probably be close to the top
Or 10 shortest reigning regents.
Regents rule, they do not reign, because only the monarch can reign, and the regent is specifically not the monarch
I like the way "the queen" is just referred to as "the queen"
In Germany we say Die Queen, Die being the female article, not a deathwish
@@taka2517 but you pronounce the second vowel not the first like us. So die to us we pronounce the "i" (eye) you would say the second vowel "ee" so D-ee to our d-eye
@@fishyc150 Basically. ie is a diphtong in German that nearly always gets pronounced as you would pronounce "ee". Your "I" sound is another diphtong in German, "ei".
What else would we call her? I'm Israeli, and the last monarch (and proper head of state) to rule over this land was Her Majesty's father. (And though I've no animosity towards Reuven Rivlin, [he's a good man and a good president] I could well wish that we were a crown dominion, or whatever they're called, those lucky realms that have Her Majesty as monarch.)
I believe it is proper to refer to current monarchs as "The Queen" "The King" "The Emperor." This distinguishes them as the current living monarch in conversations concerning several monarchs.
Quite fair determinants. Good job prof. ✌
What about Ramses II? He reigned for about 66-67 years. Months are a bit iffy on this one so that’s probably why he was disqualified, but he was an adult throughout the entirety of his reign.
Fun fact: He actually got to be 90 years old which is very impressive considering he lived in a time before antibiotics and vaccines, plus all the intrigue and wars he was involved in.
Verifiable reigns only remember?
And he had so so many kids it’s crazy!!!! Ramses II if the story and our current understanding is true was a DUDEEEE!!!!! Pretty epic
I don't know if your list is "better" or "worse" than lists that count years with a regent or don't include subordinate monarchs, but I certainly appreciate that you were clear in how you determined the rankings. Your explanation of the process is always a benefit. I look forward to your next video!
Let’s not forget queen liz’s mum lived until she was 101 so..
She wasnt a reigning monarch just a consort
@@pedanticradiator1491 I know that. That was clearly in reference to how long queen Liz might live since her mum lived so long.
@@kitamcguire2509 The extra context certainly helps to understand the initial comment. Thanks for the elaboration on the hopeful future of Queen Elizabeth II.
@@kitamcguire2509 I knew what you meant.
@@susyshepard320 I didn’t think it was hard to understand. 🤷🏽♀️ but I forget some people don’t think contextually
Queen Elizabeth made it past that date. So officially she was the longest-ruling based on your criteria.
Louis XIV of France still officially number 1 with 72 years 110 days, ;) who said child kings didn't count?
@@townsley2 I would include child kings too.
@@townsley2 King Sobuza II of Swaziland is officiaally the longest reigning.
Yoo a tier list!! let's gooo
Honestly I think Queen Elizabeth II is just trying to outlive her son.
She probably will, she outlived everyone else💀
Not if Harry and his wife have owt to do with it, they are trying their best to finish the old dear off.
She probably may but she is not a Queen Regnant of her own right. So she isn't counted in this segment.
Just Louis the XIV outliving his son and grandson
@@QPRTokyo Hardest working member of the royal family is the princess royal Anne.
Finally the first mention of Malaysia on this channel! Cant wait for you to make the family tree of the 9 royal houses of Malaysia
Looking forward! 😍
I really appreciate your decision to not include childhood years. Dismissing the role of regent has all too often been used as an excuse for erasing powerful women from history... Speaking of which, if you should one day be tempted to make a video about the Kalmar union and Queen Margrethe the first, I'd be SO here for it!
An interesting note on Queen Victoria--her predecessor was William IV, her uncle, who was already getting older when he became King and was pretty sick towards the end of his life. He absolutely doted on Victoria but hated her widowed mother, the Duchess of Kent, and was terrified by the prospect of the Duchess becoming regent should he die before Victoria turned 18. He did everything he could to hang on and ended up dying just a couple months after Victoria's 18th birthday, ensuring that she would reign in her own right from the beginning.
So soon Queen Elizabeth will have to send herself a letter about being 100 years old✉️
Only if she remembers to ask herself for that telegram.
She was born in 1924
@@wwe4life444 *1926
"happy birthday to me..."
or
"oh, I've got a letter from that woman who's on the telly every Christmas".
Or, you know, she'll be on television, thank everybody for all their kindness, and remind us to put on our radiation suits every time we go outside.
This was a very refreshing list, so many others are basically the same but this one mixed it up! Great video as always
I think this was very well done.😊
Extremely well done. I think your 4 "disclaimers" are reasonable and appropriate.
I'm half Austrian and after researching my family tree, I've had up to 5 generations of ancestors living at some point during the reign of Kaiser Franz Joseph.
That is legit crazy 😳😳
I’m just waiting here until May 2022 to type in a Champagne emoji.
Imagine in 2052
Centennial celebration
Go ahead, type it now. She'll make it 😅
Wait why?
Hope you actually waited till today 13 June 22! 🍾🍾🍾
A video of the heirs of throne who waited the longset would also be nice.
very good list, your criterion was perfect. see you in a year or so for the 🥂
Pakal's title is pronounced "Ah-how" rather than Ajaw, that's because Mayan phonetics in the Latin Alphabet are derived from Spanish.
Was going to comment on that, thanks.
that's very interesting to know
More like akhaw then, we don't have the H sound used in 'how'
So is it like the jalapeno~halapeno/mojito~mohito thing? As you mentioned Spanish...
Wasn't aware the Spanish were in South America in the 7th century.
Ramses II’s reign is pretty verifiable, and if he were considered, he would have made it on this list.
Dates in ancient Egypt were marked by month (seasons too) and the year of the Pharaoh’s reign.
I'm very sceptical about ancient sources in general personally (including this Mayan king), even when it's very precisely recorded. I feel like there's just no way to know for sure, as long as you don't have some hardproofs or some other foreign people recording stuff that are consistent with it.
But it's just my point of view.
@@xenotypos How would you feel had a Roman emperor been on this list, then?
@@xenotypos Though we have the mummies of Sethi, Ramses and Merneptah, so the chronology could be corroborated.
@@xenotypos Mayan inscriptions regarding royal lineages were scrupulously dated, and centuries of written history can be matched up to Western dating systems.
@@habitualforeigner It was the King lists that gave us the key to reading Mayan script.
Very good and interesting job.
Great video
Come on Lizzie, you’re almost No. 1!
Elizabeth the Eternal will make it :)
Sobhuza II: My reign (if you count dependent and childhood years) is the longest
Pepi II: That’s cute
As per usual your criteria are the most rigorous and give the best results.
Almost at the champagne emoji time! Great video.
10:08 it says 1648 but it’s actually 1848
With 267 years hes definitely the longest ruling monarch
@UCwXI-0rEy6mp2OYKHwzNj7A yeah he messed up on that one.
same comment as above
Then he says his Nephew's deathed WW2.... well that point was only 1/2 wrong
I liked it! To me, it makes sense to only count the years they made actual decisions. Great video!
I love your mideval intro theme so much, i like it to have it as my phone ringtone, is there any source about where it is from?
Yeah. It's in the description.
The Queen Is Dead 😧 ! Long Live The King!
My Condolences To The Royal Family.
I think your parameters were quite understandable, reasonable, and fair.
I would find it interesting to know the list of the top 10 shortest reigning monarchs
So in 2 years when you have to revise the list and the Queen still reigns, that'll be expected. It's in 100 years and someone does this list and the Queen is still reigning it'll be hilarious
It wouldn’t even be two years even from the date you commented. It would be less than 2 years. Technically by next year in June, she will tie with King Bhumibol as longest monarch in the world according to this list. King Bhumibol reign for 70 years and 126 days. The Queen is currently at 69 years and 228 days so she only needs to beat him by 70 years and 127 days (in order for this video to get revise) and then if she lives two more years after that, she can beat King Louis (the 14) who is the longest monarch with a veritable reign by an exact date.
@@alyssabria and in whatever replaces CZcams in 1000 years, the queen will still be around and then we'll find out some alien race with minor psychic powers thought she was immortal and it was so.
🍾 The Queen is the new number one with 70 years and 214 days
RIP Lizzie II
Excellent methodology. Can't wait to revisit this video to leave a champaign emoji next year
Great choice of criteria, very interesting!
Great list! Just an FYI about Pacal, his title Ajaw is actually pronounced A-HOW.
Lmao I’m soooo eagerly awaiting to leave a champagne 🍾 emoji next year.
Very interesting, and a good basis of selection (E.g. regents not included).
Talking about “Pakal I”, Even when is written with an is pronounce /ahaw/ like in Spanish. In this case ajaw means lord, his actual tittle as ruler was k’uhul ajaw, literally “holly/sacred lord”, is the tittle given to a lord that rules over other lords, that’s why is often translated as “king”. The other important tittle that he held was kalo’mte’ and is given to a k’uhul ajaw that rules over other k’uhul ajaw, I let you to decide the correct translation to it. Calling him just “Pakal” is like calling Beth to Queen Elizabeth. His actual name was K’inich Janaab Pakal (here again the is like in Spanish or like h, all the are like /ah/, the double vowel is because is long).
But did he speak Spanish?
@@Gambit771 no, he did not speak Spanish. He spoke Classic Mayan, a Ch'olan Language.
I always find it insane how hirohito became emperor shortly after ww1 but ruled almost until the 90s
which means he ruled through the great depression, ww2, the korean war, the vietnam war and the afghan war. basically the whole of the 20th century except ww1
Right, that's why his reigning years, also known as the Showa period is generally used for referring the 20th century in Japan, similar to how the word Victorian era is used.
And he's a notorious that should've been executed after the tokyo trials but got away because of American jUsTiCe
And he's a that should've been after the tokyo trials but got away because of
He literally missed by months seeing the end of the Cold War!
@@appleslover This guy wants a very rebellious Japan that'd kill more Americans than the entire Second World War.
You said that Bhumipol died at age 88 and started his reign when he was 19 and therefore reigned for a total of 70 years 126 days. I don't see how. He was reigning for a total of 69 years and some days. 88-19=69. So unless there is a typo error, you've done your maths incorrectly and Queen Elizabeth II is already the longest serving adult monarch.
Thank you for another interesting video. I'm not so certain about the "of age" and "regent-free" criteria you apply (while also adding Qianlong's effective but unofficial regency after his abdication) -- if it is a question effective rule, does that not eliminate modern constitutional monarchs, while standards of coming of age vary, as do both maturity and actual effective leadership in different instances. As for coronation as rationale, a number of underage monarchs underwent that ceremony (including Henry III and Henry V of England), most pertinently for your list, Shapur II of Sasanid Persia, who was king of kings for every minute of his 70-year long life (309-379), having been crowned in utero (at least that is the most amusing story, the priests having placed the crown on his mother's belly). Also, if you are going to consider the dates of Pakal I of Palenque verifiable, you should do the same for Rameses II of Egypt, who reigned for 66 years and 2 months (according to a much later king list, but contemporary documents are in agreement, reaching into Year 67 -- having started at 1, not 0 -- and astrochronological evidence allows dating the surviving records from his reign from May 31 1279 to between July 9 and August 3 1213 BC -- even though there are other possible astrochronological matches for the absolute dates, the length of time covered by the records is assured due to the regnal year, month, and day dates of the documents). The possibly 94-year reign of Pepy II of Egypt, on the other hand, is indeed not verifiable.
Pepy II, thank you. I was trying to remember his name, although I thought it was verifiable to over 80 years on the throne.
Hello, I really enjoy your videos and will continue to do so for some time. I found a small editorial error in your video. For Franz Joseph, his became monarch year is 200 years before it should be. 1648 instead of 1848. Someone else may have already realized this, but I want to help if I can. I hope to see many more videos. Thank you for these, I find them to be pretty fascinating.
Thanks! I would like a Top 10 of most powerful monarchs in history!
#1 most likely either some Roman guy, Louis XIV, Charlemagne, or Victoria (depending on what you'd consider powerful)
This was the longest chanel trailer i’ve seen lol. Obviously joking and great video!
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Fantastic idea Matt. I would like to see you eliminate anything that minimized a monarchs reign, I.e. dependent on another nation or person (regent), not doing their job alone due to infirmity of any kind, subtracting any years where the monarch did not fully run the show. This would really take Elizabeth II out as the PM has the power. Thanks always for the impeccable work you do.
I would like to see a list of who has outlasted more designated successors.
Louis XIV has to be up there - he outlived his son and grandson, making his successor his great-grandson Louis XV.
Imo it would be Ramesses II. Dude lived so long that he outlived 12 of his sons. Yeah 12.... His 13th son became Pharoh Merneptah upon the death of Raesses II in his 90s
Sports family trees, maybe a bit outside the box for the main topics but might be cool to see some sports lineage and connections.
Saved the notification for the 22nd 🤦♂️ but hey im still here so 🍾🍾🍾
I would still include Pepi ll from Egypt as records there are generally accurate for reign totals. He is recorded at 92 years (from childhood of course.) With this many rulers, odds are fairly good that there would be a couple who, upon succeeding as a child, could have made it into the 90s of age.
its still difficult to say, as he lived to exactly 100 years, it could just be an exageration
@@callnight1441 Living for 100 years in a time when life expectancy was 19
Yeah IT'S fake he most likely died at 39.
@@callnight1441 the odds are fairly good that of all the Pharaohs that ruled that maybe at least one would have lived to that age. that age would be extremely rare but again the odds are pretty good. Ramses II comes fairly close to this as well but did not reign as long.
@@JJMHigner i know that and i'm not saying its imposible. i'm saying its a pretty sollid round number, meaning the truth behind it could be questioned
@@callnight1441 good point.
I first thought you would count George III, and was going to protest, as he had a regent during the LAST 10 years. But seeing that you started over 60 years length, I was relieved...
Are there any other monarchs who had regents at the end of their lives?
@@grahamturner2640 I am sure there are some. Can't recall off the top of my head...
I think I would have included their minority years in the totals. Just because the person is a minor, it does not mean they are not a monarch. Great work on this! Helpful, well organized, and informative as always.
🍾 sending this beforehand
I would like to nominate there Ramese II. Which ruled for 66 years in ancient Egypt. He should be in the list by my opinion.
I agree. Im not sure why he was left off of this list. His reign is not disputed in any way that i know of.
He didn't include 'ancient' monarchs because of the possibility that the years might not be accurate (he said this earlier in the video).
Was the succession of Louis XIV by Louis XV the only Great-grandparent to great-grandchild succession of a reigning monarch in history? Always curious about that.
Im pretty sure it is lol. Also when his successor died he passed the crown to his own grandson.
En tant que Français je vais te répondre (dans mon langage donc).
Oui, Louis XIV est bien le seul monarque qui, à sa mort, a passé sa couronne à son arrière petit-fils. La raison ? Le fils de Louis XIV (Louis, Dauphin de France) et le fils de son fils (Louis, Dauphin de France et Duc de Bourgogne) tous morts avant Louis XIV. Ce qui a obligé la France de choisir Louis XV, 5 ans, son arrière petit-fils !
yes it was; because father '(louis, duc of burgundy, great son of Louix XIV) and grand father (louis, son of Louix XIV) were dead, so the crown fell to the the great great grand son, Louis, XV
@@olivierolivier6080 Just one great not two greats
Would you make similar video with republics? So, who has reigned for longest time as a president?
Time for an update 😔
I have to disagree with this completely! Reigning simply means being the monarch. It does not necessarily have to do with ruling. Elizabeth II does not necessarily rule, she reigns, it is the prime minister and the elected government which legislates, in other words, ruling. Therefore, Louis XIV is the longest reigning monarch, regardless of whether or not he took the throne as a child, he reigned as monarch, but did not govern until his early adolescence.
Yes. Either include childhood years or exclude monarchs of parliamentary monarchies, such as Queen Elizabeth II. of the UK.
Brilliant Video!! Can you please do a video about the history of the Kurds and their origins?
It's a topic I'm always intrigued about as the Kurds are the worlds largest stateless nation.
Ps I think that you've done the most fair ranking 👌❤
Franz Joseph I.
Born: 1830
Became Monach: *1648*
Bruh
Emperor Hirohito was also a Regent for 5 years before becoming Emperor
You are right
Emperor Taisho was often to ill to rule on his own.
I would actually like to see a list where only the most influential kings/sultans are listed. Let's say monarchs who went to war and still reigned really long. a different concept would be kings that lived before the industrial revolution and how much they reigned. (Nice video, keep up the good work especially the religion vids)
And yet we'd still have one of the British Queens in either of the lists you suggest. They really are just that awesome!
@@Aima952 yeah, can't deny that
If you haven’t, could you do one on longest reigning royal families?
What colors do you use for your charts?
How about a list just like this one, but only with living monarchs
I agree!
That would be awesome indeed
How lol
I have a feeling that kind of content does not age well.
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is a living monarch. I think she's the only one in this list. Blessings on herself and her grandsons (as in Harry and William).
thank you for doing this, finally a list that has sensible parameters
Hi, can you please make a video about the 'part' that is played by the by 🦅 eagle, crow in choosing the next king
Thank you very much!
what do i think:
a) the Idea of not counting titles below royalty, even for independent states such as Liechtenstein....well, i do not really get the actual "net gain of knowledge" here, although i certainly understand the easing of research.
b) subordinate monarchs? Why not. Coincidence with above, you would theoretically have to include the rulers of the small German states too (though none of them would have a place on that list anyway, as far as i know).
c) to not include years when rulers had a regent is actually a good idea.
c1) but, couldn't than be years included when a monarch on your list was the regent for a predecessor/successor, such as Hirohito being the Regent for his Father Yosihito (1920/21-1926) and with the Chinese Emperor, which would add some years to the length of their respective reigns?
c2): Coronations are overestimated i think. Louis XIV seized power officially the day after Mazarin's death in 1660, so, in all honesty, i would strike him from the list since he was not ruling alone till that day.
c3): i didn't knew about Bhumipol/Rama IX`s regency 1946-50, but now i have something to learn more about.
d) Ramesis II the Great is already mentioned somewhere down there.
Yeah I half expected Kangxi to be on there until I realized that he ascended the throne at age 8 and didn’t actually reign until his teens.
I'd love to see a video on the Johor lineage!
9:48 small correction, Franz Joseph's father wasn't the previous Emperor of Austria.
Can you make a list of longest reigning family monarchy.
A little sad to see Ramses II excluded by your criteria. His reign is damn near verifiable in length.
5:54 Should definitely do some big Canadian video and drop into your less formal voice for it
History is interpretation as much as recording. how you did it, which to inclide and your ranking, is entirely valid, being your interpretation made credible with coherent reasons offered.
that mine might differ if I considered the issue is irrelevant.
i must salute your patience and scholarship in these endeavours
had i only a quarter of your patience i might have made a name for myself online speaking of monarchs and history. for they are both deep and abiding fascinations of mine
but alas i have NO patience to speak of and without it all the talent in the world is useless . . . .
A list of longest reigning absolute monarchs would be a satisfying version. It sets a clear standard: Most time no one could tell them what to do.
Franz Joseph is a interesting man. Becomes King at 1648 and dies 2 years after WW II.
WW i's beginning, you mean...
There's a fascinating fact about Hirohito: he was a god and became human after Japan's submission
Demi-gods usually go in the other direction.
Unconditional surrender, more accurately
The radiation from the Atomic Bombs removed his connection to the sky and he lost his divinity
@@DonMadruga72 lmao
This is a misconception. The practice of treating the Japanese emperor as a living god was already ended in the Meiji era because it was one of the prerequisites of the Meiji Constitution. What Hirohito did was end two things: First, the State Shinto practice of treating the imperial title of Tenno Heika as a literal truth. Second, the practice of deifying dead emperors. The Meiji emperor was deified after his death, with the temple built for this purpose still open today as a major tourist attraction right next to Harajuku. Hirohito was not.
King Arganthonios in Tartessos, Spain is said to have lived 120 years and ruling 80 of them, but since its so old we can´t know for sure...
Korean King JANG SOO (at the time korea was called Go Gu Ryeo) 20th king in succession was born 394 and died 491, he was king at age 20, reigning for 78years.
his name means Longevity king. JANG SOO (still used for that meaning these days.) even abdicated after.
There is also records of another (not as concrete) of 6th king of Go Gu Ryeo who reigned from 53~146, roughly 93yr, also didn't die and abdicated,
lived 19yrs more till he was 119.