A monarch is the leader of a
monarchy, a position usually intended to last for life or until
abdication or
deposition. The reign of some monarchs have been notably short. Many of these monarchs acceded to the throne as a result of being first in an order of succession, while other monarchs claimed the throne as a result of conflict. The authenticity of some monarchs has been disputed, especially those who reigned during conflict. One factor in such debates is whether the monarch held the throne in a symbolic or nominal capacity.
Monarchs who reigned for less than a day
Monarchs who reigned for less than a week
Other monarchs who reigned for less than a month
Other monarchs who reigned for less than three months
Other monarchs who reigned for less than six months
Other monarchs who reigned for a year or less
Other monarchs that could have reigned for less than a year
The following monarchs may also have reigned for less than a year, but only an approximate length of reign is known.
See also
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List of shortest-reigning popes
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
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List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
This is a list of currently enthroned monarchs sorted by length of service.
This list includes monarchs who do not reign over entire nations, such as Muhammad V of Kelantan, but does not include former monarchs and pretenders, such as Simeon I ...
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List of longest-reigning monarchs
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List of the oldest living state leaders
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Records of heads of state
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Saul Wahl, legendary
King of Poland
Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16t ...
for one day
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Pedro Lascuráin, the shortest-ruling
President
Notes
References
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Shortest
Shortest reigning monarchs of all time