1936 / House of Windsor, Reigned for less than a year, abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson / Wife: Wallis Simpson (marriage was controversial) / No children

Edward VIII

1714–1727 / House of Hanover, First Hanoverian king, Act of Settlement, spoke little English / Wife: Sophia Dorothea of Celle (marriage was annulled) / Children: George II, others

George I

1760–1820 / House of Hanover, Longest-reigning British monarch of his time, led during American Revolution, Napoleonic Wars / Wife: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz / Children: George IV, William IV, others

George III

1727–1760 / House of Hanover, Expanded British Empire, defeated France in the Seven Years' War / Wife: Caroline of Ansbach / Children: George III, others

George II

1936–1952 / House of Windsor, Led Britain through WWII, death of monarch marked end of empire / Wife: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon / Children: Elizabeth II, Margaret

George VI

1901–1910 / House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Became King Edward VII after the death of Queen Victoria, initiated reforms for the modern British monarchy / Wife: Alexandra of Denmark / Children: George V, others

Edward VII

1837–1901 / House of Hanover, Longest-reigning British monarch until Elizabeth II, era of industrial revolution and empire expansion / Husband: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha / Children: Edward VII, others

Victoria

2022–present / House of Windsor, Current king, assumed throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth II / Wife: Camilla, Queen Consort / Children: William, Harry

Charles III

1952–2022 / House of Windsor, Longest-reigning monarch in British history, saw decolonization and modernization of the monarchy / Husband: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh / Children: Charles III, Anne, Andrew, Edward

Elizabeth II

1910–1936 / House of Windsor, First World War, abdication crisis, led through WWI / Wife: Mary of Teck / Children: George VI, others

George V