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List of longest-reigning monarchs
Monarchs and lifelong leaders who have reigned the longest in world history / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the current reigning monarchs, see List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign.
This is a list of the longest-reigning monarchs of all time, detailing the monarchs and lifelong leaders who have reigned the longest in world history, ranked by length of reign.
Louis XIV, the longest-reigning sovereign monarch whose reign is verifiable by exact date