A monarch is the leader of a monarchy, a position usually intended to last for life or until
abdication
Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the Order of succession, succession procedures of monarchies. While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of ...
or
deposition. The reigns 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
Other 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 who may 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 current reigning monarchs by length of reign
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List of longest-reigning monarchs
This is a list of the longest-reigning monarchs in history, detailing the monarchs and lifelong leaders who have reigned the longest, ranked by length of reign.
Monarchs of sovereign states with verifiable reigns by exact date
The following are ...
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List of shortest-reigning popes
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the Head of the Church#Catholic Church, visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the po ...
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List of the oldest living state leaders
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Pedro Lascuráin, the shortest-ruling
President
President most commonly refers to:
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Arts and entertainment Film and television
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Serafín María de Sotto,
Prime Minister of Spain
The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government (), is the head of government of Spain. The prime minister nominates the Spanish government departments, ministers and chairs the Council of Ministers (Spain), Council of Mini ...
for 27 hours in 1849
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Records of heads of state
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Saul Wahl
Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen (1541–1617) was a wealthy and politically influential Polish Jews, Polish Jew who is in Jewish folk legends said to have Pro tempore, briefly occupied the King of Poland, throne of Poland on 18 August 1587. He has his ...
, 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 Royal elections in Poland, free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electab ...
for one day
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Monarchs, Shortest reigning