following the queen Elizabeth II of Englandwho reigned 70 years until his death on Thursday, the 76-year-old Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah becomes the world’s longest-reigning monarch.
Brunei: Hassanal Bolkiah, 54 years of reign
Born on July 15, 1946, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, considered one of the richest men on the planet, has reigned since his father’s abdication in October 1967 in this small country nestled in Malaysia, on the north coast of Borneo. .
He is an absolute monarch, who also acts as prime minister.
Denmark: Margaret II, 50 years old
Born on April 16, 1940, Queen Margaret II, 82, came to the throne on January 14, 1972, on the death of her father Frederick IX. She was the first woman crowned queen in her country, since Margarita I was only regent (1375-1412).
Widowed since 2018, Margaret II has canceled much of the jubilee celebrations planned this weekend in Copenhagen following the death of Queen Elizabeth, her distant cousin.
Sweden: Carl XVI Gustaf, almost 49 years old
Carl Gustav, born on April 30, 1946, was less than a year old when his father, the crown prince, died in a plane crash in Denmark. He accedes to the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolphus, on September 15, 1973.
He is 76 years old and is a descendant of Marshal of France Bernadotte, King of Sweden in 1818 under the name of Charles XIV.
Born on April 19, 1968, five months before independence from the former British protectorate, Mswati III was crowned in 1986 at the age of 18.
Nicknamed the Lion of the nation, he acts as absolute king in this small kingdom (formerly Swaziland) nestled between South Africa and Mozambique.
He has 15 wives and more than 25 children.
