[3][failed verification] Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was the monarch's spouse from 6 February 1952 until his death on 9 April 2021, for a total of 69 years 62 days, making him the longest-serving consort overall.
The king with the shortest definitively known reign was Edgar the Ætheling who ruled for 2 months, 12 days in 1066 before submitting to William the Conqueror.
The shortest tenure as heir apparent was that of the unnamed son of Henry VIII who died within hours of birth on 7 September 1513.
During the Middle Ages and the mid-18th century, a number of pretenders to the throne controlled all or a substantial portion of England and Scotland: The longest-lived British monarch and ruler was Queen Elizabeth II, who was aged 96 years, 140 days, having surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria on 21 December 2007, who had held the record since 18 January 1901, surpassing her own grandfather George III—just four days before her own death on 22 January 1901.
[8][self-published source] The longest-lived male consort was her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99 years 303 days old on 9 April 2021.
[8][self-published source] The longest-lived male ruler was Richard Cromwell who ruled as Lord Protector (1658–1659) who lived until the age of 85 years, 282 days.
][dubious – discuss] The youngest English monarch to die was Edward V, who was most likely murdered after he was deposed, when he was 12 years, 10 months.
][dubious – discuss] Charles, Prince of Wales was the oldest heir apparent until his ascension when he was 73 years 298 days old.
[14] The oldest female monarch at the time of her accession was Mary I,[15][self-published source] aged 37 years, 151 days when she became queen in 1553.
In addition, Edward VIII was unmarried during his tenure as monarch, though he then married Wallis Simpson after his abdication (which was caused by this marriage plan).
[17] The youngest female monarch at the time of her marriage was Mary II, who was 15 years, 188 days old when she married William III in 1677.
[18] The oldest monarch at the time of his first marriage was William IV, who was 52 years, 324 days old when he married Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen in 1818.
Mary I was the oldest queen at the time of her first marriage, aged 38 years, 157 days when she married Philip of Spain in 1554.
[19] The shortest marriage is between Alexander III of Scotland and Yolande of Dreux, who were married for 4 months and 19 days from 1285–1286 until the former's death.
[citation needed] Records indicate that when fully clad in armour he would have been about 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), an exceptional height for any man, especially of that time.
Both Edward Longshanks and Richard the Lionheart were over six feet (1.83m) tall, which although tall for the general population was not unusual among the aristocracy - although contrary to popular belief, 'Longshanks' was not called that due to the length of his legs, but his arms; they were just under a yard long (91 cm), though there is no evidence to suggest they were particularly disproportionate to the rest of his body.
The shortest British monarch in adulthood was most likely Queen Victoria, who stood only 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) when in her 30s, and was possibly an inch or two shorter towards the end of her life.