What is Monarchy of the United Kingdom?
[[File:Charles (52877352018) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Charles, King of the United Kingdom|Charles III]], Monarch since 2022.]] The '''Monarch of the United Kingdom''' is the [[head of state]] of [[United Kingdom]] and formal head of [[Church of England]]. The current monarch is [[Charles III]] who has reigned since 2022. The king is currently the head of the UK and 15 other nations known as the [[Commonwealth realms]]. ==List of Monarchs of the United Kingdom== ===House of Stuart=== * [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]] (In England and Scotland, [[1702]] – [[1707]]. In Great Britain, [[1707]] – [[1714]]) First British Monarch. ===House of Hanover=== * [[George I of Great Britain| George I]] ([[1714]] – [[1727]]) * [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] ([[1727]] – [[1760]]) * [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] ([[1760]] – [[1820]]) * [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]] ([[1820]] – [[1830]]) ([[Regent]] 1811–1820) * [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] ([[1830]] – [[1837]]) * [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] ([[1837]] – [[1901]]) ===House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha=== The royal household changed its name to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha after Queen Victoria married [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], but Victoria stayed part of the House of Hanover. With monarchs it started in [[1901]]. The name was changed in [[1917]] by George V. * [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] ([[1901]] – [[1910]]) ===House of Windsor=== In 1917 King George V changed the royal house's name to Windsor because the United Kingdom was at war with [[Germany]] and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is a German name. * [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] ([[1910]] – [[1936]], changed name of house in [[1917]]) * [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Edward VIII]] ([[1936]]), abdicated * [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] ([[1936]] – [[1952]]) * [[Elizabeth II]] ([[1952]] – [[2022]]) * [[Charles III]] (2022 – present) In 1922 Ireland was split into the future [[Re