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United Kingdom

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Heads of state of the United Kingdom

Kingdom of England

Monarch of the Kingdom of England
Henry VII

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1457; d. April 21 1509.

House of Tudor

1485 – 1509

William III

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1533; d. July 10 1584.

House of Orange – Nassau

1689 – 1702

Anne

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1665; d. August 1 1714.

Spouse: Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)

House of Stuart

1702 – 1707


Kingdom of Great Britain

Monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Anne

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1665; d. August 1 1714.

Spouse: Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)

House of Stuart

1707 – 1714

George I

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1660; d. June 11 1727.

House of Hanover – Welf

1714 – 1727

George II

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1683; d. October 25 1760.

House of Hanover – Welf

1727 – 1760

George III

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1738; d. January 29 1820

Spouse: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)

Children: (1) George IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 12 1762; d. June 26 1830); (2) Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827); (3) William IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 21 1765; d. June 20 1837); (4) Charlotte, Princess Royal, Queen consort of Württemberg (b. September 29 1766; d. October 6 1828); (5) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (b. November 2 1767; d. January 23 1820); (6) Princess Augusta Sophia (b. November 8 1768; d. September 22 1840); (7) Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg (b. May 22 1770; d. January 10 1840); (8) Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (b. June 5 1771; d. November 18 1851); (9) Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (b. January 27 1773; d. April 21 1843); (10) Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. February 24 1774; d. July 5 1850); (11) Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (b. April 25 1776; d. April 30 1857); (12) Princess Sophia (b. November 3 1777; d. May 27 1848); (13) Prince Octavius (b. February 23 1779; d. May 3 1783); (14) Prince Alfred (b. September 22 1780; d. August 20 1782); (15) Princess Amelia (b. August 7 1783; d. November 2 1810).

Titles of royalty: Prince of Wales (1751 – 1760); Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1760 – 1814); King of Hanover (1814 – 1820).

Titles of nobility: Duke of Edinburgh (1751 – 1760).

House of Hanover

1760 – 1800


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George III

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1738; d. January 29 1820

Spouse: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)

Children: (1) George IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 12 1762; d. June 26 1830); (2) Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827); (3) William IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 21 1765; d. June 20 1837); (4) Charlotte, Princess Royal, Queen consort of Württemberg (b. September 29 1766; d. October 6 1828); (5) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (b. November 2 1767; d. January 23 1820); (6) Princess Augusta Sophia (b. November 8 1768; d. September 22 1840); (7) Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg (b. May 22 1770; d. January 10 1840); (8) Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (b. June 5 1771; d. November 18 1851); (9) Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (b. January 27 1773; d. April 21 1843); (10) Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. February 24 1774; d. July 5 1850); (11) Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (b. April 25 1776; d. April 30 1857); (12) Princess Sophia (b. November 3 1777; d. May 27 1848); (13) Prince Octavius (b. February 23 1779; d. May 3 1783); (14) Prince Alfred (b. September 22 1780; d. August 20 1782); (15) Princess Amelia (b. August 7 1783; d. November 2 1810).

Titles of royalty: Prince of Wales (1751 – 1760); Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1760 – 1814); King of Hanover (1814 – 1820).

Titles of nobility: Duke of Edinburgh (1751 – 1760).

House of Hanover

1801 – 1820

Victoria

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1819; d. January 22 1901

Also known as: Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (1819 – 1837) (Reference: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/life-queen-victoria-her-family)

Spouse: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. August 26 1819; d. December 14 1861)

Children: (1) Victoria, Princess Royal, Empress consort of Germany, Queen consort of Prussia (b. November 21 1840; d. August 5 1901); (2) Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. November 9 1841; d. May 6 1910); (3) Princess Alice, Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine (b. April 25 1843; d. December 14 1878); (4) Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. August 6 1844; d. July 31 1900); (5) Princess Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein (b. May 25 1846; d. June 9 1923); (6) Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (b. March 18 1848; d. December 3 1939); (7) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942); (8) Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (b. April 7 1853; d. March 28 1884); (9) Princess Beatrice, Princess of Battenberg (b. April 14 1857; d. October 26 1944)

Other thrones held: Empress of India (1876 – 1901)

House of Hanover

1837 – 1901

Edward VII

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1841; d. May 6 1910

Spouse: Alexandra of Denmark (b. December 1844; d. November 20 1925)

Children: (1) Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (b. January 8 1864; d. January 14 1892); (2) George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936); (3) Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife (b. February 20 1867; d. January 4 1931); (4) Princess Victoria (b. July 6 1868; d. December 3 1935); (5) Princess Maud, Queen consort of Norway (b. November 26 1869; d. November 20 1938); (6) Prince Alexander John of Wales (b. April 6 1871; d. April 7 1871)

Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1901 – 1910)

Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1841 – 1901); Duke of Cornwall (1841 – 1901); Duke of Rothesay (1841 – 1901)

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1901 – 1910

George V

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936

Spouse: Mary of Teck (b. May 26 1867; d. March 24 1953)

Children: (1) Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972); (2) George VI, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952); (3) Mary, Princess Royal (b. April 25 1897; d. March 28 1965); (4) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. March 31 1900; d. June 10 1974); (5) Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. December 20 1902; d. August 25 1942); (6) Prince John (b. July 12 1905; d. January 18 1919)

Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1910 – 1936)

Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1901 – 1910); Duke of Cornwall (1901 – 1910); Duke of Rothesay (1901 – 1910)

Other prominent offices: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1905 – 1907)

House of Windsor

1910 – 1927


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
George V

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936

Spouse: Mary of Teck (b. May 26 1867; d. March 24 1953)

Children: (1) Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972); (2) George VI, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952); (3) Mary, Princess Royal (b. April 25 1897; d. March 28 1965); (4) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. March 31 1900; d. June 10 1974); (5) Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. December 20 1902; d. August 25 1942); (6) Prince John (b. July 12 1905; d. January 18 1919)

Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1910 – 1936)

Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1901 – 1910); Duke of Cornwall (1901 – 1910); Duke of Rothesay (1901 – 1910)

Other prominent offices: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1905 – 1907)

House of Windsor

1927 – 1936

Edward VIII

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972

Spouse: Wallis Simpson (b. June 19 1896; d. April 24 1986)

Children: None

Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1910 – 1936); Duke of Cornwall (1910 – 1936); Duke of Rothesay (1910 – 1936)

House of Windsor

1936

George VI

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952

Spouse: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (b. August 4 1900; d. March 30 2002)

Children: (1) Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (b. April 21 1926; d. September 8 2022); (2) Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (b. August 21 1930; d. February 9 2002).

House of Windsor

1936 – 1952

Elizabeth II

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1926; d. September 8 2022

Spouse: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. June 10 1921; d. April 9 2021

Children: (1) Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (b. November 14 1948); (2) Anne, Princess Royal (b. August 15 1950); (3) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. February 19 1960); (4) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (b. March 10 1964)

House of Windsor

1952 – 2022

Charles III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1948.

House of Windsor

2022 – present




Heads of government of the United Kingdom

Kingdom of England

Chief Minister of the Kingdom of England
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.

Tory Party

1684 – 1685

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.

Tory Party

1690 – 1697

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.

Tory Party

1700 – 1701

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.

Tory Party

1702 – 1707

General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.

Tory Party

1702 – 1707


United Kingdom of Great Britain

Chief Minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.

Tory Party

1707 – 1710

General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.

Tory Party

1707 – 1710

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Robert Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1676; d. March 18 1745.

Monarchs: George I (1721 – 1727); George II (1727 – 1742).

Titles of nobility: Baron Walpole of Houghton in the Peerage of Great Britain (1742 – 1745); Viscount Walpole in the Peerage of Great Britain (1742 – 1745); Earl of Orford (1742 – 1745).

Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of England (1701 – 1707); Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1707 – 1712; 1713 – 1742); Secretary at War (1708 – 1710); Treasurer of the Navy (1710 – 1711); Paymaster of the Forces (1714 – 1715; 1720 – 1721); First Lord of the Treasury (1715 – 1717; 1721 – 1742); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1715 – 1717; 1721 – 1742); Leader of the House of Commons (1721 – 1742).

Whig Party

1721 – 1742

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. July 2 1743.

Monarch: George II.

Titles of nobility: Baron Wilmington in the Peerage of Great Britain (1728 – 1743); Earl of Wilmington in the Peerage of Great Britain (1730 – 1743).

Other prominent offices: Member of Parliament (1698 – 1710; 1713 – 1728); Speaker of the House of Commons (1715 – 1727); Paymaster of the Forces (1722 – 1730); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1730); Lord President of the Council (1730 – 1742); First Lord of the Treasury (1742 – 1743).

Whig Party

1742 – 1743

Henry Pelham

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1694; d. March 6 1754.

Monarch: George II.

Other prominent offices: Member of Parliament (1717 – 1754); Secretary at War (1724 – 1730); Paymaster of the Forces (1730 – 1743); First Lord of the Treasury (1743 – 1754); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1743 – 1754); Leader of the House of Commons (1743 – 1754).

Whig Party

1743 – 1754

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.

Monarch: George II.

Titles of nobility: Baron Pelham of Laughton in the Peerage of England (1712 – 1768); Earl of Clare in the Peerage of Great Britain (1714 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1715 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1756 – 1768); Baron Pelham of Stanmer in the Peerage of Great Britain (1762 – 1768).

Other prominent offices: Prime Minister of Great Britain (1757 – 1762); Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1724 – 1748); Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1748 – 1754); Leader of the House of Lords (1748 – 1756; 1757 – 1762); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1765 – 1766).

Whig Party

1754 – 1756

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1720; d. October 2 1764.

Monarch: George II.

Titles of nobility: Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (by writ of acceleration) in the Peerage of England (1751 – 1764); Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1755 – 1764).

Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1741 – 1751); Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (1754 – 1764); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1755 – 1757); Leader of the House of Lords (1756 – 1757).

Whig Party

1756 – 1757

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.

Monarchs: George II (1757 – 1760); George III (1760 – 1762).

Titles of nobility: Baron Pelham of Laughton in the Peerage of England (1712 – 1768); Earl of Clare in the Peerage of Great Britain (1714 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1715 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1756 – 1768); Baron Pelham of Stanmer in the Peerage of Great Britain (1762 – 1768).

Other prominent offices: Prime Minister of Great Britain (1754 – 1756); Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1724 – 1748); Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1748 – 1754); Leader of the House of Lords (1748 – 1756; 1757 – 1762); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1765 – 1766).

Whig Party

1757 – 1762

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.

Monarch: George III.

Titles of nobility: Earl of Bute in the Peerage of Scotland (1723 – 1792).

Other prominent offices: Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1761 – 1762); First Lord of the Treasury (1762 – 1763).

Tory Party

1762 – 1763

George Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1712; d. November 13 1770.

Other prominent offices: Member of Parliament (1741 – 1770); Treasurer of the Navy (1756; 1756 – 1762); Leader of the House of Commons (1761 – 1762); Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1762); First Lord of the Admiralty (1762 – 1763); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1763 – 1765); Leader of the House of Commons (1763 – 1765).

Whig Party

1763 – 1765

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1730; d. July 1 1782.

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Rockingham in the Peerage of Great Britain (1750 – 1782); Earl Malton in the Peerage of Ireland (1750 – 1782).

Other prominent offices: Leader of the House of Lords (1765 – 1766).

Whig Party

1765 – 1766

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1708; d. May 11 1778.

Whig Party

1766 – 1768

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1735; d. March 14 1811.

Whig Party

1768 – 1770

Frederick North, Lord North

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1732; d. August 5 1792.

Tory Party

1770 – 1782

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1730; d. July 1 1782.

Whig Party

1782

William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1737; d. May 7 1805

Noble titles: Earl of Shelburne in the Peerage of Ireland (1761 – 1805); Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784 – 1805)

Whig Party

1782 – 1783

William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1738; d. October 30 1809.

Whig Party

1783

William Pitt the Younger

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1759; d. January 23 1806.

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)

Tory Party

1783 – 1800


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Pitt the Younger

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1759; d. January 23 1806.

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)

Tory Party

1801

William Pitt the Younger

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1759; d. January 23 1806.

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)

Tory Party

1804 – 1806

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.

Whig Party

1806 – 1807

William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1738; d. October 30 1809.

Tory Party

1807 – 1809

George Canning

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.

Tory Party

1827

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852

Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)

Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)

Tory Party

1828 – 1830

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)

Whig Party

1830 – 1834

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Note: This was a caretaker ministry formed following the dismissal of Lord Melbourne’s government in November 1834 by King William IV. The King asked the Duke of Wellington to form a government, but he declined, instead forming a temporary government until Sir Robert Peel could return from abroad. See e.g. the following lithograph: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736555

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852

Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)

Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)

Tory Party

1834

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850

Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)

Conservative Party

1834 – 1835

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850

Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)

Conservative Party

1841 – 1846

Lord John Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878

Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)

Whig Party

1846 – 1852

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)

Conservative Party

1852

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865

Whig Party

1855 – 1858

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)

Conservative Party

1858 – 1859

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865

Liberal Party

1859 – 1865

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878

Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)

Liberal Party

1865 – 1866

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)

Conservative Party

1866 – 1868

Benjamin Disraeli

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881

Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)

Conservative Party

1868

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898

Liberal Party

1868 – 1874

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881

Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)

Conservative Party

1874 – 1880

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898

Liberal Party

1880 – 1885

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

Conservative Party

1885 – 1886

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898

Liberal Party

1886

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

Conservative Party

1886 – 1892

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898

Liberal Party

1892 – 1894

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929

Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)

Liberal Party

1894 – 1895

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

Conservative Party

1895 – 1902

Arthur James Balfour

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930

Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)

Conservative Party

1902 – 1905

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928

Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)

Liberal Party

1908 – 1916

David Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945

Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)

Coalition Liberals

1916 – 1922

Andrew Bonar Law

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923

Conservative Party

1922 – 1923

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

Conservative Party

1923 – 1924

James Ramsay MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937

Labour Party

1924

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

Conservative Party

1924 – 1927


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

Conservative Party

1927 – 1929

James Ramsay MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937

Labour Party (1929 – 1931); National Labour Party (1931 – 1935)

1929 – 1935

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

Conservative Party

1935 – 1937

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940

Conservative Party

1937 – 1940

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965

Conservative Party

1940 – 1945

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965

Conservative Party

1951 – 1955

Sir Robert Anthony Eden

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977

Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).

Conservative Party

1955 – 1957

Maurice Harold Macmillan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1894; d. December 29 1986

Titles of nobility: Earl of Stockton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986); Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986)

Conservative Party

1957 – 1963

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

Labour Party

1964 – 1970

Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.

Conservative Party

1970 – 1974

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

Labour Party

1974 – 1976

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.

Conservative Party

1979 – 1990

John Major

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.

Conservative Party

1990 – 1997

Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.

Labour Party

1997 – 2007

James Gordon Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1951.

Labour Party

2007 – 2010

David William Donald Cameron

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.

Conservative Party

2010 – 2016

Theresa Mary May

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.

Conservative Party

2016 – 2019

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1964.

Conservative Party

2019 – 2022

Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1973.

Conservative Party

2022

Rishi Sunak

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1980.

Conservative Party

2022 – 2024

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.

Labour Party

2024 – present


Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sir Robert Anthony Eden

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977

Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).

Conservative Party

1951 – 1955

Thérèse Anne Coffey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1971.

Conservative Party

2022

Oliver James Dowden

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1978.

Conservative Party

2023 – 2024

Angela Rayner

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.

Labour Party

2024 – present


First Secretary of State
George Alfred George-Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.

Labour Party

1964 – 1966

William Jefferson Hague

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.

Conservative Party

2010 – 2015

George Gideon Oliver Osborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1971.

Conservative Party

2015 – 2016

Damian Howard Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1956.

Conservative Party

2017


Leaders of the Opposition

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Leader of the Opposition
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

Conservative Party

1881 – 1885

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

Conservative Party

1886

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

Conservative Party

1892 – 1895

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929

Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)

Liberal Party

1895 – 1896

Arthur James Balfour

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930

Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)

Conservative Party

1905 – 1911

Andrew Bonar Law

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923

Conservative Party

1911 – 1915

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928

Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)

Liberal Party

1916 – 1918

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928

Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)

Liberal Party

1920 – 1922

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928

Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)

Liberal Party

1920 – 1922

James Ramsay MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937

Labour Party

1922 – 1924

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

Conservative Party

1924

James Ramsay MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937

Labour Party

1924 – 1929

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

Conservative Party

1929 – 1931

George Lansbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.

Labour Party

1932 – 1935

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965

Conservative Party

1945 – 1951

George Alfred George-Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.

Labour Party

1963

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

Labour Party

1963 – 1964

Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.

Conservative Party

1965 – 1970

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

Labour Party

1970 – 1974

Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.

Conservative Party

1974 – 1975

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.

Conservative Party

1975 – 1979

Neil Gordon Kinnock

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.

Labour Party

1983 – 1992

Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.

Labour Party

1994 – 1997

John Major

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.

Conservative Party

1997

William Jefferson Hague

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.

Conservative Party

1997 – 2001

George Iain Duncan Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.

Conservative Party

2001 – 2003

David William Donald Cameron

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.

Conservative Party

2005 – 2010

Edward Samuel “Ed” Miliband

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1969.

Labour Party

2010 – 2015

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1949.

Labour Party

2015 – 2020

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.

Labour Party

2020 – 2024

Rishi Sunak

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1980.

Conservative Party

2024

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.

Conservative Party

2024 – present