2012 Event United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II attends a meeting of the Cabinet for the first time, receiving a gift honoring her Diamond Jubilee; this was first time a Cabinet meeting was attended by a British monarch since the reign of Queen Victoria 2012 Event All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th anniversary of becoming monarch of the U.K and seven sovereign states in the Commonwealth of Nations 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II becomes the second-longest-reigning monarch in Britain 1991 Event Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address U.S. congress 1967 Death Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch, dies at 80 1962 Death Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71 1950 Birthday Michael Monarch, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist, Steppenwolf 1946 Death Friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies 1930 Death Zawditu, 1st reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies 1922 Death Albert H K, monarch of Monaco (1889-1922), dies at 73 1918 Event Monarch Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont abdicates throne 1917 Event Great monarch Michael resigns after 1 day as czar 1887 Birthday Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch 1885 Death Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78 1882 Event Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king 1881 Event Henry M. Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Event Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Event Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch 1881 Event Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch 1873 Death Alexander J Cuza, monarch of Moldavia/Romania, dies at 53 1872 Death Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 1866 Event Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die 1865 Death Anna Paulowna Romanova, great monarch of Russia, dies at 70 1857 Death Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 1848 Birthday Albert HK, monarch of Monaco, 1889-1922 1837 Event Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace 1836 Death Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/Field Marshal, dies at 75 1820 Death M A Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca, dies at 43, dies 1820 Birthday Alexander J Cuza, monarch of Moldavia, Wallachia and Romania 1814 Event Prince Willem Frederik becomes monarch of Netherlands 1806 Birthday Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia, 1842-58 1795 Birthday Anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I 1791 Death Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies 1789 Birthday Pavel P. Gagarin, Russian monarch 1784 Birthday Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven 1777 Birthday M. A. Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca/Piombino 1772 Death Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 1760 Birthday Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/Field Marshal 1748 Birthday Amalia Furstin von Gallitzin, wife of Russian monarch Golitsyn 1739 Birthday Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris/friend of Catherine II 1727 Death George Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/king of England, dies at 67 1723 Death Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81 1723 Death Dimitrie Cantemir, philosopher/monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49 1722 Event Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia 1716 Event Pacification Treaty of Warsaw: Czar Peter the Great guarantees Saxon monarch August I's Polish kingdom 1714 Event Monarch Georg Ludwig becomes king George I of England 1708 Event Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC 1706 Event Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria 1703 Death Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered 1700 Event Monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia 1697 Event Polish parliament selects monarch August van Saksen as king 1697 Event Monarch August van Saksen becomes Catholic 1696 Birthday August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen 1696 Birthday Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general 1694 Event Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen 1691 Death Johan Georg III, monarch of Saxon (1680-91), dies at 44 1687 Birthday Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz 1685 Death Karel, monarch of Palts, dies 1673 Birthday Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova, 1710-11 1672 Event Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands 1666 Birthday Henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz 1660 Birthday Georg Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/King George I of Gt Britain 1659 Event Princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II 1646 Event Princess Louise Henriette (19) marries monarch Frederik Henry 1642 Birthday Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence, 1670-1723 1627 Death Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies 1626 Event Emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg 1626 Event Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld 1623 Event Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts 1619 Event Monarch Frederik van Palts chosen king of Bohemia 1610 Birthday Ferdinand II, monarch of Toscane 1598 Event Arch duke Albrecht and Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands 1553 Death Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32 1547 Event Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel 1547 Event Protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg 1545 Death Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55 1539 Event Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt 1537 Death Alessandro de' Medici, Italian monarch of Florence, assassinated 1532 Death Johan de Standvastige, monarch of Saxon (Schmalkaldisch), dies 1530 Event Luther advises protestant monarch compromise 1521 Birthday Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen, 1547-53 1516 Death Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37 1490 Birthday Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal 1479 Birthday Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence 1468 Birthday Johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon 1405 Death Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", Crippled, Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 1401 Event Mongol monarch Timur Lenk destroys Baghdad 1389 Death Dimitri Ivanovitch "Donskoi", monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal, dies at 39 1380 Event Battle on Kulikovo: Moscow's great monarch Dimitri beats Mongols 1372 Birthday Frederik I van Hohenzollern, monarch of Brandenburg, 1417-40 1350 Birthday Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal 1338 Event German monarch signs Treaty of Rense 1338 Event German monarch declares pope and king's decree redundant 1326 Death Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies 1283 Death Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies 1282 Death Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies 1240 Death Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies 1112 Death Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies 1000 Event Monarch Istvan crowned king of Hungary 900 Death Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies 811 Event Battle at Pliska: Bulgarian under monarch Krum beat Byzantine
