Who was the last English monarch?

Answer 1

The last person to hold the title "King of England" was King William III.

He reigned jointly with his wife, Queen Mary II from 13th February 1689 and, following the death of Queen Mary on 28th December 1694, reigned alone until his death on 8 March 1702. He held the titles "King of Scotland"(as William II of Scotland) and "King of Ireland" separately.

Under the reign of his successor, Queen Anne, in 1707 the crowns of England and Scotland were united, the title "King (or Queen) of England" ceased to exist and Queen Anne became Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain. She was still, separately Queen of Ireland.

In 1801, during the reign of King George III, the crowns of Great Britain and Ireland were united and he became King of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1922 the southern part of Ireland was partitioned and became a separate, sovereign state which is now The Republic of Ireland.

The six Northern counties remained part of the United Kingdom and the the King, George V, became King of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The last King of The United Kingdom was George VI, and the current monarch is his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

She is not, and never has been, The Queen of England.

Answer 2

If you mean final, there hasn't been one. The current sovereign is Elizabeth II. If you mean previous, it was her father, George VI. If you mean the last monarch of England as opposed to Britain, it was Queen Anne (prior to the union of England and Scotland and Scotland in 1707). The last King/Queen of anywhere on the British Isles to be completely English was probably Edmund Ironside, who reigned from April to November 1016. The reason I say this is because he was succeeded by some Danes, who were succeeded by Edward the Confessor (half French), followed by Harald II (half Danish), then William the Conqueror (Norman), followed by his family, then the Plantagenets (French), the Tudors (Welsh), the Stuarts (Scottish), and the Hanovers (German), bringing us up to the present day.