Monarchs of The Canadian Confederation (1867-present)
| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Reign | Full name | Consort | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada as a dominion of the British Empire | ||||||
| 1 | Victoria |
1 July 1867 | 22 January 1901 | Alexandrina Victoria | none | |
| Governors general:The Viscount Monck, the Lord Lisgar, the Earl of Dufferin, the Marquess of Lorne, the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Lord Stanley of Preston, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Minto | ||||||
| Prime ministers: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, Charles Tupper, Wilfrid Laurier | ||||||
| Initial provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick | ||||||
| New provinces and territories: Manitoba, North-Western Territory (now Northwest Territories), British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon Territory (now Yukon) | ||||||
| 2 | Edward VII |
22 January 1901 | 6 May 1910 | Albert Edward | Alexandra of Denmark | |
| Governors general: The Earl of Minto, the Earl Grey | ||||||
| Prime minister: Wilfrid Laurier | ||||||
| New provinces: Saskatchewan, Alberta | ||||||
| 3 | George V |
6 May 1910 | 11 December 1931 | George Frederick Ernest Albert | Mary of Teck | |
| Governors general: The Earl Grey, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Byng of Vimy, the Marquess of Willingdon, the Earl of Bessborough | ||||||
| Prime ministers: Wilfrid Laurier, Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, R. B. Bennett | ||||||
| Canada as a sovereign state, sharing a monarch with other realms of the Commonwealth | ||||||
| … | George V |
11 December 1931 | 20 January 1936 | George Frederick Ernest Albert | Mary of Teck | |
| Governors general: The Earl of Bessborough, the Lord Tweedsmuir | ||||||
| Prime ministers: R. B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie King | ||||||
| 4 | Edward VIII |
20 January 1936 | 11 December 1936 | Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David | none | |
| Governor general: The Lord Tweedsmuir | ||||||
| Prime minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King | ||||||
| 5 | George VI |
11 December 1936 | 6 February 1952 | Albert Frederick Arthur George | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | |
| Governors general: The Lord Tweedsmuir, the Earl of Athlone, the Viscount Alexander of Tunis | ||||||
| Prime ministers: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent | ||||||
| New province: Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) | ||||||
| 6 | Elizabeth II |
6 February 1952 | Present | Elizabeth Alexandra Mary | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | |
| Governors general: The Viscount Alexander of Tunis, Vincent Massey, Georges Vanier, Roland Michener, Jules Léger, Edward Schreyer, Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson, Michaëlle Jean, David Johnston | ||||||
| Prime ministers: Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper | ||||||
| New territory: Nunavut | ||||||
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