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Heights of European monarchs

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File:SanchoVIIelFuerteEstatuta(Tudela)(2010-11-20).JPG
King Sancho VII of Navarre stood at an estimated 7 ft 3 in (220 cm), based on his remains.[1]

European monarchs have varied greatly in height, with some being remembered for their unusually tall height, like Sancho VII of Navarre. Similarly, others, such as Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, are often remembered due to their short stature.

Denmark

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Christian I of Denmark, Norway & Sweden 1440s.jpg Christian I 1448 - 1481 7 ft 2 in (219.5 cm) [2]
File:Christian VII 1772 by Roslin.jpg Christian VII 1766 - 1808 5 ft 5 in (164.1 cm) [2]
File:Christian X - Peter Elfelt.jpg Christian X 1912 - 1947 6 ft 6 in (199 cm) [3]
File:Frederik IX (cropped) - Det Kongelige Bibliotek (KE062449).jpg Frederick IX 1947 - 1972 6 ft 4 in (192 cm) [4]
File:Drottning Margrethe av Danmark.jpg Margrethe II 1972 – present 5 ft 10 in (182 cm) [5]

France

Franks

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Charlemagne denier Mayence 812 814.jpg Charlemagne 774 - 814 5 ft 10 in - 6 ft 4 in (179 – 192 cm) [6]

France

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
Louis XIV 1643 - 1715 5 ft 4 in [7]
File:Antoine-François Callet - Louis XVI, roi de France et de Navarre (1754-1793), revêtu du grand costume royal en 1779 - Google Art Project.jpg Louis XVI 1774 - 1792 6 ft 1 in - 6 ft 3 in (185 – 190 cm) [8]
File:Napoleon in Coronation Robes by François Gérard.jpg Napoleon I 1804 - 1814
1815 - 1815 		5 ft 2 in - 5 ft 7 in [9]
File:Franz Xaver Winterhalter Napoleon III.jpg Napoleon III 1852 - 1870 5 ft 5 in (166 cm) [10]

Greece

Macedon

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Philip II of Macedon Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek IN2263.jpg Philip II 359 – 336 BC 5 ft 11 in [11]

Kingdom of Greece

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Paul I of Greece.jpg Paul I 1947 - 1964 6 ft 2 in [12]

Italy

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Vitorioemanuel.jpg Victor Emmanuel III 1900 - 1946 5 ft 0 in (153 cm) [13]

Navarre

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Sancho VII de Navarra - Compendio de crónicas de reyes (Biblioteca Nacional de España).png Sancho VII 1194 - 1234 7 ft 3 in (220 cm) [1]

Netherlands

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Zijne Majesteit Koning Willem-Alexander met koningsmantel april 2013 (cropped).jpg Willem-Alexander 2013–present 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [14]

Prussia

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Antoine pesne friedrich wil.jpg Frederick William I 1713 - 1740 5 ft 3 in - 5 ft 5 in [15][16]

Rome

Note: Heights here are given in the Roman foot, which was slightly smaller than the modern foot, at approximately 11.65 modern inches.

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
Augustus 27 BC - AD 14 5 ft 9 in [17]
File:Maximinus Thrax Musei Capitolini MC473.jpg Maximinus Thrax 235 - 238 8 ft 6 in
(Likely exaggerated) 		[18]

Russia

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:J.-M. Nattier (d'après) - Portrait de Pierre Ier (musée de l’Ermitage).jpg Peter I 1682 - 1725 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) [19]
File:Botman - Emperor Nicholas I (cropped).jpg Nicholas I 1825 - 1855 >6 ft 0 in [20]
File:Alexander III, Emperor of Russia (1845-94).png Alexander III 1881 - 1894 6 ft 4 in [21]
File:Mikola II (cropped)-2.jpg Nicholas II 1894 - 1917 5 ft 6 in [22]

Spain

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:King Felipe VI of Spain.jpg Felipe VI 2014–present 6 ft 6 in (197 cm) [23]

United Kingdom

England

See also: List of British monarchy records § Physical_Attributes

Pre-Norman

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Bayeux Tapestry scene1 EDWARD REX.jpg Edward the Confessor 1042 - 1066 ~ 6 ft 0 in [24]

Norman & Post-Norman

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Bayeux Tapestry William.jpg William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087 ~ 5 ft 9 in [25]
File:William II of England.jpg William II 1087 - 1100 < 5 ft 9 in [25]
File:Henry1.jpg Henry I 1100 - 1135 ~ 5 ft 9 in [25]
File:Stepan Blois.jpg Stephen 1135 - 1154 ~ 6 ft 0 in [26]
File:HenryIIGospels.jpg Henry II 1154 - 1189 ~ 5 ft 10 in [25]
File:Richard coeurdelion g.jpg Richard I 1189 - 1199 6 ft 0 in [25]
File:John of England (John Lackland).jpg John 1199 - 1216 5 ft 5 in - 5 ft 6 in [27]
File:Henry III funeral head.jpg Henry III 1216 - 1272 5 ft 9 in [28]
File:Edward I - Westminster Abbey Sedilia.jpg Edward I 1272 - 1307 6 ft 2 in [29]
File:Edward II, King of England (Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson C 292, folio 105r).jpg Edward II 1307 - 1327 5 ft 11 in [30]
File:Eduard3 novaStatuta.jpg Edward III 1327 - 1377 ~ 5 ft 8 in [30]
File:Richard II King of England.jpg Richard II 1377 - 1399 6 ft 0 in [31]
File:Illumination of Henry IV (cropped).jpg Henry IV 1399 - 1413 ~ 5 ft 9 in [31]
File:Henry V Miniature.jpg Henry V 1413 - 1422 > 5 ft 9 in [31]
File:King Henry VI from NPG (2).jpg Henry VI 1422 - 1461
1470 - 1471 		5 ft 9 in - 5 ft 10 in [32]
File:Edward IV Plantagenet.jpg Edward IV 1461 – 1470
1471 – 1483 		6 ft 3 in - 6 ft 4 in [33][34]
File:King-edward-v.jpg Edward V 1483 - 1483 4 ft 10 in
(Died at age 12) 		[35]
File:Richard III earliest surviving portrait.jpg Richard III 1483 - 1485 5 ft 8 in [36]
File:Enrique VII de Inglaterra, por un artista anónimo.jpg Henry VII 1485 - 1509 5 ft 9 in [31]
File:After Hans Holbein the Younger - Portrait of Henry VIII - Google Art Project.jpg Henry VIII 1509 - 1547 6 ft 2 in [37]
File:Darnley stage 3.jpg Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603 5 ft 3 in - 5 ft 5 in [38]

Scotland

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:François Clouet - Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87) - Google Art Project.jpg Mary 1542 - 1567 5 ft 11 in [39]

England, Scotland, and Ireland

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:King Charles I after original by van Dyck.jpg Charles I 1625 - 1649 5 ft 4 in [40]
File:King Charles II by John Michael Wright or studio.jpg Charles II 1660 - 1685 6 ft 2 in [41]
File:James II by Peter Lely.jpg James II 1685 - 1688 ~ 6 ft 0 in [42]
File:King William III of England.jpg William III 1689 - 1702 5 ft 6 in [43]
File:Mary II - Kneller 1690.jpg Mary II 1689 - 1694 5 ft 11 in [43]

United Kingdom

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Queen Victoria by Bassano.jpg Victoria 1837 - 1901 4 ft 11 in - 5 ft 0 in [44][45]
File:King-Edward-VII (cropped).jpg Edward VII 1901 - 1910 5 ft 8 in [citation needed]
File:King George 1923 LCCN2014715558 (cropped).jpg George V 1910 - 1936 5 ft 6 in [citation needed]
File:HRH The Prince of Wales No 4 (HS85-10-36416).jpg Edward VIII 1936 - 1936 5 ft 5 in [46]
George VI 1936 - 1952 5 ft 9 in [47]
Elizabeth II 1952–present 5 ft 4 in
(1952 height)
~ 5 ft 1 in
(2019 height) 		[45][48]

Vatican City

Image Monarch Reign Height (in) Ref.
File:Pius XII with tabard, by Michael Pitcairn, 1951.png Pius XII 1939 - 1958 6 ft 0 in [49]
File:Ioannes XXIII, by De Agostini, 1958–1963.jpg John XXIII 1958 - 1963 5 ft 2 in [50]
File:Paulus VI, by Fotografia Felici, 1969.jpg Paul VI 1963 - 1978 5 ft 10 in [51]
File:Ioannes Paulus I, by Fotografia Felici, 1978 (cropped).jpg John Paul I 1978 - 1978 ~ 5 ft 4 in [citation needed]
File:Ritratto di papa Giovanni Paolo II (1984 – edited).jpg John Paul II 1978 - 2005 5 ft 10 in [52]
File:Benedict XVI Blessing-2.jpg Benedict XVI 2005 - 2013 5 ft 7 in [53]
File:Pope Francis South Korea 2014.png Francis 2013–present 5 ft 9 in [54]

See also

References

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