List of centenarians (royalty and nobility) explained

The following is an alphabetical list of royal or noble centenarians. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.

NameLifespanAgeclass=unsortable style="background-color:yellow"Notability
1909–2013 103 British countess[1]
1901–2004 102 British royal[2]
1907–2016 109 Ghanaian royal, Queen Mother of Asanteman[3]
1923–2023 100 Malaysian royal, Queen consort of Negeri Sembilan [4]
1920–2021 101 British noblewoman[5]
1896–2001 105 Equatoguinean King of the Bubi Kingdom[6]
1918–2022 104 British courtier, lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother[7]
1893–1993 100 Romanian princess, aristocrat[8]
1919–2020 100 British Army officer and politician[9]
1916–2017 100 English socialite[10]
1910–2012 102 Scottish noblewoman[11]
Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin 1924– 100 British peer[12]
1900–2002 101 British queen consort and last Empress of India[13]
1919–2022 102 British peer and Lord Lieutenant
1912–2018 106 Russian-born Liechtensteiner businessman[14]
1920–2021 101 British noble[15]
1887–1990 102 Japanese imperial prince[16]
Induratana Paribatra 1922– Thai former princess
1903–2009 105 German Princess[17]
1910–2014 103 Japanese prince, head of the Higashifushimi-no-miya[18]
1912–2017 105 Anglo-Welsh peer[19] [20]
1816–1918 101 Russian-German princess[21]
1903–2003 100 British-Hungarian noblewoman[22]
1912–2012 100 Portuguese royal[23]
Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn 1919– German princess[24]
Marianne Bernadotte 1924– Swedish princess[25]
Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg1918–2019 100 German royal[26]
1915–2016 100 Japanese imperial prince[27]
1916–2018 101 Zimbabwean tribal chief[28]
1905–2009 103 French nobleman[29]
1914–2016 101 Nigerian royal, Olubadan of Ibadan[30]
1901–2002 100 British peer[31]
1917–2018 101 Iranian royal and politician[32]
1865–1967 101 British peer and Justice of the peace
1820–1932 111 Anglo-Irish aristocrat[33]
1913–2013 100 Indian royal, Zamorin of Calicut[34]
1922–2022 100 Thai royal[35]
1920–2024 103 English peer[36] [37]
1912–2014 101 Member of the Cochin royal family of India[38]
1912–2013 101 British peer and diplomat[39]
1915–2017 101 British peer and Army officer
1916–2018 102 English wife of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson[40]
1919–2020 100 Korean royal,[41] princess and claimed empress[42]
1923–2023 100 Austrian archduchess[43]
1923–2024 101 Japanese princess[44]

Notes and References

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  2. News: Obituary: Princess Alice. UK News. BBC. 30 October 2004. 12 May 2008.
  3. Web site: Asantehemaa Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem is dead; Reigned for 39 years. 15 November 2016. 3news.com. 5 June 2018.
  4. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/09/08/tunku-ampuan-najihah-passes-away Notice of death of Tunku Ampuan Najihah
  5. Web site: [''Telegraph'' Obituaries] . The Countess of Avon, intellectual and independent-minded widow of the prime minister Anthony Eden and niece of Winston Churchill – obituary . The Telegraph . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115223740/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/11/15/countess-avon-intellectual-independent-minded-widow-prime-minister/ . 15 November 2021 . 15 November 2021 . subscription . live .
  6. News: Fallece a los 105 años de edad el último hijo y heredero legítimo del rey Malabo. El Mundo. Unidad Editorial. 16 November 2001. 24 July 2010. es.
  7. News: Dame Frances Campbell-Preston, stalwart and long-serving lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother – obituary. Telegraph. Obituaries. The Telegraph . 24 November 2022. telegraph.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Caradja, Catherine Olympia (1893–1993). Texas STate Historical Association. Glen E. Lich. 1 August 1995. 7 July 2024.
  9. News: Lord Chalfont obituary. 30 December 2020. www.thetimes.co.uk.
  10. Web site: Lady Ursula d'Abo – The beautiful girl who outshone the Queen. Sadie. Nicholas. 8 November 2017. express.co.uk. 18 November 2017.
  11. News: Patricia, Countess of Dundee. 15 February 2013. 3 February 2023.
  12. Web site: From Scotland, 100-year-old chief of Clan Bruce hails 'swift and true' Waterloo squadron. The Record. 16 February 2024. 21 March 2024.
  13. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
  14. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  15. Web site: Fortune FitzRoy : la Maîtresse de la garde-robe a 100 ans. Nicolas. Fontaine. 25 February 2020. 30 December 2020.
  16. Web site: Higashikuni Naruhiko. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2013-12-11.
  17. Web site: The top 10 longest-living royals in history. Tatler. 21 April 2021. 7 July 2024.
  18. News: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASF0TKY201401010021.html. ja:東伏見慈洽さん死去 天皇陛下の叔父. 2014-01-01. Asahi Shimbun. 2014-01-01. ja.
  19. Web site: Lord Langford dies, aged 105. 13 November 2017 . Daily Post. November 13, 2017.
  20. Web site: Longest lived peers and peeresses. https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022510/http://www.leighrayment.com/reppeers/peerrecords.htm. June 7, 2008. Leighrayment.com. usurped. 14 November 2017.
  21. Book: Guinness World Records 2004. 2003. Bantam Books. New York City. 9780606309516. 138.
  22. News: Judith, Countess of Listowel, dies. The Daily Telegraph. 2003-07-21. https://archive.today/20120914033401/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1436725/Judith,-Countess-of-Listowel.html. dead. 2012-09-14. 2008-05-12.
  23. News: Morreu Maria Adelaide de Bragança van Uden. DN.pt. 24 February 2012. 2012-02-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609235355/http://www.dn.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=2324851. 9 June 2012. pt.
  24. News: Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn: Die Promi-Fotografin macht die 100 voll. web.de. 2019-12-09. de.
  25. https://johanneskungliga.com/2024/07/15/marianne-bernadotte-100-ar/
  26. News: Im Alter von 100 Jahren eine "gewisse Narrenfreiheit" genießen. 2018-12-17. Badische Zeitung. 2018-12-17.
  27. News: Prince Mikasa, Emperor Akihito's uncle, turns 100. 2015-12-02. The Japan Times. 2017-11-13.
  28. Web site: Chief Wozhele dies - NewsDay Zimbabwe. 17 February 2018. newsday.co.zw.
  29. Web site: Hertog van Noailles op 103-jarige leeftijd overleden. Monarchen.nl. 2009-01-14. 2010-10-17. nl. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724161951/http://www.monarchen.nl/?p=3239. 2011-07-24.
  30. News: Nigeria's Olubadan, ruler of Ibadan land, dies at 101. BBC. 2016-01-20. 2016-01-22.
  31. News: Lord Oranmore and Browne. The Daily Telegraph. 10 August 2002. 11 December 2013.
  32. Web site: مهرداد پهلبد، وزیر فرهنگ و هنر دوران پهلوی و داماد رضا شاه، در لُس آنجلس درگذشت . 2018-08-10 . fa.rfi.fr . fa.
  33. Web site: Biography of Centenarian Katherine Plunket. trivia-library.com. 2019-12-30.
  34. News: Rajagopal. Krishnadas. Zamorin of Calicut passes away. The Hindu. 2013-03-27. 2015-12-05.
  35. Web site: เข้าเฝ้าฯ ถวายพระพร หม่อมเจ้า ภีศเดช รัชนี ในโอกาสวันคล้ายวันประสูติ (ครบ 100 ชันษา). Chiang Mai News. January 21, 2022. January 21, 2022. th.
  36. Web site: Lord Saye and Sele celebrates his 100th birthday at Broughton Castle, Banbury today (Tuesday). www.banburyguardian.co.uk. 21 September 2020 . 30 December 2020.
  37. Web site: Happy Hundredth Birthday Lord Saye & Sele. Historic. Houses. www.historichouses.org. 30 December 2020.
  38. News: Sixer Thampuran' to turn 100. https://web.archive.org/web/20130628014519/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article533398.ece. dead. June 28, 2013. The New Indian Express. 2012-07-02. 2013-03-09.
  39. News: Lord Thurlow. The Daily Telegraph. 2013-03-25. 2013-03-30.
  40. News: Hirst. Andrew. Harold Wilson's loyal wife Mary reaches her 100th birthday. Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Trinity Mirror. 12 January 2016. 16 January 2016.
  41. Web site: 조선황실 마지막 옹주 이해원씨 별세. 9 February 2020. monthly.chosun.com. 30 December 2020.
  42. Web site: Zuid-Koreaanse prinses Yi Hae-won (100) overleden. 10 February 2020. 28 June 2023. DenD. nl.
  43. Web site: The Last Funeral in the Capuchin Crypt - Otto von Habsburg Foundation . 10 October 2023 .
  44. Web site: Princess Yuriko, Oldest in Japan's Imperial Family, Turns 100. Nippon.com. 4 June 2023. 4 June 2023.