These individuals may or may not claim titles associated with an abolished monarchy. Individuals who stake claims to monarchical titles but who are not part of former dynasties are not included. Note that a country may have multiple houses with a claim to the defunct position.
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burundi | Rosa Paula Iribagiza[af 1] | 1 May 1977 | Ntwero | Daughter of Mwami Mwambutsa IV (1915–1966). | Hereditary | 1966 | |
Central African Empire | Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr. | 3 November 1996 | Bokassa | Heir apparent and son of Emperor Bokassa I (1976–1979).[af 2] | Hereditary | 1979 | |
Egypt | Fuad II | 18 June 1953[af 3] | Muhammad Ali | Last reigning King (1952–1953). | Hereditary | 1953 | |
Ethiopia | Zera Yacob Amha Selassie[af 4] | 7 February 1997 | Solomon[af 5] | Grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie (1930–1974). | Hereditary [af 6] | 1975 | |
Girma Yohannes Iyasu[af 7] | 1977 | Grandson of Emperor Iyasu V (1913–1916).[af 8] | |||||
Libya | Muhammad bin Hasan | 18 June 1992 | Senussi | Grandnephew of King Idris I (1916–1969). | Hereditary | 1969 | |
Idris bin Abdullah | May 1989 | Relative of King Idris I (1916–1969). | |||||
Rwanda | Emmanuel Bushayija (Yuhi VI) | 9 January 2017[af 9] | Abanyiginya[af 10] | Nephew of Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (1959–1961). | Hereditary and Elective[af 11] | 1961 | [6] |
Tunisia | Muhammad Al Husain | 17 June 2013 | Al Husain | Grandson of Bey Muhammad VI al-Habib (1922–1929). | Hereditary | 1957 | |
Zanzibar | Jamshid bin Abdullah | 12 January 1964[af 12] | Al Bu Sa'id | Last reigning Sultan (1963–1964). | Hereditary | 1964 |
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | Bertrand | 15 July 2022 | Orléans-Braganza[am 1] | Great-great-grandson of Emperor Pedro II (1831–1889). | Hereditary | 1889 | [7][8][9][10] [11][12][13] |
Pedro Carlos | 27 December 2007 | ||||||
Mexico | Maximilian | November 1949 | Iturbide[am 2] | Great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Agustín I (1822–1823). | Hereditary | 1867 | [16] |
Carlos Felipe | 6 September 2011 | Habsburg-Lorraine | Great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Maximilian I (1864–1867) | [17][18][19] [20] |
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Ahmad Shah | 23 July 2007 | Barakzai | Heir apparent and son of King Zahir Shah (1933–1973).[as 1] | Hereditary | 1973 | |
Burma | Soe Win | 12 January 2019 | Konbaung | Great-grandson of Thibaw Min (1878-1885) | Hereditary | 1885 | [21][22] |
China (Qing Dynasty) |
Jin Yuzhang | 10 April 2015 | Aisin Gioro | Great-great-grandson of the Daoguang Emperor (1820–1850) and nephew of the Xuantong Emperor (1908–1912; 1932–1945) | Hereditary | 1912 (Qing dynasty) 1945 (Manchukuo) |
|
Hengzhen | 1997 | Great-Great Grandson of the the Daoguang Emperor (1820–1850) and son of Yuyan (1967-1997). | |||||
China (Ming Dynasty) |
Zhu Rongji | Zhu | Direct Descendant of the Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398) | Hereditary | 1683 | ||
China (Shang Dynasty) |
Kung Tsui-chang | 25 September 2009 | Shang | Direct Descendant of King Di Yi (1101–1076 BC) and Descendant of Confucius (551–479 BC) | Hereditary | 1046 BC | |
China (Yuan Dynasty) |
Vincent Yuan | 11 February 2003 | Yuan | Descendant of the Hongxian Emperor (1915-1916) | Hereditary | 1916 | |
Iran (Pahlavi) |
Reza Pahlavi | 27 July 1980 | Pahlavi | Heir apparent and son of Shah Mohammad Rezā (1941–1979).[as 2] | Hereditary | 1979 | |
Iraq | Ra'ad bin Zeid | 18 October 1970 | Hāshim[as 3] | Relative of King Faisal II (1939–1958).[as 4] | Hereditary | 1958 | |
Johor-Singapore | Muhammad Shawal | 31 October 1996 | Bendahara-Johor | 4th-great-grandson of Sultan Hussein Shah (1819–1835). | Hereditary | 1824 | [24] |
Korea | Yi Won[as 5] | 16 July 2005 | Yi[as 6] | Great-grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907) and grandnephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). | Hereditary | 1910 | [25][26][27][28] |
Yi Seok[as 7] | Grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907) and nephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). | [29][30][31][32] | |||||
Laos | Soulivong Savang | 19 September 1997[as 8] | Khun Lo | Grandson of King Sisavang Vatthana (1959–1975). | Hereditary | 1975 | |
Maldives | Muhammad Nooraddeen | 27 May 1969 | Huraa | Son of Sultan Hassan Nooraddeen II (1935–1943). | Hereditary | 1968 | |
Mongolia | Steven Jorchen Harold Borjigin | Borjigin | Direct descendant of Genghis Khan (1206–1227) | Hereditary | 1368 | [33][34] | |
Nepal | Gyanendra | 28 May 2008[as 9] | Shah | Last reigning Maharajdhiraja (2001–2008). | Hereditary | 2008 | |
Ottoman Empire (Turkey) | Harun Osmanoğlu | 18 January 2021 | Osman | Great-grandson of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876–1909).[as 10] | Hereditary | 1922 | |
Ryūkyū | Mamoru Shō | 30 August 1996 | Shō | Great-great-grandson of King Shō Tai (1848–1879). | Hereditary | 1879 | [36] |
Sarawak | Jason Desmond Anthony | 27 May 2017 | Brooke | Great-grandnephew of Rajah Vyner (1917–1946). | Hereditary | 1946 | [37] |
Sulu | Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram | 16 February 1986 | Kiram | Son of the last Sultan of Sulu, Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram (1974–1986). | Hereditary | 1915 | [38] |
Syria | Ra'ad bin Zeid | 18 October 1970 | Hāshim | Half-nephew of King Faisal I (1920). | Hereditary | 1920 | |
Vietnam | Bao Ngoc | 15 March 2017 | Nguyen Phuc | Eldest son of Emperor Duy Tân (1907–1916) | Hereditary | 1945 | [39] |
Yemen | Ageel bin Muhammad | 6 August 1996 | Rassid | Eldest son of King Muhammad al-Badr (1962), the last ruling king.[as 11] | Hereditary | 1962 |
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alwar | Jitendra Singh | 15 February 2009 | Kachhwaha | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Tej Singh Prabhakar | Hereditary | 1949 | [40] |
Bahawalpur | Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi | 14 April 1988 | Abbasi | Grandson of last ruling Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V | Hereditary | 1955 | [41] |
Balasinor | Salauddinkhan Babi | 25 January 2018 | Babi | Son of last ruling Nawab Muhammad Salabat Khan | Hereditary | 1949 | [42][43] |
Bamra | Nitesh Ganga Deb | 1997 | Grandson of last ruling Raja Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb | Hereditary | 1948 | [44] | |
Baroda | Samarjitsinh Gaekwad | 2012 | Gaekwad | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad | Hereditary | 1949 | [45] |
Bastar | Kamal Chandra Bhanj Deo | 1996 | Bhanj | Grand nephew of last ruling Maharaja Pravir Chandra Bhanj Deo | Hereditary | 1948 | [46] |
Benares | Anant Narayan Singh | 25 December 2000 | Narayan | Son of last ruling Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [47] |
Bengal and Murshidabad | Abbas Ali Meerza | 13 August 2014 | Najafi | Nephew of Nawab Waris Ali Mirza | Hereditary | 1884 | [48] |
Bharatpur | Vishvendra Singh | July 1995 | Sinsiniwar Jat | Son of last ruling Maharaja Brijendra Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [49] |
Bhavnagar | Vijayrajsinhji Virbhadrasinhji Gohil | 26 July 1994 | Gohil | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Rao Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji | Hereditary | 1948 | [50] |
Bhopal | Saif Ali Khan | 2011 | Mirazi Khe | Great-grandson of last ruling Nawab Hamidullah Khan | Hereditary | 1949 | [51] |
Shahryar Khan | 11 May 2002 | Grandson of last ruling Nawab Hamidullah Khan | [52] | ||||
Bikaner | Ravi Raj Singh | 24 October 2003 | Rathore | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Sadul Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [53] |
Bundi | Vanshvardhan Singh | 2 April 2022 | Hada Chauhan | Hereditary | 1949 | [54] | |
Burdwan | Saday Chand Mehtab | 1984 | Son of last ruling Maharaja Uday Chand Mahtab | Hereditary | 1947 | [55] | |
Bushahr | Vikramaditya Singh | 10 July 2021 | Son of last ruling Raja Virbhadra Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [56] | |
Carnatic Sultanate | Muhammed Abdul Ali | 4 July 1993 | Son of Prince Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader of Arcot | Hereditary | 1855 | [57] | |
Chamba | Prem Singh | 21 May 1971 | Mosana | Son of last ruling Raja Lakshman Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [58][59] |
Charkhari | Jayant Singh | 1977 | Bundela | Son of last ruling Maharaja Jayendra Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [60] |
Chhatarpur | Kunwar Vikram Singh | 2006 | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Bhawani Singh Bahadur | Hereditary | 1950 | [61][62] | |
Chhota Udaipur | Jai Pratap Sinhji | 2005 | Chauhan | Son of last ruling Maharawal Virendrasinhji | Hereditary | 1948 | [63] |
Chitral | Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir | 20 October 2011 | Katur | Son of last ruling Mehtar Muhammad Saif ul-Mulk Nasir | Hereditary | 1969 | [64] |
Cochin | Mrinalini Thampuran | 2020 | Perumpadapu Swaroopam | Relative of Rama Varma XVIII (1948-1949) | Hereditary | 1949 | |
Danta | Mahipendra Singh | 1989 | Parmar | Grandson of last ruling Maharana Bhavanisinhji | Hereditary | 1948 | [65] |
Datia | Arunaditya Singh Judeo | April 2020 | Bundela | Great-great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Govind Singh Judeo | Hereditary | 1950 | [66][67] |
Dewas Senior | Vikram Singh Rao II Puar | 19 June 2015 | Puar | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Krishnajirao III | Hereditary | 1948 | [68] |
Dhar | Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar | 15 January 2015 | Pawar | Hereditary | 1947 | [69] | |
Dhenkanal | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | August 1965 | Son of last ruling Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Dev | Hereditary | 1948 | [70] | |
Dholpur | Hemant Singh | 1954 | Bamraulia | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Udaybhanu Singh | Hereditary | 1949 | [71] |
Dhrangadhra | Sodhsalji Mayurdhwajsinhji | 1 August 2010 | Jhala | Son of last ruling Maharaja Meghrajji III | Hereditary | 1948 | [72][73][74] |
Dungarpur | Mahipal Singh II | 1989 | Sisodia | Son of last ruling Maharawal Laxman Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [75][76] |
Faridkot | Amarinder Singh Brar | 2017 | Brar | Grand-nephew of last ruling Maharaja Harinder Singh Brar | Hereditary | 1948 | [77][78] |
Gondal | Himanshusinhji | 31 January 2022 | Jadeja | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Thakur Sahib Bhojrajji Bhagwatsimhji | Hereditary | 1949 | [79] |
Gwalior | Jyotiraditya Scindia | 2001 | Scindia | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia | Hereditary | 1948 | [80] |
Hyderabad | Azmet Jah | 2023 | Asaf Jah | Great-Grandson of last Nizam Osman Ali Khan | Hereditary | 1948 | [81] |
Indore | Usha Devi Holkar | 1961 | Holkar | Daughter of last ruling Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II | Hereditary | 1948 | [82] |
Jaipur | Padmanabh Singh | 2011 | Kachwaha | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Man Singh II | Hereditary | 1948 | [83] |
Jaisalmer | Chaitanya Raj Singh | 28 December 2020 | Bhati | Great-great-grandson of last ruling Maharawal Jawahir Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [84] |
Jammu and Kashmir | Karan Singh | April 1961 | Dogra | Son of last ruling Maharaja Hari Singh | Hereditary | 1952 | [85] |
Janjira | Sidi Shah Mahmud Khan | 1 April 1972 | Sidi | Son of last ruling Nawab Sidi Muhammad Khan | Hereditary | 1948 | [86] |
Jashpur | Ranvijay Singh Judev | 4 October 1982 | Chauhan | Grandson of last ruling Raja Bijay Bushan Singh Judeo | Hereditary | 1948 | [87] |
Jhalawar | Chandrajit Singh | 24 April 2004 | Jhala | Grandson of last ruling Maharaj Rana Harisch Chandra Singh | Hereditary | 1949 | [88][89] |
Jind | Satbir Singh | 7 September 1959 | Phulkian | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Ranbir Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [90] |
Jodhpur | Gaj Singh | 26 January 1952 | Rathore | Son of last ruling Maharaja Hanwant Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [91] |
Junagadh | Muhammad Jahangir Khanji | 30 July 1989 | Babi | Grandson of last ruling Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III | Hereditary | 1948 | [92] |
Kalahandi | Anant Pratap Deo | 2 September 2019 | Nagvanshis | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Pratap Keshari Deo | Hereditary | 1948 | [93] |
Kalat | Suleman Daud | 1998 | Ahmadzai | Grandson of last ruler Ahmad of Kalat | Hereditary | 1948 | [94] |
Kapurthala | Sukhjit Singh | 1955 | Ahluwalia | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Jagatjit Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [95] |
Karauli | Krishan Chandra Pal | 1984 | Jadon | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Ganesh Pal | Hereditary | 1949 | [96][97] |
Keonjhar | Dhananjay Bhanj Deo | 1 December 2019 | Bhanj | Grand-nephew of last ruling Raja Balbhadra Narayan Bhanj Deo | Hereditary | 1948 | [98] |
Khairpur | George Ali Murad Khan | 10 November 1954 | Talpur | Last ruling Mir | Hereditary | 1955 | [99] |
Khilchipur | Priyavrat Singh | 31 July 2006 | Chauhan | Grandson of last ruling Raja Yashodar Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [100] |
Kishangarh | Brajraj Singh | 16 February 1971 | Rathore | Son of last ruling Maharaja Sumar Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [101] |
Kolhapur | Shahu II | 1983 | Bhonsle | Son of last ruling Maharaja Shahaji II | Hereditary | 1949 | [102] |
Kota | Ijyaraj Singh | 29 January 2022 | Chauhan | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Bhim Singh II | Hereditary | 1948 | [103] |
Kutch | Hanvantsinhji | 28 May 2021 | Jadeja | Son of last ruling Maharaja Madansinhji | Hereditary | 1948 | [104] |
Kutlehar | Budhishwar Pal | 4 August 2014 | Son of last ruling Raja Saheb Shri Mahendra Pal | Hereditary | 1947 | [105] | |
Las Bela | Jam Kamal Khan | 3 February 2013 | Grandson of last ruling Jam Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan | Hereditary | 1955 | [106] | |
Loharu | Ala-uddin Ahmad Khan II | 12 June 1983 | Son of last ruling Nawab Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan | Hereditary | 1947 | [107] | |
Manipur | Leishemba Sanajaoba | 1996 | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh | Hereditary | 1949 | [108] | |
Mayurbhanj | Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo | 15 September 2000 | Bhanj | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo | Hereditary | 1949 | [109] |
Mewar | Arvind Singh | 19 November 1984 | Sisodia | Grandson of last Maharana Bhupal Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [110] |
Mahendra Singh | |||||||
Mughal Empire | Mirza Ghulam Muin ud-din Muhammad, Javaid Jah Bahadur | 3 August 1975 | Mughal | Descendant of Shah Alam II and son of Muhammad Khair ud-din Mirza, Khurshid Jah Bahadur | Hereditary | 1857 | |
Mysore | Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar | 28 May 2015 | Wadiyar | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar | Hereditary | 1948 | [111] |
Narsinghgarh | Rajyavardhan Singh | 24 January 2019 | Parmar | Son of titular Maharaja Bhanu Prakash Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [112] |
Nawanagar | Shatrusalyasinhji | 3 February 1966 | Jadeja | Son of last ruling Maharaja Digvijaysinhji | Hereditary | 1948 | [113][114] |
Oudh | Sahibzada Shahanshah Mirza | 28 January 2022 | Awadh | Great-Great-Grandson of Wajid Ali Shah | Hereditary | 1859 | [115][116] |
Panna | Raghavendra Singh Judeo | 2009 | Bundela | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Judeo | Hereditary | 1950 | [117][118][119] |
Pataudi | Saif Ali Khan | 22 September 2011 | Pataudi | Grandson of last ruling Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi | Hereditary | 1948 | [120] |
Patialia | Amarinder Singh | June 1974 | Phulkian | Son of last Maharaja Yadavindra Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [121] |
Patna | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | 2004 | Chauhan | Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Hereditary | 1948 | [122] |
Phaltan | Ramraje Pratapsinh | 2004 | Naik Nimbalkar | Grandson of last ruling Raja Shrimant Sir Malojirao Naik-Nimbalkar | Hereditary | 1948 | [123] |
Pratapgarh | Jai Singh Sisodia | 29 November 2017 | Sisodia | Grandson of last ruling Maharawat Ram Singh Sisodia | Hereditary | 1949 | [124] |
Pudukkottai | R. Rajagopala Tondaiman | 16 January 1997 | Tondaiman | Nephew of last ruling Raja Rajagopala Tondaiman | Hereditary | 1948 | [125] |
Raghogarh | Digvijaya Singh | 1967 | Son of last ruling Raja Balbhadra Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [126][127] | |
Rajkot | Mandhatasinhji Jadeja | 27 September 2018 | Jadeja | Grandson of last ruling Thakore Saheb Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji | Hereditary | 1948 | [128] |
Rajpipla | Raghubir Singh | 2 February 1963 | Gohil | Grandson of last ruling Maharana Vijaysinhji | Hereditary | 1948 | [129] |
Rampur | Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan | 5 April 1992 | Rohilla | Grandson of last ruling Nawab Raza Ali Khan | Hereditary | 1947 | [130] |
Rewa | Pushparaj Singh | 20 November 1995 | Baghel | Son of last ruling Maharaja Martand Singh | Hereditary | 1947 | [131] |
Sailana | Vikram Singh | 1990 | Rathore | Grandson of last ruling Raja Dileep Singh | Hereditary | 1948 | [132][133] |
Samthar | Ranjeet Singh Judeo | 1972 | Son of last ruling Maharaja Radha Charan Singh | Hereditary | 1950 | [134] | |
Sikkim | Wangchuk Namgyal | 29 January 1982 | Namgyel | Son of Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal (1963–1975). | Hereditary | 1975 | [135] |
Sirmur | Lakshraj Prakash | May 2013 | Prakash | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Rajendra Prakash | Hereditary | 1948 | [136] |
Sirohi | Raghuveer Singh | 1998 | Chauhan | Hereditary | 1949 | [137] | |
Suket | Hari Sen | 18 October 1985 | Grandson of last ruling Raja Lakshman Sen | Hereditary | 1948 | [138] | |
Surguja | T. S. Singh Deo | 2001 | Raksel | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Ramanuj Saran Singh Deo | Hereditary | 1948 | [139][140] |
Swat | Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb | September 2014 | Miangul | Grandson of last Wali Miangul Jahan Zeb | Hereditary | 1969 | [141] |
Tehri Garhwal | Manujendra Shah Sahib Bahadur | 7 January 2007 | Ponwar | Son of last ruling Maharaja Manabendra Shah | Hereditary | 1949 | [142] |
Tigiria | Bir Pratap Singh Deo | 1 December 2015 | Son of last ruling Raja Brajraj Mahapatra | Hereditary | 1948 | [143] | |
Tonk | Aftab Ali Khan | 4 September 1994 | Salarzai | Hereditary | 1949 | [144] | |
Travancore | Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma | 16 December 2013 | Venad Swaroopam | Nephew of last ruling Maharaja Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma | Hereditary | 1949 | [145] |
Tripura | Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma | 28 November 2006 | Manikya | Son of last ruling Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | Hereditary | 1949 | [146] |
Vijayanagara Empire | Krishna Devaraya | Aravidu | 19th generation descendant of last ruling emperor | Hereditary | 1646 | [147][148] | |
Wankaner | Kesridevsinh Jhala | 4 April 2021 | Jhala | Great-grandson of last ruling Maharana Raj Sahib Amarsinhji Banesinhji | Hereditary | 1947 | [149] |
Source[150]
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | Leka | 30 November 2011 | Zogu | Grandson of King Zog I (1928–1939). | Hereditary | 1939 de facto 1944 de jure |
|
Austria-Hungary (more) | Karl | 4 July 2011[eu 1] | Habsburg-Lorraine[eu 2] | Grandson of Emperor and King Charles I & IV (1916–1918).[eu 3] | Hereditary | 1918 | [151] |
Bulgaria | Simeon II | 15 September 1946[eu 4] | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry[eu 5] | Last reigning Tsar (1943–1946). | Hereditary | 1946 | |
Courland | Ernst-Johann Biron, Prince of Courland | 1980 | Biron | Direct Descendant of Ernst Johann von Biron (1737-1769) | Hereditary | 1795 | |
Finland | Donatus | 23 May 2013 | Hesse | Descendant of Fredrik Kaarle (1918) | Hereditary | 1919 | |
France (Legitimist) |
Louis Alphonse | 30 January 1989 | Bourbon[eu 6] | 9th-great-grandson of King Louis XIV (1643–1715). | Hereditary | 1830 | [152] |
France (Orléanist-Unionist) |
Jean | 21 January 2019 | Orléans[eu 7] | 4th-great-grandson of King Louis Philippe I (1830–1848). | Hereditary | 1848 | [153][154] |
France (Bonapartist) |
Charles Napoléon | 3 May 1997[eu 8] | Bonaparte | Great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Napoleon (1804–1814, 1815). | Hereditary | 1870 | [155][156] |
Jean Christophe | Great-great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Napoleon (1804–1814, 1815). | ||||||
Georgia | David | 16 January 2008 | Mukhrani[as 12] | 13th-great-grandson of King Constantine II (1478–1505). | Hereditary | 1801 | |
Nugzar | 13 August 1984 | Gruzinsky[as 12] | Great-great-great-grandson of King George XII (1798–1800). | ||||
Greece | Pavlos | 10 January 2023 | Glücksburg[eu 9] | Son and heir apparent of King Constantine II (1964–1973) | Hereditary | 1973 | |
Lithuania | Inigo | 9 February 1991 | Urach[157] | Grandson of King Wilhelm Karl (1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | [158] |
Montenegro | Nicholas | 24 March 1986 | Petrović-Njegoš | Great-grandson of King Nicholas I (1910–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Poland | Alexander | 23 July 2012 | Saxe-Gessaphe | Descendant of Augustus II the Strong (1697-1733) | Hereditary | 1795 | |
Portugal | Duarte Pio | 24 December 1976 | Braganza[eu 10] | Great-grandson of King Miguel I (1828–1834). | Hereditary | 1910 | |
Romania | Margareta[eu 11] | 5 December 2017 | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[eu 12] | Daughter of King Michael I (1927–1930 and 1940–1947). | Hereditary | 1947 | [159] |
Paul-Philippe | 27 January 2006 | Grandson of King Carol II (1930–1940). | |||||
Karl Friedrich | 5 December 2017 | Great-grandnephew of King Ferdinand I (1914–1927).[eu 13] | |||||
Russia | Maria Vladimirovna | 21 April 1992 | Romanov[eu 14] | Great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II (1855–1881).[eu 15] | Hereditary | 1917 | |
Karl Emich | 1 June 2013 | Great-great-grandson of Emperor Alexander II (1855–1881). | |||||
Alexis Andreevich | 28 November 2021 | Great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Nicholas I (1825–1855).[eu 15] | |||||
Serbia | Alexander | 3 November 1970 | Karađorđević | Great-grandson of King Peter I of Serbia (1903–1918) | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Yugoslavia | Son and heir apparent of King Peter II of Yugoslavia (1934–1945) | 1945 | |||||
Ukraine | Borys Skoropadsky | 1999 | Skoropadsky | Paternal Grandson of Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1918) | Hereditary | 1918 | |
United Baltic Duchy | Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss | 3 June 2019 | House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Maternal Grandson of Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg | Hereditary | 1918 | |
United Kingdom (Jacobite) |
Franz | 8 July 1996 | Wittelsbach | Heir to the Jacobite succession.[160] | Hereditary | 1688 |
Source[150]
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Abolition | Ref(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Empire | |||||||
Germany | Georg Friedrich | 26 September 1994 | Hohenzollern | Great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | [161][162] |
Kingdoms | |||||||
Bavaria | Franz | 8 July 1996 | Wittelsbach | Great-grandson of King Ludwig III (1913–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Hanover | Ernst August | 9 December 1987 | Hanover[eu 16] | Great-great-grandson of King Georg V (1851–1866). | Hereditary | 1866 | [163] |
Prussia | Georg Friedrich | 26 September 1994 | Hohenzollern | Great-great-grandson of King Wilhelm II (1888–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Saxony | Daniel | 29 March 2022 | Wettin[eu 17] | Great-great-grandson of King Frederick Augustus III (1904–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Württemberg | Wilhelm | 7 June 2022 | Württemberg | Relative of King William II (1891–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Grand Duchies | |||||||
Baden | Bernhard | 27 October 1963 | Zähringen | Great-great-grandson of Grand Duke Leopold I (1830–1852). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Hesse and by Rhine | Donatus | 23 May 2013 | Hesse | Relative of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig (1892–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Borwin | 26 January 1996 | Mecklenburg[eu 18] | Great-great-great-grandson of Grand Duke Georg (1816–1860). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Oldenburg | Christian | 20 September 2014 | Holstein-Gottorp[eu 19] | Great-grandson of Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II (1900–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Michael | 14 October 1988 | Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[eu 5] | Grandson of Grand Duke William Ernest (1901–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Duchies | |||||||
Anhalt | Julius Eduard | 9 October 1963 | Ascania | Son of Duke Joachim Ernst (1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Brunswick | Ernst August | 9 December 1987 | Hanover[eu 16] | Grandson of Duke Ernst August (1913–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | Andreas | 23 January 1998 | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[eu 5] | Grandson of Duke Charles Edward (1900–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | [164] |
Saxe-Meiningen | Konrad | 4 October 1984 | Saxe-Meiningen[eu 5] | Great-grandson of Duke Georg II (1866–1914). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Schleswig-Holstein | Christoph | 30 September 1980 | Glücksburg[eu 9] | Relative of Duke Frederick VII (1808–1863). | Hereditary | 1866 | |
Principalities | |||||||
Hohenzollern[eu 20] | Karl Friedrich | 16 September 2010 | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[eu 21] | Great-great-grandson of Prince Karl Anton (1848–1849). | Hereditary | 1850 | [165] |
Lippe | Stephan | 20 August 2015 | Lippe | Grandson of Prince Leopold IV (1905–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Friedrich Wilhelm | 15 June 1990 | Grandnephew of Prince Leopold IV (1905–1918). | |||||
Reuss[eu 22] | Heinrich XIV | 20 June 2012 | Reuss | Relative of Prince Heinrich XXVII (1913–1918).[eu 23] | Hereditary | 1918 | |
Schaumburg-Lippe | Alexander | 28 August 2003 | Lippe | Grandnephew of Prince Adolf II (1911–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | [166] |
Waldeck and Pyrmont | Wittekind | 30 November 1967 | Waldeck | Grandson of Prince Friedrich (1893–1918). | Hereditary | 1918 | [167] |
Source[150]
Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Italian peninsula comprised a number of states, some of which were monarchies. During the Italian unification, the monarchs of such agglomerated states lost their sovereignty and their titles became purely ceremonial. The resultant throne of the Kingdom of Italy was held by the former king of Sardinia.
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Italy | Aimone | 1 June 2021 | Savoy | Great-great-great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel II (1861–1878). | Hereditary | 1946 | [168][169] |
Vittorio Emanuele[eu 24] | 18 March 1983 | Heir apparent and son of King Umberto II (1946). | |||||
Pre-unification | |||||||
Modena | Lorenzo | 7 February 1996 | Austria-Este[eu 2] | Great-grandnephew of Franz Ferdinand, adopted heir of Duke Francis V (1846–1859). | Hereditary | 1859 | [171] |
Parma | Carlos | 18 August 2010 | Bourbon-Parma[eu 7] | Great-grandson of Duke Robert I (1854–1859). Also one of the contested heirs to the Carlist succession.[172] |
Hereditary | 1859 | [173][174] |
Tuscany | Sigismondo | 18 June 1993 | Habsburg-Lorraine[eu 2] | Great-great-grandson of Grand Duke Ferdinand IV (1859). | Hereditary | 1859 | [175] |
Two Sicilies | Pedro of Calabria | 5 October 2015 | Bourbon-Two Sicilies[eu 25] | Great-great-great-grandson of King Ferdinand II (1830–1859). | Hereditary | 1861 | |
Carlo of Castro | 20 March 2008 | Great-great-grandson of King Ferdinand II (1830–1859). |
State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Abolition | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaiʻi | Quentin Kawānanakoa | 29 July 1997 | Kawānanakoa[oc 1] | Great-grandson of David Kawānanakoa, heir apparent of Queen Liliʻuokalani (1891–1893). | 1895 | |
Owana Salazar[oc 2] | 19 September 1988 | Laʻanui[oc 3] | 5th-great-granddaughter of Kalokuokamaile, half-brother of King Kamehameha I (1795–1819). | |||
Tahiti | Léopold Pōmare[oc 4] | Pōmare | Descendant of Queen Pōmare IV (1827–1877). | 1880 | [180] |
Ex-Pepsi Cola employee becomes Rwandan king. Posted at 10:22 UTC. A 56-year-old man who lives in the UK and once worked for a soft drinks company in Uganda has been named Rwanda's king-in-exile. Prince Emmanuel Bushayija succeeds his grandfather, King Kigeli V, who died in the US [sic] in October aged 80. In a statement, the Royal House said the new monarch grew up in exile in Uganda, and later worked for Pepsi Cola in the capital, Kampala. 'He then went on to work in the tourism industry in Kenya, before returning to Rwanda between 1994 and 2000. Since then, His Majesty has lived in the United Kingdom, where he is married with two children,' it added.
((cite web))
: |author=
has generic name (help)
Cite error: There are <ref group=oc>
tags on this page, but the references will not show without a ((reflist|group=oc))
template (see the help page).