List of current monarchs of sovereign states

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Monarchs of various countries:

A monarch is the head of a monarchy, a form of government in which a state is ruled by an individual who normally rules for life or until abdication, and typically inherits the throne by birth.[1] Monarchs may be autocrats (as in all absolute monarchies)[2] or may be ceremonial figureheads, exercising only limited or no reserve powers at all, with actual authority vested in a legislature and/or executive cabinet (as in many constitutional monarchies).[3] In many cases, a monarch will also be linked with a state religion.[4] Most states only have a single monarch at any given time, although a regent may rule when the monarch is a minor, not present, or otherwise incapable of ruling.[5] Cases in which two monarchs rule simultaneously over a single state, as is the current situation in Andorra, are known as coregencies.[6]

A variety of titles are applied in English; for example, "king" and "queen", "prince" and "princess", "emperor" and "empress". Although they will be addressed differently in their local languages, the names and titles in the list below have been styled using the common English equivalent. Roman numerals, used to distinguish related rulers with the same name,[7] have been applied where typical.

In political and sociocultural studies, monarchies are normally associated with hereditary rule; most monarchs, in both historical and contemporary contexts, have been born and raised within a royal family.[6][8] Succession has been defined using a variety of distinct formulae, such as proximity of blood, primogeniture, and agnatic seniority. Some monarchies, however, are not hereditary, and the ruler is instead determined through an elective process; a modern example is the throne of Malaysia.[9] These systems defy the model concept of a monarchy, but are commonly considered as such because they retain certain associative characteristics.[10] Many systems use a combination of hereditary and elective elements, where the election or nomination of a successor is restricted to members of a royal bloodline.[11][12]

Entries below are listed beside their respective dominions, which are organised alphabetically. These monarchs reign as head of state in their respective sovereign states. Monarchs reigning over a constituent division, cultural or traditional polity are listed under constituent monarchs. For a list of former ruling families or abolished thrones, see: former ruling families.

Monarchs by country

Legend

Monarch Since House Type Succession
Description Name of monarch, preceded by title, with link to list of predecessors. Date of assumption of throne; coronation date listed in footnotes. Name of royal family, with information on bloodline. Form of monarchy, with information on role of the monarch within government. Method or pattern of succession, with link to current line of succession.

List

Realm / Kingdom Monarch
(Birth)		 Since Length House Type Heir to the throne Ref.
Principality of Andorra 100px Co-Prince Emmanuel Macron[fn 1]
(b. 1977)		 14 May 2017 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A Constitutional Ex officio [13][14]
100px Co-Prince Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília[fn 1]
(b. 1949)		 12 May 2003 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Antigua and Barbuda 100px Queen Elizabeth II[fn 2]
(b. 1926)		 1 November 1981[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Windsor[fn 4] Constitutional Charles, Prince of Wales [15][16]
Commonwealth of Australia 6 February 1952 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][17]
Commonwealth of the Bahamas 10 July 1973[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][18]
Belize 21 September 1981[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][19]
Canada 6 February 1952 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][20]
Grenada 7 February 1974[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][21]
Jamaica 6 August 1962[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][22]
Realm of New Zealand 6 February 1952 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][23]
Independent State of Papua New Guinea 16 September 1975[fn 5] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][24]
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][25]
Saint Lucia 22 February 1979[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][26]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][27]
Solomon Islands 7 July 1978[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][28]
Tuvalu 1 October 1978[fn 3] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15][29]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6 February 1952[fn 6] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Constitutional [15]
Kingdom of Bahrain 100px King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
(b. 1950)		 6 March 1999[fn 7] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Al Khalifa[fn 8] Mixed Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain [31]
Kingdom of Belgium 100px King Philippe
(b. 1960)		 21 July 2013 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[fn 4] Constitutional Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant[fn 9] [36]
Kingdom of Bhutan 100px King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
(b. 1980)		 14 December 2006[fn 10] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Wangchuck Constitutional Jigme Namgyel [38]
Brunei Darussalam 100px Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
(b. 1946)		 5 October 1967
[dubious – discuss][fn 11]		 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Bolkiah Absolute Al-Muhtadee Billah [39]
Kingdom of Cambodia 100px King Norodom Sihamoni
(b. 1953)		 14 October 2004[fn 12] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Norodom[fn 13] Constitutional Hereditary and elective[fn 14] [41]
Kingdom of Denmark Drottning Margrethe av Danmark crop.jpg Queen Margrethe II
(b. 1940)		 14 January 1972 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Glücksburg[fn 15] Constitutional Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark [45]
Kingdom of Eswatini King Mswati III 2014.jpg King Mswati III
(b. 1968)		 25 April 1986 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Dlamini Absolute Hereditary and elective[fn 16] [48]
Japan 100px Emperor Naruhito[fn 17]
(b. 1960)		 1 May 2019[fn 18] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Yamato[fn 19] Constitutional Fumihito, Prince Akishino (Presumptive heir) [54]
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 100px King Abdullah II
(b. 1962)		 7 February 1999[fn 20] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Hāshim Constitutional Hereditary and elective (presumably Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan)[fn 21] [57][58]
State of Kuwait 100px Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(b. 1937)		 29 September 2020[fn 22] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Al Sabah[fn 8] Constitutional Hereditary and elective (presumably Mishal Al-Ahmad)[fn 23] [62]
Kingdom of Lesotho 100px King Letsie III
(b. 1963)		 7 February 1996[fn 24] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Moshesh Constitutional Lerotholi Seeiso [63][64]
Principality of Liechtenstein 100px Prince Regnant Hans-Adam II
(b. 1945)		 13 November 1989[fn 25] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Liechtenstein Mixed The Hereditary Prince Alois (currently Prince Regent) [65]
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Henri of Luxembourg (2009).jpg Grand Duke Henri
(b. 1955)		 7 October 2000[fn 26] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Luxembourg-Nassau[fn 27] Constitutional Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg [67]
Malaysia 100px King Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah[fn 28]
(b. 1959)		 31 January 2019[fn 29] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Bendahara Constitutional Elective[fn 30] [73]
Principality of Monaco 100px Sovereign Prince Albert II
(b. 1958)		 6 April 2005[fn 31] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Grimaldi Mixed Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco [77]
Kingdom of Morocco 100px King Mohammed VI
(b. 1963)		 23 July 1999[fn 32] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Alawi Constitutional Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco [79]
Kingdom of the Netherlands King Willem-Alexander in Hamburg.jpg King Willem-Alexander
(b. 1967)		 30 April 2013 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Orange-Nassau[fn 33] Constitutional Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange [82]
Kingdom of Norway 100px King Harald V
(b. 1937)		 17 January 1991[fn 34] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Glücksburg[fn 15] Constitutional Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway [83]
Sultanate of Oman 100px Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
(b. 1954)		 11 January 2020 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Al Said Absolute Hereditary (presumably Theyazin bin Haitham) [84]
State of Qatar 100px Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
(b. 1980)		 25 June 2013 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Al Thani Mixed[85] Abdullah bin Hamad [86]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 100px King Salman
(b. 1935)		 23 January 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Al Saud Absolute Mohammed bin Salman[fn 35] [88]
Kingdom of Spain 100px King Felipe VI
(b. 1968)		 19 June 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Borbón-Anjou Constitutional Leonor, Princess of Asturias (Presumptive heir)[fn 36] [90]
Kingdom of Sweden 100px King Carl XVI Gustaf
(b. 1946)		 15 September 1973[fn 37] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Bernadotte Constitutional Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden [92]
Kingdom of Thailand 100px King Vajiralongkorn[fn 38]
(b. 1952)		 13 October 2016[fn 39] Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Chakri Constitutional Dipangkorn Rasmijoti (Presumptive heir) [97]
Kingdom of Tonga 100px King Tupou VI
(b. 1959)		 18 March 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Tupou[fn 40] Constitutional Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala [99]
United Arab Emirates 100px President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(b. 1961)		 14 May 2022 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Al Nahyan[fn 41] Mixed[fn 42] Hereditary and elective (presumably Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan)[fn 43] [103]
Vatican City State 100px Pope Francis[fn 44]
(b. 1936)		 13 March 2013 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A Absolute theocracy Elective [104]

See also

Notes

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