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.
Africa
editState | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
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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 |
Americas
editState | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
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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] |
Asia
editState | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
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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 |
India and Pakistan
editState | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
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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] |
Europe
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State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
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Albania | Leka | 30 November 2011 | Zogu | Grandson of King Zog I (1928–1939). | Hereditary | 1939 de facto 1944 de jure |
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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 |
Germany
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State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Abolition | Ref(s) | |
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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] |
Italy
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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) |
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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). |
Oceania
editState | Head | Since | House | Claim | Abolition | Ref(s) |
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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] |
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- ^ The imperial family of Brazil is descended from the Houses of Bragança and Orléans. The current line of succession is disputed between two branches: the Vassouras branch, headed by Prince Luiz, and the Petrópolis branch, headed by Prince Pedro Carlos.
- ^ The current line of succession to the Mexican throne is descended from the House of Iturbide and Habsburg, which respectively ruled the First (1822–1823) and Second (1864–1867) Empires of Mexico. Maximilian I of Habsburg renounced all his incidental Austrian succession rights in April 1864 and later adopted Agustín de Iturbide y Green and Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán, two grandsons of Emperor Agustín I whom he appointed Prince of Iturbide and at the same time heir apparent.[15]
- ^ Ahmad Shah, second son of the last reigning king, was Crown Prince of Afghanistan from 26 November 1942 until the monarchy's end in 1973.
- ^ Rezā, eldest son of the last reigning shah, was Crown Prince of Iran from birth, on 31 October 1960, until the monarchy was deposed in 1979.
- ^ The name "Hashimites" refers to members of the Hāshim clan, a sept of the Quraysh tribe to which the Prophet Muhammad belonged.[23]
- ^ Ra'ad's father, Prince Zeid, was appointed Head of the Royal House of Iraq following the assassination of King Faisal II during the coup d'état in 1958. Zeid was the son of Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz.
- ^ Yi Ku appointed Yi Won, one of his first cousins once removed, as his heir in 10 July 2005 before his death.[25] The status of Yi Won as the leader of Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association, however, didn't become valid until 22 July 2005.[26] Yi Won later officially became the director of the family association on June 27, 2007.[27]
- ^ The House of Yi consists of the descendants of the Joseon dynasty.
- ^ Yi Seok claimed that, in the will of late crown princess Yi Bangja, he was named as "first successor".[29]
- ^ After the monarchy was abolished in 1975, the senior members of the royal family were imprisoned by the military. The deaths of the former King, Queen, and Crown Prince were confirmed by the Lao authorities on 17 December 1989. The dates of actual death were not released, but the current heir, who is the eldest son of the late Crown Prince, escaped imprisonment and arrived in Thailand on 3 August 1981. He was confirmed as the successor to his grandfather by the Royal Council in Exile on 19 September 1997.
- ^ Gyanendra reigned as King of Nepal between 7 November 1950 and 8 January 1951, and again from 4 June 2001 until the monarchy was abolished in 2008.
- ^ The sultans of the Ottoman Empire also held the title Caliph of Islam, thus claiming to be the spiritual leaders of all Muslims. The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1924.[35]
- ^ Many of the kings of the Qasimid dynasty also held the title Imam and Commander of the Faithful, and were the spiritual leaders of the Zaidiyyah branch of Shi'a Islam. The Imamate ended with the republican revolution in 1962.
- ^ a b A branch of the House of Bagrationi. During the partition of the kingdom in the 15th Century, the Bagratid dynasty split into two main lineages: the Mukhrani line of Kartli, and the Gruzinsky line of Kakheti. It is between these two lineages that the leadership of the Royal House of Georgia is now disputed.
- ^ On 31 May 1961, Karl's father Otto renounced all claims to the Austrian throne in order to return from exile. He relinquished his position as head of the House of Habsburg to Karl on 1 January 2007.
- ^ a b c A branch of the House of Lorraine cognatically descended from the House of Habsburg. The ducal family of Modena, which was historically descended from the House of Este, traditionally uses the name Austria-Este, which has continued to be adopted as a title by the current line.
- ^ The Austro-Hungarian monarch held the crowns of Austria and Hungary, and also reigned as King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, and more.
- ^ Simeon II reigned as Tsar of Bulgaria from 28 August 1943 until the monarchy was deposed in the Communist revolution of 1946. After returning to the country from exile in 1996, he later served as Prime Minister between 24 July 2001 and 17 August 2005.
- ^ a b c d A branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, A sept of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin.
- ^ The House of Bourbon is a branch of the Capetian Dynasty.
- ^ a b A branch of the House of Bourbon.
- ^ Charles Napoléon is the current head of the House of Bonaparte. His son, Jean Christophe, was posthumously appointed heir to the imperial claim in the will of his grandfather, Louis Napoléon.
- ^ a b Officially the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, which is a branch of the House of Oldenburg.
- ^ A branch of the House of Aviz.
- ^ Margareta's father Michael I reigned as King of Romania between 20 July 1927 and 8 June 1930, and again from 6 September 1940 until the monarchy's abolition during the Communist revolution of 1947. A rival claim to the throne is maintained by the descendants of Carol Lambrino, Michael's elder half-brother from his father's first marriage. Carol Lambrino's eldest son, Paul-Philippe, has maintained his claim to the throne since his father's death on 27 January 2006.
- ^ A line of the House of Hohenzollern.
- ^ Heir under the 1923 constitution, which stipulates Salic law.
- ^ The House of Romanov is a line of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, which itself is a branch of the House of Oldenburg.
- ^ a b Full title: Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias, used since 1721, although commonly designated Tsar. The emperors of Russia were also the Grand Dukes of Finland from 1809 until 1917, and the Kings of Poland from 1815 until 1916.
- ^ a b The House of Hanover is a branch of the House of Welf, which itself is a branch of the House of Este.
- ^ The kings of Saxony belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
- ^ The royal family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz belongs to the Strelitz branch of the House of Mecklenburg.
- ^ A branch of the House of Oldenburg.
- ^ The principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen were created in 1576 from the partition of the territory of Hohenzollern. When the Hechingen lineage became extinct in 1869, the heirs of the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen reclaimed the title Prince of Hohenzollern.
- ^ A branch of the House of Hohenzollern.
- ^ The territory of Reuss was partitioned between the sons of the reigning prince in 1564, eventually resulting in the principalities of Reuss Elder Line and Reuss Younger Line. The elder lineage expired in 1927 through the death of Heinrich XXIV (1902–1918), and inheritance passed to the junior line of Köstritz, whose heirs now claim the title Prince Reuss.
- ^ For details on the unusual numbering system of the Reuss-Köstritz lineage, see the main article.
- ^ Vittorio Emanuele, only son of King Umberto II, was heir apparent to the throne of Italy from his father's ascension until the monarchy was abolished in 1946. He declared himself King of Italy in 1969, claiming that his father, having agreed to submit to a referendum on his position as head of state, had thereby abdicated his throne. The declaration came after his father called for Amedeo, Duke of Aosta to visit him in Cascais, allegedly to name him his heir.[170] Umberto II died on 18 March 1983.
- ^ This branch is known as the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. The right to succession is currently disputed between two branches of the family.
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