Monarchs[]
Title | Monarch (Birth year) |
Sovereign state(s) | Since | Length | House | Type | Heir to the throne |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emira | Bilqis Begum (b. 1932) |
Afghanistan | 23 July 2007 | 16 years, 250 days | Barakzai | Constitutional | Humaira Begum |
King | William II (b. 1974) |
Albania | 16 July 2009 | 14 years, 257 days | Zogu | Constitutional | Afrodita, Hereditary Princess of Albania |
King | Abrecan (b. 1944) |
Angola | 12 May 1957 | 66 years, 322 days | Burgundy | Constitutional | Edson, Crown Prince of Angola |
King | Hamada bin Isa Al Khalifa (b. 1950) |
Bahrain | 14 February 2002 | 22 years, 44 days | Khalifa | Constitutional | Salman bin Hamad |
King | Philippe (b. 1960) |
Belgium | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 252 days | Belgium | Constitutional | Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant |
Druk Gyalpo | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk (b. 1980) |
Bhutan | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 111 days | Wangchuk | Constitutional | Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel |
Queen | Dželja (b. 1993) |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 18 August 2022 | 1 year, 224 days | Ahmedhožić | Constitutional | Miralem, Duke of Posušje |
Sultan | Hassanal Bolkiah (b. 1946) |
Brunei | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 176 days | Bolkiah | Absolute | Al-Muhtadee Billah |
King | Norodom Sihamoni (b. 1953) |
Cambodia | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 167 days | Norodom | Constitutional | None (Elective) |
King | Francisco (b. 1966) |
Cape Verde | 10 May 2007 | 16 years, 324 days | Habsburg | Constitutional | Francisca, Crown Princess of Cape Verde |
Emperor | Zǐ Hán (b. 1947) |
China | 1 November 2023 | 149 days | Aisin-Gioro | Constitutional | Chun Hua |
Sultan | Ahmed II (b. 1991) |
Comoros | 8 December 2020 | 3 years, 112 days | Abdallah | Constitutional | Sultanzade Mahamoud |
King | Frederik X (b. 1968) |
Denmark | 14 January 2024 | 75 days | Glücksburg | Constitutional | Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark |
King | Hatshepsut II (b. 1964) |
Egypt | 11 February 1984 | 40 years, 47 days | Ptolemaic | Constitutional | Nubia, Crown Princess of Egypt |
King | Mswati III (b. 1968) |
Eswatini | 7 February 1996 | 28 years, 51 days | Seeiso | Absolute | Prince Lerotholi Seeiso |
Queen | Geneviève II (b. 1999) |
France | 21 March 2020 | 4 years, 8 days | Bonaparte | Constitutional | Louis Philippe, Count of Montpensier |
King | Ferdinand VI (b. 1962) |
Hungary | 12 April 1977 | 46 years, 352 days | Habsburg-Lorraine | Constitutional | Charles, Crown Prince of Hungary |
King | Frederick IX (b. 1984) |
Iceland | 10 May 2023 | 324 days | Oldenburg | Constitutional | Karólína, Crown Princess of Iceland |
Queen | Saoirse (b. 1995) |
Ireland | 6 August 2014 | 9 years, 236 days | Corcu Loígde | Constitutional | Niamh, Duchess of Roscommon |
Emperor | Naruhito (b. 1960) |
Japan | 1 May 2019 | 4 years, 333 days | Imperial | Constitutional | Aiko, Crown Princess of Japan |
King | Abdullah II (b. 1962) |
Jordan | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 51 days | Hashemite | Constitutional | Crown Prince Hussein |
Khatun | Amina of Kazakhstan (b. 1997) |
Kazakhstan | 12 January 2023 | 1 year, 77 days | Borjigin | Constitutional | Azamat |
Emir | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (b. 1940) |
Kuwait | 16 December 2023 | 104 days | Al Sabah | Constitutional | None (Elective) |
King | Letsie III (b. 1963) |
Lesotho | 7 February 1996 | 28 years, 51 days | Seesio | Constitutional | Prince Lerotholi Seeiso |
Prince | Hans-Adam II (b. 1945) |
Liechtenstein | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 137 days | Liechtenstein | Constitutional | Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein |
King | Sigismund III (b. 1972) |
Lithuania | 12 July 2005 | 18 years, 261 days | Jagiellon | Constitutional | Casimir, Crown Prince of Lithuania |
Grand Duke | Henri (b. 1955) |
Luxembourg | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 174 days | Luxembourg-Nassau | Constitutional | Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
Queen | Ranavalona IV (b. 1990) |
Madagascar | 10 May 2009 | 14 years, 324 days | Hova | Constitutional | Razafindrahety, Prince of Madagascar |
Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Ibrahim Iskandar (b. 1958) |
Malaysia | 31 January 2024 | 58 days | Temenggong | Constitutional | None (Elective) |
Prince | Albert II (b. 1958) |
Monaco | 6 April 2005 | 18 years, 358 days | Grimaldi | Constitutional | Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco |
King | Mohammed VI (b. 1963) |
Morocco | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 250 days | 'Alawi | Constitutional | Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco |
King | Gyanendra (b. 1947) |
Nepal | 4 June 2001 | 22 years, 299 days | Shah | Constitutional | Paras Shah |
Queen | Catharina-Amalia (b. 2003) |
Netherlands | 27 August 2023 | 215 days | Orange-Nassau | Constitutional | Alexia, Princess of Orange-Nassau |
King | Harald V (b. 1937) |
Norway | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 72 days | Glücksburg | Constitutional | Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway |
Sultan | Haitham bin Tariq (b. 1954) |
Oman | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 78 days | Al Said | Absolute | Theyazin bin Haitham |
King | Manuel III (b. 1957) |
Portugal | 12 May 1999 | 24 years, 322 days | Braganza | Constitutional | Peter, Prince Royal |
Emir | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (b. 1980) |
Qatar | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 278 days | Thani | Constitutional | Abdullah bin Hamad |
King | Salman (b. 1935) |
Saudi Arabia | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 66 days | Al Saud | Absolute | Mohammed bin Salman |
King | Felipe VI (b. 1968) |
Spain | 19 June 2014 | 9 years, 284 days | Bourbon-Anjou | Constitutional | Leonor, Princess of Asturias |
King | Carl XVI Gustaf (b. 1946) |
Sweden | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 196 days | Bernadotte | Constitutional | Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden |
King | Vajiralongkorn (b. 1952) |
Thailand | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 168 days | Mahidol | Constitutional | Dipangkorn Rasmijoti |
King | Tupou VI (b. 1959) |
Tonga | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 11 days | Tupou | Constitutional | Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala |
King | James III (b. 1967) |
United Kingdom | 12 May 1988 | 35 years, 322 days | Lancaster | Constitutional | Charlotte, Princess Royal |
Emperor | Lê Thị Mộng Điệp (b. 1974) |
Vietnam | 1 May 2006 | 17 years, 333 days | Nguyễn Phúc | Constitutional | Nguyễn Đình Phượng |
King | Francis II (b. 1999) |
Zambia | 1 August 2023 | 241 days | Mkandawire | Constitutional | Robyn, Crown Princess of Zambia |