Below is a list of princely, royal, imperial and other royal houses from around the world. The names of the ruling dynasties are in bold, currently non-existent states are in italics.
Content
- 1 Asia
- 2 America
- 3 Africa
- 4 Europe
- 5 Oceania
- 6 See also
- 7 notes
- 8 References
Asia
| A country | Monarch house | Monarch / Challenger | Year of birth | Since which year he rules / claims to the throne | Connection with the past monarchy (for applicants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Emirate of Abu Dhabi |  | Al nahyan | Emir Khalifa Ibn Zayd Al Nahyan | 1948 | 2004 | |
 | Emirate Ajman |  | Al nuaimi | Emir Humayd IV ibn Rashid al-Nuaimi | 1931 | 1981 | |
 | Kingdom of Afghanistan |  | Barakzai | Ahmed Shah Khan | 1934 | 2007 | Son of Mohamed Zahir Shah (King from 1933 to 1973) |
 | Kingdom of Bahrain |  | Al Khalifa | King Hamad Ibn Isa Al-Khalifa | 1950 | emir since 1999, king since 2002 | |
 | Burmese Empire |  | Conboun | Prince Tau Phaya | 1924 | 1962 | Grandson of Thibault Mina (Emperor from 1878 to 1885) |
| State of Brunei Darussalam | Bolkiach | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah | 1946 | 1967 | |||
| Kingdom of Bhutan | Wangchuk | King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk | 1980 | 2006 | |||
| Empire of vietnam | Nguyen | Bao Zang | 1943 | 2007 | Son of Bao Dai (Emperor from 1926 to 1945) | ||
| Principality of Jammu and Kashmir | Singh | Karan Singh | 1931 | 1961 | Son of Gary Singh (Maharaja from 1921 to 1949) | ||
| Sultanate of Yogyakarta | Hamengkubuvono | Sultan Hamengkubuvono X | 1946 | 1989 | |||
| Johor State | Temenggong | Sultan Ibrahim Ismail | 1958 | 2010 | |||
| Emirate of Dubai | Al-Maktoum | Emir Mohammed Ibn Rashid Al-Maktoum | 1949 | 2006 | |||
| Indian union | Windsor | Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | Daughter of George VI (Emperor from 1936 to 1950) | ||
| Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Hashimites | King Abdullah II | 1962 | 1999 | |||
| Kingdom of Iraq | Raad Bin Zeid | 1936 | 1970 | Nephew of Faisal I (King from 1921 to 1933) | |||
| Exalted State of Iran | Kajars | Mohammad Hassan Mirza II | 1949 | 1988 | Great-grandson of Mohammad Ali Shah (Shah from 1907 to 1909) | ||
| Shahanshah State of Iran | Pahlavi | Reza Kir Pahlavi | 1960 | 1980 | The son of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (shahinshah from 1941 to 1979) | ||
| Kingdom of Yemen Mutawakkiliya | Al-Mutawakkil | Agil bin Muhammad al-Badr | 1973 | 1996 | Son of Mahammad al-Badr (King from 1962 to 1970) | ||
| Kingdom of Cambodia | Norodom | King Norodom Siamoni | 1953 | 2004 | |||
| State of Qatar | Al tani | Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | 1980 | 2013 | |||
| Kedah State | Sultans of Kedah | Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah | 1927 | 1958 | |||
| Kelantan State | Terengganuean | Sultan Muhammad Faris Petra | 1969 | 2010 | |||
| Korean empire | Joseon | Crown Prince of the Vaughn Empire (Hvansason) | 1962 | 2005 | Great-grandson of Kojon (emperor from 1897 to 1907) | ||
| State of Kuwait | Al-sabah | Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah | 1929 | 2006 | |||
| Kingdom of Laos | Hong Lo | Sulivong Savang | 1963 | 1980 | Grandson of Savang Vathan (King from 1959 to 1975) | ||
| Great Manchu Empire | Aisin Gyoro | Jin Yuzhang | 1942 | 2015 | Nephew of Pu Yi (Emperor from 1934 to 1945) | ||
| Kingdom of Nepal | Shah | Gyanendra | 1947 | 2008 | King from 1950 to 1951 and from 2001 to 2008 | ||
| Sultanate of Oman | Al-bou-said | Sultan Qaboos | 1940 | 1970 | |||
| Great Ottoman State | Ottomans | Dundar Osmanoglu | 1930 | 2017 | Great-grandson of Abdul-Hamid I (Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the Caliph from 1876 to 1909) | ||
| Dominion Pakistan | Windsor | Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1956 | Queen from 1952 to 1956 | ||
| Pahang State | Sultans of Pahang | Sultan Ahmad Shah | 1930 | 1974 | |||
| State of Perak | Siak | Sultan Azlan Shah | 1928 | 1984 | |||
| Perlis State | Jamal al-Lail | Raja Sirajuddin | 1943 | 2000 | |||
| Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah | Al qashimi | Emir Saud bin Sakr al-Qashimi | 1956 | 2010 | |||
| Ryukyu State | Sho | Sho Mamoru | 1950 | 1996 | Great-great-grandson of Sho Tai (Van from 1848 to 1879) | ||
| Kingdom of Sarawak | White Rajas | James brooke | 1940 | 2011 | Great-grandson of Charles Brook (Rajah from 1868 to 1917) | ||
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Saudis | King salman | 1935 | 2015 | |||
| Selangor State | Sultans of Selangor | Sultan Sharafuddin | 1945 | 2001 | |||
| Sikkim | Chögyal | Wangchuk Namgyal | 1953 | 1982 | Son Palden Tondup Namgyal ( chogyala from 1963 to 1975) | ||
| Kingdom of syria | Hashimites | Raad Bin Zeid | 1936 | 1970 | Nephew of Faisal I (King in 1920) | ||
| Sultanate of Sulu | Sulu | Majzul Lai Tan Kiram | 1966 | 1986 | Great-great-grandson of Jamalul A'Lam (Sultan from 1862 to 1881) | ||
| Kingdom of Thailand | Chakri | King Rama X | 1952 | 2016 | |||
| Trenganu State | Sultans Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zaynal Abidin | 1962 | 1998 | |||
| Emirate of Umm Al Quwain | Al muallah | Emir Saud bin Rashid al-Muallah | 1952 | 2009 | |||
| Hyderabad State | Asaf Jah | World Barkat Ali Khan | 1933 | 1967 | Grandson of Asaf Jah VII (Nizam from 1911 to 1948) | ||
| Dominion Ceylon | Windsor | Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1972 | Queen from 1952 to 1972 | ||
| Great Qing Empire | Aisin Gyoro | Jin Yuzhang | 1942 | 2015 | Great-great-grandson of Aishingyoro Miannina (emperor from 1820 to 1850) | ||
| Emirate of Sharjah | Al qashimi | Sultan III bin Muhammad al-Qashimi | 1939 | 1972-1987 (first period of reign), 1987 | |||
| Emirate of Fujairah | Al-sharki | Emir Hamad II bin Muhammad al-Sharqi | 1948 | 1974 | |||
| State of Japan | Yamato | Emperor Akihito | 1933 | 1989 | |||
America
| A country | Monarch house | Monarch / Challenger | Year of birth | Since which year he rules / claims to the throne | Connection with the past monarchy (for applicants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Windsor | Queen Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | |||
| Commonwealth of the Bahamas | |||||||
| Barbados | |||||||
| Belize | |||||||
| Brazil empire | Braganza | Prince Pedro Orleans-Braganca | 1944 | 2007 | Great-great-grandchildren of Pedro II (emperor from 1831 to 1889) | ||
| Prince Louis Orleans-Braganca | 1938 | 1981 | |||||
| Grenada | Windsor | Queen Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | |||
| Canada | |||||||
| Mexican empire | Iturbide Habsburg-Iturbide line | Maximilian II | 1944 | 1949 | Great -great-great-grandson of Agustin I (emperor in 1822-1823), great-great-grandson (through adoption) of Maximilian I (emperor in 1864-1867) | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Windsor | Queen Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||||||
| Saint lucia | |||||||
| Jamaica | |||||||
Africa
| A country | Monarch house | Monarch / Challenger | Year of birth | Since which year he rules / claims to the throne | Connection with the past monarchy (for applicants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Benin | About Benin | Herediova | 1923 | 1979 | Great-grandson of Idugbova (oby from 1888 to 1897) | ||
| Kingdom of Burundi | Ntver | Rosa Paula Iribagiza | 1934 | 1977 | Daughter of Mwambutsa IV (King from 1915 to 1966) | ||
| Kingdom of Egypt | Muhammad Ali | Fuad II | 1952 | 1953 | King from 1952 to 1953 | ||
| Sultanate of Zanzibar | Al-bou-said | Seyid-Jamshid-ibn-Abdullah | 1929 | 1963 | Sultan from 1963 to 1964 | ||
| Kingdom of Tunisia | Husseinids | Prince Muhammad Bay | 1928 | 2006 | Grandson of Muhammad V al-Nasir (Bey from 1906 to 1922) | ||
| Zulu Kingdom | Zulu | Goodwill Zvelizini KaBhekzulu | 1948 | 1968 | Great-great-grandson of Quechvayo (inox from 1872 to 1879) | ||
| Kingdom of Lesotho | Ciiso | King Letsie III | 1963 | 1996 (second time) | |||
| United Kingdom Libya | Senussi | Mohammed Al-Senussi | 1962 | 1992 | Grand-nephew (grandson of brother) Idris I (king from 1951 to 1969) | ||
| Kingdom of Morocco | Alawites | King Mohammed VI | 1963 | 1999 | |||
| Kingdom of Rwanda | Ndahindurva | Yuhi VI | 1960 | 2017 | Kigely V 's nephew (King from 1959 to 1961) | ||
| Kingdom of Swaziland | Dlamini | King Mswati III | 1968 | 1986 | |||
| Central African Empire | Bokassa | Jean-Bedel Georges Bokassa | 1973 | 1996 | Son of Bokassa I ( emperor from 1976 to 1979) | ||
| Ethiopian Empire | Solomonides | Zera Jacob Amha Selassie | 1953 | 1997 | Grandson of Haile Selassie I (Emperor from 1930 to 1974) | ||
| Union of South Africa | Windsor | Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1961 | Queen from 1952 to 1961 | ||
Europe
| A country | Monarch house | Monarch / Challenger | Year of birth | Since which year he rules / claims to the throne | Connection with the past monarchy (for applicants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principality of Abkhazia | Chachba | Andrey Nikitich Shervashidze | 1968 | 2008 | Great -great-grandson of George II Shervashidze (Prince from 1810 to 1821) | ||
| Kingdom of albania | Zogu | Leka Anwar, Prince of Albania | 1982 | 2011 | Grandson of Zog I (King from 1928 to 1939) | ||
| Kingdom of albania | Savoy | Victor Emmanuel of Savoy | 1937 | 1983 | Grandson of Victor Emanuel III (King from 1939 to 1943) | ||
| Duchy of Anhalt | Askania Anhalt line, Dessau branch | Prince Edward of Anhalt | 1941 | 1963 | Son of Joachim Ernst (Duke in 1918) | ||
| Kingdom of Bavaria | Wittelsbach | Franz, Duke of Bavaria [1] | 1933 | 1996 | Great-grandson of Ludwig III (King from 1913 to 1918) | ||
| Grand Duchy of Baden | Tseringen Baden line | Maximilian von Baden | 1963 | Great-great-grandson of Leopold (Grand Duke from 1830 to 1852) | |||
| Kingdom of Belgium | Vettins Ernestine Line, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Branch | King philip | 1960 | 2013 | |||
| Kingdom of Bulgaria | Simeon II | 1937 | 1946 | Tsar from 1943 to 1946 | |||
| Duchy of Braunschweig | Welsh Braunschweig line | Prince Ernest August of Hanover | 1954 | 1987 | Grandson of Ernst Augustus of Braunschweig (Duke from 1913 to 1918) | ||
| Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont | Waldeck | Prince Wittekind Waldeck of Primorsky | 1936 | 1967 | Grandson of Frederick (Prince from 1893 to 1918) | ||
| Grand Duchy of Warsaw | Vettins Albertina line | Maria Emanuel, Margrave Meissen | 1926 | 1968 | Great-great-great-granddaughter of Frederick Augustus (Grand Duke from 1807 to 1815) | ||
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Windsor | Queen Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | |||
| Kingdom of Westphalia | Bonaparte | Charles, Prince Napoleon | 1950 | 1997 | Great-great-grandson of Jerome I (king from 1807 to 1813) | ||
| Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon (son of Prince Charles) | 1986 | Great -great-great-grandson of Jerome I (king from 1807 to 1813) | |||||
| Kingdom of Wurttemberg | Württemberg | Karl Württemberg | 1936 | 1975 | Great-great-great-great-grandson of Friedrich Eugene (duke from 1795 to 1797) | ||
| Kingdom of Hanover | Welsh Hannover line | Prince Ernest August of Hanover | 1954 | 1987 | Great-grandson of George V (King from 1851 to 1866) | ||
| German Empire | Hohenzollerns | Georg Friedrich of Prussia | 1976 | 1994 | Great-great-grandson of William II (Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918) | ||
| Elector Hesse | Hesse Kassel line | Donatus | 1926 | 1980 | Prapraprapraprapraprudnik Frederick II (Landgraph from 1760 to 1785) | ||
| Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Hohenzollerns Sigmaringen line | Karl Friedrich | 1952 | 2010 | Great-great-great-grandson of Karl Anton (Prince 1848 to 1849) | ||
| Kingdom of Greece | Oldenburgs Glucksburg line | Constantine II | 1940 | 1973 | King from 1964 to 1973 | ||
| Kingdom of Denmark | Queen Margrethe II | 1972 | |||||
| Irish Free State | Windsor | Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | Daughter of George VI (King from 1936 to 1937) | ||
| Kingdom of Iceland | Oldenburgs Glucksburg line | Margrethe II | 1940 | 1972 | Granddaughter of Christian X (King from 1918 to 1944) | ||
| The Kingdom of Spain | Bourbons Spanish line | Philip VI | 1968 | 2014 | |||
| Kingdom of Italy | Bonaparte | Charles, Prince Napoleon | 1950 | 1997 | Great-great-great-nephew of Napoleon I (king in 1805-1814) | ||
| Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon (son of Prince Charles) | 1986 | Great -great-great-great-granddaughter of Napoleon I (king in 1805-1814) | |||||
| Kingdom of Italy | Savoy | Victor Emmanuel of Savoy | 1937 | 1983 | Son of Umberto II (King in 1946) | ||
| Kartli-Kakheti kingdom | Bagration Georgian (Kakheti) line | His Grace Prince Nugzar Petrovich | 1950 | 1984 | Great-great-grandson of George XII (king from 1798 to 1800) | ||
| Bagration Muhara line | Prince David Georgievich | 1976 | 2008 | A descendant in the fifteenth tribe of Constantine II (king of Georgia from 1478 to 1490; king of Kartli from 1490 to 1505) | |||
| The kingdoms and lands represented in the Reichsrat, as well as the lands of the Hungarian crown of St. Stephen | The Habsburgs | Karl von Habsburg-Lorraine | 1961 | 2011 | Grandson of Charles I (Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, etc. from 1916 to 1918) | ||
| Duchy of Courland and Semigalia | Biron | Ernst Johann Biron | 1940 | 1982 | Direct descendant of Ernst Johann (Duke from 1739 to 1769) | ||
| Principality of Lippe-Detmold | Lippe Bisterfeld line | Prince Armin Lippe | 1924 | 1949 | Son of Leopold IV (Prince from 1905 to 1918) | ||
| Principality of Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Prince Hans-Adam II | 1945 | 1989 | |||
| Duchy of Lucca | Bourbons Parma line | Carlos, Duke of Parma | 1970 | 2010 | Great -great-great-grandson of Charles I (Duke from 1824 to 1847) | ||
| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Grand Duke Henry | 1955 | 2000 | ||||
| Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Mecklenburg Strelitsa line | Борвин, князь Мекленбургский | 1956 | 1996 | Прапраправнук Георга Мекленбургского (великого герцога с 1816 по 1860) | ||
| Моденское герцогство | Габсбурги Титул перешёл от дома Вельфов , линии д'Эсте , Австрийской ветви | Принц Лоренц Бельгийский | 1955 | 1996 | Внук Карла I , племянника Франца Фердинанда , к которому перешёл титул после смерти Франческо V (герцога с 1846 по 1859) | ||
| Княжество Монако | Гримальди | Князь Альбер II | 1958 | 2005 | |||
| Королевство Нидерландов | Оранские Оранская линия | Король Виллем-Александр | 1967 | 2013 | |||
| Королевство Норвегия | Ольденбурги Глюксбургская линия | Король Харальд V | 1937 | 1991 | |||
| Королевство Обеих Сицилий | Бурбоны Неаполитанская линия | Педро, герцог Калабрийский | 1968 | 2015 | Прапраправнук Фердинанда I (короля с 1830 по 1859) | ||
| Великое герцогство Ольденбург | Ольденбурги | Антон-Гюнтер, герцог Ольденбургский | 1923 | 1970 | Внук Фридриха Августа II (великого герцога с 1900 по 1918) | ||
| Пармское герцогство | Бурбоны Пармская линия | Карлос, герцог Пармский | 1970 | 2010 | Правнук Роберта I (герцога с 1854 по 1860) | ||
| Царство Польское | Романовы | Великая Княгиня Мария Владимировна | 1953 | 1992 2013 | Праправнучка Александра II (царя с 1855 по 1881) | ||
| Князь Императорской Крови Николай Кириллович, Принц Лейнингенский | 1952 | Прапраправнук Александра II (царя с 1855 по 1881) | |||||
| Kingdom of Portugal | Braganza | Duarte Piu, Duke of Braganza | 1945 | 1976 | Great-grandson of Miguel I (king from 1828 to 1834) | ||
| Russian empire | The Romanovs | Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna | 1953 | 1992 | Great-great-granddaughter of Alexander II (emperor from 1855 to 1881) | ||
| Prince of Imperial Blood Nikolay Kirillovich, Prince of Leninginsky | 1952 | 2013 | Great -great-great-grandson of Alexander II (emperor from 1855 to 1881) | ||||
| Kingdom of Romania | Hohenzollerns Sigmaringen line | Mihai I | 1921 | 1947 | King from 1927 to 1930 and from 1940 to 1947 | ||
| Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Vettins Ernestine Line, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Branch | Prince Andreas Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | 1943 | 1998 | Grandson of Carl Edward (Duke from 1900 to 1918) | ||
| Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen-Guildburghausen | Vettins Ernestine line, Saxe-Meiningen branch | Prince Conrad of Saxe-Meiningen | 1952 | 1984 | Great-grandson of George II (Duke from 1866 to 1914) | ||
| Kingdom of Saxony | Vettins Albertina line | Maria Emanuel, Margrave Meissen | 1926 | 1968 | Grandson of Frederick Augustus III (King from 1904 to 1918) | ||
| Grand Duchy of Saxony | Vettins Ernestine line, Saxe-Weimar branch | Michael-Benedict von Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | 1946 | 1988 | Grandson of William Ernest (Grand Duke from 1901 to 1918) | ||
| Kingdom of Tavolara | Bertoleone | Tonino I | 1993 | Son of Charles II | |||
| Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The Habsburgs | Grand Duke Sigismund of Tuscany | 1966 | 1993 | Great-great-grandson of Ferdinand IV (Grand Duke from 1859 to 1860) | ||
| Grand Duchy of Finland | The Romanovs | Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna | 1953 | 1992 2013 | Great-great-granddaughter of Alexander II (Grand Duke from 1855 to 1881) | ||
| Prince of Imperial Blood Nikolay Kirillovich, Prince of Leninginsky | 1952 | Great-great-great-grandson of Alexander II (Grand Duke from 1855 to 1881) | |||||
| Kingdom of France (legitimists) | Bourbons Spanish line | Luis Alfonso, Duke of Anjou | 1974 | 1989 | A descendant in the eleventh tribe of Louis XIV (king from 1643 to 1715) | ||
| Kingdom of France ( July monarchy ) | Bourbons Orleans line | Henri, Count of Paris | 1933 | 1999 | Great-great-grandson of Louis Philippe (King from 1830 to 1848) | ||
| French empire | Bonaparte | Charles, Prince Napoleon | 1950 | 1997 | Great-great-great-nephew of Napoleon I (emperor in 1804-1814 and 1815) | ||
| Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon (son of Prince Charles) | 1986 | Great -great-great-great-nephew of Napoleon I (emperor in 1804-1814 and 1815) | |||||
| Independent State of Croatia | Savoy | Zvonimir II | 1943 | 1948 | The son of Tomislav II (king from 1941 to 1943) | ||
| Kingdom of Montenegro | Petrovichi | Cesarevich Nicholas II of Montenegro | 1944 | 1986 | Great-grandson of Nikola I (King from 1910 to 1918) | ||
| Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe | Lippe Alverdysen line | Alexander, Prince Schaumburg-Lippe | 1958 | 2003 | Great-grandson of George (Prince from 1893 to 1911) | ||
| Kingdom of Sweden | Bernadotte | King Charles XVI Gustav | 1946 | 1973 | |||
| Kingdom of Etruria | Bourbons Parma line | Carlos, Duke of Parma | 1970 | 2010 | Great -great-grandson of Louis II (King from 1803 to 1807) | ||
| Kingdom of Yugoslavia | Karageorgievichi | Prince successor prince Alexander | 1945 | 1970 | The son of Peter II (king from 1934 to 1945) | ||
Oceania
| A country | Monarch house | Monarch / Challenger | Year of birth | Since which year he rules / claims to the throne | Connection with the past monarchy (for applicants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Union | Windsor | Queen Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | |||
| New Zealand | |||||||
| Independent State of Papua New Guinea | |||||||
| Solomon islands | |||||||
| Kingdom of Tonga | Tupou | King Tupou VI | 1959 | 2012 | |||
| Tuvalu | Windsor | Queen Elizabeth II | 1926 | 1952 | |||
See also
- Monarchy
- Monarchism
- Monarchism in Georgia
- Succession
Notes
- ↑ Part of the Jacobites is considered the heir to the Stuart House and the contender for the throne of England , Scotland and Ireland .
Links
- Theodore's Royalty & Monarchy Site (in English)