List of current sovereign monarchs (Ajax)
A monarch is the leader of the monarchy, a form of government whereby the state is ruled by an individual that rules for life, or until abdication. Most often monarchs are hereditary, though in some instances monarchs are selected by elective succession. Monarchs may be autocrats, such as in an absolute monarchy; ceremonial monarchs, such as those serving primarily as figureheads with reserve powers; or a mixed, executive monarch. Most states only have a single monarch at any given time (with exception to two diarchies of Ascalzar and Ghant), though regents may rule when a monarch is a minor or incapacitated.
Entries below are current sovereign monarchs, listed beside their respective realms and organized alphabetically. For current claimants to abolished thrones see pretenders.
Monarchs by country
Key
Key | Description |
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Monarch | Name of monarch, preceded by title, with link to list of predecessors. |
Since | Date of assumption of throne; coronation date listed in footnotes. |
House | Name of royal family, with information on bloodline. |
Type | Form of monarchy, with information on role of the monarch within government. |
Succession | Method or pattern of succession, with link to current line of succession. |
Standard | Heraldry attributed to the relevant monarch or monarchy. |
N/A | Denotes where specific field is not applicable. |
— | Denotes where data is not available. |
List
Realm / Kingdom | Image | Monarch (Birth) |
Since | Length of reign | House | Type | Heir Apparent | Standard |
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Despot Basil IV (b. 1988) |
2 June 2016 | 8 years, 22 days | Kamytzes | Absolute | Heir presumptive: Princess Zenobia (eldest daughter) | |||
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Lord Protector Gareth II (b. 1959) |
2 October 1986 | 37 years, 266 days | Arthurius | Constitutional | Heir apparent: Elbareth, Duchess of Kingston (eldest child) | ||
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Co-Prince Pontian XI (b. 1936) |
25 February 2020 | 4 years, 120 days | N/A | Consitutional | Ex officio | ||
Co-Prince Melisende III (b. 1990) |
22 May 2013 | 11 years, 33 days | Aultavilla | Constitutional | Ex officio | |||
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King Nicholaus I (b. 1955) |
19 April 1980 | 44 years, 66 days | Dimitrios | Constitutional | Heir apparent: Alexander, Crown Prince (eldest son) | ||
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K'uhul Ajaw Jasaw Chan K'awiil V (b. 1964) |
12 September 1991 | 32 years, 286 days | Ilok'tab | Absolute | Heir apparent: Janab Pacaal (eldest son) | ||
Emperor Constantine XX/XII Claudius (b. 1994) |
28 February 2015 | 9 years, 117 days | Claudius | Absolute | Heir apparent: Alexius, Prince of Youth (eldest son) | |||
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Pope Pontian XI (b. 1936) |
25 February 2020 | 4 years, 120 days | N/A | Absolute theocracy | Unknown (elective) | ||
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King Nicholas I (b. 1970) |
15 September 2014 | 9 years, 283 days | Hohenhaupt | Constitutional | Unknown (elective) | ||
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King William II (b. 1966) |
1 April 2012 | 12 years, 84 days | Ordaz | Constitutional | Heir apparent: John, Prince of Gavera (eldest son) | ||
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Emperor Nathan IV (b. 1988) |
12 December 2012 | 11 years, 195 days | Gentry | Mixed | Heir apparent: Nathan, Crown Prince of Ghant (eldest son) | ||
Empress Sophia (b. 1988) |
14 February 2014 | 10 years, 131 days | Dakmaran | |||||
King Arthur XI (b. 1963) |
30 April 2012 | 12 years, 55 days | Rouanti | Constitutional | Heir presumptive: Lena, Princess Royal (eldest daughter) | |||
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King Selemoni XIV (b. 1959) |
11 December 1986 | 37 years, 196 days | Yegidonochi | Mixed | Heir apparent: Kwastantinos Selemoni, Abētōhun (eldest son) | ||
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Empress Stella II (b. 1977) |
27 November 2007 | 16 years, 210 days | Vasiliou | Constitutional | Heir presumptive: Princess Efthymia, Duchess of Rhithasa (eldest child) | ||
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Emperor Philippe IV (b. 1973) |
8 July 2013 | 10 years, 352 days | Villeneuve-Lugarne | Constitutional | Unknown (Elective) | ||
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Empress Elena II (b. 1938) |
15 May 1962 | 62 years, 40 days | Rhomaios-Troadinos | Mixed | Heir apparent: Constantine, Despot of Morea (eldest son) | ||
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King Teodosi V (b. 1955) |
2 November 1999 | 24 years, 236 days | Mocapaha | Mixed | Heir apparent: TBD (eldest son) | ||
King Michael I (b. 1962) |
17 July 2010 | 13 years, 343 days | Nyrundy | Mixed | Heir apparent: Archduke George (eldest son) | |||
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Tsar Nikolai III (b. 1963) |
19 April 2015 | 9 years, 66 days | Nekulturnya | Absolute | Heir apparent: Mikhail, Tsarevich of Nekulturnya (eldest son) | ||
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Māori Kīngi Toa II Nukanoa (b. 1993) |
25 January 2021 | 3 years, 151 days | Nukanoa | Absolute | Heir presumptive: Pania Nukanoa, Tapairu of Ngāti Onekawa-Nukanoa (eldest sister) | ||
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Storkeneg Vitus I (b. 1990) |
16 April 2022 | 2 years, 79 days | Sproek-Kristhulm | Mixed | Heir presumptive: Princess Margret (sister) | ||
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Prince Charles I (b. 1988) |
9 November 2015 | 8 years, 228 days | Rahdenburg-Kostritz-Luneburg | Constitutional | Heir apparent: Frederick, Hereditary Prince (eldest son) | ||
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Grand Duke Odo XII (b. 0000) |
9 November 2015 | 8 years, 228 days | Hauet | Constitutional | Heir apparent: TBD (eldest son) | ||
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King Alexander III (b. 1967) |
3 March 2011 | 13 years, 113 days | Ostenburg | Constitutional | Heir apparent: Frederick, Crown Prince of Sudemark (eldest son) | ||
Queen Melisende III (b. 1990) |
22 May 2013 | 11 years, 33 days | Aultavilla | Absolute | Heir apparent: Hugh, Prince of Petra (eldest child) | |||
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Emir Abdul-Hassan III (b. 0000) |
11 March 1995 | 29 years, 105 days | Hassanite | Mixed | Heir apparent: Faisal Hassan, Crown Prince of Talakh (eldest son) | ||
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Khagan Wei I (b. 1964) |
4 February 2018 | 6 years, 141 days | Yu | Absolute | Heir apparent: Ilkin of Uluujol (eldest son) | ||
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Emperor Charles XII (b. 1942) |
29 May 1992 | 32 years, 26 days | Niort-Parthenay | Mixed | Heir apparent: Alexandre, Dauphin of Vannois (eldest son) | ||
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Tsar Alexis V (b. 1989) |
8 May 2003 | 21 years, 47 days | Ivanov | Mixed | Heir apparent: Paul, Tsesarevich of Velikoslavia (eldest child) | ||
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King Hezekiah III (b. 1978) |
22 January 2020 | 4 years, 154 days | David | Constitutional | Heir apparent: Josiah, Crown Prince of Yisrael (eldest son) |