List of heirs apparent

This is the list of the heirs apparent to the thrones of the world as of 19 September 2021 [].

List of heirs apparent[]

Country	Name of heir apparent	Title	Date of birth (age)	Became heir apparent	Relation to the monarch
Bahrain	Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa	Crown Prince of Bahrain, Deputy King	(1969-10-21) 21 October 1969 (age 51)	6 March 1999	Eldest son of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Belgium	Elisabeth	Princess of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant	(2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 19)	21 July 2013	Eldest child of King Philippe
Bhutan	Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck	Crown Prince of Bhutan, Druk Gyalsey of Bhutan	(2016-02-05) 5 February 2016 (age 5)	5 February 2016	Elder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Brunei	Al-Muhtadee Billah	Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam	(1974-02-17) 17 February 1974 (age 47)	17 February 1974	Eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Denmark	Frederik	Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat	(1968-05-26) 26 May 1968 (age 53)	14 January 1972	Eldest child of Queen Margrethe II
Jordan	Hussein bin Abdullah	Crown Prince of Jordan	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 27)	28 November 2004	Eldest son of King Abdullah II
Kuwait	Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	Crown Prince of Kuwait	1940 (age 80–81)	7 October 2020	Younger brother of Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Lesotho	Lerotholi Seeiso	Crown Prince of Lesotho	(2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 14)	18 April 2007	Only son of King Letsie III
Liechtenstein	Alois	Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg	(1968-06-11) 11 June 1968 (age 53)	13 November 1989	Eldest son of Prince Hans-Adam II
Luxembourg	Guillaume	Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg	(1981-11-11) 11 November 1981 (age 39)	7 October 2000	Eldest child of Grand Duke Henri
Monaco	Jacques	Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux	(2014-12-10) 10 December 2014 (age 6)	10 December 2014	Only legitimate son of Prince Albert II
Morocco	Moulay Hassan	Crown Prince of Morocco	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 18)	8 May 2003	Only son of King Mohammed VI
Netherlands	Catharina-Amalia	Princess of Orange	(2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 (age 17)	30 April 2013	Eldest child of King Willem-Alexander
Norway	Haakon Magnus	Crown Prince of Norway	(1973-07-20) 20 July 1973 (age 48)	17 January 1991	Only son of King Harald V
Oman	Theyazin bin Haitham	Crown Prince of Oman	(1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 31)	12 January 2021	Elder son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
Saudi Arabia	Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud	Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia	(1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 36)	21 June 2017	Son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Sweden	Victoria	Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland	(1977-07-14) 14 July 1977 (age 44)	1 January 1980	Eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Tonga	Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala	Crown Prince of Tonga	(1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 36)	18 March 2012	Eldest son of King Tupou VI
Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Grenada Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Solomon Islands Tuvalu United Kingdom	Charles^[1] 48-11-14	Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Edinburgh	(1948-11-14) 14 November 1948 (age 72)	6 February 1952	Eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II

In federal monarchies[]

Malaysia[]

State	Style	Current heir apparent	Date of birth (age)	Relationship with current monarch
Johor Darul Takzim	Tunku Mahkota	Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail	(1984-06-30) 30 June 1984 (age 37)	Eldest son
Kedah Darul Aman	Raja Muda	Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Sultan Sallehuddin	(1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 54)	Eldest son
Kelantan Darul Naim	Tengku Mahkota	Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra	(1974-01-20) 20 January 1974 (age 47)	Eldest younger brother
Pahang Darul Makmur	Tengku Mahkota	Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah	(1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 26)	Eldest surviving son
Perak Darul Ridzuan	Raja Muda	Raja Ja'afar ibni Raja Muda Musa	(1941-09-26) 26 September 1941 (age 79)	Cousin
Perlis Indera Kayangan	Raja Muda	Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra ibni Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail	(1967-12-30) 30 December 1967 (age 53)	Eldest son
Selangor Darul Ehsan	Raja Muda	Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah	(1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 (age 30)	Eldest son
Terengganu Darul Iman	Yang di-Pertuan Muda	Tengku Muhammad Ismail ibni Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 23)	Eldest son

The State of Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus does not have an heir apparent, as the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, is elected by a council of the four Undangs of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol, and Rembau.

The rules of succession in Perak Darul Ridzuan are more complicated than in other Malay states. After a sovereign is appointed and installed he will appoint the Raja Muda (heir apparent) and Raja Di Hilir (heir presumptive) on the advice of the Dewan Negara (Royal Council).^[2] The reigning Sultan appoints princes of the blood (Waris negri) to certain high princely titles for life. They are arranged in a strict order of precedence indicating the order of succession to the throne. The relative precedence of these titles has altered from time to time, and additional titles have been included and removed. However, the current order, as confirmed on 25 February 1953, stands as follows:

Duli Yang Teramat Mulia (Tuanku) Raja Muda, Wakil us-Sultan, Wazir ul-Azam Negara Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan
Duli Yang Amat Mulia Raja di-Hilir
Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Besar
Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Sulong
Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Tengah
Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Kechil Bongsu.

On the death or promotion of an existing titleholder, the holder of the next most senior title, succeeds. On the death of a reigning Sultan, the prince holding the title of Raja Muda, the senior prince in the hierarchy, succeeds him. The prince holding the title of Raja di-Hilir becomes the new Raja Muda. The Raja Kechil Besar becomes Raja di-Hilir, and so on. The new Sultan may then appoint his own nominee to the most junior title made vacant by these successions.^{[citation needed]} ^[2]

United Arab Emirates[]

Emirate	Heir apparent	Relationship to the monarch
Abu Dhabi	Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan	Half brother
Ajman	Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi	Eldest son
Dubai	Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum	Second son
Fujairah	Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi	Eldest son
Ras al-Khaimah	Sheikh Muhammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi^[3]	Eldest son
Sharjah	Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi^[4]^[5]^[6]	Cousin;^[6] Deputy Ruler^[4]^[5]
Umm al-Quwain	Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla	Son

Current sovereign monarchs without an heir apparent[]

Country	Current monarch	Reason for no heir apparent	Current heir presumptive	Relationship
Andorra	Co-prince Joan Enric Vives Sicília	Successor must be appointed by the pope.	None
Andorra	Co-prince Emmanuel Macron	Successor must be elected by the French citizens.	None
Cambodia	King Norodom Sihamoni	New monarch will be elected.	None
Japan	Emperor Naruhito	The emperor has no sons.	Fumihito, Prince Akishino	Younger brother
Malaysia	King Abdullah	New monarch will be elected.	None
Qatar	Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani	Successor must be elected.	Deputy Emir Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani	Half-brother
Spain	King Felipe VI	The king has no sons.	Leonor, Princess of Asturias	Eldest daughter
Eswatini	King Mswati III	Successor must be elected.	None
Thailand	King Rama X	The king has several children, but none named as crown prince.	Dipangkorn Rasmijoti	Legitimate son
Vatican City	Pope Francis	Successor must be elected.	None

Notes[]

^ Prince Charles was also heir to the following thrones before they became republics: Ceylon, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Union of South Africa, Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda^{[citation needed]}
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[1] Prince Charles was also heir to the following thrones before they became republics: Ceylon, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Union of South Africa, Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda^{[citation needed]}

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hide v t Current heirs of sovereign monarchies
Africa	None (elected) Lerotholi Seeiso Moulay Hassan
Americas	Charles
Asia	Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck Al-Muhtadee Billah None (elected) Fumihito Hussein bin Abdullah Mishal Al-Ahmad Nazrin Shah/Ibrahim Ismail (de facto, elected) Theyazin bin Haitham Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa (de facto) Mohammed bin Salman Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Mohamed bin Zayed (de facto, currently regent)
Europe	None (appointed by the pope and elected by France) Elisabeth Frederik Alois (currently regent) Guillaume Jacques Catharina-Amalia Haakon Leonor Victoria Charles None (elected)
Oceania	Charles Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
See also: Current monarchs of sovereign states