List of hereditary monarchies
A hereditary monarchy is the most common style of monarchy and is the form that is used by almost all of the world's existing monarchies.
Under a hereditary monarchy, all the monarchs come from the same family, and the crown is passed down from one member to another member of the family. The hereditary system has the advantages of stability, continuity and predictability, as well as the internal stabilizing factors of family affection and loyalty.
The following list is a list of hereditary monarchies and their current (as of 2019) monarchs.
NOTE: The table comprises some sovereign monarchs of the world today, but is incomplete.
Monarchies of sovereign states[]
Africa[]
Kingdom of Eswatini - Mswati III
Kingdom of Lesotho - Letsie III
Kingdom of Morocco - Mohammed VI
Americas[]
Antigua and Barbuda - Elizabeth II
The Bahamas - Elizabeth II
Barbados - Elizabeth II
Belize - Elizabeth II
Canada - Elizabeth II
Grenada - Elizabeth II
Jamaica - Elizabeth II
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Elizabeth II
Saint Lucia - Elizabeth II
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Elizabeth II
Asia[]
Kingdom of Bhutan - Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk
Sultanate of Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah
Kingdom of Cambodia - Norodom Sihamoni
Japan - Naruhito
Kingdom of Thailand - Maha Vajiralongkorn
Europe[]
Kingdom of Belgium – Philippe, King of the Belgians
Kingdom of Denmark – Margrethe II of Denmark
Principality of Liechtenstein – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Principality of Monaco – Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Kingdom of the Netherlands – Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Kingdom of Norway – Harald V of Norway
Kingdom of Spain – Felipe VI of Spain
Kingdom of Sweden – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Elizabeth II
West Asia[]
Kingdom of Bahrain - His Majesty King Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, King of Bahrain
Kingdom of Jordan - His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein, King of Jordan
State of Kuwait - His Highness Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
Sultanate of Oman - His Majesty Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan of Oman
State of Qatar - , Emir of Qatar
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Salman of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates - His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, Emir of Abu Dhabi
Oceania[]
Commonwealth of Australia - Elizabeth II
Realm of New Zealand - Elizabeth II
Papua New Guinea - Elizabeth II
Solomon Islands - Elizabeth II
Kingdom of Tonga - Tupou VI
Tuvalu - Elizabeth II
Sub-national monarchies[]
Africa[]
Ghana[]
Nigeria[]
- Kingdom of Benin - Ewuare II
- Kingdom of Ile-Ife - Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Kano Emirate - Muhammadu Sanusi II
- Kingdom of Onitsha - Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe
- Kingdom of Oyo - Lamidi Adeyemi III
Sultanate of Sokoto - Sa'adu Abubakar
South Africa[]
- King of the Zulus - Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Uganda[]
Kingdom of Buganda - Muwenda Mutebi II, Kabaka of Buganda
Kingdom of Bunyoro - Solomon Iguru I, Omukama of Bunyoro
Kingdom of Busoga - William Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV, Kyabazinga of Busoga
Kingdom of Rwenzururu - Irema-Ngoma I, Omusinga of Rwenzururu
Kingdom of Toro - Rukidi IV, Omukama of Toro
Asia[]
Indonesia[]
Sunanate of Surakarta - Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII
Sultanate of Yogyakarta - Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta
Malaysia[]
Sultanate of Johor - Ibrahim Ismail of Johor
Sultanate of Kedah - Sallehuddin of Kedah
Sultanate of Kelantan - Muhammad V of Kelantan
Sultanate of Pahang - Abdullah of Pahang
Sultanate of Perak - Nazrin Shah of Perak
Kingdom of Perlis - Sirajuddin of Perlis
Sultanate of Selangor - Sharafuddin of Selangor
Sultanate of Terengganu - Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
United Arab Emirates[]
Emirate of Abu Dhabi - His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi
Emirate of Ajman - His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Emir of Ajman
Emirate of Dubai - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai
Emirate of Fujairah - His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Emir of Fujairah
Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah - His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah
Emirate of Sharjah - His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Emir of Sharjah
Emirate of Umm al-Quwain - His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
See also[]
Categories:
- Feudalism
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- Political systems
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