List of the last monarchs in the Americas

This is a list of last monarchs of the Americas.

North America[]

Nation / territory	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Rule Ceased	Reason	Death	Arms
Barbados		Elizabeth II Queen of Barbados	21 April 1926	30 November 1966	30 November 2021	Constitutional amendment	living
Clipperton Island		Napoleon III Emperor of the French	20 April 1808	2 December 1852	4 September 1870	French defeated at Sedan (Third Republic declared)	9 January 1873
Costa Rica		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Cuba		Alfonso XIII King of Spain (Under the regency of Maria Christina)	17 May 1886		10 December 1898	Spanish–American War (Treaty of Paris)	28 February 1941
Dominica		Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	21 April 1926	6 February 1952	3 November 1978	Granted independence by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	living
Dominican Republic		Napoleon I Emperor of the French	15 August 1769	20 March 1804	2 May 1808	Return to Spain following Peninsular War	5 May 1821
		Isabella II Queen of Spain	10 October 1830	1861	1865	Spain's defeat in Dominican Restoration War	10 April 1904
El Salvador		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Gonâve		Ti Memenne of La Gonâve Queen of La Gonâve
Gonâve		Faustin II King of La Gonâve	November 1896	18 July 1926	1929	Return to the Haiti	8 October 1945
Guadeloupe		Napoleon III Emperor of the French	20 April 1808	2 December 1852	4 September 1870	French defeated at Sedan (Third Republic declared)	9 January 1873
Guatemala		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Haiti		Faustin I Emperor of Haïti	1782	26 August 1849	15 January 1859	Revolution Abdication Republic declared	6 August 1867
Martinique		Napoleon III Emperor of the French	20 April 1808	2 December 1852	4 September 1870	French defeated at Sedan (Third Republic declared)	9 January 1873
Mexico		Cuauhtémoc Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan Emperor of the Aztecs	1502	1520	13 August 1521	Surrendered to the Spaniards Tortured to death Puppet rulers installed	1525
		Cacamatzin Tlatoani of Texcoco	1483	1515	1520	Murdered by the Spaniards Puppet rulers installed	1520
		Itzquauhtzin Tlatoani of Tlacateotl	unknown	1475
		Nanacacipactzin Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan Spanish Governor of San Juan Tenochtitlan	unknown	30 September 1563	27 December 1565	Death Ceased to exist	27 December 1565
		Tlahuitoltzin Tlatoani of Texcoco Spanish Governor of Texcoco	unknown	1540	1546	Abdication	?
		Oquiztzin Tlatoani of Tlacateotl Spanish Governor of Governor of Tlacateotl	unknown	1567	1579	Abdication	?
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
		Maximilian I Emperor of Mexico	6 July 1832	10 April 1864	15 May 1867	Executed by Republicans (Republic declared)	19 June 1867
Nicaragua		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Panama		Ferdinand VII King of Spain	14 October 1784	11 December 1813	28 November 1821	Panamanian Independence	29 September 1833
Saint Barthélemy		Oscar II King of Sweden and Norway	21 January 1829	18 September 1872	16 March 1878	Sold to the French Republic	8 December 1907
Saint Martin		Napoleon III Emperor of the French	20 April 1808	2 December 1852	4 September 1870	French defeated at Sedan (Third Republic declared)	9 January 1873
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Trinidad and Tobago		Elizabeth II Queen of Trinidad and Tobago	21 April 1926	31 August 1962	1 August 1976	Republican constitution adopted	living
Nation / territory	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Rule Ceased	Reason	Death	Arms

United States[]

The Native American hereditary leaders during this time are not included. Those that are listed as former monarchs of what is now the continental United States were heads of European seated monarchies (or Mexican monarchs, such as Agustín I of Mexico and Maximilian I of Mexico) and themselves never set foot on American soil. Others were indigenous monarchs, such as Malietoa Tanumafili I, Tuʻi Manuʻa Elisala and Liliuokalani of Hawaii; The last monarch of each state and territory may not be the last colonial ruler (i.e. Louis XV is the last French monarch of Louisiana, but Napoleon Bonaparte, prior to becoming Emperor, was the last ruler of Louisiana). Also their end of reign may not be how the US acquired these states. One state can have more than one last monarch, since each state may have been the product of many different acquisitions by the United States. Different claims of a foreign country are taken into account.

By states[]

State	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Rule Ceased	Reason	Death	Arms
Alabama		George III King of Great Britain and Ireland	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
Alaska		Alexander II Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias	29 April 1818	3 March 1855	30 March 1867	Alaska Purchase	13 March 1881
Arizona		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Arkansas		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
California		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
		Nicholas I Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias	6 July 1796	1 December 1825	1841	Fort Ross sold to John Sutter	2 March 1855
Colorado		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Connecticut		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Delaware
Florida		Ferdinand VII King of Spain	14 October 1784	11 December 1813	22 February 1821	Adams–Onís Treaty	29 September 1833
Georgia		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Hawaii		Liliuokalani Queen of the Hawaiian Islands	2 September 1838	29 January 1891	17 January 1893	Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom	11 November 1917
Idaho		Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom	24 May 1819	20 June 1837	15 June 1846	Oregon Treaty	22 January 1901
Illinois		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Indiana
Iowa		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
Kansas		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Kentucky		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Louisiana		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Maine		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
		Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom	24 May 1819	20 June 1837	29 August 1842	Aroostook War (Webster-Ashburton Treaty)	22 January 1901
Maryland		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		George III King of United Kingdom (under the )	4 June 1738	5 January 1811	20 October 1818	Treaty of 1818	29 January 1820
		George IV Prince Regent	12 August 1762				26 June 1830
Mississippi		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
Missouri		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
Montana		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom	24 May 1819	20 June 1837	15 June 1846	Oregon Treaty	22 January 1901
Nebraska		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
Nevada		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
New Hampshire		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
New Jersey
New Mexico		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
New York		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
North Carolina
North Dakota		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		George III King of United Kingdom (under the Regency Act of 1811)	4 June 1738	5 January 1811	20 October 1818	Treaty of 1818	29 January 1820
		George IV Prince Regent	12 August 1762				26 June 1830
Ohio		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Oklahoma		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Oregon		Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom	24 May 1819	20 June 1837	15 June 1846	Oregon Treaty	22 January 1901
Pennsylvania		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
Tennessee		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Texas		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Utah		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
Vermont		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Virginia
Washington		Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom	24 May 1819	20 June 1837	15 June 1846	Oregon Treaty	22 January 1901
West Virginia		George III King of Great Britain	4 June 1738	25 October 1760	14 January 1784	American Revolution (Treaty of Paris)	29 January 1820
Wisconsin
Wyoming		Louis XV King of France and Navarre	15 February 1710	1 September 1715	13 November 1762	French and Indian War (Treaty of Fontainebleau)	10 May 1774
		Charles IV King of Spain	11 November 1748	14 December 1788	30 November 1803	Return to the French Republic (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso)	20 January 1819
		Augustine I Emperor of Mexico	27 September 1783	19 May 1822	19 March 1823	Abdication (Republic declared)	19 July 1824
		Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom	24 May 1819	20 June 1837	15 June 1846	Oregon Treaty	22 January 1901
State	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Ruled until	Reason	Death	Arms

By territories[]

Territory	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Rule Ceased	Reason	Death	Arms
Navassa Island		Faustin I Emperor of Haïti	1782	26 August 1849	15 January 1859	Revolution Abdication Republic declared	6 August 1867
Puerto Rico		Alfonso XIII King of Spain (Under the regency of Maria Christina)	17 May 1886		10 December 1898	Spanish–American War (Treaty of Paris) Ratified 6 February 1899	28 February 1941
Danish Virgin Islands		Christian X King of Denmark	26 September 1870	14 May 1912	31 March 1917	Sold to the U.S. in the face of World War I	20 April 1947
British Virgin Islands		Oscar II King of Sweden and Norway	21 January 1829	18 July 1873	26 October 1905	Returned to the U.K. in the face of dissolution	8 December 1907
Territory	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Ruled until	Reason	Death	Arms

South America[]

Nation	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Rule Ceased	Reason	Death	Arms
Argentina		Atahualpa Sapa Inca	Quito	1532	26 July 1533	Execution by Spaniards	29 August 1533
		Ferdinand VII King of Spain	14 October 1784	11 December 1813	9 July 1816	Independence from Spain	29 September 1833
Bolivia		Atahualpa Sapa Inca	unknown	1532	26 July 1533	Execution by Spaniards	29 August 1533
		Ferdinand VII King of Spain	14 October 1784	11 December 1813	6 August 1825	Independence from Spain	29 September 1833
Brazil		Pedro II Emperor of Brazil	2 December 1825	7 April 1831	15 November 1889	Military coup d'état overthrew the Empire of Brazil Imperial Family went into exile (Republic declared)	5 December 1891
Chile		Atahualpa Sapa Inca	unknown	1532	26 July 1533	Execution by Spaniards	29 August 1533
		Ferdinand VII King of Spain	14 October 1784	11 December 1813	12 February 1818	Independence from Spain	29 September 1833
		Antonio I King of Araucania and Patagonia (self-proclaimed)	12 May 1825	17 November 1860	5 January 1862	Arrested by Chilean forces and sent to a madhouse	17 September 1878
		José Santos Quilapán Ñidol Longko (Chief of Araucanía)	?	1861	1871	Quilapán signs Treaty of Peace Araucanía is Annexed	1875
		Kai Mako'i 'Iti, Ariki Mau (King of Rapanui)	?	?	1863	Devastation of island by Peruvian slavers Died as slave	1863 ?
		Atamu Tekena[1] Ariki Mau (King of Rapanui)	~1850	1883	9 September 1888	Atamu signs Treaty of Annexation Easter Island is Annexed	August 1892
		Simeon Riro Rokoroko He Tau Ariki Mau (King of Rapanui)	?	1892	1899	Assassination in Chile	1899
		María Angata Veri Tahi ʻa Pengo Hare Koho Rapanui Christian catechist	~1853	June 1914	August 1914	Led failed rebellion Died of old age	December 1914
Colombia		Atahualpa Sapa Inca	unknown	1532	26 July 1533	Execution by Spaniards	29 August 1533
		Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain	7 January 1768	6 June 1808	20 July 1810	Independence from Spain	28 July 1844
Ecuador		Atahualpa Sapa Inca	unknown	1532	26 July 1533	Execution by Spaniards	29 August 1533
		Ferdinand VII King of Spain	14 October 1784	11 December 1813	24 May 1822	Independence from Spain	29 September 1833
French Guiana		Napoleon III Emperor of the French	20 April 1808	2 December 1852	4 September 1870	French defeated at Sedan (Third Republic declared)	9 January 1873
		Pedro II Emperor of Brazil	2 December 1825	7 April 1831	15 November 1889	Independent state formed in 1886	5 December 1891
Guyana		Elizabeth II Queen of Guyana	21 April 1926	26 May 1966	23 May 1970	Republican constitution adopted	living
Paraguay		Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain	7 January 1768	6 June 1808	15 May 1811	Independence from Spain	28 July 1844
Peru		Atahualpa Sapa Inca	unknown	1532	26 July 1533	Execution by Spaniards	29 August 1533
		Túpac Amaru Sapa Inca	unknown	1571	1572	Execution by Spaniards Destruction of the last remnant of the Inca Empire	24 September 1572
		Ferdinand VII King of Spain	14 October 1784	11 December 1813	28 July 1821	Independence from Spain	29 September 1833
Suriname		Juliana Queen of the Netherlands	30 April 1909	6 September 1948	25 November 1975	Independence from the Netherlands	20 March 2004
Uruguay		Pedro I Emperor of Brazil	12 October 1798	12 October 1822	28 August 1828	Brazil recognize Cisplatina's Independence Cisplatine War Treaty of Montevideo	24 September 1834
Venezuela		Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain	7 January 1768	6 June 1808	5 July 1811	Independence from Spain	28 July 1844
Nation	Picture	Name	Birth	Ruled from	Rule Ceased	Reason	Death	Arms

See also[]

• Monarchies in the Americas
• List of the last monarchs in Europe
• Emperor Norton

References[]