List of All Current Monarchies Around the World 👑
Naruhito became the Emperor of Japan on 1 May 2019. following the abdication of his father Akihito. Naruhito is the 126th monarch of the Tenno dynasty, the oldest reigning dynasty in the world. Of all the current monarchies only four have absolute power.
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Country | Monarch 👑 | Title/s | Ruler | Monarchy type[1] | Born | Crowned | Marital Status / Notes |
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🇦🇩 Andorra | Andorra is ruled by 2 Co-princes:
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Prince of Andorra. | Prince | Co-principality monarchy | 1949 1954 |
2003 2012 |
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🇧🇭 Bahrain | Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa | 1st King of Bahrain | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1950 | 2002 |
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🇧🇪 Belgium | Philippe Léopold Louis Marie | King of Belgium | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1960 | 2013 | Philippe Léopold Louis Marie married Queen Matilda (born Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz in 1973) in 1999. |
🇧🇹 Bhutan | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan | Dragon King | Constitutional monarchy | 1980 | 2006 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema (born 1990) in 2011. |
🇧🇳 Brunei | Haji Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan of Brunei | Sultan | Constitutional monarchy | 1946 | 1967 | Haji Hassanal Bolkiah married Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha (born 1946) in 1965. He was also married to Hajah Mariam (1982-2003) and Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim (2005-2010). |
🇰🇭 Cambodia | Norodom Sihamoni | King of Cambodia | King | Elective constitutional monarchy | 1953 | 2004 | Norodom Sihamoni is unmarried. |
🇩🇰 Denmark | Margrethe II of Denmark | Queen of Denmark | Queen | Constitutional monarchy | 1940 | 1972 | Margrethe II of Denmark married Prince Henri de Laborde de Monpezat in 1967 (1934-2018). They had two sons together. |
🇸🇿 Eswatini (Swaziland) | Mswati III | King of Eswatini | King | Absolute monarchy | 1968 | 1986 | Born Makhosetive Dlamini, Mswati III, King of Eswatini, has 15 concurrent wives and 35 children. 1 of 4 absolute monarchies. |
🇯🇵 Japan | Naruhito | 126th Tenno | Emperor | Constitutional monarchy | 1960 | 2019 | Emperor Naruhito married Empress Masako Owada (born 1963) in 1993. They have one daughter together. |
🇯🇴 Jordan | Abdullah II of Jordan | King of Jordan | King. | Constitutional monarchy | 1962 | 1999 | King Abdullah II of Jordan married Queen Rania Al-Yassin (born 1970) in 1993. They have two sons and two daughters together. |
🇰🇼 Kuwait | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Emir of Kuwait | Emir | Constitutional monarchy | 1937 | 2020 | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the 16th Emir of Kuwait, is married to Sharifa Sulaiman Al-Jassim. They have four sons Ahmad, Faisal, Abdullah, Salem and a daughter Sheikha. |
🇱🇸 Lesotho | Letsie III of Lesotho (born David Mohato Bereng Seeiso) | King of Lesotho | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1963 | 1996 | King Letsie III of Lesotho married Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso (born 1976) in 1990. They have two daughters and one son together. |
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein | Prince (Fürst) of Liechtenstein. | Prince | Constitutional monarchy | 1945 | 1989 | Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein married Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (born 1940) in 1967. They have found children, three sons and one daughter. |
🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume | Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Grand Duke | Constitutional monarchy | 1955 | 2000 | Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume married to María Teresa Mestre y Batista (born 1956) in 1981. They have five children, four sons and one daughter. |
🇲🇾 Malaysia | Sallehuddin of Kedah | Sultan of Kedah | Sultan | Federal constitutional monarchy | 1942 | 2017 | Sallehuddin of Kedah is married to Sultanah Maliha binti Tengku Ariff. |
🇲🇨 Monaco | Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi | Albert II, Prince of Monaco | Prince | Constitutional monarchy | 1958 | 2005 | Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi married Charlene Wittstock (born 1978) in 2011. |
🇲🇦 Morocco | Mohammed VI | King of Morocco | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1963 | 1999 | Mohammed VI married Princess Lalla Salma (born 1978) in 2002. |
🇳🇱 Netherlands | Willem Alexander | King of the Netherlands | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1967 | 2013 | Willem Alexander married Princess Maxima (born 1971) in 2002. |
🇳🇴 Norway | Harald V | King of Norway | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1991 | 1991 | Harald V married Sonja Haraldsen (born 1937) in 1968. |
🇴🇲 Oman | Haitham bin Tariq | Sultan of Oman | Sultan | Absolute monarchy | 1954 | 2020 | Haitham bin Tariq is married to Ahad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Busaidiyah and has two sons and two daughters. Haitham bin Tariq became Sultan of Oman on 11 January 2020 following the death of his cousin Qaboos bin Said al Said on 10 January 2020. 1 of 4 absolute current monarchies. |
🇶🇦 Qatar | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Emir of Qatar | Emir | Constitutional monarchy | 1980 | 2013 |
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | King of Saudi Arabia | King | Absolute monarchy | 1935 | 2015 |
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🇪🇸 Spain | Felipe VI Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos | King of Spain | King | Parliamentary monarchy | 1968 | 2014 | Felipe VI married Letizia, Princess of Asturias (born 1972) in 2004. |
🇸🇪 Sweden | Carl XVI Gustaf | King of Sweden | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1946 | 1973 | Carl XVI Gustaf married Silvia Sommerlath (born 1943) in 1976. |
🇹🇭 Thailand | Maha Vajiralongkorn | Rama X of Thailand | Rama | Constitutional monarchy | 1952 | 2016 |
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🇹🇴 Tonga | ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI | King Tupou VI of Tonga | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1959 | 2006 | ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI married Nanasipauʻu Vaea (born 1954) in 1982. They have three children, two sons and one daughter. |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan / MBZ |
UAE President and Emir of Abu Dhabi | Emir | Absolute monarchy | 1961 | 2022 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan married Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan in 1981. They have ten children, four sons; Khaled, Theyab, Hamdan and Zayed, and six daughters; Mariam, Shamsa, Fatima and Shamma, Amina (adopted) and Salha (adopted). The UAE is one of four absolute current monarchies. |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (UK) | Charles III | King of the United Kingdom | King | Constitutional monarchy | 1948 | TBC | King Charles III married Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981. They had two children: William born 1982 and Henry, known as Harry, born 1984. |
🇻🇦 Vatican City / Holy See | Jorge Mario Bergoglio | Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome | Pope | Absolute elective monarchy. | 1936 | 2013 | The Vatican is an absolute elective monarchy ruled by an elected monarch. |
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Notes: [1] In an absolute monarchy the ruler has absolute power and often little or no opposition. In a constitutional monarchy the hereditary or elected monarch is recognized as the official head of state, usually with far fewer powers.
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