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A pretender is one who maintains or is able to maintain a claim that they are entitled to a position of honor or rank, which may be occupied by an incumbent (usually more recognized), or whose powers may currently be exercised by another person or authority. Most often, it refers to a former monarch, or descendant thereof, whose throne is occupied, is claimed by a rival, or has been abolished. In some cases, including this article, the term claimant is preferred. Here's a list. (NOTE: Not all claimants need to be active, or even have supporters. As long as they have a claim, they're welcome in this list)

Portrait Name & Title Nationality
Country of Claim
Arms House/Dynasty
Prince Amadeo of Belgium Richard V

King of Scotland

Flag of Great Britain without Scotland (vector) English
Flag of Scotland Scottish
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scotland) Hanover
Charles V of Scotland Charles V

King of Scotland

Flag of Scotland Scottish Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland House of Fitz-James Stuart
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Duarte Pio

Rei de Portugal

Portugal flag Differently Portuguese
(Miguelist)
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910) Bragança
Louis XX Alfonso XV
Rei de España
Portugal flag Differently Portuguese
Flag of Cross of Burgundy Spanish
(Carlist)
Royal flag of France during the Bourbon Restoration French
(Legitimist)
Royal Greater Coat of Arms of Spain (1761-1868 and 1874-1931) Version with Golden Fleece and Order of Charles III Collars Bourbon-Anjou

Borbón-Anjou

Louis XX

Roi de France

Grand Royal Coat of Arms of France
Jean d'Orléans Jean IV

Roi des Français

Flag of France (1794–1958) French
(Orleanist)
French 1 CoA (Nat. 1848) Orléans
AimoneSavoiaAosta20112020 Aimone II

Roi de France

Flag of France (1871-1918) (Differently) French
(Savoyist)
French Savoy Savoie-Aoste
A116050A-474F-485C-AED1-EFA78DD2D24F Napoléon VII

Empereur des Français

Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958) French
(Bonapartist)
Imperial Coat of Arms of France (1804-1815) Bonaparte
Image (1010) Prince Louise-Eugénie Bonaparte VI
König von Westfalen
Flagge Königreich Württemberg Württemberg

(Bonapartist)

Fashion-shot-young-man-wearing-suit-sitting-12558555 Joseph Napoleon
Monarca de España
Spain flag Differently Spanish

(Bonapartist)

Azerbaijan-girls Princess Louise Bonaparte

Monarch van Holland

Netherlands flag Differently Dutch (Bonapartist)
Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt Fawzia

Queen of Mauretania

Berber flag Mauretanian
Tifinagh Letter Yaz
Lagidai-Volubilis
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Africa Forum Summit 2015 (cropped) Mohammed

سلطان موريتانيا

(sultan muritania)

73x73 سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين
(Alawi dynasty)
Adrian Philip Adrian I

King of Warrenia

Flag of Warrenia Warrenian
Coat of Arms of Botswana
Orleans
Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide Maximilian I

Emperador de México

Danubia flag Differently Danubian
Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano Mexican
Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano
Götzen-Iturbide
Nicholas III Differently Nicholas III
Император Всероссийский
Imperator Vserossiyskiy
Flag of the Russian Empire (black-yellow-white) Russian
Russian tsardom coat of arms
Гольштейн-Готторп-Романовской
(Gol'shteyn-Gottorp-Romanovskoy)
D0e1f39ad28b98bcfcc4f881c487eab1 Grand Duchess Maria Vladimora

Император Всероссийский
Imperator Vserossiyskiy

1953 Alexis Prince Alexis Andreevich Romanov

Император Всероссийский
Imperator Vserossiyskiy

Franz, Duke of Bavaria Francis II
King of the United Kingdom
Flag of the German Empire German
Flag of the United Kingdom British
(Jacobite)
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Wittelsbach
Prince Nikolas of Greece Bernard II

Koning der Nieuw Holland

Netherlands flag Differently Dutch
New Holland flag Differently New Hollander
Gratis-png-escudo-de-armas-de-los-paises-bajos-batavia-removebg-preview Oranje-Glücksburg
P1162866 gross.jpg Aleksandr
Ксѭжѧ варшавски
Książę warszawski
Flag of the German Empire German
Flag of the Duchy of Warsaw Polish
Grand Coat of Arms of Duchy of Warsaw
Sasko-Gessapski
PicsArt 08-17-03.21.58 (1) Phillip Radziwiłł

Król Polski

Flag of the Duchy of Warsaw Polish POL COA Radziwiłł Książę Ia Royal House of Radziwiłł
9e28c5cc239de9dcf41eb811bd038f6a Prince Inigo

Lietuvos karalius

Lithuania flag Differently Lithuanian Grand Ducal Coat of Arms of Lithuania Urach
Unnamed (202) Ernst-Johann Biron

Herzog von Kurland

Latvia flag Differently Latvia Biron COA Biron
Constantine greece Constantine, Prince of Finland

Suomen kuningas

Finland flag Differently Finnish Kingdom of finland by fenn o manic-d8n64b3 Glücksburg
DOM PEDRO CARLOS DE ORLEANS E BRAGANÇA CHEFE DA CASA IMPERIAL DO BRASIL Pedro III
Imperador do Brasil
Flag of Brazil (1870–1889) Brazilian
Coat of arms of the Empire of Brazil
Orléans e Bragança
B958f76477963a40d701f58c7969d04511177a49 Isabella Antoinette

Monarca de Araucania y Patagonia

Monarque d'Araucanie et de Patagonie

Chile flag Differently Chile Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia Royal House fo Tounens

Casa Real de Tounens

Royal House of Touens

Shaheer II, Sultan of Adal Shaheer II
سلطان عدل
(Sultan e'Adal)
Djibouti Flag - Alawite Djiboutian
Emblem of the African Union
والاسهما
(Walashma)
Sultan Ghalib II Ghalib II bin Awadh al-Qu'aiti

سلطان عدن

sultan eadn

Arabia flag Differently Arabia Coat of Arms of the Federation of South Arabia سلالة القعيطي

(Qu'aiti Dynasty)

Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr Hamidaddin Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr

الإمام - ملك اليمن

al'iimam - malik alyaman

Coat of arms of the kingdom of Yemen (1956-1962) سلالة رشيد

(Rassid Dynasty)

Secretary Pompeo Meets with the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (49565463757) (cropped) Haitham bin Tariq

سلطان عمان

sultan eaman

Coat of Arms of Qaboos of Oman (Order of Isabella the Catholic) بيت البوسعيد

(House of Busaid)

Jin Yuzhang Jin Yuzhang
大清皇帝
(Dà Qīng Huángdì)
Manchuria flag Differently Manchurian
Flag of the Qing dynasty (1889-1912) Chinese
Seal of Qing dynasty
ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ
(Aisin Gioro)
Abdullah II Aristobulus II
የሶርያ ንጉስ
(Shagusi)
Syria flag Differently Syrian Syria-emblem ሃሰመይት

(Hasmonean)

Ahmad Shah Khan (cropped) Ahmad Shah
له کابل څخه د پارس پاچا
(Laah Kabul Sakha da Paaraas Paacha)
Flag of East Persia (Differently) East Persian
Coat of arms of Iran, Qajar Dynasty (1907-1925)
بارکزی

(Barakzai)

Lt-gen-vk-singh-goc-in-c-eastern-command Rahmatullah Ali Shah

له کابل څخه د پارس پاچا

(Laah Kabul Sakha da Paaraas Paacha)

Mamoru-sh Mamoru Shō
るーちゅーくくをー
(Rūchū Kukuwō)
Flag of Japan Japanese
Flag of Ryukyu Ryukyuan
Hidari mitsudomoe
しょー
(Shō)
Tsunari Tokugawa Tsunenari
しょうぐん
(Shōgun)
Flag of the Tokugawa Shogunate Japanese
Tokugawa family crest
とくがわ
(Tokugawa)
GeorgesVinhSan Guy Georges Vĩnh San

皇帝
Hoàng Đế

Second flag of the Nguyen Dynasty Vietnamese Pennon of the Nguyễn dynasty
(Nguyễn)
Royal Heirs To The Hawaiian Kingdom The House of Kawananakoa, 2013 King Kamehemeha Parade, crop Quentin Kawānanakoa

Aliʻi o Hawaii

Flag of Hawaii Hawaiian Hawaii Coat of Arms Hale Ali'i o Kawānanakoa

(Royal House of Kawānanakoa)

Steve Teruya - Aloha (2021) (2) David Kawānanakoa II

Aliʻi o Hawaii

Bahadur Jah, Prince of Delhi Prince Bahadur Jah Zafar
दिल्ली के सुल्तान
dillee ke sultaan
Ganges flag Differently Ganges Mughal Coat of Arms मुगल
(Mughal Dynasty)
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दिल्ली के सुल्तान
dillee ke sultaan

Rrobert II Rob Kardashian

Հայաստանի միապետ

Hayastani miapet

Armenia flag Differently Armenia Coat of arms of Armenia Քարդաշյան

(K’ardashyan)

Darush Hosayn Ayrom Darush Hosayn Ayrom

Azərbaycan şahı

Azerbaijan flag Differently Azerbaijan Emblem of Azerbaijan Hüseyn Ayrom

(House of Ayrom)

29709438 Udayanraje Bhosale
मराठ्यांचे छत्रपती
Marāṭhyān̄cē chatrapatī
Chapora flag Differently Chapora Aum Om navy blue circle coral भोसले

(Bhosale)

Kalahandi bikram 1 Anant Pratap Deo
उड़ीसा के राजा
udeesa ke raaja
Orissa flag Differently Orissan N/A नागा राजवंश
Naga Dynasty
87039385 1310423522475799 4437052983179476992 n Bokassa II

Empereur du Kanem

Kanem flag Differently Kanem Central African Empire Arms Sayfawa dynasty
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ဗမာပြည်ရဲ့ ဘုရင်
bamarpyirae bhurain
Myanmar flag Differently Burmese Coat of arms of the Konbaung dynasty ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်
Konbaung
2b7bc3f9767d41eeac62aa490ad8776d (1) Supayalat

ဗမာပြည်ရဲ့ ဘုရင်
bamarpyirae bhurain

Said Abdusattar Alimi Sayyid Abdusattar Alimi

Buxoro amiri

Uzbekistan flag Differently Uzbekistani Emblem of Afghanistan (1919-1926) Mangudlar sulolasi

(Manghud dynasty)

Abdusalom Azizov (2018-05-22) Sayid Rahim Abdullah

Xiva xoni

Coat of arms of Khiva Xongirod

(Khongirad)

Fuad II of Egypt (1) Fuad II

K‬𐤉‬𐤍‬g 𐤏‬𐤅‬ c𐤀‬𐤓‬𐤕‬𐤇‬𐤀‬g𐤄

King of Carthage

Carthage flag Differently Carthaginian Coat of arms of Kingdom of Egypt H𐤀‬𐤍‬𐤏‬ dy𐤍‬𐤀‬𐤔‬𐤕‬y

(Hanno Dynasty)

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سلطان زنجبار

sultan zanjibar

Tanzania flag Differently Tanzanian Emblem of the Sultanate of Zanzibar بوسعيد

Busaid

Photo 5645 Bashir

قۇمۇل خان

Uyghuristan flag Differently Uyghuristan Unnamed (1111) قۇمۇل خانلىقىنىڭ خان جەمەتى

Royal Family of the Kumul Khanate

Shahbaz Pahlbod, Grand Prince of Goa Shahbaz Pahlbod

ގްރޭންޑް ޑޫކް އޮފް ދަ މޯލްޑިވްސް އެވެ
Grand Duke the Maldives

Maldives flag Differently Maldives CoA Ascomanni ހައުސް އޮފް ޕަހުލްބޮޑް

(House of Pahlbod)

Preview 500 Imaam Maxamed Yuusuf Cali

Imaan ee Hiraab

Somalia flag Differently Somalia Coat of arms of the Somali Army Guriga Boqortooyada Hirabb

(Royal House of Hirabb)

Burhan Boqor Muse, Sultan of Majeerteen Burhan Boqor Muse

Suldaan Majeerteen

Majeerteen Sultanate coa Qoyska Boqortooyada Majeerteen

(Royal Family of Majeerteen)

EuGimd6XAAMbXbz Daud Mahamed

Suldaanka Somaliland

Italian Somaliland COA Reer Isaaq

(Issaq Dynasty)

E325cee6d4fa348a9ad971cedc7843b2 Wangchuk Namgyal

सिक्किमको चोग्याल

Sikkimakō cōgyāla

Nepal flag Differently Nepal Sikkim-arms नामग्याल

(Namgyal)

Kenya-people Fumo `Umar ibn Ahmad II

Mafulme wa Wituland

سلطان ويتولاند

(sultan waytawland)

Kenya flag Differently Kenya N/A البيت الملكي في Wituland

Nyumba ya Kifalme ya Wituland

Royal House of Wituland

Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan (cropped) Mohammad Abdullah Hassan III

Amiir al-Mu'minin oo ka tirsan Boqortooyada Theocratic ee Derwish

Ethiopia flag Differently Ethiopia Umma Islamic Party logo N/A
King Julio Pinedo Julio I

Mfalme wa Kongo

Congo flag Differently Congo Coat of arms of Kongo maji ya pink

Água Rosada

Alfonso IV Alfonso IV

Mfalme wa Kongo

Download (600) Lubosi II Imwiko

Litunga of Barotseland

Zambia flag Differently Zambia Arms of Barotseland (CS) Royal House of Barotseland
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