Many of the world's monarchies were destroyed in the Doomsday event. However, the idea of monarchy remains alive and relevant today. Surviving monarchs in many countries led their nations' rebuilding. In other places, dynasties were founded or restored as part of the process of creating new national identities. Monarchies are most numerous, as they were before the war, in Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, although Central Asia is home to several, and there are two in the Caribbean and a few in Africa, the Pacific, and North America. This page lists known monarchs around the world.
Country
Style
Name
Portrait
Accession
House
Consort
Notes
Aceh
His Majesty
Sultan Hosein
Oct. 1985
Tiro
Andorra
His Excellency
Prince (Bishop) unknown incumbent
n/a
n/a
Bishop of Urgell and Prince of Andorra
Aralia
His Highness
Khan Abdul Rahim
1 Dec. 1983
Powers limited under 2010 treaty with USSR
Bhutan
His Majesty
King Jingme Khesar
Wangchuck
Bopedi
His Majesty
King Victor Thulare III
2013
Maroteng
Brunei & Sarawak
His Majesty
Sultan Hassanal
1 Aug. 1968
Bolkiah
Saleha, Mariam, & Mazhar
Buganda
His Majesty
Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II
House of Buganda
Bukhara
Her Royal Highness
Emir Shukria Raad Alimi
November 14, 2010
Manghit Dynasty
Cocos Islands
Mr.
King John George
6 Apr. 2010
Clunies-Ross
Ruled as Regent 2000-2010
Cyrenaica
His Majesty
Mohammed El Senussi
1988
Senussi
Denmark
Her Majesty
Queen Margrethe II
14 Jan. 1972
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Henri
In a personal union with Greenland through Rigsfællesskabet.
Dominion of South Africa
His Majesty
King William V
28 March 2015
Mountbatten-Windsor
Sibusisiwe Zulu
Heir to the Btritish throne
Faroe Islands
Her Majesty
Queen Margrethe II
14 Jan. 1972
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Henri
In a personal union with Denmark through Rigsfællesskabet.
Greenland
Her Majesty
Queen Margrethe II
14 Jan. 1972
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Henri
In a personal union with Denmark through Rigsfællesskabet.
Hawaii
His Majesty
King Andrew
20 Jan. 1996
Kawānanakoa
Japan
His Imperial Majesty
Emperor Yoshihisa Nakashima
September 23rd, 2011
Yamato
Came to power following a long regency after Doomsday
Jordan
His Majesty
King Abdullah II
February 7th, 1999
Hashemite
Khiva
His Majesty
Khan Sayid Abdullah II
Early 1986
Qungrat Dynasty (claimed)
Kokand
His Majesty
Khan Nasr
Early 1991
Timurid Dynasty (claimed)
Liechtenstein
His Serene Highness
Prince Hans-Adam II
Liechtenstein
Marie
Canton of Alpine Confederation with monarchial government; son Alois rules as Regent
Luxembourg
His Royal Highness
Grand Duke Henri
1987
Nassau-Weilburg
Monaco
His Majesty
King Albert II
2005
Grimaldi
Morocco
His Majesty
King Moulay Hicham
1983
Alaouite
Nepal
His Royal Majesty
King Birendra
31 January 1972
Shah
Aiswarya
Netherlands Antilles
Her Majesty
Queen Juliana II
2005
Orange-Nassau
Heir to Dutch throne
Niue
His Majesty
Paku-iti (King) Atapana
2020
Siakimotu
Loseligi
Elected monarch with a term of 15 years
Northumbria
Her Majesty
Queen Zara
2011 (Cleveland), 2015 (Northumberland)
Percy
George Dominic
Norway
His Majesty
King Harald V
Nov. 30 1992
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Sonja
Prussia
His Majesty
King Georg
2011
Hohenzollern
San Joaquin
His Majesty
Devin I
August 13th, 1995
Nunes
Elizabeth
Sweden
His Majesty
King Carl XVI Gustaf
15 Sept. 1973
Bernadotte
Silvia
Tibet
His Holiness
Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso
17 Nov. 1950
n/a
n/a
Removed in 1959, restored in 1984
Tonga
His Majesty
King Siaosi (George) V
Tupou
Trabzon
His Imperial Majesty
Emperor Altan Sahin
1987
n/a
n/a
Turkey
His Imperial Majesty
Sultan Bayezid Osman
September 23, 2009
Osman
Vatican
His Holiness
Pope Anthony I
May 12th, 1999
n/a
n/a
Victoria
His Majesty
King William V
28 March 2015
Mountbatten-Windsor
Sibusisiwe Zulu
Represented by Lt Governor Adrian McLellan
Waldeck-Hesse
His Serene Highness
Landgrave Wittekind Adolf
30 November 1967/October 15, 1983
Waldeck and Pyrmont
Mafalda Margarethe
Title inherited 1967, position gained 1983
Yukon
His Majesty
King William V
28 March 2015
Mountbatten-Windsor
Sibusisiwe Zulu
Represented by Viceroy Larry Bagnell
Vacant thrones [ ]
A few countries have kept a monarchial form of government for constitutional reasons, but have not had an actual monarch for many years due to the lack of a suitable heir.
Country
Nominal Head of State
House
Monarch's representative
Portrait
Inauguration
Notes
Spain
King of Spain
Bourbon
Tripartite Regency
Undecided
See also [ ]