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 2024[update]) monarchs.
Monarchies of sovereign states
[edit]Africa
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Americas
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Antigua and Barbuda – Charles III
The Bahamas – Charles III
Belize – Charles III
Canada – Charles III
Grenada – Charles III
Jamaica – Charles III
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Charles III
Saint Lucia – Charles III
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Charles III
Asia
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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
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Kingdom of Belgium – Philippe
Kingdom of Denmark – Frederik X
Principality of Liechtenstein – Hans-Adam II
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Henri
Principality of Monaco – Albert II
Kingdom of the Netherlands – Willem-Alexander
Kingdom of Norway – Harald V
Kingdom of Spain – Felipe VI
Kingdom of Sweden – Carl XVI
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Charles III
West Asia
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Kingdom of Bahrain – Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
Kingdom of Jordan – Abdullah II of Jordan
State of Kuwait – Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sultanate of Oman – Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
State of Qatar – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Salman of Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates – Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Oceania
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Commonwealth of Australia – Charles III
Realm of New Zealand – Charles III
Papua New Guinea – Charles III
Solomon Islands – Charles III
Kingdom of Tonga – Tupou VI
Tuvalu – Charles III
Sub-national monarchies
[edit]Africa
[edit]Côte d'Ivoire
[edit]Ghana
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Nigeria
[edit]- 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
[edit]Uganda
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Kingdom of Buganda – Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
Kingdom of Bunyoro – Solomon Iguru I
Kingdom of Busoga – William Gabula
Kingdom of Rwenzururu – Charles Mumbere
Kingdom of Toro – Rukidi IV of Tooro
Asia
[edit]Indonesia
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Sunanate of Surakarta – Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII
Sultanate of Yogyakarta – Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta
Malaysia
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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
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Emirate of Abu Dhabi – Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Emirate of Ajman – Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III
Emirate of Dubai – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum- Emirate of Fujairah – Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah – Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi- Emirate of Sharjah – Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
Emirate of Umm al-Quwain – Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
