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 2019)) monarchs.

NOTE: The table comprises some sovereign monarchs of the world today, but is incomplete.

Monarchies of sovereign states

Africa

• Kingdom of Eswatini - Mswati III
• Kingdom of Lesotho - Letsie III
• Kingdom of Morocco - Mohammed VI

Americas

• Antigua and Barbuda - Elizabeth II
• Template:Country data the Bahamas The Bahamas - Elizabeth II
• Barbados - Elizabeth II
• Belize - Elizabeth II
• Canada - Elizabeth II
• Grenada - Elizabeth II
• Jamaica - Elizabeth II
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Elizabeth II
• Saint Lucia - Elizabeth II
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Elizabeth II

Asia

• 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

• Kingdom of Belgium – Philippe, King of the Belgians
• Kingdom of Denmark – Margrethe II of Denmark
• Principality of Liechtenstein – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• Principality of Monaco – Albert II, Prince of Monaco
• Template:Country data the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands – Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
• Norway – Harald V of Norway
• Kingdom of Spain – Felipe VI of Spain
• Kingdom of Sweden – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• United Kingdom – Elizabeth II

West Asia

• Kingdom of Bahrain - His Majesty King Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, King of Bahrain
• Kingdom of Jordan - His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein, King of Jordan
• State of Kuwait - His Highness Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
• Sultanate of Oman - His Majesty Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan of Oman
• State of Qatar - His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Salman of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates - His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, Emir of Abu Dhabi

Oceania

• Australia - Elizabeth II
• Realm of New Zealand - Elizabeth II
• Papua New Guinea - Elizabeth II
• Solomon Islands - Elizabeth II
• Kingdom of Tonga - Tupou VI
• Tuvalu - Elizabeth II

Sub-national monarchies

Africa

Ghana

• King of the Ashanti - Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II

Nigeria

• 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

• King of the Zulus - Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

Uganda

• Kingdom of Buganda - Muwenda Mutebi II, Kabaka of Buganda
• Kingdom of Bunyoro - Solomon Iguru I, Omukama of Bunyoro
• Kingdom of Busoga - William Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV, Kyabazinga of Busoga
• Kingdom of Rwenzururu - Irema-Ngoma I, Omusinga of Rwenzururu
• Kingdom of Toro - Rukidi IV, Omukama of Toro

Asia

Indonesia

• Sunanate of Surakarta - Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII
• Sultanate of Yogyakarta - Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta

Malaysia

• Template:Country data Johor Sultanate of Johor - Ibrahim Ismail of Johor
• Template:Country data Kedah Sultanate of Kedah - Sallehuddin of Kedah
• Template:Country data Kelantan Sultanate of Kelantan - Muhammad V of Kelantan
• Template:Country data Pahang Sultanate of Pahang - Abdullah of Pahang
• Template:Country data Perak Sultanate of Perak - Nazrin Shah of Perak
• Template:Country data Perlis Kingdom of Perlis - Sirajuddin of Perlis
• Template:Country data Selangor Sultanate of Selangor - Sharafuddin of Selangor
• Template:Country data Terengganu Sultanate of Terengganu - Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu

United Arab Emirates

• Emirate of Abu Dhabi - His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi
• Template:Country data Ajman Emirate of Ajman - His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Emir of Ajman
• Emirate of Dubai - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai
• Template:Country data Fujairah Emirate of Fujairah - His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Emir of Fujairah
• Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah - His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah
• Template:Country data Sharjah Emirate of Sharjah - His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Emir of Sharjah
• Template:Country data Umm al-Quwain Emirate of Umm al-Quwain - His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla

See also

• Commonwealth realm

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