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List of heads of former ruling families

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Template:Short description These individuals may or may not claim titles associated with an abolished monarchy. Individuals who stake claims to monarchical titles but who are not part of former dynasties are not included. Note that a country may have multiple houses with a claim to the defunct position.

Africa

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Template:Flagicon Burundi Rosa Paula Iribagiza[af 1] Template:Dts Ntwero Daughter of Mwami Mwambutsa IV (1915–1966). Hereditary 1966
Template:Flag Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr. Template:Dts Bokassa Heir apparent and son of Emperor Bokassa I (1976–1979).[af 2] 1979
Template:Flagicon Egypt Fuad II Template:Dts[af 3] Muhammad Ali Last reigning King (1952–1953). 1953
Template:Flagicon Ethiopia Zera Yacob Amha Selassie[af 4] Template:Dts Solomon[af 5] Grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie (1930–1974). Hereditary [af 6] 1975
Girma Yohannes Iyasu[af 7] Template:Dts Grandson of Emperor Iyasu V (1913–1916).[af 8]
Template:Flagicon Libya Muhammad bin Hasan Template:Dts Senussi Grandnephew of King Idris I (1951–1969). Hereditary 1969
Template:Flagicon Rwanda Emmanuel Bushayija (Yuhi VI) Template:Dts[af 9] Abanyiginya[af 10] Nephew of Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (1959–1961). Hereditary and Elective[af 11] 1961 [6]
Template:Flagicon Zanzibar Ali bin Jamshid Al Said Template:Dts Al Bu Sa'id Son of Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah (1963–1964). Hereditary 1964

Americas

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Template:Flag Bertrand Template:Dts Orléans-Braganza[am 1] Great-great-grandson of Emperor Pedro II (1831–1889). Hereditary 1889 [7][8][9][10]
[11][12][13][14]
Pedro Carlos Template:Dts
Template:Flagicon Mexico Maximilian Template:Dts (Götzen-) Iturbide[am 2] Great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Agustín I (1822–1823). 1867 [16]
Carlos Felipe Template:Dts Habsburg-Lorraine Great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Maximilian I (1864–1867) [17][18][19][20]

Asia

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Template:Flagicon Afghanistan Muhammad Zahir Khan 4 June 2024 Barakzai Grandson of King Zahir Shah (1933–1973).[as 1] Hereditary 1973
Template:Flagicon image Burma Soe Win 12 January 2019 Konbaung Great-grandson of Thibaw Min (1878–1885) 1885 [21][22]
Template:Flagicon image Champasak Keo Champhonesak 17 March 1980 Khun Lo Grandson of last ruling King Ratsadanay (1900–1904) 1904 [23][24]
Template:Flagicon China Jin Yuzhang 10 April 2015 Aisin Gioro Great-great-grandson of the Daoguang Emperor (1820–1850)
Nephew of the Xuantong Emperor (1908–1912; 1932–1945)		 1912
Template:Small
1945
Template:Small		 [25][26]
Template:Flagicon image Iran (Pahlavi) Reza 27 July 1980 Pahlavi Heir apparent and son of Shah Mohammad Rezā (1941–1979).[as 2] 1979
Template:Flagicon image Iran (Qajar) Mohammad Hassan Mirza II 5 May 1988 Qajar Great-grandson of Shah Mohammad Ali (1907–1909). 1925
Template:Flagcountry Ra'ad bin Zeid 18 October 1970 Hāshim[as 3] Relative of King Faisal II (1939–1958).[as 4] 1958
Template:Flagicon image Johor-Singapore Muhammad Shawal 31 October 1996 Bendahara-Johor 4th-great-grandson of Sultan Hussein Shah (1819–1835). 1824 [28]
Template:Flag Yi Won[as 5] 16 July 2005 Yi[as 6] Great-grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907).
Grandnephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). 		1910 [29][30][31][32]
Andrew Lee[as 7] Between 9 December 2021 and 17 January 2022[as 8] Declared successor by Yi Seok, who is a grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907) and nephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). [33][34][35]
Template:Flagicon Laos Soulivong Savang 19 September 1997[as 9] Khun Lo Grandson of King Sisavang Vatthana (1959–1975). 1975
Template:Flag Harun Osmanoğlu 18 January 2021 Osman Great-grandson of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876–1909).[as 10] 1922
Template:Flagicon Ryūkyū Mamoru Shō 30 August 1996 Shō Great-great-grandson of King Shō Tai (1848–1879). 1879 [37]
Template:Flagcountry Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke 27 May 2017 Brooke Great-grandnephew of Rajah Vyner (1917–1946). 1946 [38]
Template:Flagicon image Sulu Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram 16 February 1986 Kiram Son of Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram (1974–1986). 1915 [39]
Template:Flagicon image Syria Ra'ad bin Zeid 18 October 1970 Hāshim Half-nephew of King Faisal I (1920). 1920
Template:Flagicon image Vietnam Bao Ngoc 15 March 2017 Nguyen Phuc Eldest son of Emperor Duy Tân (1907–1916) 1945 [40]
Template:Flagicon Yemen Ageel bin Muhammad 6 August 1996 Rassid Eldest son of King Muhammad al-Badr (1962).[as 11] 1962

India and Pakistan

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Alipura Manvendra Singh Parihar Grandson of last ruling Rao Bahadur Raja Raghuraj Singh Hereditary 1950 [41][42][43]
Template:Flagicon image Alwar Jitendra Singh 15 February 2009 Kachhwaha Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Tej Singh Prabhakar 1949 [44]
Template:Flagicon image Amb Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli Tanoli Grandson of last ruling Nawab Muhammad Farid Khan 1969 [45]
Template:Flagicon image Bahawalpur Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi 14 April 1988 Abbasi Grandson of last ruling Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V 1955 [46]
Template:Flagicon image Balasinor Salauddinkhan Babi 25 January 2018 Babi Son of last ruling Nawab Muhammad Salabat Khan 1949 [47][48]
Bamra Nitesh Ganga Deb 1997 Grandson of last ruling Raja Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb 1948 [49]
Template:Flagicon image Baramba Tribikram Chandra Deb Birabara Mangaraj Mahapatra 1979 Grandson of last ruling Raja Narayan Chandra Birabara Mangaraj Mohapatra [50]
Template:Flagicon image Baria Tushar Singh 14 February 2015 Grandson of last ruling Maharawal Jaydeep Singh [51][52]
Template:Flagicon image Baroda Samarjitsinh Gaekwad 2012 Gaekwad Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad 1949 [53]
Template:Flagicon image Barwani Manvendra Singh 2007 Sisodia Son of last ruling Maharana Devi Singh 1948 [54][55]
Template:Flagicon image Bastar Kamal Chandra Bhanj Deo 1996 Bhanj Grand nephew of last ruling Maharaja Pravir Chandra Bhanj Deo [56]
Template:Flagicon image Benares Anant Narayan Singh 25 December 2000 Narayan Son of last ruling Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh [57]
Template:Flagicon image Bengal and Murshidabad Abbas Ali Meerza 13 August 2014 Najafi Nephew of Nawab Waris Ali Mirza 1884 [58]
Template:Flagicon image Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh July 1995 Sinsiniwar Jat Son of last ruling Maharaja Brijendra Singh 1947 [59]
Template:Flagicon image Bhavnagar Vijayrajsinhji Virbhadrasinhji Gohil 26 July 1994 Gohil Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Rao Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji 1948 [60]
Template:Flagicon image Bundi Vanshvardhan Singh 2 April 2022 Hada Chauhan [61]
Burdwan Saday Chand Mehtab 1984 Son of last ruling Maharaja Uday Chand Mahtab 1947 [62]
Bushahr Vikramaditya Singh 10 July 2021 Son of last ruling Raja Virbhadra Singh 1948 [63]
Template:Flagicon image Carnatic Sultanate Muhammed Abdul Ali 4 July 1993 Son of Prince Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader of Arcot 1855 [64]
Template:Flagicon image Chamba Prem Singh 21 May 1971 Mosana Son of last ruling Raja Lakshman Singh 1948 [65][66]
Template:Flagicon image Charkhari Jayant Singh 1977 Bundela Son of last ruling Maharaja Jayendra Singh 1947 [67]
Template:Flagicon image Chhatarpur Kunwar Vikram Singh 2006 Parmar Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Bhavani Singh Bahadur 1950 [68][69]
Template:Flagicon image Chhota Udaipur Jai Pratap Sinhji 2005 Chauhan Son of last ruling Maharawal Virendrasinhji 1948 [70]
Template:Flagicon image Chitral Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir 20 October 2011 Katur Son of last ruling Mehtar Muhammad Saif ul-Mulk Nasir 1969 [71]
Chuda Krishnakumarsinhji 1999 Jhala Son of last ruling Thakore Shri Dharmendrasinhji 1948 [72][73][74]
Template:Flagicon image Danta Riddhiraj Singh 16 July 2023 Parmar Great-Grandson of last ruling Maharana Bhavanisinhji [75][76][77]
Datia Arunaditya Singh Judeo April 2020 Bundela Great-great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Govind Singh Judeo 1950 [78][79]
Template:Flagicon image Dewas Senior Vikram Singh Rao II Puar 19 June 2015 Puar Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Krishnajirao III 1948 [80]
Template:Flagicon image Dhenkanal Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo August 1965 Son of last ruling Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Dev [81]
Template:Flagicon image Dholpur Dushyant Singh 2015 Bamraulia Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Udaybhanu Singh 1949 [82]
Template:Flagicon image Dhrangadhra Sodhsalji Mayurdhwajsinhji 1 August 2010 Jhala Son of last ruling Maharaja Meghrajji III 1948 [83][84][85]
Template:Flagicon image Dhrol Padmarajsinhji Jadeja Great-great-grandson of Thakore Saheb Shri Harisinhji Jaisinhji (1886-1914) [76][74][86]
Template:Flagicon image Dungarpur Harshvardhan Singh 19 August 2023 Sisodia Grandson of last ruling Maharawal Laxman Singh 1947 [87][88]
Template:Flagicon image Faridkot Amarinder Singh Brar 2017 Brar Grand-nephew of last ruling Maharaja Harinder Singh Brar 1948 [89][90]
Gondal Himanshusinhji 31 January 2022 Jadeja Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Thakur Sahib Bhojrajji Bhagwatsimhji 1949 [91]
Template:Flagicon image Gwalior Jyotiraditya Scindia 2001 Scindia Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia 1948 [92]
Template:Flagicon image Hunza Ghazanfar Ali Khan 18 March 1976 Son of last ruling Mir Muhammad Jamal Khan 1974 [93][94][95][96]
Template:Flagicon image Hyderabad Azmet Jah 14 January 2023 Asaf Jah Great-grandson of last Nizam Osman Ali Khan 1948 [97]
Raunaq Yar Khan 02 March 2023 Great-grandson of Nizam Sir Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the VIth Nizam of Hyderabad. Democratically elected by the largest faction of the extended Asaf Jahi family, represented by the Majlis-E-Sahebzadagan Society (MESS). [98][99][100]
Template:Flagicon image Idar Rajendra Singh 1992 Rathore Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Himmat Singh [101][102]
Template:Flagicon image Indore Usha Devi Holkar 1961 Holkar Daughter of last ruling Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II [103]
Template:Flagicon image Jaipur Padmanabh Singh 2011 Kachwaha Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Man Singh II [104]
Template:Flagicon image Jaisalmer Chaitanya Raj Singh 28 December 2020 Bhati Great-great-grandson of last ruling Maharawal Jawahir Singh 1947 [105][106]
Template:Flagicon image Jammu and Kashmir Karan Singh April 1961 Dogra Son of last ruling Maharaja Hari Singh 1952 [107]
Template:Flagicon image Janjira Shah Mahmud Khan 1 April 1972 Siddi Son of last ruling Nawab Sidi Muhammad Khan 1948 [108]
Template:Flagicon image Jasdan Satyajitkumar Khachar 1989 Grandson of last ruling Darbar Saheb Shri Ala Khachar [109][110][111]
Template:Flagicon image Jashpur Ranvijay Singh Judev 4 October 1982 Chauhan Grandson of last ruling Raja Vijay Bushan Singh Judeo [112]
Template:Flagicon image Jhabua Narendra Singh 2002 Rathore Grandson of last ruling Raja Dilip Singh [113][114][115]
Template:Flagicon image Jhalawar Chandrajit Singh 24 April 2004 Jhala Grandson of last ruling Maharaj Rana Harisch Chandra Singh 1949 [116][117]
Jind Satbir Singh 7 September 1959 Phulkian Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Ranbir Singh 1948 [118]
Template:Flagicon image Jodhpur Gaj Singh 26 January 1952 Rathore Son of last ruling Maharaja Hanwant Singh 1947 [119]
Template:Flagicon imageJunagadh Mohammad Ali Murtaza Khanji 20 July 2023 Babi Great-Grandson of last ruling Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III 1948 [120]
Template:Flagicon image Kalahandi Anant Pratap Deo 2 September 2019 Nagvanshis Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Pratap Keshari Deo [121]
Template:Flagicon image Kalat Suleman Daud 1998 Ahmadzai Grandson of last ruling Khan Mir Ahmad Yar Khan [122]
Template:Flagicon image Kangra-Lambagraon Aishwarya Chand Katoch 30 December 2021 Katoch 1947 [123][124]
Template:Flagicon image Kapurthala Sukhjit Singh 1955 Ahluwalia Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Jagatjit Singh [125]
Template:Flagicon image Karauli Krishan Chandra Pal 1984 Jadon Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Ganeshapal 1949 [126][127]
Template:Flagicon image Keonjhar Dhananjay Bhanj Deo 1 December 2019 Bhanj Grand-nephew of last ruling Raja Balabhadra Narayana Bhanja Deo 1948 [128]
Template:Flagicon image Khairpur George Ali Murad Khan 10 November 1954 Talpur Last ruling Mir 1955 [129]
Template:Flagicon image Khilchipur Priyavrat Singh 31 July 2006 Chauhan Grandson of last ruling Raja Yashodar Singh 1948 [68]
Template:Flagicon image Kishangarh Brajraj Singh 16 February 1971 Rathore Son of last ruling Maharaja Sumar Singh 1947 [130]
Template:Flagicon image Kolhapur Shahu II 1983 Bhonsle Son of last ruling Maharaja Shahaji II 1949 [131]
Template:Flagicon image Kota Ijyaraj Singh 29 January 2022 Chauhan Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Bhim Singh II 1948 [132]
Template:Flagicon image Kutch Hanvantsinhji 28 May 2021 Jadeja Son of last ruling Maharaja Madansinhji [133]
Template:Flagicon image Kutlehar Budhishwar Pal 4 August 2014 Son of last ruling Raja Sahib Sri Mahendrapal 1947 [134]
Lakhtar Balbhadrasinhji 1970 Jhala Son of last ruling Thakore Saheb Shri Indrasinhji [135][136]
Template:Flagicon image Las Bela Jam Kamal Khan 3 February 2013 Grandson of last ruling Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan 1955 [137]
Limbdi Jaideepsinhji 25 January 2020 Jhala Son of last ruling Thakore Saheb Shri Chhatarsalji 1947 [138][74][86]
Template:Flagicon image Loharu Ala-uddin Ahmad Khan II 12 June 1983 Son of last ruling Nawab Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan 1947 [139]
Maihar Akshayraj Singh Kachhwaha 1948 [140]
Template:Flagicon image Manipur Leishemba Sanajaoba 1996 Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh 1949 [141]
Template:Flagicon image Mayurbhanj Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo 15 September 2000 Bhanj Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo [142]
Template:Flagicon image Mewar Lakshyaraj Singh 2 April 2025 Sisodia Grandson of last Maharana Bhupal Singh 1948 [143]
Vishvaraj Singh 25 November 2024
Muli Jitendrasinhji Parmar Grandson of last ruling Thakore Saheb Shri Harischandrasinhji 1950 [144][86][145][146]
Template:Flagicon image Mysore Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar 28 May 2015 Wadiyar Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar 1948 [147]
Template:Flagicon image Nagar Qasim Ali Khan 2011 Maghlot Grandson of last ruling Mir Shaukat Ali Khan 1974 [148]
Template:Flagicon image Narsinghgarh Rajyavardhan Singh 24 January 2019 Parmar Son of titular Maharaja Bhanu Prakash Singh 1948 [149]
Template:Flagicon image Nawanagar Shatrusalyasinhji 3 February 1966 Jadeja Son of last ruling Maharaja Digvijaysinhji [150][151]
Nilgiri Jayant Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan 30 May 2001 Bhanj [152][153][154]
Template:Flagicon image Oudh Sahibzada Shahanshah Mirza 28 January 2022 Awadh Great-Great-Grandson of Wajid Ali Shah 1859 [155][156]
Template:Flagicon image Panna Chhatrasal II 29 January 2023 Bundela Great-great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Judeo 1950 [157][158][159]
Template:Flagicon image Pataudi / Bhopal Saif Ali Khan 22 September 2011 Pataudi Grandson of last ruling Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi 1948 [160]
Template:Flagicon image Patialia Amarinder Singh June 1974 Phulkian Son of last Maharaja Yadavindra Singh [161]
Patna Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 2004 Chauhan Grandson of last ruling Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo [162]
Template:Flagicon image Phaltan Ramraje Pratapsinh 2004 Naik Nimbalkar Grandson of last ruling Raja Shrimant Sir Malojirao Naik-Nimbalkar [163]
Template:Flagicon image Pratapgarh Jai Singh Sisodia 29 November 2017 Sisodia Grandson of last ruling Maharawat Ram Singh Sisodia 1949 [164]
Template:Flagicon image Pudukkottai R. Rajagopala Tondaiman 16 January 1997 Tondaiman Nephew of last ruling Raja Rajagopala Tondaiman 1948 [165][166]
Puri/Khurda Kingdom Dibyasingha Deba 7 July 1970 Bhoi Grandson of last colonial-era Gajapati Maharaja Ramchandra Deva IV 1947 [167][168][169]
Raghogarh Digvijaya Singh 1967 Son of last ruling Raja Balbhadra Singh 1947 [69][170]
Template:Flagicon image Rajkot Mandhatasinhji Jadeja 27 September 2018 Jadeja Grandson of last ruling Thakore Saheb Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji 1948 [171]
Template:Flagicon image Rajpipla Raghubir Singh 2 February 1963 Gohil Grandson of last ruling Maharana Vijaysinhji 1948 [172]
Template:Flagicon image Rampur Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan 5 April 1992 Rohilla Grandson of last ruling Nawab Raza Ali Khan 1947 [173]
Template:Flagicon image Rewa Pushparaj Singh 20 November 1995 Baghel Son of last ruling Maharaja Martand Singh [174][175]
Template:Flagicon image Sachin Mohomad Reza Khan Siddi Descendant of last ruling Nawab Sidi Mohammad Haydar Khan 1948 [176][177][178]
Template:Flagicon image Sailana Vikram Singh 1990 Rathore Grandson of last ruling Raja Dileep Singh [179][180]
Sangli Vijay Singh Madhavrao Patwardhan 9 March 1965 Sangli Son of last ruling raja Chintamanrao Dhundirao Patwardhan 1948 [181]
Template:Flagicon image Santrampur Paranjay Aditya Sinhji 1991 Parmar Son of Maharana Krishna Kumar Sinhji 1950 [182][183][184]
Template:Flagicon image Sikkim Wangchuk Namgyal Template:Dts Namgyel Son of Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal (1963–1975). 1975 [185]
Sirmur Lakshyaraj Prakash May 2013 Prakash Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Rajendra Prakash 1948 [186]
Template:Flagicon image Sirohi Raghuveer Singh 1998 Chauhan 1949 [187]
Template:Flagicon image Surguja T. S. Singh Deo 2001 Raksel Great-grandson of last ruling Maharaja Ramanuj Saran Singh Deo 1948 [188][112]
Template:Flagicon image Talcher Rajendra Chandra Deb Kachhwaha [189][190]
Template:Flagicon image Tehri Garhwal Manujendra Shah Sahib Bahadur 7 January 2007 Parmar Son of last ruling Maharaja Manabendra Shah 1949 [191]
Thanjavur Babaji Rajah Bhonsle Chattrapathi 1985 Bhonsle 6th generation descendant of Raja Serfoji II (1787–1832) 1855 [192][193][194][195]
Tigiria Bir Pratap Singh Deo 1 December 2015 Son of last ruling Raja Brajraj Mahapatra 1948 [196]
Template:Flagicon image Tonk Aftab Ali Khan 4 September 1994 Salarzai 1949 [197]
Template:Flagicon image Travancore Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma 16 December 2013 Venad Swaroopam Nephew of last ruling Maharaja Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma 1949 [198]
Template:Flagicon image Tripura Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma 28 November 2006 Manikya Son of last ruling Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman [199]
Template:Flagicon image Wadhwan Chaitanya Dev Sinhji Jhala Grandson of last ruling Thakur Sahib Joravar Sinhji 1948 [200][201][202]
Template:Flagicon image Wankaner Kesridevsinh Jhala 4 April 2021 Great-grandson of last ruling Maharana Raj Sahib Amarsinhji Banesinhji 1947 [203]

Nepal

Nepal's numerous small monarchies were collectively abolished by the federal government on 7 October 2008. At the time, the thrones of both Salyan and Jajarkot had been vacant since the deaths of Rajas Gopendra Bahadur and Prakash Bikram respectively (both in 2003), and have remained vacant.

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Template:Flagicon Nepal Gyanendra 28 May 2008[as 12] Shah[as 13] Last reigning Maharajdhiraja (2001–2008). Hereditary 2008 [204]
Bajhang Vinod Bahadur 7 October 2008[as 14] Last reigning Raja (1989–2008). Hereditary[as 15] [205]

South Yemen

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Template:Flagicon image Qu'aiti Ghalib II 17 September 1967 al-Qu'aiti Last ruling Sultan (1966–1967) Hereditary 1967 [206][207][208]

Thailand

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Chiang Mai Wongsak Na Chiangmai 1989 Thipphachak Grandson of Kaew Nawarat (1910–1939), the last King of Lan Na and Prince Ruler of Chiang Mai Hereditary 1939 [209]
Template:Ill Watthanan Na Lamphun 21 February 1995 Grandson of last Prince Ruler Chakkham Khachonsak (1911–1943) 1943 [210][211][212]

Europe

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State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Achaea Constantine Template:Dts Zaccaria de Damalà 14th and 13th-great-grandson of the last two Princes of Achaea, Centurione II Zaccaria (1404 – 1432) and John Asen Zaccaria (1453 – 1454). Hereditary 1432/1454 [214]
Template:Flagicon Albania Leka Template:Dts Zogu Grandson of King Zog I (1928–1939). 1939 de facto
1944 de jure
Template:Flag (more) Karl Template:Dts[eu 1] Habsburg-Lorraine[eu 2] Grandson of Emperor and King Charles I & IV (1916–1918).[eu 3] 1918 [215]
Template:Flagcountry Simeon II Template:Dts[eu 4] Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry[eu 5] Last reigning Tsar (1943–1946). 1946
Template:Flagicon image Finland Philipp Template:Dts Hesse Great-grandson of King-elect Frederick Charles (1918). 1919 [216][217][218]
Template:Flagicon image France (Legitimist) Louis Alphonse Template:Dts Bourbon[eu 6] 9th-great-grandson of King Louis XIV (1643–1715). 1830 [219]
Template:Flagicon France (Orléanist-Unionist) Jean Template:Dts Orléans[eu 7] 4th-great-grandson of King Louis Philippe I (1830–1848). 1848 [220][221]
Template:Flagicon France (Bonapartist) Charles Template:Dts[eu 8] Bonaparte Great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Napoleon I (1804–1814, 1815). 1870 [222][223]
Jean-Christophe Great-great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Napoleon I (1804-1814, 1815).
Template:Flagicon Georgia David Template:Dts Mukhrani[as 16] 13th-great-grandson of King Constantine II (1478–1505). 1801
Ana Template:Dts Gruzinsky[as 16] 4th-great-granddaughter of King George XII (1798–1800).
Template:Flagcountry Pavlos Template:Dts De Grèce Son and heir apparent of King Constantine II (1964–1973). 1973
Template:Flagicon Lithuania Inigo Template:Dts Urach[224] Grandson of King Mindaugas II (1918). 1918 [225]
Template:Flagcountry Nicholas Template:Dts Petrović-Njegoš Great-grandson of King Nicholas I (1910–1918). 1918
Template:Flagicon Portugal Duarte Pio Template:Dts Braganza[eu 9] Great-grandson of King Miguel I (1828–1834). 1910
Template:Flagcountry Margareta[eu 10] Template:Dts Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[eu 11] Daughter of King Michael I (1927–1930 and 1940–1947). 1947 [226]
Paul-Philippe Template:Dts Grandson of King Carol II (1930–1940).
Template:Flagicon image Russia Maria Vladimirovna Template:Dts Romanov[eu 12] Great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II (1855–1881).[eu 13]
Recognised by Russian Orthodox Church.[227] 		1917
Karl Emich Template:Dts Great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Alexander II (1855–1881).
Alexis Andreevich Template:Dts Great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Nicholas I (1825–1855).[eu 13]
Template:Flagcountry Alexander Template:Dts Karađorđević Great-grandson of King Peter I (1903–1918) 1918
Template:Flagcountry Son and heir apparent of King Peter II[eu 14] (1934–1945) 1945

Germany

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State Head Since House Claim Abolition Ref(s)
Empire
Template:Flagicon image/Template:Flagicon image Brandenburg-Prussia/Germany Georg Friedrich Template:Dts Hohenzollern Great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888–1918). Hereditary 1918 [228][229]
Kingdoms
Template:Flagcountry Franz Template:Dts Wittelsbach Great-grandson of King Ludwig III (1913–1918).
Also heir to the Jacobite succession.[230]		 Hereditary 1918
Template:Flagcountry Ernst August Template:Dts Hanover[eu 15] Great-great-grandson of King Georg V (1851–1866). 1866 [231]
Template:Flagcountry DanielTemplate:Citation needed Template:Dts Wettin[eu 16] Great-great-grandson of King Frederick Augustus III (1904–1918). 1918
Alexander Template:Dts Great-grandson of King Frederick Augustus III (1904–1918).
Template:Flagcountry WilhelmTemplate:Citation needed Template:Dts Württemberg Relative of King William II (1891–1918). 1918
Grand Duchies
Template:Flagcountry BernhardTemplate:Citation needed Template:Dts Zähringen Great-great-great-grandson of Grand Duke Leopold I (1830–1852). Hereditary 1918
Template:Flagicon image Hesse and by Rhine Donatus Template:Dts Hesse Relative of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig (1892–1918). 1918
Template:Flagicon image Mecklenburg-Strelitz Borwin Template:Dts Mecklenburg[eu 17] Great-great-great-grandson of Grand Duke Georg (1816–1860). 1918
Template:Flagicon image Oldenburg Christian Template:Dts Holstein-Gottorp[eu 18] Great-grandson of Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II (1900–1918). 1918
Template:Flagicon image Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Michael Template:Dts Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[eu 5] Grandson of Grand Duke William Ernest (1901–1918). 1918
Duchies
Template:Flagicon image Anhalt Eduard Template:Dts Ascania Son of Duke Joachim Ernst (1918). Hereditary 1918
Template:Flag Ernst August Template:Dts Hanover[eu 15] Grandson of Duke Ernst August (1913–1918). 1918
Template:Flagicon image Saxe-Coburg-Gotha HubertusTemplate:Citation needed Template:Dts Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[eu 5] Great-grandson of Duke Charles Edward (1900–1918). 1918 [232]
Template:Flagicon image Saxe-Meiningen Konrad Template:Dts Saxe-Meiningen[eu 5] Great-grandson of Duke Georg II (1866–1914). 1918
Template:Flagicon image Schleswig-Holstein Friedrich FerdinandTemplate:Citation needed Template:Dts Glücksburg[eu 19] Great-great-great-grandnephew of Duke Christian IX (1863–1864). 1866
Principalities
Template:Flagicon image Hohenzollern[eu 20] Karl Friedrich Template:Dts Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[eu 21] Great-great-grandson of Prince Karl Anton (1848–1849). Hereditary 1850 [233]
Template:Flagicon image Lippe Stephan Template:Dts Lippe Grandson of Prince Leopold IV (1905–1918). 1918
Friedrich Wilhelm Template:Dts Grandnephew of Prince Leopold IV (1905–1918).
Template:Flagicon image Reuss[eu 22] Heinrich XIV Template:Dts Reuss Relative of Prince Heinrich XXVII (1913–1918).[eu 23] 1918
Template:Flagicon image Schaumburg-Lippe Alexander Template:Dts Lippe Grandnephew of Prince Adolf II (1911–1918). 1918 [234]
Template:Flagicon image Waldeck and Pyrmont Carl-AntonTemplate:Citation needed Template:Dts Waldeck Great-grandson of Prince Friedrich (1893–1918). 1918 [235]

Italy

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Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Italian peninsula comprised a number of states, some of which were monarchies. During the Italian unification, the monarchs of such agglomerated states lost their sovereignty and their titles became purely ceremonial. The resultant throne of the Kingdom of Italy was held by the former king of Sardinia.

State Head Since House Claim Succession Abolition Ref(s)
Template:Flagicon image/Template:Flagicon image Piedmont–Sardinia/Italy Aimone Template:Dts Savoy Great-great-great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel II (1861–1878). Hereditary 1946 [236][237]
Emanuele Filiberto Template:Dts Grandson of King Umberto II (1946).
Pre-unification
Template:Flagicon image Modena Lorenzo Template:Dts Austria-Este[eu 2] Great-grandnephew of Franz Ferdinand, adopted heir of Duke Francis V (1846–1859). Hereditary 1859 [238]
Template:Flagcountry Carlos Template:Dts Bourbon-Parma[eu 7] Great-grandson of Duke Robert I (1854–1859).
Also one of the contested heirs to the Carlist succession.[239]		 1859 [240][241]
Template:Flagicon image/Template:Flagicon imageTuscany Sigismondo Template:Dts Habsburg-Lorraine Great-great-grandson of Grand Duke Ferdinand IV (1859). 1859 [242]
Ottaviano 2001 Medici (di Ottajano) Descendant of the Neapolitan Medici Princes of Ottajano, declared heirs of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine (1667–1743), last direct dynast of the main, Tuscan branch of the Medici family. 1737 [243]
Template:Flagicon image/Template:Flagicon imageTwo Sicilies Joachim 26 November 1944 Murat 4th-great-grandson of King Joachim-Napoleon (1808–1815). 1815 [244]
Pedro Template:Dts Bourbon-Two Sicilies[eu 24] Great-great-great-grandson of King Ferdinand II (1830–1859). 1861
Carlo Template:Dts

Oceania

State Head Since House Claim Abolition Ref(s)
Template:Flagicon Hawaiʻi Quentin Kawānanakoa Template:Dts Kawānanakoa[oc 1] Great-grandson of David Kawānanakoa, heir apparent of Queen Liliʻuokalani (1891–1893). 1895
Owana Salazar[oc 2] Template:Dts Laʻanui[oc 3] 5th-great-granddaughter of Kalokuokamaile, half-brother of King Kamehameha I (1795–1819).
Edmund KeliTemplate:Okinai Silva Jr.[249] 22 November 2002 Kekaulike Descendant of Kamehamehanui Aiʻlūʻau (died 1765) [250][251]
Darrick Lane Baker 2016 Kalākaua Descendant of Kamakahelei (died 1794); Relative of Queen Liliʻuokalani (1891–1893). [252]
Template:Flagicon image Tahiti Léopold Pōmare[oc 4] Pōmare Descendant of Queen Pōmare IV (1827–1877). 1880 [253]
Teriʻihinoiatua Joinville Hinoiariki Pōmare XI[254] 19 April 2023 Adopted member of the Pōmare family. 1880 [255]

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