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List of hereditary monarchies

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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 , 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

Americas

Asia

Europe

Middle East

Oceania

Sub-national monarchies

Africa

See also: List of current constituent African monarchs

Ghana

Nigeria

South Africa

Uganda

Asia

Indonesia

Malaysia

United Arab Emirates

See also

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