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current reigning male monarch is Hassanal Bolkiah, who is the Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei ("(he) who is Lord"), an absolute monarch of Brunei (which...

(male preference or absolute), primogeniture, agnatic seniority, Salic law, etc. While traditionally most monarchs have been male, female monarchs have...

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names...

to the eldest son of the monarch; if the monarch had no sons, the throne would pass to the nearest male relative in the male line. Some countries, however...

A prince consort is the husband of a monarch who is not a monarch in his own right. In recognition of his status, a prince consort may be given a formal...

which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted...

amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or...

King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds the powers of government without control...

past or current monarch exclusively through the male line of descent: descendants through females were ineligible to inherit unless no males of the patrilineage...

 'Lion', pl. tiNgewnyama, also Ingwenyama or Inkosi) is the title of the male monarch of Eswatini. In English, the title is sometimes translated as King of...

A monarch is the head of a monarchy, a form of government in which a state is ruled by an individual who normally rules for life or until abdication,...

"emperor's consort". So, the titles of female monarchs in East Asia are the same as those of male monarchs, just indicating that they are women. In China...

female is identical to the male except for a slight buff on the throat; strikingly, in the Chuuk monarch, where the male is almost entirely white and...

from Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the male line as was the case with the previous monarchs of the House of Windsor. George V was crowned on...

This is a list of the longest-reigning monarchs of all time, detailing the monarchs and lifelong leaders who have reigned the longest in world history...

Glücksburg also produced the monarchs of Norway, of the United Kingdom and the former monarch of Greece in the direct male line. The Danish monarchy is...

duchess, princess, etc.). Consorts, such queens consort (i.e. spouses of male monarchs) are not included, see list of current consorts of sovereigns. Female...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is an American monster television series created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction and produced by Legendary Television. Based...

Commonwealth realms, which are sovereign states that share the same person as monarch and the same order of succession. In 2011, the prime ministers of the then-16...

roles and duties of the monarch, the formalities of communication between the States General of the Netherlands, and the monarch's role in creating laws...