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 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 2008[update]) monarchs.
NOTE: The table comprises some sovereign monarchs of the world today, but is incomplete.
Monarchies of sovereign states
Africa
- Kingdom of Lesotho - Letsie III of Lesotho
- Kingdom of Morocco - Mohammed VI of Morocco
- Kingdom of Eswatini - Mswati III of Swaziland
Americas
- Antigua and Barbuda - Elizabeth II
- 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
- Kingdom of Thailand - Maha Vajiralongkorn
- Japan - Akihito
Europe
- Principality of Andorra – Emmanuel Macron and Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Co-Princes of Andorra (non hereditary)
- 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
- Kingdom of the Netherlands – Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
- Kingdom of Norway – Harald V of Norway
- Kingdom of Spain – Felipe VI of Spain
- Kingdom of Sweden – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Elizabeth II
Middle East
- 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 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
- Sultanate of Oman - His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Sultan of Oman
- State of Qatar - 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
- Commonwealth of 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
- King of the Ashanti - Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
- Kingdom of Benin - Erediauwa
- Kingdom of Buganda - Muwenda Mutebi II, Kabaka of Buganda
- Kingdom of Bunyoro - Solomon Iguru I, Omukama of Bunyoro
- Kingdom of Ile-Ife - Olubuse II
- Kingdom of Onitsha - Alfred Achebe
- Kingdom of Oyo - Lamidi Adeyemi III
- Sultanate of Sokoto - Sa'adu Abubakar
- Kingdom of Toro - Rukidi IV, Omukama of Toro
- King of the Zulus - Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
- Sokoto caliphate-Sa'adu Abubakar
- Kano Emirate-Muhammadu Sanusi II
Asia
- Kingdom of Perlis - Sirajuddin of Perlis
- Sultanate of Johor - Ibrahim Ismail of Johor
- Sultanate of Kedah - Abdul Halim of Kedah
- Sultanate of Kelantan - Muhammad V of Kelantan
- Sultanate of Pahang - Ahmad Shah of Pahang
- Sultanate of Perak - Nazrin Shah of Perak
- Sultanate of Selangor - Sharafuddin of Selangor
- Sunanate of Surakarta - Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII
- Sultanate of Terengganu - Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
- Sultanate of Yogyakarta - Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta
Middle East
- Emirate of Abu Dhabi - His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi
- 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
- 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
- Emirate of Sharjah - His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Emir of Sharjah
- Emirate of Umm al-Quwain - His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla