List of Royal Houses

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This is a list of regnant and non-regnant Princely, Royal and Imperial Houses of the World.

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[edit] Europe

Country Royal House Monarch (or Pretender) Notes
Albania Zogu King Leka I (Prince Leka of Albania) non-regnant
Austria Hapsburg-Lothringen Emperor (Kaiser) Otto I (Otto von Habsburg) non-regnant
Bavaria Wittelsbach King Franz (Franz, Duke of Bavaria) non-regnant
Belgium Saxe-Coburg King Albert II
Bohemia Hapsburg-Lothringen King Otto I (Otto von Habsburg) non-regnant
Brunswick-Lüneburg Hanover Duke Ernst August V (Prince Ernst August V) non-regnant
Bulgaria Saxe-Coburg & Gotha King Simeon II non-regnant
Croatia Savoy King Amedo (Duke of Aosta) non-regnant
Denmark Glücksburg Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
England, Scotland and Ireland Wittelsbach King Francis II (Franz, Duke of Bavaria) non-regnant
Finland Hesse-Kessel King Moritz (Landgrave of Hesse) non-regnant
France Bourbon-Orléans King Henri VI (Comte de Paris) non-regnant
France Bourbon King Louis XX (Duke of Anjou) non-regnant, Elder "Legitemiste" Line
France Bonaparte Napoléon VII Charles (Prince Napoléon) non-regnant
Georgia Bagrationi King Jorge (Prince Giorgi Bagrationi of Moukhrani) non-regnant
Germany Hohenzollern Emperor (Kaiser) Georg Friedrich of the Germans(Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia) non-regnant
Great Britain & Northern Ireland Windsor Queen Elzabeth II
Greece Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch) King Constantine II non-regnant
Hanover Hanover King Ernst August V (Prince Ernst August V) non-regnant
Hesse and by Rhine Hesse Grand Duke Moritz (Landgrave of Hesse) non-regnant
Hungary Hapsburg-Lothringen King Otto I (Otto von Habsburg) non-regnant
Iceland Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Queen Margrethe II {Queen Margrethe II of Denmark) non-regnant
Italy Savoy King Vittorio Emanuele IV (Prince of Naples) non-regnant
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Prince Hans Adam II
Lithuania Württemberg King Karl Anselm (Duke of Urach) non-regnant
Luxembourg Nassau-Weilburg Grand Duke Henri
Malta Windsor Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) non-regnant
Monaco Grimaldi Prince Albert II
Montenegro Petrović-Njegoš King Nikola II (Crown Prince Nikola of Montenegro) non-regnant
Navarre Bourbon Queen Alice (Duchess of Calabria) non-regnant
Netherlands Orange Queen Beatrix
Norway Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch) King Harald V
Parma Bourbon-Parma Duke Carlos Hugo I non-regnant
Portugal Bragança King Duarte II (Duerto Pio, Duke of Braganza) non-regnant
Prussia Hohenzollern King Georg Friedrich (Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia) non-regnant
Romania Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen King Michael I of the Romanians non-regnant
Russia Romanov (Holstein-Gottorp) Emperor Nicholas III(Prince Nicholas Romanovich) non-regnant and disputed
Russia Romanov (Holstein-Gottorp) Empress Maria of all the Russias (Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna) non-regnant and disputed
Saxony Wettin King Maria Emanuel (Margrave of Meissen) non-regnant
Sealand Bates Prince Roy (Paddy Roy Bates) micronation
Seborga Carbone Prince Giorgio I (Giorgio Carbone) micronation
Spain Bourbon King Juan Carlos I
Sweden Bernadotte King Carl XVI Gustav
Turkey Osman Emperor Ertuğrul Osman V non-regnant
Two Sicilies Bourbon King Carlos (Duke of Calabria) non-regnant
Württemberg Württemberg King Carl (Carl, Duke of Württemberg) non-regnant
Serbia Karađorđević King Alexander II (Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia) non-regnant

[edit] The Americas

Country Royal House Monarch (or Pretender) Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Araucania and Patagonia Tounens King Felipe (Prince Felipe de Tounens) non-regnant
The Bahamas Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Barbados Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Belize Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Brazil Orléans-Braganza Emperor Pedro III (Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza) non-regnant
Brazil Orléans-Braganza Emperor Luiz (Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza) non-regnant
Canada Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Chile Bourbon King Juan Carlos I (King Juan Carlos I of Spain) non-regnant
Grenada Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Guyana Windsor Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) non-regnant
Jamaica Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
L'Anse Saint-Jean Tremblay King Denys I micronation
Mexico Itúrbide Emperor Maximilian II (Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide) non-regnant
Mosquito Coast Miskito Norton Cuthbert Clarence hereditary chief of the Miskito Nation
Redonda Shiell King Xavier I (Javier Marías) non-regnant, micronation
St Kitts Nevis Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Saint Lucia Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
St Vincent & the Grenadines Windsor Queen Elizabeth II resides in London, England
Trinidad and Tobago Windsor Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) non-regnant

[edit] Asia

Country Royal House Monarch (or Pretender) Notes
Abu Dhabi al-Nahayan Sheikh Khalifa bin Sayid President of the United Arab Emirates
Ajman al-Nuaimi Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi part of the United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan Barakzai King Mohammed Zahir Shah non-regnant
Bahrain al-Khalifa King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
Bhutan Wangchuck King Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Cambodia Norodom King Norodom Sihamoni
Ceylon Windsor Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) non-regnant
Cocos Islands Clunies-Ross King Ross V (John Cecil Clunies-Ross) non-regnant
Dubai al-Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum part of the United Arab Emirates
Fujairah al-Sharqi Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi part of the United Arab Emirates
India Windsor Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) non-regnant
Iran Pahlavi Reza Shah II (Crown Prince Reza Cyrus Pahlavi) non-regnant
Iran Qajar Mohammad Hassan Mirza Shah (Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza II) non-regnant
Iraq Hashemite King Ra'ad (Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid) non-regnant
Iraq Hashemite King Ali I (Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussien) non-regnant
Japan Imperial House of Japan Emperor Akihito
Jordan Hashemite King Abdullah II
Kuwait al-Sabah Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Laos Savang King Soulivong (Prince Soulivong Savang) non-regnant
Nepal Shah King Gyanendra
Oman Al-Busaid Sultan Qaboos
Pakistan Windsor Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) non-regnant
Qatar al-Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa
Ras Al-Khaimah al-Qassimi Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi part of the United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia Al-Saud King Abdullah
Sharjah al-Qasimi Sheikh Dr Sultan III bin Mohammed part of the United Arab Emirates
Thailand Chakri King Bhumibol
Umm Al-Quwain al-Mu'alla Sheikh Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla part of the United Arab Emirates
Vietnam Nguyen Emperor Bao Long (Bao Long, Crown Prince of Vietnam) non-regnant and contested
Yemen al-Qasimi King Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr (Prince Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr) non-regnant

[edit] Africa

Country Royal House Monarch (or Pretender) Notes
Burundi House of Ntwero Queen Rosa (Princess Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa) "Queen of Burundi" (disputed due to male only succession rules) non-regnant
Central African Empire House of Bokassa Emperor Bokassa II (Crown Prince Jean-Bedel Bokassa) non-regnant
Egypt and Sudan House of Mohammed Ali King Fuad II non-regnant
Ethiopia Solomonic Dynasty Emperor Zera Yacob II (Crown Prince Zera Yacob Amha Selassie) non-regnant
Ethiopia Solomonic Dynasty Eyasuist Claimant "Abeto-Hoi Lij Girma Yohannes Eyasu" (Crown Prince Girma Eyasu Menelik) non-regnant "Eyasuist Claimant"
Lesotho House of Seeiso King Letsie III
Libya Senussi King Muhammad I (Crown Prince Sayyid Muhammad bin Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi) non-regnant
Morocco Alaouite Dynasty King Mohammed VI
Rwanda Ndahindurwa Dynasty King Kigeli V non-regnant
Swaziland Dlamini Dynasty King Mswati III
Tunisia Husainid Dynasty King Fayçal, Bey of Tunis (Prince Fayçal) non-regnant