Lists of monarchs in the Americas

This list of monarchs in the Americas includes all monarchs who have reigned the various kingdoms and territories that have existed in the Americas throughout recorded history.

Current monarchies

State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Born Age First-in-line
 Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture)Windsor Queen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
The Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas 10 July 1973Queen
 Barbados 30 November 1966Queen
 Belize 21 September 1981Queen
 Canada 6 February 1952Queen
 Grenada 7 February 1974Queen
 Jamaica 6 August 1962Queen
Saint Kitts and Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983 Queen
 Saint Lucia 22 February 1979 Queen
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979 Queen
State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Born Age First-in-line
 Anguilla 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) WindsorQueen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Aruba 30 April 2013Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 50 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 Bermuda 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) WindsorQueen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 British Virgin Islands
 Cayman Islands
 Curaçao 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 50 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 Falkland Islands 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) WindsorQueen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Greenland 14 January 1972 ConstitutionalHereditary (absolute primogeniture)GlücksburgQueen Margrethe II 16 April 1940 77 y.Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
 Montserrat 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) WindsorQueen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Sint Maarten 30 April 2013Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 50 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Turks and Caicos Islands

Former monarchies

State Reign Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Life Age Heir apparent
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1962-1976 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) WindsorQueen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
Suriname 1954 - 1975 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-NassauQueen Juliana 1909 - 2004 94 y. Beatrix of the Netherlands
Guyana Guyana 1966-1970 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) WindsorQueen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 91 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Empire of Brazil 1831 - 1889 Constitutional Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) BraganzaEmperor Pedro II 1825 - 1891 66 y. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
 Second Mexican Empire 1864 - 1867 Constitutional Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) HabsburgEmperor Maximilian I 1832 - 1867 34 y. Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Second Haitian Empire 1849-1859 Absolute Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) SoulouqueEmperor rowspan=3rowspan=3|Faustin I 1782 - 1867 84 y. Olive Soulouque

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pierce, Andrew (24 December 2005). "Call me George, suggests Charles". The Times. Retrieved 2006-08-04.
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