Monarch (disambiguation)

A monarch is a ruler in a system where succession is hereditary.

Monarch can also refer to:

Biology

• Monarch butterfly, the species Danaus plexippus, in the family of milkweed butterflies
• Danaus erippus, the South American monarch butterfly
• Jamaican monarch butterfly, Danaus cleophile
• Monarchidae, a family of bird species in the suborder Passeri
• Monarchs, a number of bird species in the family Monarchidae, some of which are also known as monarch flycatchers
• Monarchinae, a subfamily of bird species in the family Monarchidae
• Monarcha, a genus of bird in the Monarchinae subfamily

Places

• Monarch, Alberta a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada
• Monarch, Colorado, an unincorporated place in the United States
• Monarch, Virginia
• Monarch, West Virginia
• Monarch Pass, Colorado, United States
• Monarch Ski Area, Colorado, United States
• Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Entertainment

• Monarch: The Butterfly King, a personal computer game
• Lord Monarch, a strategy war video game
• Monarch of the Seas, a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International.

in comics and animation:

• Monarch (comics), a DC Comics supervillain
• Monarch (The Venture Bros.), a butterfly-themed villain on the animated television series The Venture Bros.
• Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac, an anime television series
• The Monarchy (comics), a Wildstorm comic

in music:

• Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), a 1999 album by Canadian singer Feist
• I, Monarch, 2005 album by Hate Eternal
• Monarchy (band), English synthpop duo
• Monarch (band), French Drone Doom band

Sports

• Edinburgh Monarchs, a speedway team based in Scotland
• "Monarchs", the nickname for the athletic teams from Old Dominion University in Virginia, United States
• Sacramento Monarchs, a former professional basketball team in California, United States
• Kansas City Monarchs, a former professional baseball team based in Missouri, United States
• Manchester Monarchs, an ice hockey team based in New Hampshire, United States
• Dresden Monarchs, an American football club from Dresden, Germany
• Winnipeg Monarchs, various ice hockey teams from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Other

• Monarch (automobile), built in Detroit, Michigan from 1913 to 1917
• Marske Monarch glider
• MIT Monarch Human-powered aircraft
• Monarch, stationery or paper size (often 7.25 by 10.5 inches (184 mm × 267 mm)) or other sizes
• Mercury Monarch, a midsize American sedan built from 1975 to 1980
• Monarch Airlines, a British airline
• Monarch Beverage Company, a drink bottler based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Monarch High School (Colorado) in Louisville, Colorado, United States
• Monarch (locomotive), an articulated locomotive currently situation on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
• Monarch mode, defined in VITA 32 for use with PrPMC
• HMS Monarch, several ships in the British Royal Navy
• SMS Monarch, a Monarch-class coastal defense ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
  • Ersatz Monarch-class battleship, the planned replacement for SMS Monarch
• Monarch (range), trademark of the Malleable Iron Range Company
• Monarch (software), data capture and extraction software
• Monarch (sternwheeler), a sternwheel steamboat that operated in the United States
• Monarch, a chess engine
• Michael Monarch, an American guitarist
• The Butterfly Monarch, an American autogyro design
• Monarch Airlines (1946–1950), an American airline

See also

• Monarchy, a form of government
• Monarchy (TV series), a documentary television series about the British monarchy
• Monach Islands, an uninhabited island group off the west coast of Scotland
• Monark, a Swedish bicycle
• List of current monarchs