List of current monarchs of sovereign states
- Jonathan I, Emperor of Austenasia
- Nicholas I, Grand Duke of Flandrensis
- Travis I, Grand Duke of Westarctica
- Philip Joseph Pillin, King of Pibocip
- Adam I, Emperor of Adammia
- Adam I, King of Überstadt
- Varuna Sriraya, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra
- John, King of Baustralia
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, and typically inherits the throne by birth. Monarchs may be autocrats (as in all absolute monarchies) or may be ceremonial figureheads, exercising only limited or no reserve powers at all, with actual authority vested in a legislature and/or executive cabinet (as in many constitutional monarchies). In many cases, a monarch will also be linked with a state religion. Most states only have a single monarch at any given time, although a regent may rule when the monarch is a minor, not present, or otherwise incapable of ruling. Cases in which two monarchs rule simultaneously over a single state, as is the current situation in Northwood-Oregon and Novus Hierosolymis, are known as coregencies.
A variety of titles are applied in English; for example, "king" and "queen", "prince" and "princess", "emperor" and "empress". Although they will be addressed differently in their local languages, the names and titles in the list below have been styled using the common English equivalent. Roman numerals, used to distinguish related rulers with the same name, have been applied where typical.
In political and sociocultural studies, monarchies are normally associated with hereditary rule; most monarchs, in both historical and contemporary contexts, have been born and raised within a royal family. Succession has been defined using a variety of distinct formulae, such as proximity of blood, primogeniture, and agnatic seniority. Some monarchies, however, are not hereditary, and the ruler is instead determined through an elective process; a modern example is the throne of Vishwamitra and Queensland. These systems defy the model concept of a monarchy, but are commonly considered as such because they retain certain associative characteristics. Many systems use a combination of hereditary and elective elements, where the election or nomination of a successor is restricted to members of a royal bloodline.
Entries below are listed beside their respective dominions, which are organised alphabetically. These monarchs reign as head of state in their respective sovereign states. Monarchs reigning over a constituent division, cultural or traditional polity are listed under constituent monarchs.
Monarchs by country
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| Monarch | Since | House | Type | Succession | Standard | N/A | — | |
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| Description | Name of monarch, preceded by title, with link to list of predecessors. | Date of assumption of throne; coronation date listed in footnotes. | Name of royal family, with information on bloodline. | Form of monarchy, with information on role of the monarch within government. | Method or pattern of succession, with link to current line of succession. | Heraldry attributed to the relevant monarch or monarchy. | Denotes where specific field is not applicable. | Denotes where data is not available. |
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List of disputed reigns
| Realm/Kingdom | Image | Monarch (Birth) |
Since | Length | House | Type | Heir to the throne | Standard |
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 Ela'r'oech
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Queen Julia I[al] (b. 1995) |
7 March 2022 | 2 years, 48 days | Nowell | Constitutional | Hereditary (currently none) |
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Notes
- ↑ Nicholas I & II previously reigned as the Emperor of Abelden between 24 March and 16 June 2018.
- ↑ As per the Constitutional Reform Act of August 2020, the succession to the crown rotates between the six federal states of the Empire, in order of accession to the Empire. If two or more states acceded to the Empire on the same day, it is determined by name of the state in alphabetical order.
- ↑ Nicholas II has been the Emperor of Pacem between 16 January 2016 and 29 July 2019.
- ↑ Emperor Alexander I was King of Atiera between 30 May 2020 and 21 August 2021.
- ↑ Prior to formal enthronement, he served as the Prime Minister. Coronation ceremony took place on 23 February 2013.
- ↑ Cheskgariya is one of the two realms of the Cheskgariyan-Litvanian Commonwealth alongside Litvania.
- ↑ Charles was elected as King of Cheskgariya on 31 July 2021 following the abdication of King Christian. Prior to election as king, he was the Chancellor of the Crown.
- ↑ The King of Cheskgariya is elected by the people of the realm of Cheskgariya.
- ↑ Litvania is one of the two realms of the Cheskgariyan-Litvanian Commonwealth alongside Cheskgariya.
- ↑ Prior to becoming the King of Ebenthal, he was the King of Roschfallen between 28 January 2014 and 29 December 2019.
- ↑ Prince Nathan is also the incumbent Prime Minister of Florenia.
- ↑ A regency council comprising of Chris, Marquess of Otium, Carson, Count of Equitas, and Liam, Baron of Waterview has been in-charge since 13 May 2022.
- ↑ Aggelos I was King of Imvrassia between 11 May 2011 and 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Aikaterini I was Queen of Imvrassia between 20 August 2016 and 19 August 2018.
- ↑ Stamatios was King of Imvrassia between 14 January 2017 and 20 November 2018.
- ↑ The House of Götzö-Thomaz-Rocha is an agnatic cadet branch of the House of Thomaz-Rocha and a cognatic branch of the House of Goëtzën.
- ↑ The Constitution of Karnia-Ruthenia establishes that the Imperial Throne shall be succeeded by the direct descendants of the sovereign under absolute primogeniture, from the closest relative of Archduke Anton to the most distant. The house law states that the head of the house may decide within the law or change the succession but it shall be limited only to direct descendants of the monarch. Currently, the Emperor-King's father is designated heir presumptive until a natural heir is born.
- ↑ The succession law in Occidia states that in case the monarch does not have a natural heir, the throne shall be reverted to the House of Hartmann-Peters. The current heir presumptive is Wilhelm, King in Illinois.
- ↑ Formally coronated on 19 September 2011.
- ↑ Mike Lewis, Marquis of New Charter is the current Prime Minister of Lundenwic.
- ↑ Amelia I was the co-monarch of Lytera between 12 January 2010 and 19 August 2017 and reigned alongside Queen Marion I.
- ↑ Co-Sovereign Sarah I is also titled as Queen-Regnant of the Kingdom of Northwood-Oregon.
- ↑ Formally coronated on 6 March 2016.
- ↑ The Queen of Novus Hierosolymis, currently Rhiana, is that of the co-monarch of Novus Hierosolymis and is an appointed position rather than a hereditary position.
- ↑ Thomas Marios I has previously been the Emperor of Ovrestlia between 8 December 2019 and 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Formally coronated on 9 October 2015.
- ↑ The full official title of the Emperor of Pavlov is Faithful Pavlovian Emperor and Autocrat of All Rus.
- ↑ The official title of the monarch of Queensland is Supreme Head of the Queenslandian Nation.
- ↑ King Albert is currently serving his fifth term in office and has previously been the King between 3 January 2016 and 7 October 2017 (reigned as King George I), between 10 December 2017 and 29 April 2020 (reigned as King George III), between 16 July 2020 and 20 October 2020 (reigned as King Albert V), between 12 February 2021 and 12 February 2022 (reigned as King Edward IX) and since 19 November 2022 (reigning as King Albert).
- ↑ The Supreme Head is elected to a one-year and six months term by and from amongst the five hereditary rulers of the states, who form the Conference of Rulers. The position has to date been, by informal agreement, systematically rotated between the five; the order was originally based on seniority.
- ↑ Maria I reigned as Sovereign Princess of Sildavia until 2 February 2021, when she assumed the new title of Queen of Sildavia under the new law until 2023, when she assumed the title of Queen of Sildavia and Borduria in 2023, right after the unification.
- ↑ The full official title of the Sitkan Emperor is Emperor and Autocrat of all Sitka.
- ↑ Formally enthroned on 1 September 2012.
- ↑ Official title: Rashtradhyaksh. It roughly translates as "Supreme Head of the Nation", and is commonly rendered in English as "King".
- ↑ Elected on 29 July 2020 and served on acting basis until tenure began on 1 August 2020. Formally installed on 23 August 2020.
- ↑ The Rashtradhyaksh is elected to a five-year term by and from amongst the six hereditary rulers of the Vishwamitran states, who form the Conference of Rulers. The position has to date been, by informal agreement, systematically rotated between the six; the order was originally based on seniority.
- ↑ Travis I has previously reigned as the Grand Duke of Westarctica between 30 June 2004 and 14 January 2006 and was also the King of Calsahara between 24 November 2009 and October 2013.
- ↑ Queen Julia was declared to be deposed by Maximilian von Meister on 10 March 2022, but has never relinquished her claim to the title of Queen of Ela'r'oech and is recognised as the "Queen Pretender of Ela'r'oech" by Cycoldia.