Lists of monarchs in the Americas

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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[edit]

Table of independent American monarchies
State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Born Age First-in-line
 Antigua and Barbuda 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of Antigua and Barbuda Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
 Bahamas King of the Bahamas
 Belize King of Belize
 Canada King of Canada
 Grenada King of Grenada
 Jamaica King of Jamaica
 Saint Kitts and Nevis King of Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia King of Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Table of monarchs over dependent American territories
Territory Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Born Age First-in-line
 Anguilla 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
 Aruba 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 56 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 Bermuda 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
 British Virgin Islands
 Cayman Islands
 Curaçao 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 56 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 Falkland Islands 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
 Greenland 14 January 1972 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Glücksburg Queen of Denmark Margrethe II 16 April 1940 83 y. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
 Montserrat 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
 Sint Maarten 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 56 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
 Turks and Caicos Islands

Former monarchies[edit]

State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Life Age First-in-line
Barbados Barbados 1966-2021 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Barbados Elizabeth II 1926–2022 96 Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
Empire of Brazil Brazil 1831–1889 Constitutional Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Braganza Emperor of Brazil Pedro II 1825–1891 66 y. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Guyana Guyana 1966–1970 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Guyana Elizabeth II 1926–2022 96 Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
Haiti Haiti 1849–1859 Absolute Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Soulouque Emperor of Haiti Faustin I 1782–1867 84 y. Olive Soulouque
Second Mexican Empire Mexico 1864–1867 Constitutional Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Habsburg Emperor of Mexico Maximilian I 1832–1867 34 y. Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Suriname 1954–1975 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference cognatic primogeniture) Orange-Nassau Queen of the Netherlands Juliana 1909–2004 94 y. Beatrix of the Netherlands
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1962–1976 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Trinidad and Tobago Elizabeth II 1926–2022 96 Charles, Prince of Wales[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Pierce, Andrew (24 December 2005). "Call me George, suggests Charles". The Times. Retrieved 2006-08-04.