Recent Updates:
24 January 2015: King Salman succeeds as King of Saudi Arabia (BBC News)
18 June 2014: Felipe VI succeeds as King of Spain (BBC News)
2 June 2014: Juan Carlos, King of Spain, to Abdicate (BBC News)
3 July 2013: Albert II, King of the Belgians, to Abdicate (BBC News)
30 April 2013: Willem-Alexander succeeds as King of the Netherlands (BBC News)
13 March 2013: Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope of Rome as Francis I (NBC News)
28 February 2013: Benedict XVI, Pope of Rome, Abdicates (BBC News)
28 January 2013: Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, to Abdicate (BBC News)
Recent Deaths:
24 January 2015: Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (BBC News)
18 March 2012: Shenouda III, pope of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church (BBC News)
18 March 2012: George Tupou V, king of Tonga (BBC News)
15 October 2012: Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia (BBC News)
Recent Marriages:
29 April 2011: Prince William of the United Kingdom (BBC News)
3 July 2011: Prince Albert II of Monaco (BBC News)
29 July 2011: Zara Phillips of the United Kingdom (BBC News)
22 October 2012: Crown Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (BBC News)
Current World Monarchs
The following is a regularly-updated list of all current ruling (or recognized) world monarchs. Beneath the primary list is a short list of monarchies dissolved since 1975.
Andorra: Joan Enric Vives Sicília (Since 2003) & François Hollande (Since 2012)
Bahrain: King Hamad ibn Isa — Since 1999
Belgium: King Philippe — Since 2013
Bhutan: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel — Since 2006
Brunei: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah — Since 1967
Cambodia: King Norodom Sihamoni — Since 2004
Denmark: Queen Margrethe II — Since 1972
Japan: Emperor Akihito — Since 1989
Jordan: King Abdullah II — Since 1999
Kuwait: Emir Sabah al-Ahmad — Since 2006
Lesotho: King Letsie III — Since 1996
Liechtenstein: Prince Hans-Adam II — Since 1989
Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri — Since 2000
Malaysia: King Abdul Halim — Since 2011
Monaco: Prince Albert II — Since 2005
Morocco: King Mohammed VI — Since 1999
Netherlands: Willem-Alexander — Since 2013
Norway: King Harald V — Since 1991
Oman: Sultan Qaboos bin Said — Since 1970
Qatar: Emir Hamad bin Khalifa — Since 1995
Saudi Arabia: King Salman bin Abdulaziz — Since 2015
Spain: Felipé VI — Since 2014
Swaziland: King Mswati III — Since 1986
Sweden: King Carl XVI Gustaf — Since 1973
Thailand: ing Bhumibol Adulyadej — Since 1946
Tonga: King Tupou VI — Since 2012
United Arab Emirates: Zhalifa bin Zayed — Since 2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1952
Canada: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1952
Australia: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1952
New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1952
Jamaica: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1962
Barbados: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1966
Bahamas: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1973
Grenada: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1974
Papua New Guinea: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1975
Solomon Islands: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1978
Tuvalu: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1979
Saint Lucia: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1979
Belize: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1981
Antigue and Barbuda: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1981
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Queen Elizabeth II — Since 1983
Holy See (Vatican City): Francis I — Since March 13, 2013
Recently Ended Monarchies (Since 1975)
Ethiopia — Until 1975
Laos — Until 1975
Trinidad & Tobago — Until 1976
Central African Empire — Until 1979
Iran (Persia) — Until 1979
Mauritius — Until 1992
Fiji — Until 1987
Afghanistan — Until 2001
Nepal — Until 2008
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