This is a list of former monarchs of sovereign states who are alive to date. While most monarchs retain their position for their lifetime, some choose to
abdicate in favour of a younger heir, while other monarchs are
deposed when their monarchies are abolished or when another ruler seizes power by force. By international courtesy, these individuals are usually still addressed by their monarchical titles. The most recent former monarch to die was
King Constantine II of Greece, on 10 January 2023.
Living former hereditary monarchs of sovereign states
Ages as of 16:04, Thursday, April 25, 2024 (
UTC).
^Simeon returned to Bulgaria in 1996 after a half-century in exile and was elected
Prime Minister under the name Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Simeon Sakskoburggotski) in 2001, serving until 2005.