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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

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

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]

See also

Notes

References

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