List of Royal Houses

This is a list of regnant and non-regnant Princely, Royal and Imperial Houses of the World. The names of reigning monarchs are in bold text. Names used if the individual were reigning are given if known, otherwise the name given is the name currently used for them.

Europe

Country

Royal house
Flag_of_Albania.svg

Albania
Albania_state_emblem.png
Flagge_Herzogtum_Anhalt.svg

Anhalt
Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_-_Herzogtum_Anhalt_(Großes).png
Flag_of_Austria.svg

Austria
Wappen_Kaisertum_Österreich_1815_(Klein).png
Flagge_Großherzogtum_Baden_(1891-1918).svg

Baden
Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_-_Grossherzogtum_Baden.jpg
Flag_of_Bavaria_(lozengy).svg

Bavaria
Flag_of_Belgium.svg

Belgium
Belgium_cofa.PNG
Flag_of_Bohemia.svg

Bohemia
Coat_of_Arms_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_(1992-1998).svg‎

Bosnia
Flagge_Herzogtum_Braunschweig.svg

Brunswick
Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg

Bulgaria
Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria_1927-1946_brightened.jpg
Flag_of_Croatia.svg

Croatia
Croatia,_Historic_Coat_of_Arms.svg
Flag_of_Denmark.svg

Denmark
Denmark_large_coa.gif
Flag_of_England.svg

England
HannoverSt.jpg
Flag_of_Finland.svg

Finland
GD_Finland_coa.png
Flag_of_France.svg

France
FranceRoyale.jpg
Louis-Philippe_coa.png
Armoiries-Empire.jpg
Flag_of_Georgia.svg

Georgia
Bagrationgerbial75674.jpg
Flag_of_Germany.svg

Germany
Flag_of_Greece.svg

Greece
Kgr_hannover_flagge.jpg

Hanover
Flagge_Großherzogtum_Hessen_ohne_Wappen.svg

Hesse and by Rhine
Flag_of_Hesse.svg

Hesse-Cassel
Flag_of_Hohenzollern-Hechingen_and_Sigmaringen.png

Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Hechingen_Wappen.gif

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Kreis-sigmaringen-altes-wappen.png
Flag_of_Hungary.svg

Hungary
Flag_of_Iceland.svg

Iceland
Skjaldarmerkivaetta.jpg
Flag_of_Ireland.svg

Ireland
HannoverSt.jpg
Flag_of_Italy.svg

Italy
CoA_fam_ITA_savoia.svg
Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg

Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein_coa.png
Flagge_Fürstentum_Lippe.svg

Lippe
Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_-_Fürstentum_Lippe.jpg
Flag_of_Lithuania.svg

Lithuania
Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg
Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg

Luxembourg
Coat_of_arms_Grand_Duchy_of_Luxembourg_large.png
Flag_of_Malta.svg

Malta
Royal_Standard_of_Malta_(1964).svg
Flagge_Großherzogtümer_Mecklenburg.svg

Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
MecklbgSchw.jpg
Preussen1709.jpg
Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Modena.svg

Modena and Reggio
Armoiries_Autriche-Este.png
Flag_of_Monaco.svg

Monaco
Coat_of_arms_of_Monaco.svg
Flag_of_Montenegro.svg

Montenegro
Drapeau_basse_navarre.png

Navarre
France1594.png
Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg

Netherlands
Nl-arms.gif
Flag_of_Norway.svg

Norway
Royal_CoA_of_Norway.svg
Flagge_Grhzm_Oldenburg.svg

Oldenburg
Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_-_Grossherzogtum_Oldenburg.jpg
Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Parma.svg

Parma
Parma-Stemma.png
Flag_of_Portugal.svg

Portugal
Casa_de_Bragança.png
Flag_of_Prussia_1892-1918.svg

Prussia
Preussen1709.jpg
Flagge_Fürstentum_Reuß_ältere_Linie.svg

Reuss Elder Line
Flagge_Fürstentum_Reuß_jüngere_Linie.svg

Reuss Junior Line
Flag_of_Romania.svg

Romania
Kingdom_of_Romania_-_large_CoA.jpg
Flag_of_Russia.svg

Russia
CoA_Russian_Empire.png
Flagge_Herzogtum_Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha_(1911-1920).svg

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_-_Herzogtum_Sachsen-Coburg_und_Gotha_(Mittleres).jpg
Flagge_Herzogtum_Sachsen-Meiningen.svg

Saxe-Meiningen
Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_-_Herzogtum_Sachsen-Meiningen-Hildburghausen_(Grosses).jpg
Flagge_Großherzogtum_Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach_(1813-1897).svg

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_-_Grossherzogtum_Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.jpg
Flagge_Königreich_Sachsen_(1815-1918).svg

Saxony
Mantelwappen_Wettiner.png
Flagge_Fürstentum_Schaumburg-Lippe.svg

Schaumburg-Lippe
Flag_of_Scotland.svg

Scotland
HannoverSt.jpg
Flag_of_Serbia.svg

Serbia
KraljevinaSrbija.jpg‎
Flag_of_Spain.svg

Spain
Escudo_Real.png
Flag_of_Sweden.svg

Sweden
Sweden_greater_coat_of_arms.jpg
It_tosc2.gif

Tuscany
Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies_1860.gif

Two Sicilies
Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies_1738.gif
Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg

United Kingdom
UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms.svg
Flag_of_Germany_(2-3).svg

Waldeck and Pyrmont
Waldeck_COA.gif
Flagge_Königreich_Württemberg.svg

Württemberg
Wurttemberg_1875.jpg
Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia_(civil).svg

Yugoslavia

America

Country

Royal house
Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg

Antigua and Barbuda
Personal_flag_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II.svg
Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Araucania_and_Patagonia.svg

Araucania and Patagonia
Araucania_coa.jpg
Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg

Bahamas
Personal_flag_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II.svg
Flag_of_Barbados.svg

Barbados
Flag_of_Belize.svg

Belize
Flag_of_Brazil.svg

Brazil
Flag_of_Canada.svg

Canada
Coat_of_arms_of_Canada.svg
Flag_of_Grenada.svg

Grenada
Personal_flag_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II.svg
Flag_of_Jamaica.svg

Jamaica
Flag_of_Mexico.svg

Mexico
Bandera_regne_Miskito.png

Miskito
The_mosquito_arms.gif
Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Personal_flag_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II.svg
Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg

Saint Lucia
Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg

Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines

Asia

Country

Royal house
Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg

'Abū Dhabī
Coat_of_arms_of_United_Arab_Emirates.png
Flag_of_Ajman.svg

Ajmān
Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg

Afghanistan
Coat_of_arms_of_Afghanistan.svg
Flag_of_Bahrain.svg

Bahrain
COA_of_Bahrain.svg
Flag_of_Bhutan.svg

Bhutan
Bhutan_emblem.png
Flag_of_Brunei.svg

Brunei
COA_of_Brunei.svg
Flag_of_Cambodia.svg

Cambodia
Coa_cambodia.jpg
Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg

China
China_Qing_Dynasty_Flag_1889.svg
Flag_of_Dubai.svg

Dubai
Flag_of_Fujairah.svg

Fujairah
Flag_of_Iran.svg

Iran
Pahlavi_coat_of_arms.jpg
Flag_of_Agha_Mohammad_Khan.svg
Flag_of_Iraq.svg

Iraq
Flag_of_Iraq_1924.svg
Flag_of_Israel.svg

Israel
COA_of_Israel.svg
Flag_of_Japan.svg

Japan
Imperial_Seal_of_Japan.svg
Flag_of_Jordan.svg

Jordan
Jordan_coa.png
Flag_of_South_Korea.svg

Korea
Korea-arms2.gif
Flag_of_Kuwait.svg

Kuwait
Kuwait_coa.png
Flag_of_Laos.svg

Laos
Laos_royal_fl_n6736.svg
Flag_of_Maldives.svg

Maldives
Maldives_National_Emblem.svg
Flag_of_Manchukuo.svg

Manchukuo
Manchukuo_Coat_Of_Arms.svg
Flag_of_Nepal.svg

Nepal
RoyalStandardNepal.png
Flag_of_Oman.svg

Oman
Coa_Oman.svg
Flag_of_Qatar.svg

Qatar
COA_of_Qatar.svg
Flag_of_Ras_al-Khaimah.svg

Rāʾs al-H̱ayma
Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg

Saudi Arabia
Coat_of_arms_of_Saudi_Arabia.png
Flag_of_Sharjah.svg

Šāriqah
Flag_of_Thailand.svg

Thailand
Chakrilogo.png
Flag_of_Turkey.svg

Turkey
OttomanCoatOfArms.png
Flag_of_Umm_al-Qaiwain.svg

Umm Al-Quwain
Flag_of_Vietnam.svg

Vietnam
Flag_of_South_Vietnam.svg
Flag_of_Yemen.svg

Yemen
Mutawakkilite_Yemen_Coat_of_arms.png

Malaysia

State

Royal House

Monarch

Notes

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Kedah

Kedah Sultanate

Al-Sultan Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbudin Tuanku Abdul Halim Al-Haj Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah

The 5th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975

Pahang

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah

The 7th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1976 to 1984

Johor

Johor Sultanate

Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Ismail Al-Khalidi

The 8th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1984 to 1989

Perak

Sultan of Perak

Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu-lahu

The 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1989 to 1994

Negeri Sembilan

Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman

The 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1994 to 1999

Perlis

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail

The 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 2001 to 2006

Terengganu

Sultan of Terengganu

Al Wathiqu Billah, Al-Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj

Current Monarch of Malaysia, the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia

Kelantan

Tuanku Al-Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Yahya Petra

Selangor

Sultan of Selangor

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj

Oceania

Country

Royal house
Flag_of_Australia.svg

Australia
Royal_Standard_of_Australia.svg
Flag_of_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands.svg

Cocos Islands
Flag_of_Hawaii.svg

Hawaii
Arms.gif
Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg

New Zealand
Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.png
Flag_of_Tonga.svg

Tonga
Sila_o_Tonga_-_Coat_of_arms_of_the_Kingdom_of_Tonga.svg

Africa

Country

Royal house
Flag_of_Buganda.svg

Buganda
Flag_of_Burundi.svg

Burundi
COA_of_Burundi.svg
Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg

Central Africa
Central_african_coa.png
Flag_of_Egypt.svg

Egypt
Egyptemblem.jpg
Flag_of_Ethiopia_(1897).png

Ethiopia
Imperialstadard.gif
Flag_of_Lesotho.svg

Lesotho
Royal_Standard_of_the_King_of_Lesotho.png
Flag_of_Libya.svg

Libya
Flag_of_Libya_(1951).svg
Flag_of_Morocco.svg

Morocco
Coat_of_arms_of_Morocco.png
Flag_of_Rwanda.svg

Rwanda
Rwandacrest.gif
Flag_of_Sudan.svg

Sudan
Egyptemblem.jpg
Flag_of_Swaziland.svg

Swaziland
Coat_of_arms_of_Swaziland.png
Flag_of_Tunisia.svg

Tunisia
Flag_of_Zanzibar.svg

Zanzibar
Flag_of_the_Sultanate_of_Zanzibar.svg

South Africa

Country

Royal House

Monarch (or Pretender)

Notes

South Africa

Mahlangu Dynasty - amaNdebele-kaNdzundza

King Ingwenyama Mabhoko III

South Africa

Mabhena Dynasty - amaNdebele-kaManala

King Ingwenyama Makhosoke Mabhena

South Africa

Bafokeng tribe

Kgosi (King) Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi

South Africa

Monomatapa - Balobedu

Rain Queen Makobo Constance Modjadji VI

South Africa

Mavunda

Chief Khosi Pheni Ngove

South Africa

AmaNyawuza Dynasty - Eastern Pondoland

King Mpondombini Thandizulu Sigcau

South Africa

AmaNyawuza Dynasty - Western Pondoland

King Ndamase Ndamase

South Africa

AmaDlomo and amaHala Dynasties - Thembu tribe

iNkosi (Chief) Buyelekhaya Zwelinbanzi Dalindyebo

South Africa

AmaHegebe - Thembu tribe

iNkosi (Chief) Patekile Sango Holomisa

South Africa

MaKhwinde Dynasty - Venda

Khosi Peter Toni Mphephu Ramabulana

South Africa

AmaRarabe - Xhosa

King Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile

South Africa

AmaTshawe Dynasty (AmaGcaleka - Xhosa)

Inkosi Enkhulu (Paramount Chief) Zwelonke Sigcawu

South Africa

Kama Dynasty (AmaGqunukhwebe - Xhosa)

Inkosi Enkhulu (Paramount Chief) Nkosana Zwelimjongile Kama

South Africa

ImiDushane kaNdlambe - Xhosa

Inkosie Enkhulu (Paramount Chief) Ngubesizwe Ludwe Siwane

South Africa

House of Senzangakhona (Zulu)

King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

See also

  • List of current pretenders