Lists of monarchs in the Americas

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 1 November 1981 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Antigua and Barbuda Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Bahamas 10 July 1973 Queen of the Bahamas
 Barbados 30 November 1966 Queen of Barbados
 Belize 21 September 1981 Queen of Belize
 Canada 6 February 1952 Queen of Canada
 Grenada 7 February 1974 Queen of Grenada
 Jamaica 6 August 1962 Queen of Jamaica
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983 Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia 22 February 1979 Queen of Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979 Queen 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 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Aruba 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 53 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 Bermuda 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 British Virgin Islands
 Cayman Islands
 Curaçao 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 53 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 Falkland Islands 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Greenland 14 January 1972 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Glücksburg Queen of Denmark Margrethe II 16 April 1940 80 y. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
 Montserrat 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Sint Maarten 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 53 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 6 February 1952 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
 Turks and Caicos Islands

Former monarchies
State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Life Age First-in-line
Brazil 1831–1889 Constitutional Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Braganza Emperor of Brazil Pedro II 1825–1891 66 y. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Guyana 1966–1970 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Guyana Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]
Haiti 1849–1859 Absolute Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Soulouque Emperor of Haiti Faustin I 1782–1867 84 y. Olive Soulouque
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 1962–1976 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Trinidad and Tobago Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 94 y. Charles, Prince of Wales[1]

See also

Notes

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