# Monarch (disambiguation)

A monarch is the head of state of a monarchy, who holds the office for life or until abdication.
Monarch or Monarchy may also refer to:

## Biology

* Danaus (genus), a genus of butterflies commonly called monarchs
   * Danaus plexippus, the North American butterfly most commonly referred to as the monarch butterfly
* Monarch flycatcher or Monarchidae, a family of passerine birds

## Places
### Canada

* Monarch, Alberta
* Monarch Icefield, a large continental icecap in British Columbia
* Monarch Mountain (British Columbia), a summit of the Pacific Ranges in British Columbia
* Monarch Mountain (Alberta), a peak in the Victoria Cross Ranges
* The Monarch (Canadian Rockies), a mountain

### United States

* Monarch, Colorado
* Monarch, Montana
* Monarch, Virginia
* Monarch, West Virginia
* Monarch, Wyoming
* Monarch Lake, a reservoir in Colorado
* Monarch Mountain (ski area), Colorado
* Monarch Pass, Colorado

## Entertainment
### Film

* Monarch (film), a 2000 British costume drama involving Henry VIII
* Monarch Film Corporation, a British film distribution company
* Monarch Films, an American production company owned by John R. Freuler
* Monarch, a fictional organization in the MonsterVerse film franchise
* HMS Monarch, a fictional Royal Navy warship from the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

### Comics

* Monarch (comics), a DC Comics supervillain
* The Monarchy (comics), a Wildstorm comic

### Music

* Monarch (American band), a Los Angeles indie electro-pop band
* Monarch (French band), a French drone doom band
* Monarchy (band), English synthpop duo
* Michael Monarch (born 1950), American guitarist
* The Monarch (production team), an American music production duo
* Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), a 1999 album by Canadian singer Feist
* I, Monarch, 2005 album by Hate Eternal
* "Monarch" (Delerium song), 2012, featuring Nadina

### Television

* Monarchy (TV series), a documentary television series about the British monarchy
* Monarch (American TV series), a 2022 American series about country music
* Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac, an anime television series
* Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a 2023 American TV series
* The Monarch, a villain on the animated television series The Venture Bros.

### Video games

* Lord Monarch, a 1991 strategy war video game
* Monarch: The Butterfly King, a 2007 video game
* Monarch, the callsign of the player character from Project Wingman

## Ships

* HMS Monarch, several ships in the British Royal Navy
* Monarch (ship)
* MS Monarch (formerly Monarch of the Seas), a 1990 cruise ship
* Monarch-class coastal defense ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
** SMS Monarch, the lead ship of the class
** Ersatz Monarch-class battleships, cancelled replacement class
* CS Monarch, any of several cable-laying ships

## Sports

* Carolina Monarchs, a 1995–1997 Greensboro ice hockey team in the American Hockey League
* Dresden Monarchs, an American football club from Dresden, Germany
* Edinburgh Monarchs, a speedway team in Scotland
* Greensboro Monarchs, a 1989–1995 Carolina ice hockey team in the East Coast Hockey League
* Kansas City Monarchs, a former professional baseball team in Missouri, United States
* London Monarchs, a UK American football team in NFL Europe
* Manchester Monarchs (AHL), a 2001–2015 ice hockey team in New Hampshire, United States
* Manchester Monarchs (ECHL), a 2015–2019 ice hockey team in New Hampshire, United States
* Melbourne Monarchs, a team in the Australian Baseball League
* Methodist Monarchs, the athletic teams of Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina
* Mimico Monarchs, a junior ice hockey team in Ontario, Canada
* Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams from Old Dominion University in Virginia, United States
* Sacramento Monarchs, a former professional basketball team in California, United States
* Winnipeg Monarchs (disambiguation), various ice hockey teams from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

## Vehicles

* Monarch (automobile), a car built in Detroit, Michigan from 1913 to 1917
* Monarch (locomotive), a British articulated locomotive
* Monarch (marque), a Ford of Canada brand name
* Monarch (sternwheeler), an American steamboat
* Marske Monarch, a glider
* Mercury Monarch, a midsize American sedan built from 1975 to 1980
* MIT Monarch A, a 1983 American human-powered aircraft
* MIT Monarch B, a 1984 American human-powered aircraft
* Miles Monarch, a British light aeroplane of the 1930s
* The Butterfly Monarch, an American autogyro design

## Other uses

* Monarch (range), a brand for home appliances from the Malleable Iron Range Company
* Monarch (software), data capture and extraction software
* Monarch Airlines (1946–1950), an American airline
* Monarch Airlines (1967–2017), a British airline
* Monarch Beverage Company, a drink bottler in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
* Monarch Beverage, Inc., a drinks distributor in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
* Monarch, a paper size
* Monarch High School (disambiguation), several schools