# List of royal societies in the Commonwealth of Nations

This is a list of royal societies (by royal charter) listed alphabetically with the date of founding:

## UK and Ireland

* Royal Academy, founded 1768
* Royal Aeronautical Society 1866
* Royal African Society 1968
* Royal Anthropological Institute 1871
* Royal Archaeological Institute 1844
* Royal Asiatic Society 1823
* Royal Astronomical Society 1820
* Royal Bath and West of England Society 1777
* Royal Birmingham Society of Artists 1868
* Royal British Society of Sculptors 1904
* Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association
1858
* Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1832
* Royal Dublin Society 1731
* Royal Economic Society 1902
* Royal Entomological Society 1833
* Royal Geographical Society 1830
* Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 1814
* Royal Geological Society of Ireland 1831 – 1934
* Royal Historical Society 1868
* Royal Horticultural Society 1804 and 1861
* Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland 1816
* Royal Institute of British Architects 1834
* Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 1881
* Royal Institution of Cornwall 1821
* Royal Institution of Naval Architects 1860
* Royal Irish Academy 1785
* Royal Medical Society 1773
* Royal Meteorological Society 1850
* Royal Microscopical Society 1839
* Royal Numismatic Society 1836
* Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain 1841 and 1988
* Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow 1802
* Royal Philatelic Society London 1869
* Royal Photographic Society 1853
* Royal Scottish Academy 1826
* Royal Scottish Geographical Society 1884
* Royal Society 1660
* Royal Society for Asian Affairs 1901
* Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 1917
* Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 1840
* Royal Society for the Promotion of Health 1904
* Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 1904
* Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 1849
* Royal Society of Arts 1754
* Royal Society of Biology 2015
* Royal Society of British Artists 1823
* Royal Society of Chemistry 1980
* Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783
* Royal Society of St George 1894
* Royal Society of Literature 1820
* Royal Society of Marine Artists 1939
* Royal Society of Medicine 1805
* Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers 1895
* Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers 1888
* Royal Society of Portrait Painters 1891
* Royal Society of Sculptors 1905
* Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1920
* Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts 1916 1976 (incl the Royal Society for Nature Conservation)
* Royal Statistical Society 1834
* Royal West of England Academy 1913

## Commonwealth
### Australia

* Royal Society of New South Wales 1821
* Royal Society of Tasmania 1844
* Royal Society of Victoria 1854
* Royal Society of South Australia 1880
* Royal Society of Queensland 1884
* Royal Geographical Society of South Australia 1885
* Royal Geographical Society of Queensland 1885
* Royal Australian Historical Society 1901
* Royal Historical Society of Victoria 1909
* Royal Historical Society of Queensland 1913
* Royal Society of Western Australia 1914
* Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1917
* Royal Australian Institute of Architects 1929

### Canada

* Royal Society of Canada 1882
* Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 1890
* Royal Canadian Geographical Society 1929
* Royal Philatelic Society of Canada 1959
* Royal Heraldry Society of Canada 1966

### New Zealand

* Royal Society of New Zealand 1851
* Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand 1888
* Royal New Zealand Plunket Society 1907
* Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand 1920
* Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand 1931
* Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 1933

### South Africa

* Royal Society of South Africa 1877