List of monarchs by time

A monarch is the head of a monarchy, a form of government in which a state is ruled by an individual who normally rules for life or until abdication, and typically inherits the throne by birth. Monarchs may be autocrats (as in all absolute monarchies) or may be ceremonial figureheads, exercising only limited or no reserve powers at all, with actual authority vested in a legislature and/or executive cabinet (as in many constitutional monarchies). In many cases, a monarch will also be linked with a state religion. Most states only have a single monarch at any given time, although a regent may rule when the monarch is a minor, not present, or otherwise incapable of ruling. Cases in which two monarchs rule simultaneously over a single state, as is the current situation in Andorra, are known as coregencies.

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Current monarchies
+TitleMonarchFoundationof monarchySinceLengthRefFlagAge ofmonarchyCo-PrinceJoan Enric Vives i Sicília1278200319 years, 268 daysConstitution of Andorra, Ch. 3.814-815 YearsEmmanuel Macron20175 years, 266 daysKingCharles III17072022 149 daysConstitution of Antigua and Barbuda, Art. 68.Constitution of Australia, Art. 61.Constitution of the Bahamas, Art. 71.Constitution of Belize, Art. 36.Constitution of Canada, Art. 9.Constitution of Grenada, Art. 57.Constitution of Jamaica, Art. 68.Constitution Act 1986: Part 1.Constitution of Papua New Guinea, Art. 82.Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Art. 51.Constitution of Saint Lucia, Art. 59.Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Art. 50.Constitution of Solomon Islands, Art. 1.Constitution of Tuvalu, Art. 48.and more315 YearsKingHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa1783199923 years, 335 days319 YearsKingPhilippe183120139 years, 198 days221 YearsDruk GyalpoJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck1907200616 years, 51 days115 YearsSultanHassanal Bolkiah1363196755 years, 122 days719 YearsKingNorodom Sihamoni68 CE200418 years, 113 days1955 YearsQueenMargrethe II710197251 years, 21 days1313 YearsKingMswati III1750s198636 years, 285 days222-223 YearsEmperorNaruhito11 February 660 BC (mythical), 2681 years ago. historical origin is disputed. was Emperor Jimmu 20193 years, 279 days.2681 Years (Disputed)   KingAbdullah II1946199923 years, 362 days76 YearsEmirNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah175220202 years, 128 daysConstitution of Kuwait, Art. 4.: "The royal family, Al Sabah, has two branches—Al Jaber and Al Salem—and has traditionally alternated in ruling Kuwait. This tradition, however, has changed following the death of Jaber Al Sabah [1977–2006]."
: "The two branches of the Al-Sabah family, the Jabers and the Salems, have traditionally alternated their rule, one providing the emir and the other the crown prince (also serving as prime minister)KingLetsie III1822199626 years, 362 daysPrinceHans-Adam II1608198933 years, 83 daysGrand DukeHenri1815200022 years, 120 daysYang di-Pertuan AgongAbdullah195720194 years, 4 daysPrinceAlbert II1604200517 years, 304 daysKingMohammed VI788 or 1666199923 years, 198 daysWillem-Alexander181520139 years, 282 daysHarald V872199132 years, 20 daysSultanHaitham bin Tariq75120203 years, 26 days1272 YearsEmirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani185120139 years, 226 daysKingSalman183220158 years, 14 days Felipe VI1474 or 1475 Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon20148 years, 232 daysCarl XVI Gustaf970197349 years, 144 days1053 YearsVajiralongkorn123820166 years, 116 daysTupou VI1845201210 years, 325 days177 YearsPresidentMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan19712022268 days. "The Al Nahyan ... are a branch of the Al Bu Falah tribe of the Bani Yas confederation, and although they have been a small section of the tribe, the Al Nahyan have traditionally provided the paramount shaykh for the confederation."51 YearsPopePope Leo XIV1 AD202580 days2021 Years
Former monarchies

+  Name  Formation  First monarch  AbolitionFlagRef France  500s  Charles the Bald   France  Clovis I  Francia  1870 Saxony  500s  Hadugato Rudolph I  Electorate of Saxony 1918 Germany 843  Louis II the German Mecklenburg ? or 1167  ? and Pribislaus I"Von der Reformation..." England 800s  Alfred the Great 1707 now UKGeorgia302 BCPharnavaz I1801Commander of the Royal House of Georgia , The Royal House of Georgia.The Royal House of Georgia.

Longest-reigning.
+ListTitleImageMonarchFoundationof monarchyLengthRefFlag1King142x142pxLouis XIV500s72 years, 110 days2Queen133x133pxElizabeth II170770 years, 214 days3King141x141pxRama IX123870 years, 126 days4Prince112x112pxJohann II160870 years, 91 days5?128x128pxKʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I?68 years, 33 daysPalenque (Mexico)6Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary139x139pxFranz Joseph I1000 or 1270s67 years, 355 days25x25px Austria-Hungary7?133x133pxChan Imix Kʼawiil?67 years, 130 daysCopán (Honduras)8King139x139pxFerdinand III1800s65 years, 90 days Sicily

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List of current heads of state and government
List of current consorts of sovereigns

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