List of kingdoms and royal dynasties

**Monarchism** is a movement that supports the monarchy as a form of government.

## Ancient kingdoms and royal dynasties

A monarch is the person at the head of a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a Sovereign state or country is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and rules for life or until abdication. Monarchs may be autocrats (absolute monarchy) or ceremonial heads of state who exercise the power, with actual authority vested in a parliament or other body (constitutional monarchy).

Monarchism is a system based on the belief that political power should be concentrated in one person who rules by decree. A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government, independent from the person, the monarch.

## United Kingdom

* House of Hannover
* House of Windsor
* Monarchy of the United Kingdom

###  England

* House of Godwin
* House of Lancaster
* House of Plantagenet
* House of York
* House of Windsor
* House of Tudor
* Kingdom of England
* List of English monarchs
* Tudor dynasty

###  Scotland

* Guardian of Scotland
* House of Stuart
* Kingdom of Alba
* Kingdom of Scotland
* List of Scottish monarchs
* Scottish monarchs' family tree

###  Wales

* King of Wales
* Principality of Wales
* Prince of Wales

## *Europe*

### Byzantine Empire

* Leonid dynasty (457)
* Nikephorian dynasty (802)
* Amorian dynasty (820)
* Macedonian dynasty (867)

### Lombards

* Lething Dynasty
* Gausian Dynasty
* Bavarian Dynasty
* Harodingian dynasty
* Beneventan Dynasty

### Franks

* Carolingian dynasty
* Capetian dynasty

###  Albania

* House of Zogu
* King of Albania
* Kingdom of Albania
* Leka, Crown Prince of Albania

###  Austria

* Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
* Emperor of Austria
* Habsburg Monarchy

###  Bavaria

Further information: Monarchism in Bavaria after 1918
* Kingdom of Bavaria

###  Belarus

* Principality of Minsk
* Principality of Polotsk
* Principality of Vitebsk

###  Bohemia

* Duchy of Bohemia
* Kingdom of Bohemia
* Crown of Bohemia
* List of rulers of Bohemia

###  Bulgaria

* First Bulgarian Empire
* Second Bulgarian Empire
* Kingdom of Bulgaria
* Bulgarian royal family

###  Finland

* Grand Duchy of Finland
* List of Finnish monarchs

###  France

Further information: Monarchism in France
* Kingdom of France

###  Greece

* List of kings of Greece
* List of Greek royal consorts

###  Georgia

Further information: Monarchism in Georgia
* Bagrationi dynasty
* Kingdom of Georgia

### File:Flag of German Empire.svg German Empire

* List of German monarchs
* Wilhelm II, German Emperor

###  Italy

* Kingdom of Italy
* House of Savoy

###  Liechtenstein

* List of Princes of Liechtenstein
* Royal House of Liechtenstein

###  Lithuania

* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Kingdom of Lithuania

###  Monaco

* Prince of Monaco
* Promotion of the Monegasque Family

###  Netherlands

* Monarchy of the Netherlands
* House of Orange-Nassau

###  Poland

* Congress Poland
* Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
* List of kings of the Piast dynasty
* List of Polish monarchs

###  Portugal

* House of Braganza
* Kingdom of Portugal
* Monarchy of the North

###  Russia

* Alexander II of Russia
* Alexander III of Russia
* Catherine the Great
* House of Romanov
* Ivan the Terrible
* Nicholas II of Russia
* List of Russian rulers
* Peter the Great
* Russian Empire
* Tsardom of Russia

###  Serbia

* Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
* Karađorđević dynasty
* Kingdom of Serbia
* Kingdom of Yugoslavia

###  Tuscany

* Grand Duchy of Tuscany
* House of Habsburg-Lorraine

### File:Flag of Two Sicilies.svg Two Sicilies

* Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
* Kingdom of Naples
* Kingdom of Sicily
* House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

###  Ukraine

* Kievan Rus
* Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
* Cossack Hetmanate

###  Andalucía

* Emirate of Córdoba
* Emirate of Granada

###  Aragon

* Crown of Aragon
* Kingdom of Aragon

###  Asturias

* Kingdom of Asturias
* Prince of Asturias

###  Catalonia

* Count of Barcelona
* County of Barcelona
* House of Barcelona
* Principality of Catalonia

###  Castile

* Crown of Castile
* Kingdom of Castile

### File:Flag of León.svg León

* Kingdom of León
* List of Leonese monarchs

## *Africa*

###  Chad

* Kanem Empire
* Kingdom of Baguirmi
* Ouaddai Empire

###  Egypt

* Ayyubid dynasty
* Farouk of Egypt
* Fatimid Caliphate
* History of ancient Egypt
* Kingdom of Egypt
* Mamluk Sultanate
* Ptolemaic Kingdom
* Sultanate of Egypt

###  Ethiopia

* Crown Council of Ethiopia
* Ethiopian Empire
* Emperor of Ethiopia
* Haile Selassie I
* Kebra Nagast
* Kingdom of Aksum
* Queen of Sheba
* Solomonic dynasty

###  Ghana

* Ashanti Empire
* List of rulers of Asante

###  Madagascar

* List of Malagasy monarchs
* Merina Kingdom
* Ranavalona I
* Radama I

###  Mali

* Mali Empire
* Songhai Empire

###  Morocco

* List of rulers of Morocco
* Royal family of Morocco

###  Nigeria

* Bornu Empire
* Kanem Empire
* Oba
* Obi
* Fulani Empire
* Ooduan dynasties of Yorubaland
* Attah of Igala Kingdom

###  South Africa

* List of Xhosa Chiefs
* List of Xhosa Kings
* Zulu Kingdom

###  Tunisia

* Hafsid dynasty
* List of Beys of Tunis

## *Asia*

###  Afghanistan

* Kingdom of Afghanistan
* Mohammed Zahir Shah, The Last King of Afghanistan

###  Bhutan

* House of Wangchuck
* His Majesty the King of Bhutan

###  China

Further information: Dynasties in Chinese history, List of Chinese monarchs
The following is a list of major dynasties of China:

* Xia dynasty (夏朝) (2070–1600 BC)
* Shang dynasty (商朝) (1600–1046 BC)
* Zhou dynasty (周朝) (1046–256 BC)
	+ Western Zhou (西周) (1046–771 BC)
	+ Eastern Zhou (東周) (770–256 BC)
* Qin dynasty (秦朝) (221–207 BC)
* Han dynasty (漢朝) (202 BC–AD 9, AD 25–220)
	+ Western Han (西漢) (202 BC–AD 9)
	+ Eastern Han (東漢) (25–220)
* Xin dynasty (新朝) (9–23)
* *Three Kingdoms* (三國) (220–280)
	+ Cao Wei (曹魏) (220–280)
	+ Shu Han (蜀漢) (221–263)
	+ Eastern Wu (東吳) (222–280)
* Jin dynasty (晉朝) (266–420)
	+ Western Jin (西晉) (266–316)
	+ Eastern Jin (東晉) (317–420)
* *Sixteen Kingdoms* (十六國) (304–439)
	+ Han Zhao (漢趙) (304–329)
	+ Cheng Han (成漢) (304–347)
	+ Later Zhao (後趙) (319–351)
	+ Former Liang (前涼) (320–376)
	+ Former Yan (前燕) (337–370)
	+ Former Qin (前秦) (351–394)
	+ Later Yan (後燕) (384–409)
	+ Later Qin (後秦) (384–417)
	+ Western Qin (西秦) (385–400, 409–431)
	+ Later Liang (後涼) (386–403)
	+ Southern Liang (南涼) (397–414)
	+ Northern Liang (北涼) (397–439)
	+ Southern Yan (南燕) (398–410)
	+ Western Liang (西涼) (400–421)
	+ Hu Xia (胡夏) (407–431)
	+ Northern Yan (北燕) (407–436)
* *Northern and Southern dynasties* (南北朝) (386–589)
	+ *Northern dynasties* (北朝) (386–581)
		- Northern Wei (北魏) (386–535)
			* Eastern Wei (東魏) (534–550)
			* Western Wei (西魏) (535–557)
		- Northern Qi (北齊) (550–577)
		- Northern Zhou (北周) (557–581)
	+ *Southern dynasties* (南朝) (420–589)
		- Liu Song (劉宋) (420–479)
		- Southern Qi (南齊) (479–502)
		- Liang dynasty (梁朝) (502–557)
		- Chen dynasty (陳朝) (557–589)
* Sui dynasty (隋朝) (581–619)
* Tang dynasty (唐朝) (618–690, 705–907)
	+ Wu Zhou (武周) (690–705)
* *Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms* (五代十國) (907–979)
	+ *Five Dynasties* (五代) (907–960)
		- Later Liang (後梁) (907–923)
		- Later Tang (後唐) (923–937)
		- Later Jin (後晉) (936–947)
		- Later Han (後漢) (947–951)
		- Later Zhou (後周) (951–960)
	+ *Ten Kingdoms* (十國) (907–979)
		- Former Shu (前蜀) (907–925)
		- Yang Wu (楊吳) (907–937)
		- Ma Chu (馬楚) (907–951)
		- Wuyue (吳越) (907–978)
		- Min (閩) (909–945)
		- Southern Han (南漢) (917–971)
		- Jingnan (荊南) (924–963)
		- Later Shu (後蜀) (934–965)
		- Southern Tang (南唐) (937–976)
		- Northern Han (北漢) (951–979)
* Liao dynasty (遼朝) (916–1125)
	+ Western Liao (西遼) (1124–1218)
* Song dynasty (宋朝) (960–1279)
	+ Northern Song (北宋) (960–1127)
	+ Southern Song (南宋) (1127–1279)
* Western Xia (西夏) (1038–1227)
* Jin dynasty (金朝) (1115–1234)
* Yuan dynasty (元朝) (1271–1368)
	+ Northern Yuan (北元) (1368–1635)
* Ming dynasty (明朝) (1368–1644)
	+ Southern Ming (南明) (1644–1662)
* Qing dynasty (清朝) (1636–1912)
	+ Later Jin (後金) (1616–1636)

###  Israel

* Davidic line
* Kingdom of Judah
* List of Kings of Judah
* King Saul
* King Solomon
* Tribe of Judah
* Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
* Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
* Hasmonean Kingdom
* Herodian Kingdom

###  India

* Pandiyan Dynasty
* Chola Dynasty
* Chera Dynasty
* Pallava Dynasty
* Rajput Dynasties
* Soomra Dynasty
* Maurya empire
* Manikya Dynasty
* Mughal empire
* Satavahana dynasty
* Vijaynagar Empire
* Shivaji Empire
* Gupta dynasty
* Chalukya dynasty
* Delhi Sultanate
* Tuluva dynasty

###  Iran

Further information: Monarchism in Iran
* House of Pahlavi
* Qajar dynasty
* Pahlavi dynasty
* Safavid dynasty
* Zand dynasty
* Afsharid dynasty
* Sasanid dynasty
* Arsacid dynasty
* Achaemenid dynasty

###  Iraq

* Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy
* Kingdom of Iraq (1932–58)
* List of kings of Iraq

###  Japan

* Imperial House of Japan - Also known as the Yamato Dynasty

###  Jordan

* List of kings of Jordan
* Kingdom of Iraq (1932–58)

###  Korea

* Goguryeo Kingdom
* Baekje Kingdom
* Silla Kingdom
* Unified Silla Kingdom
* Goryeo dynasty
* Joseon dynasty
* Korean Empire
* List of monarchs of Korea

###  Laos

* List of monarchs of Laos
* Kingdom of Laos
* Sisavang Vatthana - Last king of Laos

###  Mongolia

* List of Mongol Khans
* Mongol Empire

###  Myanmar

* Konbaung Dynasty
* List of Burmese monarchs
* Thibaw Min - The last King of Burma

###  Nepal

* Gyanendra of Nepal - King of Nepal
* Shah dynasty

###  Saudi Arabia

* King of Saudi Arabia
* House of Saud

###  Thailand

* Chakri Dynasty
* Monarchy of Thailand

###  United Arab Emirates

* Rulers of UAE
* House of Al-Falasi
* Al Nahyan family
* Al Qasimi
* Al Nuaim
* Al Sharqi

###  Vietnam

Further information: List of Vietnamese dynasties, List of monarchs of Vietnam
* Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879–258 BC)
* Early Lý dynasty (AD 544–602)
* Ngô dynasty (AD 939–965)
* Đinh dynasty (AD 968–980)
* Early Lê dynasty (AD 980–1009)
* Lý dynasty (AD 1009–1225)
* Trần dynasty (AD 1225–1400)
* Hồ dynasty (AD 1400–1407)
* Later Trần dynasty (AD 1407–1413)
* Later Lê dynasty (AD 1428–1527, AD 1533–1789)
* Mạc dynasty (AD 1527–1677)
* Tây Sơn dynasty (AD 1778–1802)
* Nguyễn dynasty (AD 1802–1945)

## *Americas*

###  Brazil

* House of Braganza
* House of Orléans-Braganza
* Brazilian Imperial Family
* United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
* Kingdom of Brazil
* Empire of Brazil
* Monarquia Brasileira Isabel I of Brazil

###  Canada

*See also Monarchism in Canada*

* Monarchist League of Canada
* United Empire Loyalist

###  Haiti

* Emperor Jacques I of Haiti
* Kingdom of Haiti
* First Empire of Haiti
* Second Empire of Haiti

###  Mexico

* Aztec Empire
* Emperor of Mexico
* First Mexican Empire
* Second Mexican Empire
* List of Mexican consorts
* List of Tenochtitlan rulers
* House of Iturbide
* Habsburg-Lorraine

###  Peru

* Inca Empire
* Kingdom of Cusco

###  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

* Monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

###  United States

* Fighting Loyalists (American Revolution)
* Loyalist (American Revolution)

## *Oceania*

###  Australia

* Australians for Constitutional Monarchy
* Monarchy of Australia

###  Hawaii

* House of Kamehameha
* Kingdom of Hawaii

## Well known 19th, 20th and 21st century monarchists

* Tony Abbott
* Honore de Balzac
* Hilaire Belloc
* Tony Bennett
* Sir John Betjeman
* Sir Ian Botham
* Leonel Brizola
* Sean Caughey
* Navin Ramgoolam
* Sir Winston Churchill
* Russell Crowe
* Robertson Davies
* Dame Judi Dench
* Marlene Dietrich
* Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
* David Flint
* Anatole France
* Francisco Franco
* Mel Gibson
* Giovannino Guareschi
* Lord Heseltine
* John Howard
* Sir Mick Jagger
* Tom Jobim
* Sir Elton John
* Boris Johnson
* Sir Tom Jones
* Achille Lauro
* C.S. Lewis
* Sir Paul McCartney
* Sir Yehudi Menuhin
* Sir Robert Menzies
* Friedrich Nietzsche
* Manfred Reyes Villa
* Goncalo Ribeiro Telles
* Ayrton Senna
* Radek Sikorski
* Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
* Dame Joan Sutherland
* Baroness Thatcher
* Ritter von Trapp
* Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
* Dame Barbara Windsor