Lists of monarchs in the Americas

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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.

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Current monarchies

Table of independent American monarchies
State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Born Age First-in-line
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of Antigua and Barbuda Prince Charles in Aotearoa.jpg Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas King of the Bahamas
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize King of Belize
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada King of Canada
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada King of Grenada
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica King of Jamaica
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis King of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia King of Saint Lucia
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines King 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
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Prince Charles in Aotearoa.jpg Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Rineke Dijkstra - Willem Alexander 2014.jpeg Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 57 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Prince Charles in Aotearoa.jpg Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Rineke Dijkstra - Willem Alexander 2014.jpeg Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 57 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Prince Charles in Aotearoa.jpg Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 14 January 2024 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Glücksburg King of Denmark Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark in 2021.jpg Frederik X 26 May 1968 56 y. Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Prince Charles in Aotearoa.jpg Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 30 April 2013 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Orange-Nassau King of the Netherlands Rineke Dijkstra - Willem Alexander 2014.jpeg Willem-Alexander 27 April 1967 57 y. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 8 September 2022 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor King of the United Kingdom Prince Charles in Aotearoa.jpg Charles III 14 November 1948 75 y. William, Prince of Wales
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands

Former monarchies

State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Life Age First-in-line
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 1966-2021 Constitutional Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Barbados Elizabeth II in Berlin 2015 (cropped).JPG Elizabeth II 1926–2022 96 Charles, Prince of Wales [1]
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg Brazil 1831–1889 Constitutional Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Braganza Emperor of Brazil Pedro II of Brazil - Brady-Handy.jpg Pedro II 1825–1891 66 y. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 1966–1970 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Guyana Elizabeth II in Berlin 2015 (cropped).JPG Elizabeth II 1926–2022 96 Charles, Prince of Wales [1]
Flag of Haiti (1849-1859).png Haiti 1849–1859 Absolute Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Soulouque Emperor of Haiti Faustin Soulouque.jpg Faustin I 1782–1867 84 y. Olive Soulouque
Flag of the Second Mexican Empire (1865-1867).svg Mexico 1864–1867 Constitutional Hereditary (male-line primogeniture) Habsburg Emperor of Mexico Maximilian I of Mexico portrait standing.jpg Maximilian I 1832–1867 34 y. Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg Suriname 1954–1975 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference cognatic primogeniture) Orange-Nassau Queen of the Netherlands Prinses Juliana 1981.jpg Juliana 1909–2004 94 y. Beatrix of the Netherlands
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 1962–1976 Constitutional Hereditary (male-preference primogeniture) Windsor Queen of Trinidad and Tobago Elizabeth II in Berlin 2015 (cropped).JPG Elizabeth II 1926–2022 96 Charles, Prince of Wales [1]

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