This is a list of former monarchs of sovereign states who are alive to date. While most monarchs retain their position for their lifetime, some choose to abdicate in favour of a younger heir, while other monarchs are deposed when their monarchies are abolished or when another ruler seizes power by force. By international courtesy, these individuals are usually still addressed by their monarchical titles. The most recent former monarch to die was King Constantine II of Greece, on 10 January 2023.
Name | Title | Reign | Born | Age | Reason |
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Jamshid bin Abdullah | Sultan of Zanzibar | 1963–1964 | Monarchy abolished | ||
Akihito | Emperor of Japan | 1989–2019 | Abdicated | ||
Albert II | King of the Belgians | 1993–2013 | Abdicated | ||
Tenzin Gyatso | Dalai Lama of Tibet | 1940–1951 | Monarchy abolished | ||
Simeon II | Tsar of the Bulgarians | 1943–1946[1] | Monarchy abolished | ||
Juan Carlos I | King of Spain | 1975–2014 | Abdicated | ||
Beatrix | Queen of the Netherlands | 1980–2013 | Abdicated | ||
Margrethe II | Queen of Denmark | 1972–2024 | Abdicated | ||
Gyanendra | King of Nepal | 1950–1951 and 2001–2008 | Monarchy abolished | ||
Emir of Qatar | 1995–2013 | Abdicated | |||
Fuad II | King of Egypt and the Sudan | 1952–1953 | Monarchy abolished | ||
Jigme Singye Wangchuck | King of Bhutan | 1972–2006 | Abdicated | ||
Name | Title | Reign | Born | Age | Reason | |
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Sirajuddin of Perlis | 2001–2006 | Term ended | ||||
2012–2017 | Did not seek re-election as President of France | |||||
2007–2012 | Defeated for re-election as President of France | |||||
Abdullah of Pahang | 2019–2024 | Term ended | ||||
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu | 2006–2011 | Term ended | ||||
Muhammad V of Kelantan | 2016–2019 | Abdicated |