Monarch (disambiguation) explained

A monarch is the head of state of a monarchy, who holds the office for life or until abdication.

Monarch or Monarchy may also refer to:

Biology

• Danaus (genus), a genus of butterflies commonly called monarchs

• Danaus plexippus, the North American butterfly most commonly referred to as the monarch butterfly
• Monarch flycatcher or Monarchidae, a family of passerine birds

Places

Canada

• Monarch, Alberta
• Monarch Icefield, a large continental icecap in British Columbia
• Monarch Mountain, a summit of the Pacific Ranges in British Columbia
• Monarch Mountain (Alberta), a peak in the Victoria Cross Ranges
• The Monarch (Canadian Rockies), a mountain

United States

• Monarch, Colorado
• Monarch, Montana
• Monarch, Virginia
• Monarch, West Virginia
• Monarch, Wyoming
• Monarch Lake, a reservoir in Colorado
• Monarch Mountain (ski area), Colorado
• Monarch Pass, Colorado

Entertainment

Film

• Monarch (film), a 2000 British costume drama involving Henry VIII
• Monarch Film Corporation, a British film distribution company
• Monarch Films, an American production company owned by John R. Freuler
• Monarch, a fictional organization in the MonsterVerse film franchise
• HMS Monarch, a fictional Royal Navy warship from the 2017 film

Comics

• Monarch (comics), a DC Comics supervillain
• The Monarchy (comics), a Wildstorm comic

Music

• Monarch (American band), a Los Angeles indie electro-pop band
• Monarch (French band), a French drone doom band
• Monarchy (band), English synthpop duo
• Michael Monarch (born 1950), American guitarist
• The Monarch (production team), an American music production duo
• Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), a 1999 album by Canadian singer Feist
• I, Monarch, 2005 album by Hate Eternal
• "Monarch" (Delerium song), 2012, featuring Nadina

Television

• Monarchy (TV series), a documentary television series about the British monarchy
• Monarch (American TV series), a 2022 American series about country music
• , an anime television series
• , a 2023 American TV series
• The Monarch, a villain on the animated television series The Venture Bros.

Video games

• Lord Monarch, a 1991 strategy war video game
• , a 2007 video game
• Monarch, the callsign of the player character from Project Wingman

Ships

• , several ships in the British Royal Navy
  • MS Monarch (formerly Monarch of the Seas), a 1990 cruise ship
• Monarch-class coastal defense ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
  • , the lead ship of the class
  • Ersatz Monarch-class battleships, cancelled replacement class
• CS Monarch, any of several cable-laying ships

Sports

• Carolina Monarchs, a 1995–1997 Greensboro ice hockey team in the American Hockey League
• Dresden Monarchs, an American football club from Dresden, Germany
• Edinburgh Monarchs, a speedway team in Scotland
• Greensboro Monarchs, a 1989–1995 Carolina ice hockey team in the East Coast Hockey League
• Kansas City Monarchs, a former professional baseball team in Missouri, United States
• London Monarchs, a UK American football team in NFL Europe
• Manchester Monarchs (AHL), a 2001–2015 ice hockey team in New Hampshire, United States
• Manchester Monarchs (ECHL), a 2015–2019 ice hockey team in New Hampshire, United States
• Melbourne Monarchs, a team in the Australian Baseball League
• Methodist Monarchs, the athletic teams of Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina
• Mimico Monarchs, a junior ice hockey team in Ontario, Canada
• Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams from Old Dominion University in Virginia, United States
• Sacramento Monarchs, a former professional basketball team in California, United States
• Winnipeg Monarchs (disambiguation), various ice hockey teams from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Vehicles

• Monarch (automobile), a car built in Detroit, Michigan from 1913 to 1917
• Monarch (locomotive), a British articulated locomotive
• Monarch (marque), a Ford of Canada brand name
• Monarch (sternwheeler), an American steamboat
• Marske Monarch, a glider
• Mercury Monarch, a midsize American sedan built from 1975 to 1980
• MIT Monarch A, a 1983 American human-powered aircraft
• MIT Monarch B, a 1984 American human-powered aircraft
• Miles Monarch, a British light aeroplane of the 1930s
• The Butterfly Monarch, an American autogyro design

Other uses

• Monarch (range), a brand for home appliances from the Malleable Iron Range Company
• Monarch (software), data capture and extraction software
• Monarch Airlines (1946–1950), an American airline
• Monarch Airlines (1967–2017), a British airline
• Monarch Beverage Company, a drink bottler in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Monarch Beverage, Inc., a drinks distributor in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• Monarch, a paper size
• Monarch High School (disambiguation), several schools

See also

• Monarcha, a genus of bird in the Monarchinae subfamily
• Monach Islands, an uninhabited island group off the west coast of Scotland
• Monark, a Swedish bicycle
• Restaurant Monarh, a Dutch restaurant
• List of current monarchs