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.
Ages as of 14 June 2024. |
Name | Title | Reign | Born | Age | Reason |
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Jamshid bin Abdullah | Sultan of Zanzibar | 1963–1964 | 16 Sep 1929 | 94 years, 272 days | Monarchy abolished |
Akihito | Emperor of Japan | 1989–2019 | 23 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 174 days | Abdicated |
Albert II | King of the Belgians | 1993–2013 | 6 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 8 days | Abdicated |
Tenzin Gyatso | Dalai Lama of Tibet | 1940–1951 | 6 Jul 1935 | 88 years, 344 days | Monarchy abolished |
Simeon II | Tsar of the Bulgarians | 1943–1946[1] | 16 Jun 1937 | 86 years, 364 days | Monarchy abolished |
Juan Carlos I | King of Spain | 1975–2014 | 5 Jan 1938 | 86 years, 161 days | Abdicated |
Beatrix | Queen of the Netherlands | 1980–2013 | 31 Jan 1938 | 86 years, 135 days | Abdicated |
Margrethe II | Queen of Denmark | 1972–2024 | 16 Apr 1940 | 84 years, 59 days | Abdicated |
Gyanendra | King of Nepal | 1950–1951 and 2001–2008 | 7 Jul 1947 | 76 years, 343 days | Monarchy abolished |
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | Emir of Qatar | 1995–2013 | 1 Jan 1952 | 72 years, 165 days | Abdicated |
Fuad II | King of Egypt and the Sudan | 1952–1953 | 16 Jan 1952 | 72 years, 150 days | Monarchy abolished |
Jigme Singye Wangchuck | King of Bhutan | 1972–2006 | 11 Nov 1955 | 68 years, 216 days | Abdicated |
Ages as of 14 June 2024. |
Name | Title | Reign | Born | Age | Reason |
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Sirajuddin of Perlis | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 2001–2006 | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 28 days | Term ended |
François Hollande | Co-Prince of Andorra | 2012–2017 | 12 Aug 1954 | 69 years, 307 days | Did not seek re-election as President of France |
Nicolas Sarkozy | Co-Prince of Andorra | 2007–2012 | 28 Jan 1955 | 69 years, 138 days | Defeated for re-election as President of France |
Abdullah of Pahang | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 2019–2024 | 30 Jul 1959 | 64 years, 320 days | Term ended |
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 2006–2011 | 22 Jan 1962 | 62 years, 144 days | Term ended |
Muhammad V of Kelantan | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 2016–2019 | 6 Oct 1969 | 54 years, 252 days | Abdicated |
Ages as of 14 June 2024. |
Name | Title | Reign | Born | Age | Note |
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Ghalib II al-Qu'aiti | Sultan of Qu'aiti | 1966–1967 | 7 Jan 1948 | 76 years, 159 days | Monarchy abolished |