These individuals may or may not claim titles associated with an
abolished monarchy
The abolition of monarchy and Criticism of monarchy, anti-royalism is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchy, monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary.
Abolition of absolutist monarchy in favor of limited govern ...
. Individuals who stake claims to monarchical titles but who are not part of former
dynasties
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A d ...
are not included. Note that a country may have multiple houses with a claim to the defunct position.
Africa
Americas
Asia
India and Pakistan
Nepal
Nepal's numerous small monarchies were collectively abolished by the federal government on 7 October 2008. At the time, the thrones of both
Salyan and
Jajarkot had been vacant since the deaths of rajas Gopendra Bahadur and Prakash Bikram respectively (both in 2003), and have remained vacant.
Thailand
Europe
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Germany
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Italy
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Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Italian peninsula comprised a number of states, some of which were monarchies. During the
Italian unification
The unification of Italy ( it, Unità d'Italia ), also known as the ''Risorgimento'' (, ; ), was the 19th-century political and social movement that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single ...
, the monarchs of such agglomerated states lost their sovereignty and their titles became purely ceremonial. The resultant throne of the Kingdom of Italy was held by the former king of
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, aft ...
.
Oceania
See also
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Abolition of monarchy
The abolition of monarchy and anti-royalism is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary.
Abolition of absolutist monarchy in favor of limited government under constitutional mon ...
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List of current constituent monarchs
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List of living former sovereign monarchs
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List of usurpers
The following is a list of usurpers – illegitimate or controversial claimants to the throne in a monarchy. The word usurper is a derogatory term, and as such not easily definable, as the person seizing power normally will try to legitimise his p ...
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Monarchism
Monarchism is the advocacy of the system of monarchy or monarchical rule. A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government independently of any specific monarch, whereas one who supports a particular monarch is a royalist. ...
Notes
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Pretenders
Pretenders may refer to:
* The Pretenders
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