List of the last monarchs in Europe
This is a list of last monarchs of Europe.
Nation / territory | Picture | Name | Birth | Ruled from | Rule Ceased | Reason | Death | Arms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | Victor Emmanuel III King of Albania |
11 November 1869 | 16 April 1939 | 3 September 1943 | Armistice of Cassibile | 28 December 1947 | ||
Albania | Zog I, Skanderbeg III King of the Albanians |
8 October 1895 | 1 September 1928 | 7 April 1939 | Deposed | 9 April 1961 | ||
Austria | Charles I Emperor of Austria |
17 August 1887 | 21 November 1916 | 12 November 1918 | Parliament passed the Habsburg Law | 1 April 1922 | ||
Bulgaria | Simeon II Tsar of Bulgaria |
16 June 1937 | 28 August 1943 | 15 September 1946 | Republican constitution adopted (Referendum) |
living | ||
Croatia | Tomislav II King of Croatia |
9 March 1900 | 18 May 1941 | 31 July 1943 | Abdicated | 29 January 1948 | ||
Finland | Nicholas II Grand Prince of Finland |
18 May 1868 | 1 November 1894 | 15 March 1917 | Abdicated | 17 July 1918 | ||
France | Napoleon III Emperor of the French |
20 April 1808 | 2 December 1852 | 4 September 1870 | Abdicated | 9 January 1873 | ||
Germany | William II Emperor of Germany |
27 January 1859 | 15 June 1888 | 28 November 1918 | Abdicated | 9 June 1941 | ||
Greece | Constantine II King of the Hellenes |
2 June 1940 | 6 March 1964 | 1 June 1973 | Deposed | living | ||
Hungary | Charles IV King of Hungary |
17 August 1887 | 21 November 1916 | 16 November 1918 | Abdicated | 1 April 1922 | ||
Iceland | Christian X King of Iceland |
26 September 1870 | 14 May 1912 | 17 June 1944 | Republican constitution adopted (Referendum) |
20 April 1947 | ||
Ireland | Edward VIII King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas |
23 June 1894 | 20 January 1936 | 11 December 1936 | Constitutional amendment | 28 May 1972 | ||
Italy | Umberto II King of Italy |
15 September 1904 | 9 May 1946 | 18 June 1946 | Republican constitution adopted (Referendum) |
18 March 1983 | ||
Malta | Elizabeth II Queen of Malta |
21 April 1926 | 6 February 1952 | 13 December 1974 | Republican constitution adopted | living | ||
Montenegro | Nicholas I King of Montenegro |
7 October 1841 | 28 August 1910 | 26 November 1918 | Monarchy abolished by the Podgorica Assembly | 1 March 1921 | ||
Portugal | Manuel II King of Portugal and the Algarves |
15 November 1889 | 1 February 1908 | 5 October 1910 | Abdicated | 2 July 1932 | ||
Turkey | Mehmed VI Sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
14 January 1861 | 3 July 1918 | 1 November 1922 | Monarchy abolished by the Grand National Assembly | 16 May 1926 | ||
Romania | Michael I King of the Romanians |
25 October 1921 | 6 September 1940 | 30 December 1947 | Monarchy abolished by the Communist government | living | ||
Russia | Nicholas II Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias |
18 May 1868 | 1 November 1894 | 15 March 1917 | Abdicated | 17 July 1918 | ||
Serbia | Peter I King of Serbia |
11 July 1844 | 15 June 1903 | 1 December 1918 | merged with Montenegro | 16 August 1921 | ||
Yugoslavia | Petar II King of Yugoslavia |
6 September 1923 | 9 October 1934 | 29 November 1945 | Deposed | 3 November 1970 |
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