List of the last monarchs in the Americas
This is a list of the last monarchs in the Americas.
North America
Nation / territory |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Rule Ceased |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
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Barbados |
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Elizabeth II |
21 April 1926 |
30 November 1966 |
30 November 2021 |
Constitutional amendment |
8 September 2022 |
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Clipperton Island |
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Napoleon III |
20 April 1808 |
2 December 1852 |
4 September 1870 |
Abdication |
9 January 1873 |
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Costa Rica |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Cuba |
Alfonso XIII |
17 May 1886 |
10 December 1898 |
Spanish–American War |
28 February 1941 |
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Dominica |
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Elizabeth II |
21 April 1926 |
6 February 1952 |
3 November 1978 |
Granted independence by the United Kingdom |
8 September 2022 |
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Dominican Republic |
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Napoleon I |
15 August 1769 |
20 March 1804 |
2 May 1808 |
Returned to Spain following the Peninsular War |
5 May 1821 |
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Isabella II |
10 October 1830 |
1861 |
1865 |
Dominican Restoration War |
10 April 1904 |
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El Salvador |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Gonâve |
Faustin II |
November 1896 |
18 July 1926 |
1929 |
Returned to Haiti |
8 October 1945 |
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Guadeloupe |
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Napoleon III |
20 April 1808 |
2 December 1852 |
4 September 1870 |
Abdication |
9 January 1873 |
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Guatemala |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Haiti |
Faustin I |
1782 |
26 August 1849 |
15 January 1859 |
Abdication |
6 August 1867 |
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Honduras |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Martinique |
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Napoleon III |
20 April 1808 |
2 December 1852 |
4 September 1870 |
French defeated at Sedan |
9 January 1873 |
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Mexico |
Cuauhtémoc |
1502 |
1520 |
13 August 1521 |
Surrendered to Spaniards |
1525 |
|
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Cacamatzin |
1483 |
1515 |
1520 |
Murdered by Spaniards |
1520 |
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Itzquauhtzin |
unknown |
1475 |
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Nanacacipactzin |
unknown |
30 September 1563 |
27 December 1565 |
Death Ceased to exist |
27 December 1565 |
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Tlahuitoltzin |
unknown |
1540 |
1546 |
Abdication |
? |
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Oquiztzin |
unknown |
1567 |
1579 |
Abdication |
? |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication (Republic declared) |
19 July 1824 |
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Maximilian I |
6 July 1832 |
10 April 1864 |
15 May 1867 |
Executed by Republicans |
19 June 1867 |
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Nicaragua |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Robert II |
26 September 1872 |
11 November 1890 |
7 August 1894 |
Expelled |
6 January 1908 |
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Panama |
Ferdinand VII |
14 October 1784 |
11 December 1813 |
28 November 1821 |
Independence from Spain |
29 September 1833 |
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Saint Barthélemy |
Oscar II |
21 January 1829 |
18 September 1872 |
16 March 1878 |
Sold to France |
8 December 1907 |
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Saint Martin |
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Napoleon III |
20 April 1808 |
2 December 1852 |
4 September 1870 |
Abdication (Third Republic declared) |
9 January 1873 |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
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Elizabeth II |
21 April 1926 |
31 August 1962 |
1 August 1976 |
Republican constitution adopted |
8 September 2022 |
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Nation / territory |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Rule Ceased |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
United States
The Native American hereditary leaders during this time are not included. Those that are listed as former monarchs of what is now the continental United States were heads of European seated monarchies (or Mexican monarchs, such as Agustín I of Mexico and Maximilian I of Mexico) and themselves never set foot on American soil. Others were indigenous monarchs, such as Malietoa Tanumafili I, Tuʻi Manuʻa Elisala and Liliuokalani of Hawaii; The last monarch of each state and territory may not be the last colonial ruler (i.e. Louis XV is the last French monarch of Louisiana, but Napoleon Bonaparte, prior to becoming Emperor, was the last ruler of Louisiana). Also their end of reign may not be how the US acquired these states. One state can have more than one last monarch, since each state may have been the product of many different acquisitions by the United States. Different claims of a foreign country are taken into account.
By states
State |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Rule Ceased |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Alaska |
Alexander II |
29 April 1818 |
3 March 1855 |
30 March 1867 |
Alaska Purchase |
13 March 1881 |
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Arizona |
|
Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Arkansas |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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California |
|
Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
|
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Nicholas I |
6 July 1796 |
1 December 1825 |
1841 |
Fort Ross sold to John Sutter |
2 March 1855 |
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Colorado |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Connecticut |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Delaware |
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Florida |
Ferdinand VII |
14 October 1784 |
11 December 1813 |
22 February 1821 |
Adams–Onís Treaty |
29 September 1833 |
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Georgia |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Hawaii |
Liliʻuokalani |
2 September 1838 |
29 January 1891 |
17 January 1893 |
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom |
11 November 1917 |
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Idaho |
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Victoria |
24 May 1819 |
20 June 1837 |
15 June 1846 |
Oregon Treaty |
22 January 1901 |
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Illinois |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Indiana |
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Iowa |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Kansas |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Kentucky |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Louisiana |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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|
|
Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Maine |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Victoria |
24 May 1819 |
20 June 1837 |
29 August 1842 |
Aroostook War |
22 January 1901 |
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Maryland |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Massachusetts |
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Michigan |
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Minnesota |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
5 January 1811 |
20 October 1818 |
Treaty of 1818 |
29 January 1820 |
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George IV |
12 August 1762 |
26 June 1830 |
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Mississippi |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Missouri |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Montana |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Victoria |
24 May 1819 |
20 June 1837 |
15 June 1846 |
Oregon Treaty |
22 January 1901 |
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Nebraska |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Nevada |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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New Hampshire |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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New York |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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North Carolina |
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North Dakota |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
5 January 1811 |
20 October 1818 |
Treaty of 1818 |
29 January 1820 |
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George IV |
12 August 1762 |
26 June 1830 |
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Ohio |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Oklahoma |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Oregon |
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Victoria |
24 May 1819 |
20 June 1837 |
15 June 1846 |
Oregon Treaty |
22 January 1901 |
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Pennsylvania |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
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South Dakota |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Tennessee |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Texas |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Utah |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Vermont |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
Declaration of the Vermont Republic |
29 January 1820 |
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Virginia |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Washington |
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Victoria |
24 May 1819 |
20 June 1837 |
15 June 1846 |
Oregon Treaty |
22 January 1901 |
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West Virginia |
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George III |
4 June 1738 |
25 October 1760 |
14 January 1784 |
American Revolution |
29 January 1820 |
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Wisconsin |
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Wyoming |
Louis XV |
15 February 1710 |
1 September 1715 |
13 November 1762 |
French and Indian War |
10 May 1774 |
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Charles IV |
11 November 1748 |
14 December 1788 |
30 November 1803 |
Returned to France |
20 January 1819 |
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Augustine I |
27 September 1783 |
19 May 1822 |
19 March 1823 |
Abdication |
19 July 1824 |
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Victoria |
24 May 1819 |
20 June 1837 |
15 June 1846 |
Oregon Treaty |
22 January 1901 |
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State |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Ruled until |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
By territories
Territory |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Rule Ceased |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Navassa Island |
Faustin I |
1782 |
26 August 1849 |
15 January 1859 |
Abdication |
6 August 1867 |
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Puerto Rico |
Alfonso XIII |
17 May 1886 |
10 December 1898 |
Spanish–American War |
28 February 1941 |
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Danish West Indies |
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Christian X |
26 September 1870 |
14 May 1912 |
31 March 1917 |
Sold to the U.S. in the face of World War I |
20 April 1947 |
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Territory |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Ruled until |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
South America
Nation |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Rule Ceased |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina |
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Atahualpa |
1502 |
1532 |
26 July 1533 |
Execution by Spaniards |
29 August 1533 |
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Ferdinand VII |
14 October 1784 |
11 December 1813 |
9 July 1816 |
Independence from Spain |
29 September 1833 |
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Bolivia |
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Atahualpa |
1502 |
1532 |
26 July 1533 |
Execution by Spaniards |
29 August 1533 |
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Ferdinand VII |
14 October 1784 |
11 December 1813 |
6 August 1825 |
Independence from Spain |
29 September 1833 |
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Brazil |
Pedro II |
2 December 1825 |
7 April 1831 |
15 November 1889 |
Military coup d'état |
5 December 1891 |
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Chile |
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Atahualpa |
1502 |
1532 |
26 July 1533 |
Execution by Spaniards |
29 August 1533 |
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Ferdinand VII |
14 October 1784 |
11 December 1813 |
12 February 1818 |
Independence from Spain |
29 September 1833 |
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Quilapán |
1840 |
1861 |
1871 |
Treaty of Peace |
1875 |
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Atamu Tekena |
1850 |
1883 |
9 September 1888 |
Protectorate declared |
August 1892 |
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Colombia |
|
Atahualpa |
1502 |
1532 |
26 July 1533 |
Execution by Spaniards |
29 August 1533 |
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Joseph Bonaparte |
7 January 1768 |
6 June 1808 |
20 July 1810 |
Independence from Spain |
28 July 1844 |
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Ecuador |
|
Atahualpa |
1502 |
1532 |
26 July 1533 |
Execution by Spaniards |
29 August 1533 |
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Ferdinand VII |
14 October 1784 |
11 December 1813 |
24 May 1822 |
Independence from Spain |
29 September 1833 |
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French Guiana |
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Napoleon III |
20 April 1808 |
2 December 1852 |
4 September 1870 |
Abdication |
9 January 1873 |
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Pedro II |
2 December 1825 |
7 April 1831 |
15 November 1889 |
Independent state formed in 1886 |
5 December 1891 |
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Guyana |
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Elizabeth II |
21 April 1926 |
26 May 1966 |
23 May 1970 |
Republican constitution adopted |
8 September 2022 |
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Paraguay |
|
Joseph Bonaparte |
7 January 1768 |
6 June 1808 |
15 May 1811 |
Independence from Spain |
28 July 1844 |
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Peru |
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Atahualpa |
1502 |
1532 |
26 July 1533 |
Execution by Spaniards |
29 August 1533 |
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Túpac Amaru |
1545 |
1571 |
1572 |
Execution by Spaniards |
24 September 1572 |
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Túpac Amaru II |
1742 |
26 November 1780 |
18 May 1781 |
Execution by Spaniards |
18 May 1781 |
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Ferdinand VII |
14 October 1784 |
11 December 1813 |
28 July 1821 |
Independence from Spain |
29 September 1833 |
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Suriname |
Juliana |
30 April 1909 |
6 September 1948 |
25 November 1975 |
Independence from the Netherlands |
20 March 2004 |
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Uruguay |
Pedro I |
12 October 1798 |
12 October 1822 |
28 August 1828 |
Cisplatine War |
24 September 1834 |
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Venezuela |
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Joseph Bonaparte |
7 January 1768 |
6 June 1808 |
5 July 1811 |
Independence from Spain |
28 July 1844 |
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Nation |
Picture |
Name |
Birth |
Ruled from |
Rule Ceased |
Reason |
Death |
Arms |
See also
- Monarchies in the Americas
- List of the last monarchs in Africa
- List of the last monarchs in Asia
- List of the last monarchs in Europe
- List of the last monarchs in Oceania