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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.

Living former hereditary monarchs of sovereign states edit

Name	Title	Reign	Born	Age	Reason
Jamshid bin Abdullah	Sultan of Zanzibar	1963–1964	16 Sep 1929	94 years, 213 days	Monarchy abolished
Akihito	Emperor of Japan	1989–2019	23 Dec 1933	90 years, 115 days	Abdicated
Albert II	King of the Belgians	1993–2013	6 Jun 1934	89 years, 315 days	Abdicated
Tenzin Gyatso	Dalai Lama of Tibet	1940–1951	6 Jul 1935	88 years, 285 days	Monarchy abolished
Simeon II	Tsar of the Bulgarians	1943–1946^[1]	16 Jun 1937	86 years, 305 days	Monarchy abolished
Juan Carlos I	King of Spain	1975–2014	5 Jan 1938	86 years, 102 days	Abdicated
Beatrix	Queen of the Netherlands	1980–2013	31 Jan 1938	86 years, 76 days	Abdicated
Margrethe II	Queen of Denmark	1972–2024	16 Apr 1940	84 years, 0 days	Abdicated
Gyanendra	King of Nepal	1950–1951 and 2001–2008	7 Jul 1947	76 years, 284 days	Monarchy abolished
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani	Emir of Qatar	1995–2013	1 Jan 1952	72 years, 106 days	Abdicated
Fuad II	King of Egypt and the Sudan	1952–1953	16 Jan 1952	72 years, 91 days	Monarchy abolished
Jigme Singye Wangchuck	King of Bhutan	1972–2006	11 Nov 1955	68 years, 157 days	Abdicated

Living former elective monarchs of sovereign states edit

Name	Title	Reign	Born	Age	Reason
Sirajuddin of Perlis	Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia	2001–2006	17 May 1943	80 years, 335 days	Term ended
François Hollande	Co-Prince of Andorra	2012–2017	12 Aug 1954	69 years, 248 days	Did not seek re-election as President of France
Nicolas Sarkozy	Co-Prince of Andorra	2007–2012	28 Jan 1955	69 years, 79 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, 261 days	Term ended
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu	Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia	2006–2011	22 Jan 1962	62 years, 85 days	Term ended
Muhammad V of Kelantan	Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia	2016–2019	6 Oct 1969	54 years, 193 days	Abdicated

Living former hereditary monarch of a non-sovereign state edit

Name	Title	Reign	Born	Age	Note
Ghalib II al-Qu'aiti	Sultan of Qu'aiti	1966–1967	7 Jan 1948	76 years, 100 days	Monarchy abolished

Notes edit

^ Simeon returned to Bulgaria in 1996 after a half-century in exile and was elected Prime Minister under the name Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Simeon Sakskoburggotski) in 2001, serving until 2005.

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Living former hereditary monarchs of sovereign states edit

Living former elective monarchs of sovereign states edit

Living former hereditary monarch of a non-sovereign state edit

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