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!!Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of {{UsefulNotes/Kuwait}}

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->'''Born''': 1937
->'''Reign''': 2020 -- present
->'''Consort''': Sharifa Sulaiman Al-Jasem
->'''Heir''': Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, ''Crown Prince of Kuwait''[[note]]Born in 1940, he is the oldest crown prince in the world.[[/note]]

He succeeded his half-brother, Sabah, upon his death in September 2020. Before he ascended to the throne, Nawaf has been an active player in the Kuwaiti government since 1962, serving as governor, minister, and deputy prime minister.\\\

He is a first cousin once removed to both King Philippe of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, a second cousin of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, a second cousin once removed to both King Charles III of the United Kingdom and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, a third cousin once removed of King Felipe VI of Spain, a third cousin twice removed of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, a half-fourth cousin once removed of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, and a seventh cousin of Prince Albert II of Monaco.

She is a first cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, a second cousin of King Harald V of Norway, a second cousin once removed of both King Philippe of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, a third cousin of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, a half-third cousin King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, a third cousin once removed of King Felipe VI of Spain, a half-fourth cousin twice removed of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, and a half-fifth cousin twice removed of Prince Albert II of Monaco. She is also the sister-in-law of the last King of Greece, Constantine II, who is married to her sister Anne-Marie.

The current King is also a first cousin of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, a first cousin once removed of King Harald V of Norway, a second cousin once removed of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, a third cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, a third cousin once removed to both King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, a fourth cousin of King Felipe VI of Spain, a fourth cousin once removed of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and a fifth cousin of Prince Albert II of Monaco. Through his mother, he is also a descendent of the UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette.

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Liliʻuokalani lived the rest of her life as a private citizen. An accomplished songwriter and author, she penned many great works about the history of her homeland. During her imprisonment, she wrote "Aloha ʻOe", which has come to be known as the most iconic Hawaiian songs, and a symbol of her lost country. Liliʻuokalani passed away at her home at Washington Place, Honolulu at the age of 79. She was later interred along with her family members at Kalākaua Crypt at the Royal Mausoleum of Mauna ʻAla.

->'''Heir''': Frederik, ''Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat''[[note]]With the death of Count Henri in 2018, Crown Prince Frederik is now head of the House of Monpezat, meaning that when Margrethe dies, at the very least, Monpezat will be added to the name of the Danish royal House.[[/note]]

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Grand Duchess UsefulNotes/{{Anastasia|NikolaevnaRomanova}} (Romanova): The youngest of Nicholas' four daughters, hence her common moniker "The Last Grand Duchess". When she wasn't found among the executed Romanovs, [[DidAnastasiaSurvive many thought she was alive and a number of movies have been made about her]]. As it turns out, she ''was'' among the executed Romanovs. [[DatedHistory Ah well]]. People thought she was alive ''decades'' before the Romanov burial site was found. The first whispers were as early as 1919. If anything, the "Anastasia lives" trope was far stronger and far more widely believed in the West before the tomb was found than afterwards. (If it matters, it's now thought that Anastasia actually was one of those recovered from the grave; the remains found later on were probably her sister Marie's.)\\\

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The last king of Laos. He came from an ancient lineage that could trace their descent back to Fa Ngum, the first King of Laos, who reigned in the 14th century. He inherited the throne as Laos descended into civil war in the years after its independence from France, when three princes (and the King's distant relatives) vied for the office of prime minister: the Western-supported Boun Oum, the North Vietnamese-supported Souphanouvong, and the neutral Souvanna Phouma. The king chose to support Souvanna Phouma. In 1975, Souphanouvong led the Pathet Lao to invade the royal capital of Luang Prabang, abolishing the monarchy and turning the country into a communist republic. The king, his wife, and several other members of the royal family were moved to reeducation camps in northeastern Laos. The Laotian government officially announced that they had died of malaria in 1978, but it is more likely that they actually died of forced labor and starvation.\\\

The last emperor of Vietnam. Technically, he only reigned over Annam, a region in Central Vietnam surrounding the city of Huế, as Vietnam had been annexed and partitioned into three territories (Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina) by France since the 19th century, with France electing to retain the native dynasty to nominally rule over Annam. The only time when he actually "ruled" over all of Vietnam was during a very brief period in 1945, when Japan (which had conquered the country in 1940) pressured Bảo Đại to declare Vietnam independent from France. After Japan surrendered, Hồ Chí Minh convinced the emperor to abdicate and turn the country into a republic, which he gladly did. However, France returned shortly after, and set about to reestablish its presence in the country, triggering a seven year-long war against the communist Việt Minh. France installed Bảo Đại to become Chief Minister of Vietnam in 1949, a position that was effectively ceremonial as the former emperor preferred to stay well away from conflict. Eventually, France bowed out in 1954, dividing the country in two. Bảo Đại remained as the Chief Minister of South Vietnam until Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm decided to kick the emperor out through rigged elections in 1955 that turned the country into a republic. Bảo Đại spent the remaining years of his life in France.\\\

After his death, Bảo Đại's two sons Bảo Long and Bảo Thăng succeeded as head of the exiled royal family, but they both died without issue. The family is currently led by a distant relative, Guy Georges Vĩnh San, who is descended from Emperor Thiệu Trị (Bảo Đại's great-great-grandfather).

The last emperor of Vietnam. Technically, he only reigned over Annam, a region in Central Vietnam surrounding the city of Huế, as Vietnam had been annexed and partitioned into three territories (Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina) by France since in the 19th century, with France electing to retain the native dynasty to nominally rule over Annam. The only time when he actually "ruled" over all of Vietnam was during a very brief period in 1945, when Japan (which had conquered the country in 1940) pressured Bảo Đại to declare Vietnam independent from France. After Japan surrendered, Hồ Chí Minh convinced the emperor to abdicate and turn the country into a republic, which he gladly did. However, France returned shortly after, and set about to reestablish its presence in the country, triggering nearly a seven year-long civil war against the communist Việt Minh. France installed Bảo Đại to become Chief Minister of Vietnam in 1949, a position that was effectively ceremonial as the former emperor preferred to stay well away from conflict. Eventually, France bowed out in 1954, dividing the country in two. Bảo Đại remained as the Chief Minister of South Vietnam until Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm decided to kick the emperor out through rigged elections in 1955 that turned the country into a republic. Bảo Đại spent the remaining years of his life in France.\\\

The heir of the Yugoslavian throne today is Alexander, Peter I's son with Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. Alexandra was the only daughter of King Alexander of Greece, great uncle of Greece's last king Constantine II. It should be noted, however, that [[BalkanizeMe Yugoslavia no longer exists]], so this is merely a symbolic claim.

The penultimate King of Italy. Known in Italian as ''Vittorio Emanuele III''. Famous for his [[TheNapoleon diminutive]] stature and frailty, which many attributed to the Savoyard penchant for inbreeding (his parents, for instance, were first cousins), though he nevertheless lived to 78. His marriage to Elena of Montenegro was partly arranged to prevent inbreeding from ruining the Savoyard gene pool. He inherited the Italian throne after his father, Umberto I, was assassinated by an anarchist. Victor Emmanuel III reigned during both World Wars. Despite being a supporter of democracy, he was helpless to stop the Fascist movement from taking over Italy, and did nothing to stop Benito Mussolini from marching on Rome in 1922 and becoming Prime Minister. During World War II, he switches sides and declared war against Germany, which was ruling the northern half of the country. The Allies pressured him to surrender his duties to his son, Umberto, and he formally abdicated in 1946. However, Umberto II only ruled for a month before the Italians voted to abolish the monarchy. Both father and son were exiled; Victor Emmanuel III moved to Egypt and died a year later, while Umberto II moved to Portugal, where he lived for 37 years, before dying in Switzerland in 1983.\\\

The first and last King of Albania. Born to an Albanian beylik family who had been living in the Mat region since the 13th century, he inherited the position of Governor of Mat from his father in 1911, and was present during the Albanian Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in Vlorë in 1912. He was briefly detained by the Entente during World War I for siding with the Austro-Hungarians, but was eventually released, and returned to his homeland in the 1919. He was elected President in 1925, and took over sweeping powers, to the point that Albania was effectively a dictatorship during the interwar period. In 1928, his status was upgraded to that of King. He styled himself as "King Zog", as it was feared that taking his Arabic first name might make him unpalatable to other European countries. Despite multiple attempts, Zog was unable to shake off his country's dependence on Italy, which, after all, was the reason why the country managed to achieve independence at all (Greece and Serbia had wanted to partition the territory among themselves following World War I, only to be vetoed by Italy). Eventually, Italy under UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini invaded the country in 1939, and Zog was exiled. In the aftermath of World War II, the communists took over Albania, and forbade Zog and the rest of the royal family from ever setting foot on Albania again. The rule was repealed after the UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag, though Zog by this point had long since died.\\\

The current pretender to the Albanian throne is Zog's grandson, Prince Leka. He was born in South Africa, but currently lives in Albania. He was worked in various posts in Albania's government, and was even considered to run for president in 2022.

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Additionally, the monarch of the United Kingdom (then UsefulNotes/ElizabethII) was recognized as the Paramount Chief of the Republic of Fiji officially up until a coup ended the monarchy in Fiji in 1987. Afterwards, the Great Council of Chiefs recognized Queen Elizabeth II with the legacy title of "traditional Queen of Fiji" (though the former Queen never made any claim to the title herself making it an unofficial designation). When the Fijian President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, dissolved the Great Council in 2012, so went even this recognition.

Penultimate King of Egypt. A famous womanizer, glutton, and narcissist, he was deposed in 1952; he fled to Italy and then France. After Farouk's reign ended, his infant son, Fuad II, then formally reigned as King until he himself was deposed a year later in 1953, with Egypt being declared a republic. His penchant for luxury despite the fact that most Egyptians lived in poverty led to "King Farouk" being a mid-20th century byword for "person who lives in great luxury amidst great deprivation." His most lasting legacy is the "Louis-Farouk" style of furniture, a variant of Louis XV-style design featuring ostentatious gilding and ornate fabrics that remains very popular in Egypt.\\\

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The 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Born to Abdulmejid I and his Abkhazian consort Gülistu Kadın, he succeeded his half-brother Mehmed V during the crucial final months of World War I, which saw the Ottomans losing nearly all of its European and most of its Asian territories, reduced to only controlling the Anatolian Peninsula and Eastern Thrace. The Treaty of Sèvres, as proposed by the Entente, would have further reduced the former superpower by partitioning Anatolia among the Entente, Greece, and Armenia. While the Sultan gave his approval for the terms, this was opposed by Turkish nationalists, including Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk), who felt that it humiliated the Turkish State. The nationalists denounced the Sultan's government and, through the newly formed parliament, abolished the Sultanate on 1 November 1922. Mehmed VI was exiled from Turkey and went into exile in Europe, living out his final years in the Italian Riviera. Despite his deposition, the institution of the Ottoman Caliph would continue for a few years under his cousin Abdulmejid II, before it was finally dissolved in 1926.\\\

Though an absolute monarch with the power to appoint the government, he cannot appoint his own heir. In another unique quirk, the king and his mother, whose title is Indlovukati ("Great She-Elephant"), rule jointly. \\\

Currently the 29th Sultan of Brunei who has been ruling for over [[LongRunner 50 years]], making him the longest currently reigning monarch. Is well loved by his subjects for [[JustLikeRobinHood sharing the country's wealth from oil and gas to help the people's welfare]].\\\

!!Sunjong of Korea

->'''Claimants''': Muhammad XI al-Habib

->'''Claimants''': Ahmad Shah Khan, ''Crown Prince of Afghanistan''

The current claimant as head of the House of Yi -- as recognized by the family association that maintains its genealogy -- is Yi Won, a South Korean businessman. However, there is a faction within the family that contests this claim, with Yi Won's uncle, Yi Seok, declaring himself to be the rightful heir. Yi Seok has named his own heir, Andrew Lee, an Korean-American entrepreneur and supposed distant relative. However, the actual familial relationship between Lee and Yi is being disputed. Also, the South Korean government and constitution doesn't recognize the family's claims of nobility while the public has no interest in restoring the monarchy, so the conflict is not much more than a public family spat.

The second and last Emperor of Korea[[note]]In 1897, King Gojong declared that the Kingdom of Joseon to be the Korean Empire to try and assert equality alongside China, Russia, and Japan. this ultimately proved to be a short-lived and futile venture[[/note]]. He ascended to the throne when his father, Gojong, was forced to abdicate by the Japanese Empire and spent his short time on the throne as a puppet before being forced to abdicate himself when Korea was annexed in 1910. He spent the rest of his life imprisoned in one of Seoul's palaces and humiliated when the Japanese government "demoted" him from Emperor to King.\\

The current claimant as head of the House of Yi -- as recognized by the family association that maintains its genealogy -- is Yi Won, a South Korean businessman. However, there is a faction within the family that contests this claim, with Yi Won's uncle, Yi Seok, declaring himself to be the rightful heir. Yi Seok has gone as far as to name his own heir, Andrew Lee, an Korean-American entrepreneur and supposed distant relative. However, the actual familial relationship between Lee and Yi is also disputed.

->'''Dynasty''': House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen