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* Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein -- One of the wealthiest heads of state with a personal worth of over £2 billion. Recently threatened to leave with the Royal Family to Austria if a Constitutional shake-up was not agreed upon. Arguably one of the most powerful monarchs in Europe, in terms of practical political power; unlike most European monarchs, he actually does have an effect over the government.
* Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg -- Has been Grand Duke of his microstate since 2000. Being a constitutional monarch, he has very little power, but he does have a (rarely-used) veto power that he tried to use to stop a euthanasia/assisted suicide bill passed in 2008.
* Albert II, Prince of Monaco -- New (since 2005) Prince of Monaco. A longtime bachelor with at least two confirmed children (by different women) born out of wedlock, he finally got engaged to a former South African Olympic swimmer [[May
* Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands -- Queen regnant since 1980. Shows no indication of following her predecessors and abdicating early. Married a guy who had been in the German Wehrmacht during [[World War Two]]. That caused some protest, but he became much loved.
* Harald V, King of Norway -- The first Norwegian king in recent times to actually be born in Norway. Norway also adopted an Absolute Primogeniture at about the same time as Sweden, but let the then-crown prince keep his role rather than switching it to his older sister.
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