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* Letsie III, King of Lesotho - His kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. Was originally made king in 1990, but abdicated in 1995 to return power to his deposed father. However, tragedy struck in 1996 when his father was killed in a car accident, and Letsie was once again crowned.
* Mohammed VI, King of
* Mswati III, King of
== Asia ==
* Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of
* Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of
* Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan of
* Norodom Sihamoni, King of
* Akihito, Emperor of
* Abdullah II, King of
* Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of
* Mizan Zainal Abidin, King of
* Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Sultan of
* Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of
* Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi
** In addition, the crown of Saudi Arabia is an elective monarchy. Thus, the crown will likely pass to Abdullah's brother Nayef when he dies, rather than any sons.
* Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej), King of
* Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of the United Arab
== Europe ==
* Joan Enric Vives Sicília and Nicolas Sarkozy, Co-Princes of
* Albert II, King of Belgium – The proper title is King of the Belgians, making him the only popular monarch left in the world. He took the crown almost a month after his predecessor died (Belgium’s monarchy being the only European one where the new king doesn’t ascend automatically but rather when he takes oath). A first cousin of King Harald V of Norway.
* Margrethe II, Queen of
* Hans-Adam II, Prince of
* Henri, Grand Duke of
* Albert II, Prince of
* Beatrix, Queen of the
* Harald V, King of
* Juan Carlos I, King of
* Carl XVI Gustaf, King of
* Benedict XVI, Pope of Vatican
== Oceania ==
* Tupou VI, King of
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** People thought she was alive ''decades'' before the Romanov's 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 tomb; the remains found later on were probably her sister Marie's.)
* Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary: Aka the ''other'' Kaiser, he was among Europe's longest reigning monarchs, outliving his contemporary, [[Queen Victoria]]. Also known for having endured a horrific stream of personal (and ultimately [[World War I|nationwide]]) disasters [[Iron Woobie|with nigh impregnable stride.]]
* Leopold II of Belgium: Pretty nasty king, [[Never Live It Down|mainly remembered]] for the whole Congo Free State scandal, where he ran the place like his own personal fiefdom,<ref>not a figure of speech; he actually ''owned'' the place until 1908</ref>
* Dom Pedro II of Brazil: Second and last Emperor of Brazil. Highly loved and respected, not only by his own people, but also internationally, as a humble and hard-working man completely dedicated to the growth of his country (including the abolition of slavery, a controversial move at the time in Brazil). Under that public façade, however, there was a [[The Woobie|very sad man]] who [[Reluctant Ruler|never wanted the crown]] and resented the fact that he couldn’t have a simple life. He was deposed by a handful of hardline military leaders with no popular support; Pedro was so tired of the crown that refused to offer resistance and went to exile on his own volition.
* Ferdinand VII of Spain: A very polarizing king in his home<ref>he was known as “Ferdinand the Desired” '''and''' “the felon king”</ref> (though not the worse of the lot, arguably). He not only disputed the crown with Napoleon’s brother during almost all his reign, but also lost almost all its colonies in America.
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