These individuals may or may not claim titles associated with an abolished monarchy. Individuals who stake claims to monarchical titles but who are not part of former dynasties are not included. Note that a country may have multiple houses with a claim to the defunct position.
| State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | Rosa Paula Iribagiza | Ntwero | Daughter of Mwami Mwambutsa IV (1915–1966). | Hereditary | ||||
| Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr. | Heir apparent and son of Emperor Bokassa I (1976–1979). | |||||||
| Egypt | Fuad II | Last reigning King (1952–1953). | ||||||
| Ethiopia | Zera Yacob Amha Selassie | Grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie (1930–1974). | Hereditary | |||||
| Girma Yohannes Iyasu | Grandson of Emperor Iyasu V (1913–1916). | |||||||
| Libya | Muhammad bin Hasan | Grandnephew of King Idris I (1951–1969). | Hereditary | |||||
| Rwanda | Emmanuel Bushayija (Yuhi VI) | Abanyiginya | Nephew of Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (1959–1961). | Hereditary and Elective | [1] | |||
| Zanzibar | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Last reigning Sultan (1963–1964). | Hereditary |
| State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand | Great-great-grandson of Emperor Pedro II (1831–1889). | Hereditary | [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | ||||
| Pedro Carlos | |||||||
 Mexico | Maximilian | Great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Agustín I (1822–1823). | [10] | ||||
| Carlos Felipe | Habsburg-Lorraine | Great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Maximilian I (1864–1867) | [11] [12] [13] [14] |
| State | Head | Since | House | Claim | Succession | Abolition | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | Muhammad Zahir Khan | 4 June 2024 | Grandson of King Zahir Shah (1933–1973). | Hereditary | |||
| Burma | Soe Win | 12 January 2019 | Konbaung | Great-grandson of Thibaw Min (1878–1885) | 1885 | [15] [16] | |
| Champasak | Keo Champhonesak | 17 March 1980 | Khun Lo | Grandson of last ruling King Ratsadanay (1900–1904) | 1904 | [17] [18] | |
| China | Jin Yuzhang | 10 April 2015 | Great-great-grandson of the Daoguang Emperor (1820–1850) Nephew of the Xuantong Emperor (1908–1912; 1932–1945) | 1912 1945 | [19] [20] | ||
| Iran (Pahlavi) | Reza | 27 July 1980 | Heir apparent and son of Shah Mohammad Rezā (1941–1979). | ||||
| Iran (Qajar) | Mohammad Hassan Mirza II | 5 May 1988 | Great-grandson of Shah Mohammad Ali (1907–1909). | ||||
| Ra'ad bin Zeid | 18 October 1970 | Hāshim | Relative of King Faisal II (1939–1958). | ||||
| Johor-Singapore | 31 October 1996 | 4th-great-grandson of Sultan Hussein Shah (1819–1835). | [21] | ||||
| Yi Won | 16 July 2005 | Great-grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907). Grandnephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). | [22] | ||||
| 2022 | Declared successor by Yi Seok, who is a grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907) and nephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). | [23] [24] [25] |