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Current European Monarchs, Consorts, and Heirs

Country Sovereign or Heir Born Acceded Spouse Born Married
Belgium HM [former] King Albert II 6 Jun 1934 9 Aug 1993 - 21 Jul 2013 HM Queen Paola
(Princess Paola Ruffo di Calabria)
11 Sep 1937 2 Jul 1959
HM King Philippe 15 Apr 1960 21 Jul 2013 HM Queen Mathilde
(Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz)
20 Jan 1973 4 Dec 1999
HRH Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant 25 Oct 2001
Denmark HM Queen Margrethe II 16 Apr 1940 14 Jan 1972
HRH Crown Prince Frederik 26 May 1968 HRH Crown Princess Mary
(Mary Donaldson)
5 Feb 1972 14 May 2004
HRH Prince Christian 15 Oct 2005
Liechtenstein HSH Prince Hans Adam II 14 Feb 1945 13 Nov 1989 HSH Princess Maria
(Countess Maria von Kinsky)
14 Apr 1940 30 Jul 1967
HSH Hereditary Prince Alois 11 Jun 1968 Acting Head of State 15 Aug 2004 HSH Princess Sophie
(Duchess Sophie in Bavaria)
28 Oct 1967 3 Jul 1993
HSH Prince Joseph Wenzel 31 May 1995
Luxembourg HRH the Grand Duke Henri 16 Apr 1955 7 Oct 2000 HRH the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
(Maria Teresa Mestre)
22 Mar 1956 4 Feb 1981
HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume 11 Nov 1981 HRH Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie
(Countess Stephanie de Lannoy)
18 Feb 1984 19/20 Oct 2012
Monaco HSH Prince Albert II 14 Mar 1958 6 Apr 2005 HSH Princess Charlene
(Charlene Wittstock)
25 Jan 1978 1/2 Jul 2011
HSH Prince Jacques 10 Dec 2014
Netherlands HRH Princess Beatrix 31 Jan 1938 30 Apr 1980 - 30 Apr 2013
HM King Willem Alexander 27 Apr 1967 30 Apr 2013 HM Queen Maxima
(Maxima Zorreguieta)
17 May 1971 2 Feb 2002
HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange 7 Dec 2003
Norway HM King Harald V 21 Feb 1937 17 Jan 1991 HM Queen Sonja
(Sonja Haraldsen)
4 Jul 1937 29 Aug 1968
HRH Crown Prince Haakon 20 Jul 1973 HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit
(Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby)
19 Aug 1973 25 Aug 2001
HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra 21 Jan 2004
Spain HM [former] King Juan Carlos 5 Jan 1938 22 Nov 1975 - 18 Jun 2014 HM Queen Sofia
(Princess Sophie of Greece)
2 Nov 1938 12 May 1962
HM King Felipe VI 30 Jan 1968 19 Jun 2014 HM Queen Letizia
(Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano)
15 Sep 1972 22 May 2004
HRH Infanta Leonor, Princess of Asturias 31 Oct 2005
Sweden HM King Carl XVI Gustaf 30 Apr 1946 15 Sep 1973 HM Queen Silvia
(Silvia Sommerlath)
23 Dec 1943 19 Jun 1976
HRH Crown Princess Victoria 14 Jul 1977 HRH Prince Daniel
(Daniel Westling)
15 Sep 1973 19 Jun 2010
HRH Princess Estelle 23 Feb 2012
United Kingdom HM Queen Elizabeth II 21 Apr 1926 6 Feb 1952 HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
(Prince Philip of Greece)
10 Jun 1921 20 Nov 1947
HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales 14 Nov 1948 HRH the Duchess of Cornwall
(Camilla Parker Bowles, née Shand)
17 Jul 1947 9 Apr 2005
HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 21 Jun 1982 HRH the Duchess of Cambridge
(Catherine Middleton)
9 Jan 1982 29 Apr 2011
HRH Prince George of Cambridge 22 Jul 2013

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