Monarchs of the World
at the time of the Persepolis celebrations of the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire
October 12-16, 1971

CountrySovereignBornAccededAt Persepolis
SwazilandKing Sobhuza II22 July189910 December
6 September
1899 (Paramount Chief)
1968 (King)
Represented by Prince Makhosini
JapanEmperor Hirohito29 April190125 December1926Represented by Prince Misaka and Princess Yuriko
EthiopiaEmperor Haile Selassie I23 July1892
2 November
1916 (Regent)
1930 (Emperor)
Attended
AfghanistanKing Mohammed Zahir Shah15 October19148 November1933Represented by Princess Bilqis and Sardar Abdul Wali
Liechtenstein Prince Franz Joseph II 16 August 1906 25 July1938Attended with Princess Georgina
IranShah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi26 October191926 September1941Hosted with Empress Farah
ThailandKing Bhumibol Adulyadej5 December19279 June1946Represented by Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala
Denmark King Frederik IX 11 March 1899 20 April 1947Attended with Queen Ingrid
Netherlands Queen Juliana 30 April 19096 September 1948Represented by Prince Bernhard
Monaco Prince Rainier III 31 May 1923 9 May 1949 Attended with Princess Grace
Sweden King Gustaf VI Adolf11 November188229 October1950Represented by Prince Carl Gustaf
BelgiumKing Baudouin I 7 September 1930 16 July 1951 Attended with Queen Fabiola
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Ceylon
Jamaica
Barbados
Queen Elizabeth II21 April 1926 6 February 1952Represented by Prince Philip and Princess Anne
(and by the Governors-General of Canada and Australia)
JordanKing Hussein14 November193511 August1952Attended with Princess Muna
BhutanKing Jigme Dorji Wangchuk2 May192827 October1952
NepalKing Mahendra11 June192013 March1955Attended with Queen Ratna
NorwayKing Olav V2 July190321 September1957Attended
LaosKing Savang Vatthana13 November190729 October1959
LesothoKing Moshoeshoe II2 May1938
4 October
1960 (Paramount Chief)
1966 (King)
Attended
QatarEmir Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani191724 October1960Attended
MoroccoKing Hassan II9 July192926 February1961Represented by Prince Moulay Abdallah and Princess Lamia
BahrainEmir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa3 June1933November1961Attended
Western SamoaO le Ao o le Malo Malietoa Tanumafili II4 January19131 January1962
Vatican CityPope Paul VI26 September189721 June1963Represented by Cardinal Maximilian of Furstenberg
SikkimChogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal23 May19232 December1963
Greece King Constantine II2 June19406 March 1964Attended with Queen Anne-Marie
Saudi ArabiaKing Faisal19062 November1964
Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean 5 January 19215 November1964Attended with Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte
KuwaitEmir Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah191324 November1965Attended
TongaKing Taufa'ahau Tupou IV4 July191816 December1965
Abu DhabiEmir Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan19186 August1966Attended
SpainPrince Juan Carlos5 January1938(designated Heir 1969)Attended with Princess Sophia
OmanSultan Qaboos bin Said18 November194023 July1970Attended
MalaysiaParamount Ruler Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah28 November192721 September1970Attended
ItalyCrown Prince Victor Emanuel12 February1937(Heir since father's accession 9 May 1946;
monarchy abolished 12 June 1946)
Attended with Crown Princess Marina
(married in Tehran 7 October 1971)

Wikipedia: 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire
Glittering Royal Events: Tehran/Persepolis

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