Country: Belgium Current Sovereign: King Philippe, 54 (since July 21, 2013) Royal Family: House of Belgium Succession: Oldest male or female (absolute primogeniture) Heir: Princess Elisabeth, 12 |
Country: Denmark Current Sovereign: Queen Margrethe II, 74 (since January 14, 1972) Royal Family: House of Oldenburg Succession: Oldest male or female (absolute primogeniture) Heir: Crown Prince Frederik, 46 |
Country: Liechtenstein Current Sovereign: Prince Hans-Adam II, 69 (since November 13, 1989) Royal Family: House of Liechtenstein Succession: Oldest male (agnatic primogeniture) Heir: Prince Alois, 46 |
Country: Luxembourg Current Sovereign: Grand Duke Henri, 59 (since October 7, 2000) Royal Family: Second House of Nassau Succession: Oldest male or female (absolute primogeniture) Heir: Grand Duke Guillaume, 32 |
Country: Norway Current Sovereign: King Harald V, 77 (since January 17, 1991) Royal Family: House of Oldenburg Succession: Oldest male or female (absolute primogeniture, enforced in 1990, and applies only to the grandchildren of King Harald V) Heir: Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, 40 (King Harald V's children still follow the male-preferred succession) |
Country: Sweden Current Sovereign: King Carl XVI Gustaf, 68 (since September 15, 1973) Royal Family: House of Bernadotte Succession: Oldest male or female (absolute primogeniture) Heir: Crown Princess Victoria, 36 |
Country: Monaco Current Sovereign: Prince Albert II, 56 (since April 6, 2005) Royal Family: House of Grimaldi Succession: Oldest male (then oldest female only if there are no more males left to succeed) (male-preference cognatic primogeniture) Heir: Princess Caroline, 57 (eldest sister; presumptive heir, pending the announced birth of a child to Albert and his wife Charlene towards the end of 2014) |
Country: Spain Current Sovereign: King Felipe VI, 46 (since June 19, 2014) Royal Family: House of Bourbon Succession: Oldest male (then oldest female only if there are no more males left to succeed) (male-preference cognatic primogeniture*) Heir: Princess Leonor, 8 (heir apparent, unless her parents have a son) |
Country: Netherlands Current Sovereign: King Willem-Alexander, 47 (since April 30, 2013) Royal Family: House of Orange-Nassau Succession: Oldest male or female (absolute primogeniture) Heir: Princess Catharina-Amalia, 10 |
Country: United Kingdom Current Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II, 88 (since February 6, 1952) Royal Family: House of Windsor Succession: Oldest male (then oldest female only if there are no more males left to succeed) (male-preference cognatic primogeniture*) Heir: Prince Charles, 65 |