List of current consorts of sovereigns
List of current consorts of sovereigns
Europe
Picture | Name | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Spouse |
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | 10 June 1921 | 20 November 1947 | 6 February 1952 | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | |
Queen Sonja of Norway | 4 July 1937 | 29 August 1968 | 17 January 1991 | Harald V of Norway | |
Queen Silvia of Sweden | 23 December 1943 | 19 June 1976 | Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | ||
Queen Mathilde of Belgium | 20 January 1973 | 4 December 1999 | 21 July 2013 | Philippe of Belgium | |
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg | 22 March 1956 | 14 February 1981 | 7 October 2000 | Henri of Luxembourg | |
Queen Letizia of Spain | 15 September 1972 | 22 May 2004 | 19 June 2014 | Felipe VI of Spain | |
Princess Charlene of Monaco | 25 January 1978 | 1 July 2011 | Albert II of Monaco | ||
Princess Marie of Liechtenstein | 14 April 1940 | 30 July 1967 | 13 November 1989 | Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein | |
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 17 May 1971 | 2 February 2002 | 30 April 2013 | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands | |
Africa
Picture | Name | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Spouse |
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Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco | 10 May 1978 | 12 October 2001 | 21 March 2002 | Mohammed VI of Morocco | |
Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho | 2 June 1976 | 18 February 2000 | Letsie III of Lesotho | ||
14 queen consorts or Inkhosikatis, 1 deceased, 2 left[1] | 6 June 1969 | 1992 | Mswati III of Swaziland | ||
Asia
Picture | Name | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Spouse |
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Queen Rania of Jordan | 31 August 1970 | 10 June 1993 | 7 February 1999 | Abdullah II of Jordan | |
Queen Saleha of Brunei | 7 October 1946 | 29 July 1965 | 4 October 1967 | Hassanal Bolkiah | |
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan | 4 June 1990 | 13 October 2011 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | ||
Queen Azizah Aminah Maimunah of Malaysia | 5 August 1960 | 6 March 1986 | 31 January 2019 | Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin | |
Queen Sabika bint Ibrahim of Bahrain | 1948 | 9 October 1968 | 14 February 2002 | Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa | |
Sheikha Jawahir bint Hamad of Qatar | 8 January 2005 | 25 June 2013 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | ||
Eminent Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah of Oman | 11 January 2020 | Haitham bin Tariq Al Said | |||
Sheikha Shamsa bint Suhail of United Arab Emirates | 1971 | 1994 | 3 November 2004 | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |
Empress Masako of Japan | 9 December 1963 | 9 June 1993 | 1 May 2019 | Naruhito of Japan | |
Queen Suthida of Thailand | 3 June 1978 | 1 May 2019 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of Thailand | ||
Oceania
Picture | Name | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Spouse |
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Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho of Tonga | 8 March 1954 | 11 December 1982 | 18 March 2012 | Tupou VI of Tonga | |
Unmarried sovereigns
- Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia.
- Pope Francis, being an ordained priest of the Catholic Church, is sworn to celibacy.
Sovereigns who are widows and widowers
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait. He married his first cousin once removed Sheikha Fatuwah bint Salman Al-Sabah (first cousin of his father). She died before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, prior to his accession to the throne.
- Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark. She married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat. He died on 13 February 2018 at Fredensborg Palace.
References
- Succession to the Swazi throne. May 11 2013
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