This is the list of the heir and heiress apparent to the defunct thrones of the world at the time of the monarchies were abolished.
Deposed Monarchs' heir and heirs apparent who never acceded
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Monarch Templates
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{{Pretenders to the Greek throne}}
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Pretenders to the Portuguese throne | ||
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{{Pretenders to the Romanian throne}}
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France
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| House of Bonaparte (1852–1870) | ||||||
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Emperor Napoleon III of the French | 
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Napoléon, Prince Imperial | Son | |
| House of Bourbon (1815–1830) | ||||||
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King Charles X of France and of Navarre | 
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Dauphin Louis Antoine | Son | |
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| House of Orléans (1830–1848) | ||||||
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King Louis Philippe I of the French | 
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Philippe, Prince Royal | Grandson | |
Americas
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| House of Braganza (1822–1889) | ||||||
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Emperor Pedro II of Brazil | 
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Princess Isabel | Daughter | |
| House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1864–1867) | ||||||
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Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico | 
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Agustín de Iturbide y Green | Adoptive son | |
- 1867–1896 Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
- 1896–1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
- 1914–1962 Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
- 1962–1977 Franz, Duke of Hohenberg
- 1977-Present Georg, Duke of Hohenberg
Africa
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King Ntare V of Burundi | Rose Paula Iribagiza | Sister | |||
| House of Bokassa (1976–1979) | ||||||
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Emperor Bokassa I of Central Africa | Crown Prince Jean-Bédel | Son | ||
| House of Muhammad Ali (1805–1953) | ||||||
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King Fuad II of Egypt and the Sudan | Prince Muhammad Ali | Son | |||
| House of Solomon (950BC–1974) | ||||||
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Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia | 
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Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen | Son | |
| House of Senussi (1951–1969) | ||||||
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King Idris I of the Libyan Kingdom | 
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Crown Prince Hasan as-Senussi | Nephew | |
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King Kigeli V of Rwanda | ||||
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| File:Armoiries Tunisie 1956.gif | File:Lamine Bey.jpg | King Muhammad VIII of the Tunisians | Crown Prince Husain Bey | Son | ||
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| [[]] | Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar | Prince Sayyid Ali bin Jamshid Al-Said | Son | |||
Asia
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 Afghanistan Barakzai dynasty
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King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan | Crown Prince Ahmad Shah | Son | |
 China Aisin Gioro
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Puyi | Yuyan | Cousin | ||
 Iran House of Pahlavi
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | 
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Reza Pahlavi | Son | |
 Iraq Hashemite
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Faisal II of Iraq | 
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'Abd al-Ilah | Uncle |
 Laos Khun Lo Dynasty
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File:Savang Vatthana.jpg | Sisavang Vatthana | [[]] | Vong Savang | Son |
 Maldives Huraa dynasty
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File:King Fareed.jpg | Muhammad Fareed Didi | ||||
 Nepal Shah dynasty
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Gyanendra of Nepal | [[]] | Crown Prince Paras | Son |
 Ottoman Empire [[|]]
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 Vietnam [[|]]
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Bao Dai | 
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Bao Long | Son |
 Yemen [[|]]
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[[]] | Muhammad al-Badr | [[]] | Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr | Son |
Oceania
editOther thrones
editAusrtia-Hungary
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| House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1780–1918) | ||||||
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King Charles III of Bohemia | 
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Crown Prince Otto | Son | |
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King Charles IV of Hungary |
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Crown Prince Otto | Son | |
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King Charles I of Dalmatia |
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Crown Prince Otto | Son | |
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King Charles I of Galicia and Lodomeria |
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Crown Prince Otto | Son | |
Germany
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| House of Hohenzollern (1701–1918) | ||||||
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King Wilhelm II of Prussia | 
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Crown Prince Wilhelm | Son | |
Italy
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| House of Savoy (1939–1943) | ||||||
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King Victor Emmanuel III of Albania | 
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Prince Umberto | Son | |
| House of Savoy (1963–1941) | ||||||
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Emperor Victor Emmanuel III of Ethiopia |
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Prince Umberto | Son | |
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 Newfoundland
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Edward, Prince of Wales | Son | |||
 India
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Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh | Daughter | ||
 Ireland
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 Ceylon
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Charles, Prince of Wales | Son | ||
 Fiji
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 The Gambia
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 Ghana
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 Guyana
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 Kenya
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 Malawi
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 Mauritius
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 Nigeria
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 Pakistan
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 Rhodesia
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 Sierra Leone
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 Union of South Africa
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 Tanganyika
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 Trinidad and Tobago
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 Uganda
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Haiwaii Kaʻiulani
Korea Yi Un
Haiti ???
Iraq ??? Prince Zeid bin Hussein
House of Hanover
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| Elector of Hanover (1708–1806) | |||||
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George I |  King of Great Britain and Ireland (1714–1727)
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George II | King of Great Britain and Ireland
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1727–1760 | Son | |
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George III | King of Great Britain and Ireland (1714–1801) King of the United Kingdom (1801–1806)
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1760–1806 | Grandson | |
| King of Hanover (1806–1866) | |||||
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George III | King of the United Kingdom
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1806–1820 | Son | |
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George IV | King of the United Kingdom
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1820–1830 | Brother | |
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William I | King of the United Kingdom
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1830–1837 | Brother | |
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Ernest Augustus I | 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh
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1837–1851 | Brother | |
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George V | 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh
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1851–1866 | Son | |
| Pretender to the thone of Hanover (1866–Present) | |||||
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George V |  King of Hanover 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh
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1866–1878 | Son | |
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Prince Ernest Augustus Ernest Augustus II |
Crown Prince of Hanover 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh (Titles revoked) Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1884–1913)
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1878–1923 | Son | |
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Prince Ernest Augustus Ernest Augustus III |
Prince of Hanover 4th Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Republic declared)
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1923–1953 | Son | |
| Prince Ernest Augustus Ernest Augustus IV |
Prince of Hanover 5th Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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1953–1987 | Son | ||
| Prince Ernest Augustus Ernest Augustus V |
Prince of Hanover 6th Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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1987– | Son | ||