Pretenders

as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)

King of Greece from 1964 to 1973

Head of the House of Habsburg and German politician

Albanian prime minister, president and king (1895-1961) (r.1922-1939)

former King of Nepal

German chancellor (1867-1929)

King of Bavaria (1845-1921)

Prussian Crown Prince (1882-1951)

Czech politician, minister of foreign affairs and vice prime minister (1937–2023)

king of Saxony (1865-1932)

San Francisco eccentric and self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States

King of Hanover (1819–1878)

German prince (1868–1940)

disputed Head of the House of Savoy from 1983 to 2024

Prince of Albania (1876–1945)

former Crown Prince of Greece

Ruler of Lithuania from 11 July to 2 November 1918 (1864–1928)

last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 to 1918, British prince and royal duke, Nazi politician (1884–1954)

Prime Minister of Laos (1907-1978)

thumb|James Francis Edward Stuart, later known as the Old Pretender, depicted , having been recognised in 1701 by King [[Louis XIV of France as the rightful claimant to the English, Irish, and Scottish thrones]] A pretender is someone who claims to be the rightful ruler of a country although not recognized as such by the current government. The term may often be used to either refer to a descendant of a deposed monarchy or a claim that is not legitimate.

German general (1869–1955)

claimant to the headship of the Italian House of Savoy

German aristocrat (1868-1937)

Head of the Imperial and Royal House of Hohenzollern

emperor of Japan

Hanoverian Royal (1887-1953)

Head of the House of Hanover (1845–1923)

Russian adventurer, self-declared King of Andorra (1896-1989)

Crimean Khan

Rwandan king (1936–2016)

Bulgarian tsar

Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia (1540–1583)

Head of the House of Zogu (1961-2011)

Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928)

Sultan of Zanzibar (1929–2024)

German prince (1835-1905)

German noble (1852-1931); Grand Duke from 1900 until 1918

Prince of Prussia (1907-1994)

(1914–1987); head of the House of Hanover from 1953-1987

Hanoverian prince; current head of the House of Hanover (born 1954)

Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1811–1885)

King and Imam (1926/1929-1996)

last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (1843-1901)

last Elector of Hesse-Kassel

German prince (1934-2017); husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark

Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

German prince, head of the Electoral House of Hesse and member of the Nazi Party (1896-1980)

German prince (1906-1963)

Prince of Lippe (1871–1949)

German noble (1906–1937)

German prince (1865-1946)

Laotian politician (1912–1980)

Monarch of Anhalt (1918–1918)

German prince (1851–1928)

The last Duke of Courland (1724-1800)

Italian Royal, 6th Duke of Aosta

French nobleman; Count of Blois

German duke (1897-1970)

German aristocrat (1933-2022)

German duke (1871–1955)