americas americas self governing states territories monarch head state constitutional monarchy sovereign office usually keeping death bound laws customs exercise powers independent states equally share queen elizabeth_ii resides primarily united_kingdom respective sovereign making global grouping known commonwealth realms remaining european americas permanently resident monarch crowns continue history monarchy americas reaches european colonization tribal complex pre societies existed forms government expanding form vast central king figure collection tribal regions hereditary contemporary descended pre colonial royal systems instead having historical roots current european spread reach atlantic_ocean beginning mid 14th century date age discovery european colonization brought extensive american territory control europe monarchs majority colonies subsequently gained independence rulers armed conflict mother countries american revolution latin american wars independence usually ties overseas process gained sovereignty legislative paths canada constitution united_kingdom certain number colonies immediately achieving self governance remainder continued endemic constitutional cases mexico brazil haiti resident monarch places canada island states caribbean sharing monarch recently created belize current american americas monarchs monarch american resides predominantly europe states sovereign distinct local seated respective capitals monarch day day governmental ceremonial duties generally carried appointed local antigua monarchy antigua roots spanish monarchy authority islands late 15th century later british monarchy crown colony november country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly created monarchy antigua monarch represented country sir elizabeth royal consort duke edinburgh included antigua caribbean tour queen silver jubilee tour october elizabeth returned country 25th anniversary independence october earl opened antigua new parliament building reading message mother queen duke york visited antigua january bahamas monarchy bahamas roots spanish monarchy authority islands late 15th century later british monarchy crown colony july country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly formed monarchy bahamas monarch represented country barbados monarchy barbados roots english monarchy authority island claimed later british monarchy 18th century barbados main seats authority attempt federation west indian colonies continued self governing colony november country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly formed monarchy barbados monarch represented country sir elizabeth cousin duke kent opened second session parliament newly established country queen duke edinburgh toured barbados elizabeth returned silver jubilee mark anniversary establishment parliament prime minister called referendum barbados republic held vote pushed order speed barbados integration single market economy announced november referendum held general election year vote postponed later point administrative concerns belize belize 15th century containing smaller states headed hereditary ruler known later present monarchy belize roots spanish monarchy authority area 16th century later british monarchy crown colony september country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly formed monarchy belize monarch represented country sir canada canada peoples systems governance organised fashion similar concept monarchy european explorers referred hereditary leaders tribes kings present monarchy canada roots french english authority area centuries later british monarchy country self governing confederation july recognised kingdom right legislative autonomy passage december retaining reigning monarch monarch newly formed monarchy canada monarch represented country provinces lieutenant governor monarchy roots french monarchy authority islands mid 17th century later english british monarchy crown colony february country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly created monarchy monarch represented country currently dame jamaica monarchy jamaica roots spanish monarchy authority islands late 16th century later english british monarchy crown colony august country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly created monarchy jamaica monarch represented country sir prime minister jamaica expressed intention oversee process required change jamaica republic originally stated complete august year prime minister advocated making jamaica republic monarchy roots english french authority islands early 17th century later british monarchy crown colony june country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly created monarchy antigua monarch represented country currently sir occupied island pre times complex society hereditary kings present monarchy roots dutch french english authority island later british monarchy crown colony february country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly created monarchy monarch represented country currently present monarchy roots french monarchy authority island later british monarchy crown colony october country gained independence united_kingdom retaining reigning monarch elizabeth_ii monarch newly created monarchy monarch represented country currently sir settled denmark greenland constituent countries reigning sovereign territory came rule populace accepted norway entered personal union entrenched union kingdoms denmark norway dissolution arrangement greenland remained danish colony role world war granted special status monarch represented territory high commissioner netherlands constituent countries king alexander sovereign remaining islands forming settled authority spanish crown circa acquired dutch control island remained save interval captured netherlands antilles originally discovered explorers sent eventually conquered 17th century islands remained control dutch crown colonial territories netherlands antilles achieved status autonomous country split separate constituent country larger kingdom netherlands antilles split areas monarch represented region governor governor governor united_kingdom british crown possesses number overseas territories americas queen elizabeth_ii monarch north_america bermuda turks islands located south_america caribbean islands authority direct instruction number european monarchs english dutch spanish half 17th century turks settled mentioned islands control scotland france ireland colonies merged split crown caribbean regions december date british crown territory right monarch represented jurisdictions governor governor bermuda governor governor governor governor turks islands south coast argentina simultaneously claimed france united_kingdom french colony ceded spain islands british control discovered captain january governed british crown council arrangement stood incorporated distinct british overseas territory monarch represented regions governor commissioner south georgia succession laws october succession order american commonwealth realms american territories british crown adhered male preference succession passed individual sons order birth subsequently daughters order birth possible exception canada following legislative changes giving effect succession absolute born october eldest child throne regardless gender states share person monarch countries legislative independence change implemented necessary legal processes completed realm possessions danish dutch crowns adhere absolute pre cultures americas developed flourished centuries systems government time europeans arrived continents late 15th early 16th centuries ceased function natural artificial causes remained period eventually defeated agents european powers remained european continent established new american overseen delegated colonies turn replaced republican states locally founded ultimately overtaking entire american holdings european monarchs crowns held claim territory americas include spanish portuguese french swedish russian holy roman prussian norwegian certain locally established overthrown revolution leaving current american endemic short lived attempt establishing constitutional monarchy founded french lawyer nominally kingdom encompassed present day argentine small segment chile peoples fighting maintain sovereignty advancing chilean argentine armed forces exercised sovereignty claimed territory facto control limited nearly fourteen months small territory town called time mainly tent village declared capital kingdom felt indigenous peoples better served negotiations surrounding powers european leader accordingly elected group king efforts gain international recognition attempted involve french government project efforts proved unsuccessful french consul concluded insane recognized country primarily ignored kingdom initially simply went occupation historical process concluded chile establishing control region process captured imprisoned insane asylum chile fruitless attempts return kingdom thwarted chilean argentine authorities died france current lives france previous renounced claims throne continue recognise monarchy empire existed central mexican region formed triple alliance term speaker translated english king city states capital empire lineage kings continued city fall spanish august reigned puppet rulers death december brazil brazil created kingdom december prince brazil acting regent ailing mother elevated colony constituent country brazil royal court based rio_de_janeiro ascended king united kingdom following year returned portugal leaving son prince brazil regent september year portuguese parliament threatened diminish brazil status colony royal agencies rio_de_janeiro demanded return lisbon prince feared moves trigger movements refused comply instead urging father declared brazil independent nation september leading formation constitutional monarchy emperor brazil october title date formally offered throne newly created empire accepted acclaimed monarch coronation took place december throne april brazilian empire saw additional monarch reigned years coup état monarchy november defunct brazilian throne prince head branch according claims emperor brazil head line heir brazilian throne according brazilian constitution called general vote restoration monarchy held went polls divided press indicating actually princes aspiring brazilian throne created confusion voters voting tickets divided electorate placing box presidential republic ballot monarchy additional anti sentiment generated aggressive television commercials claiming vote monarchy vote return slavery blacks loss brazil recent return democracy decades military dictatorship result loss polls haiti entire island hispaniola claimed december americas established number colonies island later discovery mexico peru early settlers left main land cities thousand souls remained mainly eastern island treaty king received western island spain retribution french pirate settlement existence colony administered governor general representing french crown arrangement stood french revolution toppled monarchy france september french government retained control region september served governor general november declared head independent coronation emperor taking place october year assassination october country split half northern portion eventually march installed committed suicide october son prince royal haiti murdered revolutionaries days later kingdom merged southern elected president march years later august national assembly declared president emperor establishing short lived revolution broke kingdom resulting throne january empire spread north western parts south_america ruled monarch addressed civilization emerged expanded land sections ruled governor called leadership central empire eventually fell spanish empire captured executed august installed beginning brother originally puppet installed rebelled founded small independent line continued death maya located yucatán_peninsula portion north_america northern portion central_america guatemala honduras formed number headed hereditary ruler known term indicating sovereign leader despite constant warfare shifts regional power maya kingdoms remained region landscape following rulers conquest union nonetheless civilization began decline 8th 9th centuries time arrival spanish kingdoms remained kingdom march king defeated forces king philip spain mexico victory spanish imperial army came conclusion newly independent mexican congress desired king ferdinand vii member agree installed emperor mexico forming type personal union spain spanish monarchy refused recognise new state decreed allow european prince throne mexico crowned official decree confirmation issued days following months later dissolved congress prompting enraged mount coup led declaration republic december order end unrest march left country mexican monarchy abolished hearing situation mexico grown worse returned england detained setting foot mexico trial executed elected president mexico january suspended mexico foreign debts save owed united_states leading france united_kingdom spain send joint expeditionary force took veracruz december debts british spanish troops withdrew emperor napoleon iii france situation pretext overthrow republic install monarch friendly interests france brother emperor austria elevated emperor mexico establishing mexican monarchy new emperor ultimately bow napoleon wishes leading withdraw majority influence mexico regardless viewed french puppet illegitimate leader country end american civil war troops moved mexico border planned invasion seeing establishment second mexican empire infringement backed americans president retake power defeated emperor military tribunal sentenced death executed las june people central_america governed authority monarch shared royal powers governor general origins monarchy unknown sovereignty lost king edward nation signed treaty friendship alliance king united_kingdom putting kingdom british protection law cessation american revolutionary war king george iii united_kingdom treaty paris relinquished control lands britain continued unofficial kingdom protect interests spanish british interest region waned nicaragua dissolved occupied kingdom monarch known hereditary chief current hereditary chief indigenous civilization spread islands today lying bahamas greater antilles northern lesser antilles regions divided kingdoms island hispaniola kingdoms sub divided provinces kingdom led advised exercise royal power council priests known line succession male heir title pass eldest child son daughter deceased sister battling centuries empire finally succumbed disease genocide brought spanish colonial number failed attempts duke sent ship island landed carrying soldiers colonists named island approximately time dutch colonies established locations island eventually population duke captured swedish forces dutch settlers overtook colonies forcing governor surrender return territory treaty number attempts duke met failure sold france king francis commissioned search eastern route asia city port royal founded july today nova scotia french crown empire americas grew include areas land surrounding great lakes mississippi_river islands caribbean north eastern shore south_america eventually royal province france king regions lost spanish conflict treaties possessions french king december came republican rule french monarchy abolished day monarchy royal presence americas ended collapse second french empire napoleon iii russia permanent russian settlements today state alaska set forming called expeditions region administered head emperor representative russian outpost established california colonies profitable maintain russian interest area population reaching maximum sold deal sold territory united_states official transfer took place october year portugal brazil came wake portugal war portuguese prince regent future king mother queen maria portugal escaped colony brazil defeat napoleon calls return lisbon portuguese prince regent enjoyed life rio_de_janeiro monarchy time popular enjoyed freedom unwilling return europe advocating return argued brazil colony right portugal governed colony hand leading brazilian pressed elevation brazil rank colony enjoy status nationals mother country brazilian nationalists supported indicated brazil longer interests portugal equal status monarchy spain beginning direction isabella spanish crown amassed large american empire centuries spreading caribbean central_america south_america mexico today pacific_coast north_america alaska regions formed majority spanish monarch represented early 19th century spanish sovereign possessions americas began series independence movements culminated crown loss colonies mainland remaining colonies cuba puerto_rico occupied united_states following spanish american war ending spanish rule americas sweden period time french ceded sovereignty island eventually returned operated franco free port capital city retains swedish self proclaimed entities recognized legitimate governments exercised certain degree local control influence respective locations death monarch successor prophet proclaimed king church concentrated july year physically crowned elaborate coronation ceremony complete crown throne claimed legal sovereignty geographical entity managed member kingdom constituted separate county followers held county offices word law president ordered investigation colony resulted trial detroit treason crimes jury found king innocent charges eventually assassinated followers kingdom royal vanished englishman emigrated san_francisco california proclaimed emperor united_states later adding title protector mexico recognized mexican governments accorded certain degree san_francisco including reserved balcony seats charged local theatres policemen passed street specially printed currency authorized accepted legal tender businesses city died given lavish funeral attended persons self proclaimed prince attempted establish called islands late nineteenth century initially garnering newspaper attention claims ignored ridiculed nations islands eventually occupied military forces nearby brazil remain present day self proclaimed monarch called kingdom island caribbean_sea actually claimed king tiny open debate individuals later claimed title king having apparently tried physically establish island references
Monarchies in the Americas