A crown and sceptre, the symbol of the power of a king

A king is a male monarch, or a head of state, who may or may not, depending on the style of government of a nation, exercise monarchal powers over a territory, usually called a kingdom or a realm. A king is the second highest noble title, surpassed only by emperor. A female monarch is a queen regnant; the term "queen" may refer to one ruling in her own right, or the wife of the king. The husband of a queen regnant is a prince consort or a king consort. A king or queen may wear a crown or carry other regalia (symbols of office). Note that historically the term "king" has been used for the rulers of very small peoples and territories, such as Maquinna, king of perhaps 2000 Nootka people in the early 19th century.

Examples of kings

For examples of kings see the following lists:

List of Kings of Ani List of kings of the Angles List of Arakan kings List of Armenian Kings

List of Kings of Babylon List of rulers of Bithynia List of Kings of Bohemia List of British monarchs List of Kings of Burundi

List of Kings of Cambodia List of Kings of Cappadocia List of Kings of Cyrene

List of Dacian kings List of Kings of Dál Riata List of kings of Denmark

List of kings of Epirus List of English monarchs

List of Frankish kings

List of the Kings of Georgia

List of Hittite kings

Crown of the Polish Kingdom

List of Kings of Iraq List of High Kings of Ireland King of Italy List of Irish Kings List of Kings of India

List of Kings of Judea

Monarchs of Laos List of kings of Lesotho List of Kings of Lydia

List of kings of Macedon King of Mann List of Kings of Mauretania List of Meitei kings

List of kings of Norway
List of Kings of Numidia

List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo

List of Paionian kings List of Kings of Persia List of Kings of Pontus List of Kings of Poland List of Kings of Portugal

Stanis?aw August, by the grace of God and the will of the people King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Duke of Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Kiev, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlachia, Livonia, Smolensk, Severia and Chernihiv

List of kings of Rwanda

List of kings of Saudi Arabia List of Kings of Strathclyde List of kings of Swaziland List of kings of Sweden

List of Kings of Thailand List of Tripuri Kings List of kings of Tyre

List of Kings of Urartu

List of Kings of the Visigoths

List of Zulu kings

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