Burial sites of European monarchs and consorts
This list contains all European emperors, kings and regent princes and their consorts as well as well-known crown princes since the Middle Ages, whereas the lists are starting with either the beginning of the monarchy or with a change of the dynasty (f.ex England with the Norman king William the Conqueror, Spain with the unification of Castile and Aragon, Sweden with the Vasa dynasty, etc). In addition, it contains the still-existing principalities of Monaco and Liechtenstein and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.
Albania
Kingdom from 1928 until 1943 (1939-1943 in personal union with Italy)
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Zog I | 1895-1961 | Cimetière parisien in Thiais, Val-de-Marne, nearby Paris |
Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Appony | 1915-2002 | Sharra cemetery in Tirana |
Austria
Empire from 1804 until 1918. All emperors, with th execption of Charles I, were buried in the imperial crypt in Vienna.
Bavaria
Kingdom from 1806 until 1918. The Bavarian kings of the house of Wittelsbach were buried in four churches in Munich, whereas the hearts used to be buried in Altötting.
Belgium
Kingdom since 1830. All Belgian kings were buried in the royal burial place in Laeken.
Bohemia
Kingdom since 1198, as from 1526 kingdom under Austrian rule.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Ottokar I | 1155-1230 | Saxon Chapel in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Adelheid of Meissen | 1160-1211 | Meissen Cathedral |
Constance of Hungary | 1181-1240 | Cistercian convent "Porta Coeli" in Předklášteří nearby Tišnov, Southern Moravia |
King Wenceslaus I | 1205-1253 | St Agnes convent in Prague |
Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen | 1200-1248 | St Agnes convent in Prague |
King Ottokar II | 1132-1278 | Saxon Chapel in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Margaret of Austria | 1204-1266 | Lilienfeld Abbey, Lower Austria |
Kunigunde of Halitsch | 1246-1285 | St Agnes convent in Prague |
King Wenceslaus II | 1271-1305 | Cistercian convent Zbraslav in Prague |
Judith of Habsburg | 1271-1297 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Elisabeth Richeza of Poland | 1286–1335 | Cistercian convent in Brno |
King Wenceslaus III | 1289-1306 | Cistercian convent Zbraslav in Prague |
Viola Elisabeth of Teschen | 1290-1317 | Rožmberk Abbey nearby Vyšší Brod, Southern Bohemia |
King Rudolph I | 1282-1307 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Blanche of France | 1285-1306 | Minoritenkirche in Vienna |
Elisabeth Richeza of Poland | 1286–1335 | Cistercian convent in Brno |
King Henry of Carinthia | 1265-1335 | Collegiate Church in Stams in Tirol, Austria |
Anna Přemyslovna | 1290–1313 | Carinthia |
Adelheid of Brunswick | 1300–1320 | ? |
Beatrice of Savoy | 1310–1331 | ? |
King John I | 1296-1346 | Crypt in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg |
Elisabeth of Bohemia | 1292-1330 | Cistercian convent Zbraslav in Prague |
Beatrice of Bourbon | 1320-1383 | Crypt in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg |
Emperor Charles IV | 1316-1378 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Blanche of Valois | 1317-1348 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Anna of Bavaria | 1329-1353 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Anne of Świdnica | 1339-1362 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Elizabeth of Pomerania | 1347-1393 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
King Wenceslaus | 1361-1419 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Joan of Bavaria | 1356-1386 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Sophie of Bavaria | 1376-1425 | St Martins' Cathedral in Bratislava (grave does no longer exist) |
Emperor Sigismund | 1368-1437 | Oradea Cathedral, Romania |
Mary of Hungary | 1370-1395 | Oradea Cathedral, Romania |
Barbara of Celje | 1391-1451 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
King Albert II | 1307-1439 | Székesfehérvár Basilica, Hungary |
Elisabeth of Bohemia | 1409-1442 | Székesfehérvár Basilica, Hungary |
King Ladislas the Posthumous | 1440-1457 | Ducal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
King George of Podebrady | 1420-1471 | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
Kunigunde of Sternberg | 1425-1449 | Parish church at Poděbrady, Central Bohemia |
Joan of Rosental | ?-1475 | ? |
King Vladislaus II | 1456-1516 | Székesfehérvár Basilica, Hungary |
Barbara of Brandenburg | 1464-1515 | ? |
Beatrice of Naples | 1457-1508 | ? |
Anna of Foix-Candale | 1469-1506 | Székesfehérvár Basilica, Hungary |
King Matthias Corvinus | 1443-1490 | Székesfehérvár Basilica, Hungary |
Beatrix of Aragón | 1457-1508 | S. Pietro Abbey in Naples |
King Louis II | 1506-1526 | Székesfehérvár Basilica, Hungary |
Mary of Austria | 1505-1558 | 9th chapel of the pantheon of the infants in the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial |
Bulgaria
Empire from 7th century to 1018, 1185 to 15th century. Kingdom from 1908 until 1945.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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Emperor Samuil | d. 1014 | Church of St Achillios in Lake Prespa, Greece |
Emperor Kaloyan | 1168/1169-1207 | SS. Forty Martyrs Church in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria |
Emperor Michael Shishman | d. 1330 | Church of St George in Staro Nagoričane, Republic of Macedonia |
Prince Alexander I | 1856-1893 | Battenberg Mausoleum in Sofia, Bulgaria |
Johanna Loisinger, Countess of Hartenau | 1865-1951 | St. Leonhard Cemetery in Graz, Austria |
King Ferdinand I | 1861-1948 | St Augustin Church in Coburg, Germany |
Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma | 1870-1899 | Catholic Cathedral of St Louis of France in Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Eleonore of Reuss-Köstritz | 1860-1917 | Boyana Church in Sofia |
King Boris III | 1894-1943 | Heart in the Rila Monastery; it is uncertain what happened to the body |
Giovanna of Italy | 1907-2000 | Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Assisi, Italy |
Croatia
Kingdom from 1941 until 1943
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Tomislav II | 1900-1948 | Basilica di Superga in Turin |
Irene of Greece | 1904-1974 | Basilica di Superga in Turin |
Denmark
Oldest kingdom in Europe (since 11th century). The lists starts with the dynasty of Folkung in 1376. Most of the kings were interred in Roskilde Cathedral, the burial place of the Danish royal family.
England
Kingdom since 9th century. The lists starts with the dynasty of the Normans in 1066. For a long period, Westminster Abbey was the most important burial place of the English monarchs, whereas early kings were als interred in other parts of England and in their French territories of Anjou and the Normandy. Since the 18th century, kings and queens are buried at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, other family members are interred in the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.
Etruria
Kingdom from 1801 until 1807 (covered the territory of the former grand-duchy of Tuscany)
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Louis I | 1773-1803 | 7th Chapel of the Pantheon of the Infants in the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial |
Maria Louisa of Spain | 1782-1824 | 7th Chapel of the Pantheon of the Infants in the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial |
King Charles Louis | 1799-1883 | Tenuta Reale in Viareggio nearby Lucca |
Maria Theresa of Savoy | 1803-1879 | Campo Verano cemetery in Rome |
France
Kingdom since 814. Burial site of the French Royal Family is the Saint-Denis Basilica, where most of the kings were buried. The burial place of the Bonaparte family is the Chapelle Impériale in Ajaccio, but the two emperors were interred elsewhere.
Greece
Kingdom from 1832 until 1973. The kings from the house of Oldenburg are all buried at Tatoi nearby Athens, the first king from the house of Wittelsbach is interred in Munich, Bavaria.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Otto I | 1815-1867 | Crypt in the Theatinerkirche in Munich |
Amalia of Oldenburg | 1818-1875 | Crypt in the Theatinerkirche in Munich |
King George I | 1815-1867 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
Olga Konstantinovna of Russia | 1851-1926 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
King Constantine I | 1868-1923 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
Sophia of Prussia | 1870-1932 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
King Alexander | 1893-1920 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
Aspasia Manos | 1896-1972 | first in the cemetery S. Michele in Venice, then in the Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
King George II | 1890-1947 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
Elisabeth of Romania | 1894-1956 | Hedinger Church in Sigmaringen |
King Paul | 1901-1964 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
Frederika of Hanover | 1917-1981 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace |
Hanover
Kingdom from 1814 until 1866 (from 1814 until 1837 in personal union with Great Britain).
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King George III | 1738-1820 | St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1744-1818 | St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
King George IV | 1762-1830 | St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
Maria Anne Smythe | 1756-1837 | St John the Baptist Church in Brighton |
Caroline of Brunswick | 1768-1821 | Brunswick Cathedral |
King William IV | 1765-1837 | St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | 1792-1849 | St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
King Ernest Augustus I | 1771-1851 | Mausoleum in the garden of Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover |
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1778-1841 | St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
King George V | 1771-1851 | St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
Marie of Saxe-Altenburg | 1818-1907 | Crypt at Cumberland palace in Gmunden, Upper Austria |
Holy Roman Empire
Federation under the Roman-German emperor resp. the German king from 800 until 1806. Under the Habsburg reign, the Kapuzinergruft in Vienna („Imperial Crypt“) became the family burial site of the German emperors, in earlier times the emperors used to be buried in different cities of the Reich (Aix-la-Chapelle, Speyer, Prague, Graz etc.).
Hungary
Kingdom from 1000 until 1526, afterwards in personal union with Austria. Most of the kings were buried in Székesfehérvár basilica or in Oradea Cathedral in today’s Romania. Both burial sites were destroyed by the Turks.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Andrew I | 1015-1060 | Benedictinian Abbey of Tihany |
King Béla I | 1015-1063 | Szekszárd Abbey |
King Géza I | 1048-1077 | Vác Cathedral |
King Ladislau I | 1048-1095 | Oradea Cathedral, Romania |
King Coloman I | 1070-1116 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
King Stephen II | 1101-1131 | Oradea Cathedral, Romania |
King Béla II | 1110-1141 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
King Géza II | 1130-1162 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
King Béla III | 1148-1196 | St Matthew Church in Budapest |
King Emeric | 1174-1204 | Eger Cathedral |
King Ladislaus III | 1199-1205 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
King Andrew II | 1177-1235 | Cistercian Monastery in Eger |
King Béla IV | 1206-1270 | Minorite Church in Esztergom |
King Stephen V. | 1240-1272 | Dominican Monastery at Csepel |
King Ladislaus IV | 1262-1290 | Csanad Cathedral |
King Andrew III | 1265-1301 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
Agnes of Austria | 1281-1364 | first in Königsfelden, the in St. Blasien, then in the Collegiate Church of the St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal, Austria |
King Béla V | 1261-1312 | Cistercian Monastery at Seligenthal, Bavaria |
Catherine of Austria | 1256-1282 | Cistercian Monastery at Seligenthal, Bavaria |
King Charles I Robert | 1288-1342 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
King Louis I | 1326-1382 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
Queen Mary | 1370-1395 | Oradea Cathedral, Romania |
King Charles II | 1345-1386 | St Andrew in Visegrad |
Emperor Sigismund | 1368-1437 | Oradea Cathedral, Romania |
King Albert II | 1307-1439 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
Elisabeth of Bohemia | 1409-1442 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
King Ladislas the Posthumous | 1440-1457 | Ducal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague |
King Matthias Corvinus | 1443-1490 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
Beatrix of Aragón | 1457-1508 | S. Pietro Abbey in Naples |
King Vladislaus II | 1456-1516 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
King Louis II | 1506-1526 | Székesfehérvár Basilica |
Mary of Austria | 1505-1558 | 9th chapel of the infants in the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial |
Italy
Kingdom from 1713 until 1946 (until 1720 Kingdom of Sardinia and until 1861 Piemont-Sardinia). Family burial sites are the Basilica di Superga in Turin and since the unification of Italy the Pantheon in Rome.
Liechtenstein
Principality since 1608. Until the dissolution of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, the princes were buried in Vranov nearby Brno close to their residences in Lednice and Valtice. Afterwards, a new burial site was erected in the territory of the principality.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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Prince Charles I | 1569-1627 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Anna Maria Schembera von Czernahora von Boskowitz | 1577-1625 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Prince Charles Eusebius | 1611-1684 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Johanna Beatrix von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg | ?-1676 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Prince John Adam I | 1657-1712 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Edmunda Maria Theresia von Dietrichstein | 1652-1735 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Prince Anton Florian | 1656-1721 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Eleonore Barbara von Thun-Hohenstein | 1661-1723 | Pauline Church in Vienna |
Prince Joseph John Adam | 1690-1732 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Gabriele von Liechtenstein | 1692-1713 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Maria Anna von Thun-Hohenstein | 1698-1716 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Maria Anna von Oettingen-Spielberg | 1693-1729 | Parish Church at Glogów in Silesia |
Maria Anna Kottulinsky | 1707-1788 | Mariabrunn parish church in Vienna-Hütteldorf |
Prince John Nepomuk Charles | 1724-1748 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Maria Josefa von Harrach | 1727-1788 | Capuchin Church at Roudnice nad Labem |
Prince Joseph Wencelas I | 1696-1772 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Anna Maria von Liechtenstein | 1699-1753 | Pauline Church in Vienna |
Prince Francis Joseph I | 1726-1781 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Maria Leopoldine von Sternberg | 1733-1809 | St Andrew Church in Vienna-Hütteldorf |
Prince Aloys I | 1759-1805 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Karoline von Manderscheid-Blankenheim | 1768-1831 | Hietzing cemetery in Vienna, group 2, no 15 |
Prince John I Joseph | 1760-1836 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Josefa von Fürstenberg-Weitra | 1776-1848 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Prince Aloys II | 1796-1858 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Franziska de Paula Kinsky | 1813-1881 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Prince John II | 1840-1929 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Prince Francis I | 1853-1938 | Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic |
Elsa von Gutmann | 1875-1947 | Princely Crypt besides Vaduz Cathedral |
Prince Francis Joseph II | 1906-1989 | Princely Crypt besides Vaduz Cathedral |
Georgina von Wilczek | 1921-1989 | Princely Crypt besides Vaduz Cathedral |
Luxembourg
Independant grand-duchy since 1890. All grand-dukes have been enterred in Luxembourg Cathedral.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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Grand Duke Adolphe I | 1817-1905 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Elisabeth of Russia | 1826-1845 | Orthodox Church St. Elizabeth in Wiesbaden |
Adelheid Marie of Anhalt-Dessau | 1833-1916 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Grand Duke William IV | 1852-1912 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Marie Anne of Portugal | 1861-1942 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide | 1894-1924 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Grand Duchess Charlotte | 1896-1985 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Felix of Bourbon-Parma | 1893-1970 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium | 1927-2005 | Cathedral Notre-Dame in Luxembourg |
Monaco
Principality since 1633. All princes were buried in Monaco cathedral, some graves do no longer exist, as the former cathedral had been destroyed.
Montenegro
Kingdom from 1910 until 1918.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Nicholas I | 1841-1921 | Birth of the Virgin Church in Cetinje |
Milena Vukotic | 1847-1923 | Birth of the Virgin Church in Cetinje |
Naples-Sicily
In the Middle Ages two separate kingdoms, then under foreign rule. From 1735 until 1860 independent kingdom under the Bourbon dynasty. Most of the kings are buried at Santa Chiara in Naples.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Charles III | 1716-1788 | Pantheon of the kings in the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial |
Maria Amalia of Saxony | 1724-1760 | Pantheon of the kings in the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial |
King Ferdinand I | 1751-1825 | Burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
Marie Caroline of Austria | 1752-1814 | Tuscany Vault in the Imperial Crypt in the Kapuzinerkirche in Vienna; the heart: Augustinerkirche |
Lucia Migliaccio | 1770-1826 | S. Ferdinando in Naples |
King Francis I | 1777-1838 | Burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
Maria Clementina of Austria | 1777-1801 | Burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
Maria Isabella of Spain | 1789-1848 | Burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
King Ferdinand II | 1810-1859 | Burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
Maria Christina of Savoy | 1812-1836 | Burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
Maria Theresa of Austria | 1816-1867 | first at Santa Maria della Stella, Albano Laziale nearby Rom, since 1962 in the burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
King Francis II | 1836-1894 | first in Arco, then in Trento, then at St. Spirito dei Napoletani in Rome and since 1984 in the burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
Maria Sophie of Bavaria | 1841-1925 | first in Arco, then in Trento, then at St. Spirito dei Napoletani in Rome and since 1984 in the burial site of the Bourbon dynasty at Santa Chiara in Naples |
Netherlands
Kingdom since 1815 (from 1806 until 1810 kingdom under Napoleon’s brother). All kings from the Nassau dynasty are buried in the new Church in Delft.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Louis Bonaparte | 1778-1846 | St-Gilles in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt |
Hortense de Beauharnais | 1783-1837 | St-Gilles in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt |
King William I | 1772-1848 | New Church in Delft |
Wilhelmine of Prussia | 1774-1837 | New Church in Delft |
Henrietta d'Oultremont de Wégimont | 1792-1864 | family tomb in the chapel in the park of Wégimont castle in Soumagne nearby Liège, Belgium |
King William II | 1792-1849 | New Church in Delft |
Anna Pavlovna | 1795-1865 | New Church in Delft |
King William III | 1817-1890 | New Church in Delft |
Sophie of Württemberg | 1818-1877 | New Church in Delft |
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont | 1858-1934 | New Church in Delft |
Queen Wilhelmina | 1880-1962 | New Church in Delft |
Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1876-1934 | New Church in Delft |
Queen Juliana | 1909-2004 | New Church in Delft |
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld | 1911-2004 | New Church in Delft |
Claus von Amsberg | 1926-2002 | New Church in Delft |
Norway
Independent kingdom in the Middle Ages. From 1380 until 1905 in personal union with Denmark or Sweden. The Norwegian kings of the modern time are buried at Akershus Fortress in Oslo.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Haakon VII | 1872-1957 | Akershus Fortress in Oslo |
Maud of Wales | 1869-1938 | Akershus Fortress in Oslo |
King Olav V | 1903-1991 | Akershus Fortress in Oslo |
Märtha of Sweden | 1901-1954 | Akershus Fortress in Oslo |
Poland
Kingdom from 1320 until 1795. The kings were elected, so many dynasties from Sweden, France, Saxony and Poland were taking turns. Nevertheless, most of them were buried in Krakow.
Portugal
Kingdom from 1139 until 1910. The list includes all Portuguese monarchs (House of Burgundy, House of Aviz, House of Habsburg and House of Braganza).
Prussia
Kingdom from 1710 till 1817, from 1871 till 1918 German Reich under the emperor. The Prussian kings and the German emperors were buried in Berlin and Potsdam, the last emperor in his Dutch exile.
Romania
Kingdom fom 1866 until 1947.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Charles I | 1839-1914 | Peleş Castle in Sinaia |
Elisabeth of Wied | 1843-1916 | Curtea de Argeş |
King Ferdinand I | 1865-1927 | Peleş Castle in Sinaia |
Marie of Edinburgh | 1875-1938 | Peleş Castle in Sinaia |
King Charles II | 1893-1953 | first in São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon, since 2003 in Curtea de Argeş |
Zizi Lambrino | 1898-1953 | ? |
Elena of Greece and Denmark | 1896-1982 | Greek-Catholic Church in Lausanne, Switzerland |
Elena Lupescu | 1902-1977 | first in São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon, since 2003 in the convent cemetery in Curtea de Argeş |
Russia
Czardom from 1328 until 1721, empire from 1721 until 1917. The lists starts with the Romanov dynasty in 1613. The czars were first buried in Moscow, later in St Peter and Paul’s Cathedral in St Petersburg.
Saxony
Kingdom from 1806 until 1918 (before that from 1697 until 1763 in personal union with Poland).
Scotland
Kingdom since 843, since 1606 unified with England. The lists starts with the Bruce dynasty in 1306. Most of the Scottish kings were buried in Dunfermline Abbey and in Holyrood Abbey. The last queen, Mary I, is the only Scottish monrach to be buried in England..
Spain
The list starts with the unification of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under the monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. After CharlesI (V), almost every Spanish monarch was buried at El Escorial.
Sweden
Kingdom since 970. The list starts with the Vasa dynasty in 1521. Since the 15th century, almost every monarch was buried in the Riddarholm Church in Stockholm. In the 20th century, the royal Haga cemetery was founded. Queen Christina is the only female monarch who was buried at St Peter’s in Rome
Westphalia
Kingdom from 1807 until 1813.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Jérôme Bonaparte | 1784-1860 | The Church of the Invalides in Paris |
Elizabeth Patterson | 1785-1869 | Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore |
Catharina of Württemberg | 1783-1835 | Chapel at Ludwigsburg Palace |
Württemberg
Kingdom from 1806 until 1918. The kings were buried in Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Frederick I | 1754-1816 | Palace Chapel in Ludwigsburg Palace |
Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | 1764-1788 | Church of Kullamaa in Lääne County, Estonia |
Charlotte of Great Britain | 1766-1828 | Palace Chapel in Ludwigsburg Palace |
King William I | 1781-1864 | Württemberg Chapel in Stuttgart-Rotenberg |
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria | 1792-1873 | Francis’ Crypt in the Imperial Crypt in the Kapuzinerkirche in Vienna |
Catherine Pavlovna of Russia | 1788-1819 | Württemberg Chapel in Stuttgart-Rotenberg |
Pauline of Württemberg | 1800-1873 | Palace Chapel in Ludwigsburg Palace |
King Charles I | 1823-1891 | Palace Chapel in the Old Palace in Stuttgart |
Olga Nicholaevna of Russia | 1822-1892 | Palace Chapel in the Old Palace in Stuttgart |
King William II | 1848-1921 | Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg |
Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont | 1857-1882 | Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg |
Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1864-1946 | Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg |
Yugoslavia
Kingdom from 1882 until 1945 (until 1918 Kingdom of Serbia and until 1921 Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes). All kings from the Karadjordjevich dynasty are buried in the St George’s chapel in Topola. Alle Kinge aus der Dynastie Karadjordjevic wurden in der St. Georgs-Kapelle in Topola begraben, with the exception of Peter II, who is the only European monarch to be buried in the United States.
Name | Born-died | Burial site |
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King Milan I Obrenović | 1854-1901 | Monastery Church at Krušedol, Serbia |
Natalija Keško | 1859-1941 | Lardy cemetery, Seine-et-Oise, nearby Paris |
King Alexander Obrenović | 1876-1903 | St Mark Church in Belgrade |
Draga Lunjevica | 1861-1903 | St Mark Church in Belgrade |
King Peter I | 1844-1921 | St Georges’ Church in Oplenac nearby Topola |
Zorka of Montenegro | 1864-1890 | St Georges’ Church in Oplenac nearby Topola |
King Alexander I | 1888-1934 | St Georges’ Church in Oplenac nearby Topola |
Maria of Romania | 1900-1961 | Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore |
Regent Prince Paul | 1893-1976 | Cimetière de Bois de Vaux in Lausanne, Switzerland |
Olga of Denmark | 1903-1997 | Cimetière de Bois de Vaux in Lausanne, Switzerland |
King Peter II | 1923-1970 | Serbian-Orthodox Church Saint-Sava in Libertyville, Illinois, USA; he is supposed to be transferred to Topola |
Alexandra of Greece and Denmark | 1921-1993 | Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace nearby Athens, Greece |