| Country | Sovereign | Born | Acceded | Consort (Born) | Heir (Born) | Heir's Consort (Born) | Heir's Heir (Born) | ||
| United Kingdom | Queen Victoria | 24 May | 1819 | 20 Jun | 1837 | Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841) | Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales (1844) | Prince Albert Victor (1864) | |
| Austria-Hungary | Emperor Franz Joseph I | 18 Aug | 1830 | 2 Dec | 1848 | Empress Elisabeth (1837) | Crown Prince Rudolf (1858) | Crown Princess Stephanie (1864) | |
| Netherlands | King Willem III | 19 Feb | 1817 | 17 Mar | 1849 | Queen Emma (1858) | Princess Wilhelmina (1880) | ||
| Portugal | King Luis I | 31 Oct | 1838 | 11 Nov | 1861 | Queen Maria Pia (1847) | Crown Prince Carlos (1863) | ||
| Greece | King George I | 24 Dec | 1845 | 30 Mar | 1863 | Queen Olga (1851) | Crown Prince Constantine (1868) | ||
| Denmark | King Christian IX | 8 Apr | 1818 | 16 Nov | 1863 | Queen Louise (1817) | Crown Prince Frederik (1843) | Crown Princess Louise (1851) | Prince Christian (1870) |
| Belgium | King Leopold II | 9 Apr | 1835 | 17 Dec | 1865 | Queen Marie Henriette (1836) | Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837) | Princess Marie, Countess of Flanders (1845) | Prince Albert (1870) |
| Germany | Emperor Wilhelm I (King of Prussia 1861) | 22 Mar | 1797 | 18 Jan | 1871 | Empress Augusta (1811) | Crown Prince Friedrich (1831) | Crown Princess Victoria (1840) | Prince Wilhelm (1859) m Princess Augusta (1858) Prince Wilhelm (1882) |
| Sweden & Norway | King Oscar II | 21 Jan | 1829 | 18 Sep | 1872 | Queen Sophia (1836) | Crown Prince Gustaf (1858) | Crown Princess Victoria (1862) | Prince Gustaf Adolf (1882) |
| Spain | King Alfonso XII | 28 Nov | 1857 | 29 Dec | 1874 | Queen Maria Cristina (1858) | Infanta Maria de las Mercedes (1880) | ||
| Italy | King Umberto I | 14 Mar | 1844 | 9 Jan | 1878 | Queen Margherita (1851) | Crown Prince Victor Emanuel (1869) | ||
| Russia | Tsar Alexander III | 10 Mar | 1845 | 13 Mar | 1881 | Empress Maria (1847) | Tsarevich Nicholas (1868) | ||
| Romania | King Carol I | 20 Apr | 1839 | 26 Mar | 1881 | Queen Elisabeth (1843) | Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern (1864) | ||
| Serbia | King Milan I | 22 Aug | 1854 | 6 Mar | 1882 | Queen Natalia (1859) | Crown Prince Alexander (1876) | ||
Christian IX with family gathered in the Garden Hall of Fredensborg Palace in 1883 by Laurits Tuxen
From Left to Right. Seated at left: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; standing behind him: Prince Albert Victor of Wales and Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales. Seated in the rear: Princess Ingeborg and Prince Harald of Denmark. Seated on blue sofa in front: Prince Georg and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover. Behind sofa: Princess Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland holding Princess Alexandra of Hanover; Prince Valdemar of Denmark. Seated on sofa: Queen Louise and King Christian IX. Standing in rear near door: Prince Christian of Denmark and Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia. Standing in centre: Empress Maria with Grand Duke Michael and Emperor Alexander III, Grand Duchess Olga crawling on the floor in front of them. Standing behind chair: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and King George I of Greece. Seated in chair: Crown Princess Louise of Denmark with Princess Thyra. Standing at right: Princess Alexandra and Queen Olga of Greece. Children seated at table: Princess Marie of Greece, Princess Louise of Wales, Grand Duke George of Russia, Princess Maud of Wales, Grand Duchess Xenia of Russia, Princess Louise of Denmark. Standing behind table: Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Victoria of Wales.