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Monarchs of the World
at the time of the Persepolis celebrations of the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire
October 12-16, 1971

Country Sovereign Born Acceded At Persepolis
Swaziland King Sobhuza II 22 July 1899 10 December
6 September
1899 (Paramount Chief)
1968 (King)
Represented by Prince Makhosini
Japan Emperor Hirohito 29 April 1901 25 December 1926 Represented by Prince Misaka and Princess Yuriko
Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie I 23 July 1892
2 November
1916 (Regent)
1930 (Emperor)
Attended
Afghanistan King Mohammed Zahir Shah 15 October 1914 8 November 1933 Represented by Princess Bilqis and Sardar Abdul Wali
Liechtenstein Prince Franz Joseph II 16 August 1906 25 July 1938 Attended with Princess Georgina
Iran Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 26 October 1919 26 September 1941 Hosted with Empress Farah
Thailand King Bhumibol Adulyadej 5 December 1927 9 June 1946 Represented by Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala
Denmark King Frederik IX 11 March 1899 20 April 1947 Attended with Queen Ingrid
Netherlands Queen Juliana 30 April 1909 6 September 1948 Represented by Prince Bernhard
Monaco Prince Rainier III 31 May 1923 9 May 1949 Attended with Princess Grace
Sweden King Gustaf VI Adolf 11 November 1882 29 October 1950 Represented by Prince Carl Gustaf
Belgium King Baudouin I 7 September 1930 16 July 1951 Attended with Queen Fabiola
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Ceylon
Jamaica
Barbados
Queen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 6 February 1952 Represented by Prince Philip and Princess Anne
(and by the Governors-General of Canada and Australia)
Jordan King Hussein 14 November 1935 11 August 1952 Attended with Princess Muna
Bhutan King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk 2 May 1928 27 October 1952
Nepal King Mahendra 11 June 1920 13 March 1955 Attended with Queen Ratna
Norway King Olav V 2 July 1903 21 September 1957 Attended
Laos King Savang Vatthana 13 November 1907 29 October 1959
Lesotho King Moshoeshoe II 2 May 1938
4 October
1960 (Paramount Chief)
1966 (King)
Attended
Qatar Emir Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani 1917 24 October 1960 Attended
Morocco King Hassan II 9 July 1929 26 February 1961 Represented by Prince Moulay Abdallah and Princess Lamia
Bahrain Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa 3 June 1933 November 1961 Attended
Western Samoa O le Ao o le Malo Malietoa Tanumafili II 4 January 1913 1 January 1962
Vatican City Pope Paul VI 26 September 1897 21 June 1963 Represented by Cardinal Maximilian of Furstenberg
Sikkim Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal 23 May 1923 2 December 1963
Greece King Constantine II 2 June 1940 6 March 1964 Attended with Queen Anne-Marie
Saudi Arabia King Faisal 1906 2 November 1964
Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean 5 January 1921 5 November 1964 Attended with Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte
Kuwait Emir Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah 1913 24 November 1965 Attended
Tonga King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV 4 July 1918 16 December 1965
Abu Dhabi Emir Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan 1918 6 August 1966 Attended
Spain Prince Juan Carlos 5 January 1938 (designated Heir 1969) Attended with Princess Sophia
Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said 18 November 1940 23 July 1970 Attended
Malaysia Paramount Ruler Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah 28 November 1927 21 September 1970 Attended
Italy Crown Prince Victor Emanuel 12 February 1937 (Heir since father's accession 9 May 1946;
monarchy abolished 12 June 1946)
Attended with Crown Princess Marina
(married in Tehran 7 October 1971)

Wikipedia: 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire
Glittering Royal Events: Tehran/Persepolis

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