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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. 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) ==Austria==
Austria
Empire under the Habsburg monarchy from 1804 until 1918. All emperors, with the exception of Charles I, were buried in the Imperial Crypt (Kaisergruft), at the Capuchin Church, in Vienna. Their hearts are buried in the Herzgruft (Crypt of the Hearts) at the St. Augustine Church at the Imperial Palace, in Vienna. Their viscera are buried in the Ducal Crypt at the Stephansdom, in Vienna. ==Bavaria==
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==
Belgium
Kingdom since 1830. All Belgian kings were buried in the royal burial place in Laeken. ==Bohemia==
Bohemia
Kingdom since 1198, as from 1526 in personal union with Austria. ==Bulgaria==
Bulgaria
Empire from the 7th century to 1018, 1185 to 15th century. Kingdom from 1908 until 1945. == Byzantine Empire ==
Croatia
Kingdom from 1941 until 1943 ==Denmark==
Denmark
One of the oldest kingdoms in Europe, established in the 11th century. The lists starts with the dynasty of Folkung in 1376. For the last 500 years, almost all monarchs have been interred in Roskilde Cathedral. Many earlier monarchs were interred in the Church of St. Bendt in Ringsted, and a few in Sorø monastery church. ==England==
England
See also Great Britain Kingdom since the 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 also interred in other parts of England and in their French territories of Anjou and the Normandy. ==Etruria==
Etruria
Kingdom from 1801 until 1807 (covered the territory of the former grand-duchy of Tuscany) ==Finland==
Finland
Was briefly an independent kingdom from 1918 to 1919. ==France==
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 Imperial Chapel of Ajaccio, but the two emperors were interred elsewhere. ==Georgia==
Great Britain
The kingdoms of England and Scotland were unified with the accession of James I of England and VI of Scotland in 1603. The Act of Union uniting the parliaments took place in 1707, with the United Kingdom formally coming into existence in 1801. Since the 18th century, sovereigns and their spouses have been buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with the exception of Queen Victoria and Edward VIII, who are interred with other members of the royal family at Frogmore. Victoria and Albert are interred in the Royal Mausoleum there. ==Greece==
Greece
Kingdom from 1832 until 1973. The kings from the house of Glücksburg are all buried at Tatoi nearby Athens, the first king from the house of Wittelsbach is interred in Munich, Bavaria. ==Hanover==
Hanover
Kingdom from 1814 until 1866 (from 1814 until 1837 in personal union with Great Britain). ==Holy Roman Empire==
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 Roman-German emperors; in earlier times the emperors used to be buried in different cities of the Empire (Aix-la-Chapelle, Speyer, Prague, Graz etc.). ==Hungary==
Hungary
Kingdom from 1000 until 1540, 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. ==Italy==
Italy
Kingdom from 1713 until 1946 (until 1720 Kingdom of Sicily and until 1861 Kingdom of Sardinia). Family burial sites are the Basilica di Superga in Turin and since the unification of Italy the Pantheon in Rome. ==Liechtenstein==
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. ==Lithuania==
Lithuania
Kingdom from 1251, later Grand Princehood. The Lithuanian dynasty from the family of Gediminas (the Gediminid dynasty) ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later the Kingdom of Poland. ==Luxembourg==
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