This is a list of monarchs who were Freemasons, and lists individual monarchs chronologically under the countries they ruled, monarchs who ruled more than one country are listed under the one they are most known for, or the dominant nation in a personal union (i.e. Christian X listed under Denmark and not Iceland). Those listed below were members of a Freemason Lodge sometime during their lives. Some, like Alexander I of Russia, would later outlaw Freemasonry in their territories, while others would continue supporting the organization for the rest of their lives.
Andorra Jules GrévyDaniel Ligou. Dictionnaire de la Franc-Maçonnerie. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 2006.Marc de Jode, Monique Cara and Jean-Marc Cara (eds.). Dictionnaire universelle de la Franc-Maçonnerie. Larousse, 2011. Alexandre MillerandInitiated in "L'Amitiée Lodge" on 21 May 1883 (Histoire de la Franc-maçonnerie en France - Faucher and Ricker 1967) Gaston DoumergueDictionnaire de la Franc-Maçonnerie (Daniel Ligou, Presses Universitaires de France, 2006)Ce que la France doit aux francs-maçons (Laurent KUPFERMAN, Emmanuel PIERRA, ed. Grund, 2012) Paul Doumer – Grand Secretary of the Grand Orient of France (1892)Dictionnaire de la Franc-Maçonnerie, page 363 (Daniel Ligou, Presses Universitaires de France, 2006)Dictionnaire universelle de la Franc-Maçonnerie, page 245 (Marc de Jode, Monique Cara and Jean-Marc Cara, ed. Larousse, 2011)Histoire de la Franc-Maçonnerie française (Pierre Chevallier, ed. Fayard, 1975)
Anhalt-Köthen Friedrich-Ferdinand
Afghanistan Habibullah KhanMcMahon, Henry A (1939). An Account of the Entry of H. M. Habibullah Khan Amir of Afghanistan into Freemasonry. London, UK: Favil Press, Ltd.
Baden Karl Friedrich – Grandmaster of the National Lodge of Baden
Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph
Belgium Leopold I
Bikaner Ganga Singh
Brandenburg-Ansbach Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Alexander – Amicus eminens et protector ordinis in Franconia
Brandenburg-Bayreuth Friedrich Friedrich Christian
Brazil Pedro I
Breslau Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch Joseph Christian Franz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein
Brunswick Karl I Ferdinand (also Order of the Illuminati)
Bulgaria Alexander I
Carnatic Ghulam Husain Ali KhanFreemasonry comes to India masonindia.in
Cooch Behar Nripendra Narayan
Courland Karl Christian Joseph – Superior et Protector Ordinis in Saxonia
Denmark Fredrik V Fredrik VI Christian IX Fredrik VII Christian VIII – Grandmaster of the Danish Order of Freemasons Fredrik VIII Christian X
Egypt TawfiqTarik Sabry, Layal Ftouni. Arab Subcultures: Transformations in Theory and Practice. London: I.B.Tauris, 2016. Abbas II Hussein Kamel
Frankfurt Eugène de Beauharnais – Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy (1805-1814), Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Italy
Ghana Ofori Atta I (Okyenhene or King of Akyem Abuakwa) – (1912–1943) Azzu Mate Kole II (Konor of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area) – (1939–1990) Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II (Asantehene) – (1931–1970) Oyeeman Wereko Ampem II (Gyaasehene of Akuapem and Amanokromhene) – (1975–2005) Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, Asantehene, 1931–1970 Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (Asantehene) – (1999–present), Grand Patron, Grand Lodge of Ghana; Sword Bearer, United Grand Lodge of England; Grand Patron, Grand Lodge of Liberia
Gwalior Jiwajirao Scindia
Germany Wilhelm ISpeth, George William. Royal Freemasons. Masonic Publishing Company, 1885, pp. 24-29. Friedrich III – Master of the Order, Grand Landlodge of the Freemasons of Germany
Hanover Ernst August – Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Hanover Georg V – Protector of Freemasonry in Hanover, Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Hanover
Hawaii Kamehameha IV Kamehameha V Kalākaua
Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig VIII Ludwig X (also Order of the Illuminati)
Holland Lodewijk I – Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France (1805)
Holy Roman Empire Franz IAudrey Carpenter, John Theophilus Desaguliers: A Natural Philosopher, Engineer and Freemason in Newtonian England, (London : Continuum, 2011), , p. 47Malcolm Davies, The masonic muse : songs, music, and musicians associated with Dutch freemasonry, 1730–1806. (Utrecht : Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 1995), , pp. 22–23"In Mozart's Vienna, Freemasonry had flourished under the Habsburgs mainly due to the influence of Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine, who, himself, was a Freemason." Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart – Master Mason
Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan
Jaipur Bhawani Singh
Jordan Hussein bin TalalFamous masons mastermason.com
Algeria Abd al-Qādir ibn Muḥyiddīn
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Friedrich Ludwig
Mecklenburg-Strelitz Adolph Friedrich IV Karl II – Patron of the united Lodges of the dominions of the Electorate of Brunswick, Duchy of Mecklenburg, Principalities of Münster-Waldeck and Hildesheim
Mexico Maximilian IThomas C. Wright, Latin America since Independence: Two Centuries of Continuity and Change, Rowman & Littlefield 2017, p. 77.
Moldavia Constantin Mavrocordat Mihai Draco Suțu Alexandru Ipsianti
Montenegro Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
Mysore Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Naples Gioacchino I
Netherlands Willem II
Norway Haakon VII
Ottoman Empire Murad V
Pataudi Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Patiala Bhupinder Singh
Perak Idris Shah II
Poland Stanisław II August
Portugal Pedro IV Fernando II
Prussia Friedrich II Friedrich Wilhelm II Friedrich Wilhelm III
Rampur Raza Ali Khan – Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of India
Reuss-Lobenstein Heinrich LXXII
Sarawak James BrookeLong, S. (1995, December 8). Hush-hush world of the Freemasons. The Straits Times, p. 8. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Ernst II
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Johann Adolf Ernst II (also Order of the Illuminati)
Saxen-Meiningen Karl Friedrich III Karl Wilhelm Georg I Friedrich Karl
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Karl August (also Order of the Illuminati)
Serbia Mihailo III Aleksander Petar I
Sikh Empire Duleep Singh
Spain José I – Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France (1805)Ross, Michael. The Reluctant King: Joseph Bonaparte, King of the two Sicilies and Spain. London, Mason/Charter, 1977, pp. 34-35. Amadeo ICausing, J, 1969, Freemasonry in the Philippines: a comprehensive history of Freemasonry during a period of 209 struggling, glorious years 1756-1965, GT Printers, Cebu City, Philippines.
Sweden Adolf Fredrik – Master of a Stockholm lodge Gustaf III – Vicar of SolomonDenslow, Wm. R. (1958). 10,000 Famous Freemasons. St. Louis, Mo: Missouri Lodge of Research Karl XIII – Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, and Army Master of the Order of Strict Observance Karl XIV Johan – Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, and of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons Oscar I – Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, and of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons Karl XV – Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, and of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons Oscar II – Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, and of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons Gustaf V – Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons Gustaf VI Adolf – Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons
United Kingdom
George IV – Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England (1790–1813) William IV Edward VII – Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England (1874–1901) Edward VIII George VI – Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland (1936–1937)
Wallachia Scarlat Ghica Grigore II Ghica Alexandru Moruzi"Penelea Filitti, p. 61."
Westphalia Jérôme I – Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Westphalia
Wurttemberg Friedrich II Eugen Friedrich I
Yugoslavia Aleksandar I
References
See also List of presidents of the United States who were Freemasons List of Freemasons