Monarchies are born when strong leaders defeat their neighbors and consolidated lands. And they die when they are conquered by stronger kingdoms, or when their own people get fed up and overthrow their spoiled sovereigns. While Kings, Sultans and Emperors once dominated ever corner of the earth, only a handful of monarchies have withstood the tests of time to arrive in the 21st century intact. Today lets count down the 10 oldest surviving monarchies, learn how they were founded, how they survived civil wars, revolutions and incompetent rulers, and who is sitting on their thrones today.
10. Luxembourg - Siegfried, Count of the Ardennes
9. Norway - Viking King Harald Fairhair
8. United Kingdom - King Kenneth MacAlpin of Scotland
7. Morocco - Idris ibn Abd Allah
6. Oman - Al-Julanda bin Masud
5. Spain - King Pelagius of Asturias
4. Denmark - King Ongendus, Gorm the Old
3. Cambodia - Queen Soma
2. The Papacy - Saint Peter
1. Japan - Emperor Jimmu
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