You all know the children of the British monarchy, but there are 26 other monarchies around the world. Here are some royal children who are not Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
WASHINGTON — You know about Britain’s Prince George and Princess Charlotte. But there are some 26 monarchies in the world and they, too, have royal children who will some day reign over countries and territories.
Here are some royal children who are not from Great Britain.
Crown Princess Leonor, right, is the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne. She is the Princess of Asturias, a title given to the heir apparent or heir presumptive. Spain follows a male preference primogeniture succession, which is why Leonor is the heir presumptive, not heir apparent. If her father King Felipe VI would have a legitimate son, she would no longer be next in line to the throne.
Leonor’s younger sister, Princess Sofia, right, is also known as Infanta Sofia. Infanta or infante is a term given to younger children of Spanish monarchs.
Spain’s King Felipe VI’s mother Sofia, center, kisses Crown Princess Leonor as Princess Sofia, left, smiles, during Princess Leonor’s first communion in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Princess Leonor, heir to the Spanish throne, has celebrated her first communion in a low-key ceremony that broke with tradition. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were present, as were former monarchs Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia.
(AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
Prince Christian, right, is the first-born child of Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. Denmark follows absolute primogeniture, which means that the first-born children, regardless of sex, cannot be set aside from the line of sucession.
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark arrives with her children, Princess Isabella, left, and Prince Christian, right, for a rehearsal for the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in the B&W Halls in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday, May 8, 2014.
(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
AP Photo/Frank Augstein
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, right, became the Princess of Orange — the title given to the heir apparent or heir presumptive — when her grandmother Queen Beatrix abdicated the throne in 2013 and her father Willem-Alexander became king.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander, rear left, Queen Maxima, rear right, and their three daughters Princess Ariane, Princess Alexia and Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, front from left to right, watch a musical performance during King’s Day celebrations in Zwolle, Netherlands, Wednesday April 27, 2016. The Dutch are marking their king’s birthday with an official celebration in the northeastern city of Zwolle and festivals and unofficial garage sales around the nation.
(AP Photo/Andreas Rentz, Pool)
AP Photo/Andreas Rentz, Pool
Princess Estelle, right, is the daughter of Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel. Since 1979, Sweden has followed absolute primogeniture, which means sex is irrelevant in the line of succession. Crown Princess Victoria herself, who was born in 1977, was displaced in the line of succession when her brother Prince Carl Philip was born in 1979. She regained her place as heir apparent when the law establishing absolute primogeniture was passed.
Arch Bishop Antje Jackelen holds Prince Oscar while Princess Estelle and Prince Daniel looks at Prince Oscar’s christening in the Chapel at the Royal Palace in Stockholm Friday May, 27, 2016. SWEDEN OUT
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Jonas Ekstromer / TT via AP
Belgium follows absolute primogeniture, thus Princess Elisabeth became the heir apparent and Duchess of Brabant, when her father, Philippe, became King of the Belgians in 2013 following his father’s abdication.
Belgium’s Crown Princess Elisabeth, second right, walks with her brothers Gabriel, second left, and Emmanuel, right, and her sister Eleonore, left, during a military parade on Belgian National Day, in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels, Monday, July 21, 2014.
(AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
AP Photo/Yves Logghe
Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra, right, is third in line to the throne after her father, Crown Prince Haakon. Norway only introduced absolute primogeniture in 1990.
The Norwegian royal family gather for a family photo at the crown prince couple’s residence at Skaugum, Norway, Saturday Jan. 16, 2016 to celebrate King Harald’s 25 years on the throne. From left, front row are Queen Sonja, Prince Sverre Magnus, and King Harald, and at rear from left, Crown Princess Mette Marit, Crown Prince Haakon, Maud Angelica Behn and Princess Ingrid Alexandra. NORWAY OUT
(Lise Aserud/Scanpix Norway via AP)
Lise Aserud/Scanpix Norway via AP
Japan’s Prince Hisahito was the long-awaited heir to Japan’s Chrysanthemum throne. Before his birth in 2006, Emperor Akihito’s immediate heirs, Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Akishino, only had daughters. The shrinking male line of the 2,000-year-old dynasty put the monarchy in a succession crisis and there were calls for a change in the law to allow females to hold the throne.
Female members of the royal family lose their royal status if they marry commoners. Prince Hisahito’s sister Princess Mako will lose hers when she marries her fiance, Kei Komuro, next year.
In this photo taken Aug. 10, 2016 and provided by Imperial Household Agency of Japan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, Japan’s Prince Hisahito poses with his sisters, Princess Kako, center, and Princess Mako at a rice field of the Akasaka Detached Palace in Tokyo. Prince Hisahito turned 10 years old on Tuesday.
(Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP)
Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP
Japan’s Princess Aiko is the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Masako. She was born eight years after her parents were married.
Female members of Japan’s royal family lose their royal status when they marry commoners. Princess Aiko’s cousin Princess Mako will lose her status when she marries sometime next year.
FILE — In this March 18, 2014, file photo, Japan’s Princess Aiko, center, accompanied by her parents Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, arrives to attend her graduation ceremony at the Gakushuin Primary School in Tokyo. Emperor Akihito’s video message on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, though subtle, conveyed his wish to abdicate, and the attention now goes to his elder son Naruhito, the first in line to Japan’s Chrysanthemum throne. Naruhito, 56, married to a Harvard-educated former diplomat Masako, who has been ill for more than a decade and seldom appears in public. But she is better known abroad and his presence is often eclipsed whenever she comes out.
(Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan was born in 2016 to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema. When he was born, 108,000 trees were planted to celebrate the new royal.
(Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP, File)
The son of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, Moulay Hassan, stands next to the trophy ahead of the final soccer match between Real Madrid and San Lorenzo at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.
(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
AP Photo/Christophe Ena
Monaco’s royal twins were born in 2014. Princess Gabriella was born first, followed two minutes later by Prince Jacques. However, since Monaco favors male heirs, Prince Jacques became the hereditary prince.
Their father Prince Albert has two children from previous relationships, who are excluded from the line of succession.
Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene pose with their twins babies Princess Gabriella, left, and Prince Jacques, right, after their baptism ceremony in the Cathedral of Monaco, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Monaco. Monaco’s newest royals Prince Jacques Honore Rainier and Princess Gabriella Therese Marie were christened at a ceremony in Monaco on Sunday. Crowds turned out in their thousands to catch a glimpse of the twins and their parents Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene.
(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau
Daughters of Jordan’s King Abdullah, Princess Eman, left, and Princess Salma attend a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the King’s accession to the Throne at Amman International Stadium on Tuesday June 9, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets to greet King Abdullah and Queen Rania as their motorcade passed through the capital’s streets to the site of the ceremony.
(AP Photo/Mohammad Abu Ghosh)
Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.
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