The following is a list of usurpers – illegitimate or controversial claimants to the throne in a monarchy. The word usurper is a derogatory term, often associated with claims that the ruler seized power by force or deceit rather than legal right. The term has often carried disdain to those who have been accused of being one.
Belgium
China
Egypt
England
France
Gwynedd (Wales)
Hawaii
- See also Aliʻi nui of Hawaii.
Holy Roman Empire
Iberian Peninsula
Iran (Persia)
Japan
Korea
Mesopotamia
Netherlands
Norway
Roman Empire
Russia
Sweden
Thailand
Vietnam
See also
- List of Roman usurpers
- List of Byzantine usurpers
- Lists of monarchs who lost their thrones
- List of coups and coup attempts by country
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