A monarch is the head of state of a monarchy, who holds the office for life or until abdication.
Monarch or Monarchy may also refer to:
Biology Danaus (genus), a genus of butterflies commonly called monarchs Danaus plexippus, the North American butterfly most commonly referred to as the monarch butterfly Monarch flycatcher or Monarchidae, a family of passerine birds
Places Canada Monarch, Alberta Monarch Icefield, a large continental icecap in British Columbia Monarch Mountain (British Columbia), a summit of the Pacific Ranges in British Columbia Monarch Mountain (Alberta), a peak in the Victoria Cross Ranges The Monarch (Canadian Rockies), a mountain
United States Monarch, Colorado Monarch, Montana Monarch, Virginia Monarch, West Virginia Monarch, Wyoming Monarch Lake, a reservoir in Colorado Monarch Mountain (ski area), Colorado Monarch Pass, Colorado
Entertainment Film Monarch (film), a 2000 British costume drama involving Henry VIII Monarch Film Corporation, a British film distribution company Monarch Films, an American production company owned by John R. Freuler Monarch, a fictional organization in the MonsterVerse film franchise HMS Monarch, a fictional Royal Navy warship from the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Comics Monarch (comics), a DC Comics supervillain The Monarchy (comics), a Wildstorm comic
Music Monarch (American band), a Los Angeles indie electro-pop band Monarch (French band), a French drone doom band Monarchy (band), English synthpop duo Michael Monarch (born 1950), American guitarist The Monarch (production team), an American music production duo Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), a 1999 album by Canadian singer Feist I, Monarch, 2005 album by Hate Eternal "Monarch" (song), a 2012 song by Delerium, featuring Nadina
Television Monarchy (TV series), a documentary television series about the British monarchy Monarch (American TV series), a 2022 American series about country music Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac, an anime television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a 2023 American TV series The Monarch, a villain on the animated television series The Venture Bros.
Video games Lord Monarch, a 1991 strategy war video game Monarch: The Butterfly King, a 2007 video game Monarch, the callsign of the player character from Project Wingman
Ships , several ships in the British Royal Navy
MS Monarch (formerly Monarch of the Seas), a 1990 cruise ship Monarch-class coastal defense ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy , the lead ship of the class Ersatz Monarch-class battleships, cancelled replacement class CS Monarch, any of several cable-laying ships
Sports Carolina Monarchs, a 1995–1997 Greensboro ice hockey team in the American Hockey League Dresden Monarchs, an American football club from Dresden, Germany Edinburgh Monarchs, a speedway team in Scotland Greensboro Monarchs, a 1989–1995 Carolina ice hockey team in the East Coast Hockey League Kansas City Monarchs, a former professional baseball team in Missouri, United States London Monarchs, a UK American football team in NFL Europe Manchester Monarchs (AHL), a 2001–2015 ice hockey team in New Hampshire, United States Manchester Monarchs (ECHL), a 2015–2019 ice hockey team in New Hampshire, United States Melbourne Monarchs, a team in the Australian Baseball League Methodist Monarchs, the athletic teams of Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina Mimico Monarchs, a junior ice hockey team in Ontario, Canada Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams from Old Dominion University in Virginia, United States Sacramento Monarchs, a former professional basketball team in California, United States Winnipeg Monarchs (disambiguation), various ice hockey teams from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Vehicles Monarch (automobile), a car built in Detroit, Michigan, from 1913 to 1917 Monarch (locomotive), a British articulated locomotive Monarch (marque), a Ford of Canada brand name Monarch (sternwheeler), an American steamboat Marske Monarch, a glider Mercury Monarch, a midsize American sedan built from 1975 to 1980 MIT Monarch A, a 1983 American human-powered aircraft MIT Monarch B, a 1984 American human-powered aircraft Miles Monarch, a British light aeroplane of the 1930s The Butterfly Monarch, an American autogyro design
Other uses Monarch (range), a brand for home appliances from the Malleable Iron Range Company Monarch (software), data capture and extraction software Monarch Airlines (1946–1950), an American airline Monarch Airlines (1967–2017), a British airline Monarch Beverage Company, a drink bottler in Atlanta, Georgia, United States Monarch Beverage, Inc., a drinks distributor in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Monarch, a paper size Monarch High School (disambiguation), several schools
See also Monarcha, a genus of bird in the Monarchinae subfamily Monach Islands, an uninhabited island group off the west coast of Scotland Monark, a Swedish bicycle Restaurant Monarh, a Dutch restaurant List of current monarchs