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| Point Dana Group of Nations | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
 Crowns-in-Reign Crowns-in-Pretence Complications | |
| Motto | Osanna eos! (God save them!) |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose/focus | Promoting monarchism, facilitating intergovernmental cooperation, and recognizing/sanctioning monarchs/pretenders |
| Headquarters | Point Dana, Orange, Sierra |
| Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership |
32 Crowns-in-Reign 28 Crowns-in-Pretence |
| Official languages | English, French |
| President | Edgar Chester Poole |
| Key people |
Reigning monarchs of member states Queen Angelina II (patron) |
| Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Affiliations | Royalist Party of Sierra |
| Budget | $300 million |
| Staff | 1,345 |
| Volunteers | 5,000+ |
| Website | pdg.org |
The Point Dana Group of Nations (commonly shortened to Point Dana Group or PDG) is an intergovernmental organization whose members consist solely of monarchs, other royals of monarchical nations, and recognised royalty in pretence. A summit of all member crowns is hosted biennially in the city of Point Dana, Orange, Sierra, and the inaugural summit will occur on 20 July 2015.
The organization was created in part to defend and support the concept of a monarchy while rejecting colonialism, imperialism, and totalitarianism. Its goals extend to strengthening relations and cooperation between existing monarchies; cataloging, recognizing, and sanctioning monarchs; and interpreting, researching, and providing non-binding advice to governments pertaining to hereditary succession and peerage. Located in Point Dana, Sierra, the organization's namesake, PDG is locally affiliated with the Royalist Party of Sierra with its official patron sponsor Queen Angelina II of Sierra. Her Royal Highness' summer estate in Point Dana is provided for the biannual PDG meeting.
Members[]
Crowns-in-Reign[]
Africa[]
| Nation | Monarch | Since | House |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lesotho
|
Letsie III | 7 February 1996 | Moshesh |
 Rhodesia
|
Edward III | 25 December 2004 | Rhodes |
 Swaziland
|
Mswati III | 25 April 1986 | Dlamini |
America and Europe[]
| Nation | Monarch | Since | House |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra
|
Joan Enric Vives Sicília François Hollande |
12 May 2003 15 May 2012 |
N/A |
 Belgium
|
Philippe | 21 July 2013 | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
 Kalmar Union
|
Frederik II | 11 March 2015 | Glücksburg |
 Germany
|
Frederick IV | 11 April 1994 | Hohenzollern |
 Hellas
|
Alexander Ioannou II | 24 September 1997 | TBD |
 Liechtenstein
|
Hans-Adam II | 13 November 1989 | Liechtenstein |
 Monaco
|
Albert II | 6 April 2005 | Grimaldi |
 Netherlands
|
Willem-Alexander | 30 April 2013 | Orange-Nassau |
 Sierra
|
Angelina II | 17 October 2005 | Columbia |
 Spain
|
Felipe VI | 19 June 2014 | Bourbon |
 Vatican City
|
Francis | 13 March 2013 | N/A |
Asia[]
| Nation | Monarch | Since | House |
|---|---|---|---|
 Akitsu
|
Kaito | 3 February 1998 | Kobayakawa |
 Bhutan
|
Jigme Khesar Namgyel | 9 December 2006 | Wangchuck |
 Brunei
|
Hassanal | 4 October 1967 | Bolkiah |
 Cambodia
|
Sihamoni | 14 October 2004 | Norodom |
 Korea
|
Won | 16 July 2005 | Yi |
 Japan
|
Akihito | 7 January 1989 | Yamato |
 Lan Na
|
Pasan Keacham | 10 June 1976 | Sarawong |
 Malaysia
|
Abdul Halim | 13 December 2011 | Kedah |
 Thailand
|
Bhumibol Adulyadej | 9 June 1946 | Chakri |
Middle East and North Africa[]
| Nation | Monarch | Since | House |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq
|
Sharif I | 28 October 2004 | Al-Hussein |
 Jordan
|
Abdullah II | 7 February 1999 | Hashim |
 Kuwait
|
Sabah IV | 29 January 2006 | Sabah |
 Morocco
|
Mohammed VI | 23 July 1999 | Alaouite |
 Trucial States
|
Mohammed I | 30 June 1990 | Rashid |
 Saudi Arabia
|
Salman I | 23 January 2015 | Saud |
Crowns-in-Pretence[]
Africa[]
| Nation | Pretender | Since | House | Claim | Abolition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burundi
|
Rose | 1 May 1977 | Ntwero | Daughter of King Mwambutsa IV (1915-1966). | 1966 |
 Congo
|
Yves Ñzînga Mvêmb’a | 17 October 1962 | Kilukeni | Descendant of Manikongo Mvemba a Nzinga (1509–1542). | 1914 |
 Ethiopia
|
Zera | 7 February 1997 | Solomon | Grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I (1930–1974). | 1975 |
 Rwanda
|
Kigeli V | 28 January 1961 | Ndahindurwa | Last reigning King (1959–1961). | 1962 |
| File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar | Jamshid bin Abdullah | 12 January 1964 | Al Bu Sa‘id | Last reigning Sultan (1963–1964). | 1964 |
America and Europe[]
| Nation | Pretender | Since | House | Claim | Abolition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
|
Leka | 30 November 2011 | Zogu | Grandson of King Zog I (1928-1939). | 1939 |
 Austria
|
Karl von Habsburg | 4 July 2011 | Habsburg-Lorraine. | Grandson of Emperor Charles I (1916-1918). | 1918 |
 Brazil
|
Luiz | 5 July 1981 | Orléans-Braganza | Descendant of Emperor Pedro II (1831-1889). | 1889 |
 Bulgaria
|
Simeon II | 15 September 1946 | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Last reigning Tsar (1943-1946). | 1946 |
 France
|
Louis Alphonse | 30 January 1989 | Bourbon | Descendant of King Louis XIV (1643–1715). | 1830 |
 Georgia
|
Nugzar | 13 August 1984 | Gruzinsky | Descendant of King George XII (1798-1800). | 1801 |
 Italy
|
Vittorio Emanuele IV | 15 December 1969 | Savoy | Heir apparent of King Umberto II (1946). | 1946 |
 Mexico
|
Maximilian | 20 November 1949 | Habsburg-Iturbide | Descendant of Emperor Agustín I (1822-1823). | 1867 |
 Portugal
|
Duarte Pio | 24 December 1976 | Braganza | Descendant of King Miguel I (1828–1834). | 1910 |
 Romania
|
Michael I | 30 December 1947 | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Last reigning King (1927–1930 and 1940–1947). | 1947 |
 Russia
|
Dmitri I | 14 September 2014 | Romanov | Descendant of Emperor Nicholas I (1825–1855). | 1917 |
Asia[]
| Nation | Pretender | Since | House | Claim | Abolition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Burma.svg Burma | Taw Phaya | 4 April 1956 | Konbaung | Descendant of King Thibaw Min (1878–1885). | 1885 |
 Laos
|
Soulivong Savang | 19 September 1997 | Khun Lo | Descendant of King Sisavang Vatthana (1959–1975). | 1975 |
 Maldives
|
Muhammad Nooraddeen | 27 May 1969 | Huraa | Son of Sultan Hassan Nooraddeen II (1935–1943). | 1968 |
 Manchuria
|
Jin Yuzhang | 10 April 2015 | Aisin Gioro | Descendant of Emperor Dàoguāng (1820–1850) | 1945 |
 Sri Lanka
|
Mokanbabu Rajah | 19 March 2004 | Nayak | Descendant of King Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782–1798). | 1815 |
 Tibet
|
Tenzin Gyatso | 17 March 1959 | N/A | Last reigning and current recognised Dalai Lama. | 1964 |
 North Vietnam South Vietnam
|
Bảo Thắng | 28 July 2007 | Nguyễn | Son of Emperor Bảo Đại (1926–1945). | 1949 |
Middle East and North Africa[]
| Nation | Pretender | Since | House | Claim | Abolition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
Ahmad Shah | 23 July 2007 | Barakzai | Heir apparent of King Zahir Shah (1933–1973). | 1973 |
 Egypt
|
Fuad II | 18 June 1953 | Muhammad Ali | Last reigning King (1952-1953). | 1953 |
 Iran
|
Reza | 27 July 1980 | Pahlavi | Heir apparent of Shah Mohammed Reza (1933–1979). | 1979 |
 Libya
|
Mohammed | 18 June 1992 | Senussi | Son of Crown Prince Hasan as-Senussi, son of King Idris I (1916–1969). | 1969 |
 Tunisia
|
Muhammad XI | 17 June 2013 | Al Husain | Grandson of Bey Muhammad VI al-Habib (1922-1929). | 1957 |
 Turkey
|
Bayezid III | 24 September 2009 | Osman | Direct descendant of Sultan Abdülmecid I (1839–1861). | 1922 |