A monarch is a ruler in a system (monarchy) where succession is hereditary. Monarch or Monarchy may also refer to: Biology Danaus (genus), a genus of butterflies commonly called monarchs Monarch flycatcher or Monarchidae, a family of passerine birds Places Monarch, Alberta, Canada Monarch, Colorado, United States Monarch, Montana, an American unincorporated community Monarch, Virginia, United States Monarch, West Virginia, United States Monarch, Wyoming, an American unincorporated community Monarch Icefield, a large continental icecap in British Columbia, Canada Monarch Lake, a reservoir in Colorado, United States Monarch Mountain, a summit of the Pacific Ranges in British Columbia, Canada Monarch Mountain (Alberta), a peak in the Victoria Cross Ranges in Canada Monarch Pass, Colorado, United States Monarch Ski Area, Colorado, United States The Monarch (Canadian Rockies), a mountain in Canada Entertainment Monarch (film), a 2000 British costume drama involving Henry VIII Monarchy (TV series), a documentary television series about the British monarchy Monarch (American TV series), an American TV series Lord Monarch, a 1991 strategy war video game Monarch: The Butterfly King, a 2007 personal computer game 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 and animation Monarch (comics), a DC Comics supervillain The Monarch, a butterfly-themed villain on the animated television series The Venture Bros. The Monarchy (comics), a Wildstorm comic Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac, an anime television series Music Monarch (band), French drone doom band Monarch (American band), a Los Angeles indie electro-pop 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" (Delerium song), 2012, featuring Nadina 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,