TIL that of the 13 reigning European monarchs—all of whom are men—4 have living older sisters who were passed over due to sexist primogeniture laws (Spain, Sweden, Luxembourg, Monaco) and 3 more are in a country that doesn't allow female monarchs at all (Liechtenstein, Vatican, Andorra's bishop)
Posted here partly because /r/todayilearned doesn't allow facts that rely on multiple sources (even when they're trivial to find) and I wanted to vent. And though it's probably not a surprise that monarchies are bastions of misogyny (Spain, Monaco and Liechtenstein still have sexist primogeniture rules) I still found it pretty sad.