Knowledge

Constitutional monarchy

Source 📝

3824: 59: 3452: 4091: 2481: 5615: 5554: 5154: 3800: 3512: 3836: 3476: 3440: 3788: 3896: 3674: 3752: 4955:. Unlike in most other Commonwealth realms, sovereignty is constitutionally vested in the citizenry of Papua New Guinea and the preamble to the constitution states "that all power belongs to the people—acting through their duly elected representatives". The monarch has been, according to section 82 of the constitution, "requested by the people of Papua New Guinea, through their Constituent Assembly, to become and Head of State of Papua New Guinea" and thus acts in that capacity. 4031: 3812: 3764: 3464: 2113: 1293: 2268: 3560: 3734: 3614: 3548: 3722: 3662: 3626: 3500: 3872: 3983: 3574: 3536: 4055: 3602: 3524: 4172: 3328: 2883: 4043: 4019: 4007: 3884: 3488: 3995: 3776: 3710: 3686: 3698: 3650: 3638: 4079: 4067: 3860: 3848: 3590: 3281:, was the longest-reigning monarch in the world and in all of Thailand's history, before passing away on 13 October 2016. Bhumibol reigned through several political changes in the Thai government. He played an influential role in each incident, often acting as mediator between disputing political opponents. (See Bhumibol's role in 3242:. Unlike some of their continental European counterparts, the Monarch and his Governors-General in the Commonwealth realms hold significant "reserve" or "prerogative" powers, to be wielded in times of extreme emergency or constitutional crises, usually to uphold parliamentary government. For example, during the 3302:
champion the idea of an "interventionist monarch" as a check against possible illegal action by politicians. For instance, the monarch of the United Kingdom can theoretically exercise an absolute veto over legislation by withholding royal assent. However, no monarch has done so since 1708, and it is
3289:
protects the image of the monarch and enables him to play a role in politics. It carries strict criminal penalties for violators. Generally, the Thai people were reverent of Bhumibol. Much of his social influence arose from this reverence and from the socioeconomic improvement efforts undertaken by
3258:
by refusing to pass the necessary appropriation bills. On 11 November 1975, Whitlam intended to call a half-Senate election to try to break the deadlock. When he sought the Governor-General's approval of the election, the Governor-General instead dismissed him as Prime Minister. Shortly after that,
2983:) power. The monarchy under this system of government is a powerful political (and social) institution. By contrast, in ceremonial monarchies, the monarch holds little or no actual power or direct political influence, though they frequently still have a great deal of social and cultural influence. 2986:
Ceremonial and executive monarchy should not be confused with democratic and non-democratic monarchical systems. For example, in Liechtenstein and Monaco, the ruling monarchs wield significant executive power. However, while they are theoretically very powerful within their small states, they are
3037:, exercise power, with the monarchs having ceded power and remaining as a titular position. In many cases the monarchs, while still at the very top of the political and social hierarchy, were given the status of "servants of the people" to reflect the new, egalitarian position. In the course of 2868:
Christian view of natural law. Hegel's forecast of a constitutional monarch with very limited powers whose function is to embody the national character and provide constitutional continuity in times of emergency was reflected in the development of constitutional monarchies in Europe and Japan.
5578:
Ginsburg, Tom and Rodriguez, Daniel B. and Weingast, Barry R., The Functions of Constitutional Monarchy: Why Kings and Queens Survive in a World of Republics (May 21, 2023). Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 23-29, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 831, Available at SSRN:
3211:
holds the day-to-day powers of governance, while the monarch retains residual (but not always insignificant) powers. The powers of the monarch differ between countries. In Denmark and in Belgium, for example, the monarch formally appoints a representative to preside over the creation of a
2571:
identified three main political rights which a constitutional monarch may freely exercise: the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, and the right to warn. Many constitutional monarchies still retain significant authorities or political influence, however, such as through certain
3103:
only in detail rather than in substance. In both cases, the titular head of state – monarch or president – serves the traditional role of embodying and representing the nation, while the government is carried on by a cabinet composed predominantly of elected
2260:, where the monarch retains significantly less, if any, personal discretion in the exercise of their authority. On the surface level, this distinction may be hard to establish, with numerous liberal democracies restraining monarchic power in practice rather than written law, e.g., the 3273:. Among supporters of constitutional monarchy, however, the event confirmed the monarchy's value as a source of checks and balances against elected politicians who might seek powers in excess of those conferred by the constitution, and ultimately as a safeguard against dictatorship. 3025:
and quite a powerful figure even though their power was limited by the constitution and the elected parliament. Some of the framers of the U.S. Constitution may have envisioned the president as an elected constitutional monarch, as the term was then understood, following
3293:
In the United Kingdom, a frequent debate centres on when it is appropriate for a British monarch to act. When a monarch does act, political controversy can often ensue, partially because the neutrality of the crown is seen to be compromised in favour of a
2560:
to legislation. However, such powers generally may only be exercised strictly in accordance with either written constitutional principles or unwritten constitutional conventions, rather than any personal political preferences of the sovereign. In
2853:
is considered the first monarch proclaiming himself as an embodiment of the nation, rather than as a divinely appointed ruler; this interpretation of monarchy is germane to continental constitutional monarchies. German philosopher
3268:
election. Fraser and his government were returned with a massive majority. This led to much speculation among Whitlam's supporters as to whether this use of the Governor-General's reserve powers was appropriate, and whether
2778:
was the last monarch to exercise real personal power, but this diminished over the course of her reign. In 1839, she became the last sovereign to keep a prime minister in power against the will of Parliament when the
3263:
in his place. Acting quickly before all parliamentarians became aware of the government change, Fraser and his allies secured passage of the appropriation bills, and the Governor-General dissolved Parliament for a
5764: 4815:
appointed by her, for the first fourteen years of independence from 31 August 1962 to the declaration of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 1 August 1976. Republic Day is celebrated every year on 24
3276:
In Thailand's constitutional monarchy, the monarch is recognized as the Head of State, Head of the Armed Forces, Upholder of the Buddhist Religion, and Defender of the Faith. The immediate former King,
4741:
in 1569 and lasting until the final partition of the state in 1795, operated much like many modern European constitutional monarchies (into which it was officially changed by the establishment of the
4625:
as Queen of Malta, represented by a Governor-General appointed by her, for the first ten years of independence from 21 September 1964 to the declaration of the Republic of Malta on 13 December 1974.
3072:
needed no parliamentary vote of confidence and ruled solely by the imperial mandate. However, this model of constitutional monarchy was discredited and abolished following Germany's defeat in the
5559: 5557: 4367:, with parliamentary structures and a responsible khedival ministry developing in the 1860s and 1870s. The constitutional system continued through the Khedivate period and developed during the 4899:. Historically, several defunct constitutional monarchies followed this model; the Belgian formulation is recognized to have been modelled on the title "King of the French" granted by the 2979:
There exist at least two different types of constitutional monarchies in the modern world – executive and ceremonial. In executive monarchies, the monarch wields significant (though not
2311: 2533:. While most monarchs may hold formal authority and the government may legally operate in the monarch's name, in the form typical in Europe the monarch no longer personally sets 6050: 3223:
In nearly all cases, the monarch is still the nominal chief executive, but is bound by convention to act on the advice of the Cabinet. However, a few monarchies (most notably
4438:, which took effect on 1 October of that year. This first French constitutional monarchy was short-lived, ending with the overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of the 4550:
united with Denmark under a common king. Iceland abolished the monarchy and became a republic on 17 June 1944 after the Icelandic constitutional referendum, 24 May 1944.
2783:
resulted in the retention of Lord Melbourne's administration. By the end of her reign, however, she could do nothing to block the unacceptable (to her) premierships of
4450:
proclaimed himself Emperor of the French in what was ostensibly a constitutional monarchy, though modern historians often call his reign as an absolute monarchy. The
2177:(in which a monarch is the only decision-maker) in that they are bound to exercise powers and authorities within limits prescribed by an established legal framework. 2351: 4380: 544: 4682:
Nigeria was a constitutional monarchy from its independence in 1960 till it became a Republic in 1963. It's only monarch was Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Nigeria.
4726:(or Pakistan Day) is celebrated every year on 23 March to commemorate the adoption of its Constitution and the transition of the Dominion of Pakistan to the 2173:
in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions. Constitutional monarchies differ from
3033:
The present-day concept of a constitutional monarchy developed in the United Kingdom, where they democratically elected parliaments, and their leader, the
4774: 4133: 2141: 4392: 5967: 5186: 4561: 3013:, it came as a surprise because the prince had not vetoed any law for over 30 years (in the end, this was moot, as the proposal was not approved). 2822: 4793:
from 1882 until 1918, when it merged with the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs into the unitary Yugoslav Kingdom, that was led by the Serbian
2469: 5306: 3077: 2344:: Executive president is independent of the legislature; head of government is appointed by the president and is accountable to the legislature 4749:
calls "the first constitution of its kind in Europe"). The legislators of the unified state truly did not see it as a monarchy at all, but as
3092:, surviving European monarchies almost invariably adopted some variant of the constitutional monarchy model originally developed in Britain. 3828: 3148:
Other privileges may be nominal or ceremonial (e.g., where the executive, judiciary, police or armed forces act on the authority of or owe
4264:
of the United Kingdom, but with its own elected parliament and a written constitution guaranteeing local autonomy and democratic rights.
4946: 4759:, had a bicameral parliament, and a collection of entrenched legal documents amounting to a constitution along the lines of the modern 4518: 2672:
came from scattered noble families who worked as representatives of their subjects in an adjutant or subaltern federal-type landscape.
3392: 2947: 5596: 4522: 1358: 17: 6058: 4478:) were also constitutional monarchies, although the power of the monarch varied considerably between them and sometimes within them. 3364: 2919: 4318: 4193: 3678: 3345: 2900: 1572: 4485:
from 1871 to 1918, (as well as earlier confederations, and the monarchies it consisted of) was also a constitutional monarchy—see
4812: 2134: 1185: 5500: 4425: 3371: 2926: 1151: 2626:" to differentiate them from semi-constitutional monarchies. Strongly limited constitutional monarchies, such as those of the 6029: 5816: 5282: 5000: 4823: 4115: 4095: 3243: 778: 752: 6021: 5115: 5004: 2807: 2787:, although she still exercised power in appointments to the Cabinet. For example, in 1886 she vetoed Gladstone's choice of 1321: 6038: 2864:(1820), gave the concept a philosophical justification that concurred with evolving contemporary political theory and the 2762:
as prime minister in 1801. The sovereign's influence on the choice of prime minister gradually declined over this period.
6150: 4500: 4434:
to a new constitutional system. France formally became an executive constitutional monarchy with the promulgation of the
3378: 2933: 2860: 2818: 2771: 2462: 737: 337: 6079: 5988: 5939: 5917: 5401: 4734: 4388: 2261: 2127: 5647: 460: 6127: 5882: 5838: 5735: 4591: 4486: 4219: 3804: 3630: 3411: 3061: 2966: 2842: 2622:. As a result, constitutional monarchies where the monarch has a largely ceremonial role may also be referred to as " 4201: 3360: 2915: 5085: 4699: 4513:, which was an absolute monarchy from its founding in 1810, transitioned to a constitutional monarchy in 1840 when 3088:
under a constitution. This eventually discredited the Italian monarchy and led to its abolition in 1946. After the
2803: 2763: 2755: 5187:"Semi presidential systems and semi constitutional monarchies: A historical assessment of executive power-sharing" 3444: 2012: 1192: 783: 4769:
was a monarchy since 1139 and a constitutional monarchy from 1822 to 1828, and again from 1834 until 1910, when
3069: 579: 5484: 5451: 5426: 5376: 4443: 4384: 4197: 3900: 3349: 3160: 3010: 2904: 2627: 2455: 1819: 1774: 907: 500: 4451: 4399: 4376: 3286: 3282: 2855: 1645: 128: 58: 4395:
to the Egyptian royal court but actually able to overrule any decision of the monarch or elected government.
2208:, where the constitution grants substantial discretionary powers to the sovereign, to countries such as the 6089: 5017: 4808: 4715: 4350: 4275: 3792: 3564: 2792: 2743: 2733: 2611: 619: 4695: 4600:
until 2 June 1946, when a referendum proclaimed the end of the Kingdom and the beginning of the Republic.
4435: 3840: 3756: 3168: 2354:: Head of government (president or directory) is elected by the legislature, but is not accountable to it 1839: 1354: 969: 5997: 5190: 5874: 4742: 3316: 3270: 2838: 2341: 2217: 1660: 1141: 964: 773: 653: 4694:
was a constitutional monarchy for a brief period between gaining its independence from the British on
322: 5314: 5213: 4565: 4283: 4083: 4035: 3385: 3192: 2940: 1146: 1001: 747: 407: 352: 4569: 4496: 4311: 4257: 4182: 2759: 2655: 2619: 2610:
identifies constitutional monarchies where the monarch retains substantial powers, on a par with a
2563: 1410: 1314: 490: 440: 247: 2998: 2668:, which was the equivalent to a modern-day deliberative assembly or a legislature. Members of the 589: 5798: 4723: 4421: 4271: 4186: 4129: 3816: 3768: 3468: 3338: 3231:) have amended their constitutions so that the monarch is no longer the nominal chief executive. 3096: 3006: 2893: 2826: 2784: 2750:. However Hanoverian monarchs continued to selectively dictate government policies. For instance 2737: 2530: 2068: 863: 470: 5476: 4521:. This constitutional form of government continued until the monarchy was overthrown in an 1893 2413:: Committee of military leaders controls the government; constitutional provisions are suspended 5701: 5037: 4831: 4644: 4504: 4245: 4234: 3618: 3184: 3138: 3053: 2721: 2511: 2420: 2370: 2301: 2083: 1650: 1234: 981: 742: 549: 205: 6071: 5931: 4636: 2841:; it was the second single-document constitution in the world just after the first republican 6119: 6070:, translated by Seitzer, Jeffrey (illustrated ed.), Duke University Press, pp. 313– 5830: 5769: 5705: 5348: 5022: 4962: 4942: 4852: 4827: 4819: 4770: 4666: 4658: 4587: 4573: 4439: 4403: 4322: 3963: 3456: 2747: 2631: 2553: 2078: 1941: 1538: 1067: 1011: 643: 86: 5980: 5945:– England and the Netherlands in the 17th and 18th centuries were parliamentary democracies. 3216:
following a parliamentary election, while in Norway the King chairs special meetings of the
574: 362: 5949: 5709: 4988: 4784: 4703: 4691: 4648: 4640: 4632: 4577: 4471: 4354: 4279: 4253: 4147: 4111: 3876: 3738: 3504: 3295: 3217: 3213: 3204: 3105: 3027: 2684: 2592: 2588: 2507: 2280: 1094: 724: 713: 663: 624: 614: 2746:
was the last monarch to veto an Act of Parliament when, on 11 March 1708, she blocked the
564: 554: 372: 8: 5225: 4888: 4860: 4800: 4719: 4547: 4514: 4459: 4338: 4307: 4238: 3578: 3540: 3528: 3480: 3299: 3180: 3172: 3002: 2729: 2717: 2713: 2615: 2596: 2580: 2317: 2002: 1911: 1868: 1655: 1420: 1307: 1239: 697: 684: 671: 195: 397: 347: 5469: 5143: 4780: 4546:. The Act of Union, a 1 December 1918 agreement with Denmark, established Iceland as a 4529: 4447: 4368: 4364: 4326: 4301: 4270:
from gaining its independence in 1966 until 2021, was a constitutional monarchy in the
4249: 4047: 3999: 3947: 3888: 3864: 3780: 3726: 3666: 3516: 3492: 3278: 3265: 3239: 3196: 3188: 3176: 3130: 2850: 2837:
Poland developed the first constitution for a monarchy in continental Europe, with the
2814:: on behalf of the monarch and through powers still formally possessed by the monarch. 2799: 2709: 2680: 2584: 2503: 2322:
Head of government (president) is popularly elected and independent of the legislature
2264:, which affords the monarch substantial, if limited, legislative and executive powers. 2213: 1640: 1425: 1400: 1259: 1136: 1077: 1006: 804: 791: 765: 422: 267: 133: 5977:
Queenship in Britain, 1660–1837: Royal Patronage, Court Culture, and Dynastic Politics
4375:, which established an essentially democratic liberal constitutional regime under the 2545:, has defined a constitutional monarch as "A sovereign who reigns but does not rule". 6145: 6123: 6075: 6025: 5984: 5961: 5935: 5913: 5878: 5834: 5812: 5749: 5731: 5684: 5480: 5447: 5422: 5397: 5372: 5288: 5278: 5147: 5135: 4996: 4938: 4790: 4688:
from 1876 until 1878 and again from 1908 until the dissolution of the empire in 1922.
4662: 4652: 4553: 4510: 4411: 4297: 4119: 3852: 3251: 3200: 3199:. However, the two most populous constitutional monarchies in the world are in Asia: 3164: 3127:, under which the monarch may exercise power under certain very limited circumstances 3124: 3057: 2980: 2846: 2811: 2780: 2600: 2390: 2174: 2073: 1794: 1625: 1577: 1405: 1338: 1264: 1249: 1168: 858: 729: 676: 658: 604: 584: 569: 559: 392: 377: 327: 307: 175: 123: 118: 96: 91: 43: 31: 2798:
Today, the role of the British monarch is by convention effectively ceremonial. The
2521:
may refer to a system in which the monarch acts as a non-party political ceremonial
2480: 5905: 5778: 5221: 5127: 5094: 4952: 4914: 4884: 4856: 4372: 4334: 4321:
were constitutional monarchies for some period after their independence, including
4293: 4151: 3690: 3594: 3089: 3085: 3046: 3022: 2635: 2366: 1906: 1829: 1799: 1673: 1415: 1395: 1276: 1175: 1124: 609: 524: 220: 190: 143: 4430: 5806: 5760: 4900: 4738: 4608: 4604: 4533: 4346: 4059: 3987: 3702: 3654: 3642: 3606: 3073: 3060:
rejected the British model. In the constitutional monarchy established under the
2751: 2542: 2538: 2400: 2285:
Head of government is elected or nominated by and accountable to the legislature
2117: 2090: 1946: 1936: 1733: 1630: 1297: 868: 796: 760: 692: 599: 594: 539: 412: 387: 332: 5848: 5786: 5247:"64. The British Empire in 1914. Wells, H.G. 1922. A Short History of the World" 4590:
was a constitutional monarchy, which had been originally established during the
2650:
The oldest constitutional monarchy dating back to ancient times was that of the
6118:(with essays by John Dunn, Ruth W. Grant and Ian Shapiro ed.), New Haven: 5897: 5866: 5099: 5080: 4982: 4794: 4760: 4685: 4676: 4467: 4391:, and overall political control was in the hands of British colonial officials 4342: 4023: 4011: 3714: 3303:
widely believed that this and many of the monarch's other political powers are
3260: 3208: 3156: 3112: 3034: 2775: 2767: 2568: 2549: 2410: 2209: 2095: 2026: 1931: 1764: 1678: 1106: 1028: 534: 292: 215: 170: 4420:, several times from 1789 through the 19th century. The transformation of the 4140:
appointed and is the head of government. The president and prime minister are
3144:
The immunity of the monarch from some taxation or restrictions on property use
2716:
of 1688 furthered the constitutional monarchy, restricted by laws such as the
6139: 5292: 5139: 5042: 4974: 4966: 4904: 4874: 4746: 4482: 4463: 4071: 3247: 3099:
that is a constitutional monarchy is considered to differ from one that is a
3081: 3042: 2865: 2788: 2688: 2573: 2534: 2522: 2331: 2181: 1982: 1877: 1779: 1769: 1610: 1224: 1119: 1099: 1089: 902: 427: 417: 357: 317: 312: 153: 4804: 4763:. The King was elected and had the duty of maintaining the people's rights. 4711: 4622: 4583: 4475: 3304: 2557: 2526: 2031: 1958: 1952: 1926: 1921: 1897: 1887: 1824: 1713: 1533: 1457: 1084: 959: 924: 708: 529: 402: 367: 225: 5909: 5782: 5584: 5272: 5131: 4568:, for a brief period between gaining its independence from the British on 2845:. Constitutional monarchy also occurred briefly in the early years of the 2766:
was the last monarch to dismiss a prime minister, when in 1834 he removed
1018: 5753: 4978: 4455: 3285:.) Among the powers retained by the Thai monarch under the constitution, 3235: 2725: 2639: 2036: 2021: 1963: 1834: 1698: 1497: 1492: 1472: 1462: 1452: 1254: 1219: 991: 949: 895: 853: 823: 648: 382: 262: 163: 4830:) until 1945 when the communist government abolished the monarchy under 4773:
was overthrown by a military coup. From 1815 to 1825 it was part of the
4643:
and conservatives, with the help of the Austrian and Spanish crowns and
3080:
could also be considered a constitutional monarchy, in that there was a
2112: 1292: 6111: 5220:. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (MPECCoL). 5032: 5027: 4992: 4934: 4924: 4920: 4679:
was deposed, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal was declared.
4612: 4261: 3352: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 3149: 3116: 2907: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 2659: 2273: 2041: 1997: 1992: 1987: 1973: 1814: 1605: 1487: 1482: 1346: 1111: 1062: 986: 480: 302: 230: 81: 5246: 5060: 2267: 917: 5396:(1st ed.). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 169–170. 5007:, each of whom is a hereditary absolute monarch in their own emirate. 4707: 4655:. This constitutional monarchy lasted three years, from 1864 to 1867. 4557: 4407: 4330: 3959: 3552: 2692: 2676: 2362: 1844: 1738: 1728: 1723: 1708: 1703: 1693: 1567: 1528: 1517: 1512: 1502: 1467: 1435: 1379: 1374: 1244: 1229: 1180: 1131: 1040: 996: 976: 944: 888: 878: 833: 828: 450: 257: 240: 210: 5580: 5356:. Translated by George Rawlinson. Penguin Random House. p. 304. 4171: 3327: 3155:
Today slightly more than a quarter of constitutional monarchies are
3111:
However, three important factors distinguish monarchies such as the
2882: 5189:. European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR). Archived from 4930: 4766: 4727: 4267: 4142: 3100: 2993: 2817:
No person may accept significant public office without swearing an
2662:
whose king had to share his authority with an assembly, called the
2651: 2587:
of constitutional governance. Two constitutional monarchies –
2446: 2253: 2249: 2245: 2170: 1916: 1477: 1447: 1390: 1214: 1158: 1023: 883: 252: 185: 50: 5930:(2nd, illustrated ed.), Barron's Educational Serie, pp.  5627: 4363:
was a constitutional monarchy starting from the later part of the
3021:
As originally conceived, a constitutional monarch was head of the
2484:
The three constitutional monarchs of the Scandinavian kingdoms of
4880: 4866: 4848: 4844: 4543: 4537: 4428:
initiated an ad-hoc transition from the absolute monarchy of the
4292:
from 1822, with the proclamation of independence and rise of the
4124: 2493: 2438: 2241: 2229: 2225: 2201: 2189: 1718: 1555: 1545: 1271: 1163: 1072: 954: 912: 873: 342: 200: 180: 148: 76: 2872: 5530: 4870: 4628: 4492: 4417: 4289: 3255: 3246:, the Governor-General dismissed the Australian Prime Minister 3228: 3065: 3038: 2664: 2489: 2485: 2237: 2233: 2205: 2197: 2193: 2185: 1882: 1202: 235: 6116:
Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration
4977:(Article 56). Article 1, Section 2, states that "the national 4540:
remained a constitutional monarchy without a reigning monarch.
3049:
was styled "King of the French" rather than "King of France".
3001:, which is why their countries are generally considered to be 2403:: Power is constitutionally linked to a single political party 5979:(illustrated ed.), Manchester University Press, p.  4958: 4910: 4672: 4618: 4597: 4360: 3224: 3009:
of Liechtenstein threatened to veto a possible approval of a
2257: 2221: 1207: 1197: 297: 158: 5928:
Barron's how to Prepare for the AP World History Examination
3310: 3084:
as the titular head of state while actual power was held by
30:"Ceremonial monarchies" redirects here. For other uses, see 3115:
from systems where greater power might otherwise rest with
2724:, although the first form of constitution was enacted with 2703: 2497: 1035: 5685:"The Imperial Institution – The Imperial Household Agency" 5166: 4777:
which was a constitutional monarchy for the years 1820–23.
4387:
coup in 1952. For most of this period, however, Egypt was
2552:, a constitutional monarch may hold formal powers such as 2429: Dependent territories and places without governments 2383:: Monarch holds significant executive or legislative power 5888:– originally published as Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel, 5371:(1st ed.). London: HarperCollins. pp. 469–472. 2599:, in which the ruler is periodically selected by a small 5748:, vol. 1, Boston: Little, Brown, pp. 267–268, 5744:
Blum, Jerome; Cameron, Rondo; Barnes, Thomas G. (1970),
5114:
Stepan, Alfred; Linz, Juan J.; Minoves, Juli F. (2014).
4118:
functions as the head of state of a federation of seven
3068:
retained considerable actual executive power, while the
2740:, which placed similar limits on the Scottish monarchy. 5446:. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 241–242. 4949:
rulers who are also constitutional monarchs themselves.
4286:
movements, a republic was declared on 30 November 2021.
3427: 3234:
There are fifteen constitutional monarchies under King
2698: 2180:
Constitutional monarchies range from countries such as
6049: 6037: 5633: 5328: 3973: 5665: 2423:: No constitutionally defined basis to current regime 5730:, Ankara: Turkish Ministry of Culture, p. 118, 5003:, being selected from among the rulers of the seven 4838: 5996: 5597:"Liechtenstein prince threatens to veto referendum" 5536: 4775:
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
4161: 5475:. London: Constable and Company Limited. pp.  5468: 5421:. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 147. 4753:. Poland–Lithuania also followed the principle of 3966:, has a special region with a monarch as its head. 2537:or chooses political leaders. Political scientist 2312:Parliamentary republic with an executive president 5743: 5542: 5113: 5066: 4379:. This system persisted until the declaration of 3016: 2579:The Commonwealth realms share the same person as 2576:, and may also play an important political role. 2373:holds significant executive and legislative power 6137: 5518: 4402:was a constitutional monarchy though its ruler, 3943: 3941: 3939: 3937: 3935: 6066:Schmitt, Carl (2008) , Seitzer, Jeffrey (ed.), 4783:from its establishment in 1881 until 1947 when 4635:lasted from 19 May 1822 to 19 March 1823, with 4607:was a constitutional monarchy until 1975, when 3950:, which share the same person as their monarch. 3933: 3931: 3929: 3927: 3925: 3923: 3921: 3919: 3917: 3915: 2821:. With few exceptions, the monarch is bound by 2695:had become an unstable state, in about 548 BC. 4260:. Corsica became an independent kingdom under 2758:, eventually precipitating the resignation of 5184: 4877:are the only countries with reigning princes. 4576:on 26 January 1950, henceforth celebrated as 3424:There are currently 43 monarchies worldwide. 2873:Executive monarchy versus ceremonial monarchy 2548:In addition to acting as a visible symbol of 2463: 2135: 1315: 5966:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 4698:and becoming a republic when it adopted the 3912: 5948: 5695: 5621: 5471:CB - A life of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 4754: 4751:a republic under the presidency of the King 4200:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 2683:created a constitutional monarchy for King 2444: 2436: 6097:Official website of the British Parliament 6002:Official website of the British Parliament 5811:, Annandale: Federation Press, p. 1, 5081:"Constitutional monarchy as power sharing" 2470: 2456: 2142: 2128: 1322: 1308: 5648:"Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88" 5346: 5340: 5098: 4787:was forced to abdicate by the communists. 4220:Learn how and when to remove this message 4146:the rulers of the absolute monarchies of 3953: 3412:Learn how and when to remove this message 3311:List of current constitutional monarchies 3254:had threatened to block the Government's 3005:and not undemocratic. For instance, when 2967:Learn how and when to remove this message 1359:List of countries by system of government 6055:Official website of the British Monarchy 6043:Official website of the British Monarchy 5925: 5759: 5441: 5416: 5410: 5277:. Sydney, NSW: UNSW Press. p. 105. 5172: 5078: 4611:was forced to abdicate by the communist 4572:and becoming a republic when it adopted 4532:. In 1848–1849 and 1867–1918 as part of 4319:republics in the Commonwealth of Nations 2991:absolute monarchs and have very limited 2704:England, Scotland and the United Kingdom 2479: 2266: 6065: 6015: 5725: 5334: 5270: 4252:(1794–1796) when the island broke with 3011:referendum to legalize abortion in 2011 14: 6138: 5895: 5824: 5671: 5585:http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4454620 5466: 5185:Anckar, Carsten; Akademi, Åbo (2016). 5160: 4913:is the only country remaining with an 4314:was deposed by the communist assembly. 3259:he installed leader of the opposition 2272:World's states coloured by systems of 753:Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil 5902:The Encyclopedia of Political Science 5865: 5804: 5728:The Hattian and Hittite civilizations 5645: 5574: 5572: 5563: 5366: 5211: 5116:"Democratic Parliamentary Monarchies" 4923:is the only country remaining with a 4824:Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 4536:. In the interwar period (1920–1944) 3244:1975 Australian constitutional crisis 3030:account of the separation of powers. 2832: 2770:as a result of Melbourne's choice of 6087: 5950:Montesquieu, Charles-Louis, Baron de 5846: 5548: 5524: 5391: 4556:was a constitutional monarchy, with 4256:and sought military protection from 4237:was a constitutional monarchy under 4198:adding citations to reliable sources 4165: 3428:Ceremonial constitutional monarchies 3350:adding citations to reliable sources 3321: 2905:adding citations to reliable sources 2876: 2808:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2699:Constitutional and absolute monarchy 5974: 5871:Elements of the Philosophy of Right 5829:, Oxford University Press, p.  5765:"The Monarchy and the Constitution" 5313:, 12 September 2008, archived from 4803:was a constitutional monarchy with 4621:was a constitutional monarchy with 4503:. The decision was formalized by a 4104: 3974:Executive constitutional monarchies 3315:For a more comprehensive list, see 2861:Elements of the Philosophy of Right 2849:, but much more widely afterwards. 2774:as Leader of the House of Commons. 685:Establishment of the Dutch monarchy 24: 6104: 6057:, 12 December 2015, archived from 6039:"What is constitutional monarchy?" 5569: 3271:Australia should become a republic 2262:constitution of the United Kingdom 25: 6162: 5795:The Monarchy and the Constitution 5646:Dewan, Angela (13 October 2016). 5581:https://ssrn.com/abstract=4454620 4839:Unusual constitutional monarchies 4592:Persian Constitutional Revolution 4487:Constitution of the German Empire 4393:nominally accredited as diplomats 3062:Constitution of the German Empire 2843:Constitution of the United States 5226:10.1093/law:mpeccol/e408.013.408 5086:Constitutional Political Economy 4446:. Several years later, in 1804, 4282:. After an extensive history of 4170: 4162:Former constitutional monarchies 4089: 4077: 4065: 4053: 4041: 4029: 4017: 4005: 3993: 3981: 3894: 3882: 3870: 3858: 3846: 3834: 3829:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3822: 3810: 3798: 3786: 3774: 3762: 3750: 3732: 3720: 3708: 3696: 3684: 3672: 3660: 3648: 3636: 3624: 3612: 3600: 3588: 3572: 3558: 3546: 3534: 3522: 3510: 3498: 3486: 3474: 3462: 3450: 3438: 3326: 2881: 2111: 1291: 654:Foundation of the Ottoman Empire 57: 6051:"What is a Commonwealth realm?" 5873:, translated by Nisbet, H. B., 5869:(1991) , Wood, Allen W. (ed.), 5677: 5639: 5589: 5493: 5460: 5435: 5385: 5360: 5299: 5067:Blum, Cameron & Barnes 1970 4883:is the only remaining explicit 4826:) until 1929 and from 1931 (as 4661:until 1918 when it merged with 4304:was deposed by a military coup. 3337:needs additional citations for 2892:needs additional citations for 2443:systems of government, not the 784:Spanish transition to democracy 461:Les Six livres de la République 5896:Kurian, George Thomas (2011), 5264: 5239: 5205: 5178: 5107: 5072: 4735:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 4700:first Constitution of Pakistan 4639:elected as emperor. Then, the 4444:Insurrection of 10 August 1792 4389:occupied by the United Kingdom 3133:, under which the monarch may 3017:Modern constitutional monarchy 2819:oath of allegiance to the King 2812:"royal (or Crown) prerogative" 2810:– exercise their powers under 2791:as War Secretary in favour of 2728:of 1215. At the same time, in 1820:Intergovernmental organisation 1775:Separation of church and state 501:Democracy: The God That Failed 13: 1: 6114:(2003) , Shapiro, Ian (ed.), 5048: 4706:had a total of two monarchs ( 4400:Grand Principality of Finland 4377:Egyptian Constitution of 1923 3141:is instead deemed accountable 3064:which Bismarck inspired, the 2856:Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 2567:, British political theorist 2496:gathered in November 1917 in 2393:: Monarch has unlimited power 2352:Assembly-independent republic 779:Birth of the Italian Republic 5053: 5018:Australian Monarchist League 4965:does not even recognize the 4945:is selected from among nine 4809:Queen of Trinidad and Tobago 4728:Islamic Republic of Pakistan 3565:Special Region of Yogyakarta 2793:Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2381:Semi-constitutional monarchy 1617:(socio-political ideologies) 7: 5975:Orr, Campbell, ed. (2002), 5634:Royal Household staff 2015b 5011: 4436:French Constitution of 1791 2806:– chiefly in the office of 2634:, have been referred to as 2608:semi-constitutional monarch 2327: Presidential republic 2304:with a ceremonial president 1685:(socio-economic ideologies) 1355:List of forms of government 738:Austro-Hungarian Compromise 664:Birth of the Dutch Republic 10: 6167: 6151:Constitutional state types 5875:Cambridge University Press 5718: 5100:10.1007/s10602-021-09336-8 4887:: the formal title of its 4756:Rex regnat et non gubernat 4743:Constitution of 3 May 1791 4588:Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi 4517:promulgated the kingdom's 4248:was a brief period in the 3746: 3584: 3434: 3317:List of current monarchies 3314: 3207:. In these countries, the 3137:under the law because the 2839:Constitution of 3 May 1791 2645: 2342:Semi-presidential republic 774:Siamese revolution of 1932 29: 5898:"Constitutional Monarchy" 5793:Bogdanor, Vernon (1995), 5394:Robert Peel – a biography 5218:Oxford Constitutional Law 5079:Tridimas, George (2021). 4631:was twice an Empire. The 3361:"Constitutional monarchy" 3159:countries, including the 2916:"Constitutional monarchy" 2823:constitutional convention 2294:with a ceremonial monarch 1806:(geo-cultural ideologies) 748:5 October 1910 Revolution 644:Birth of the Roman Empire 18:Constitutional monarchies 5956:, Legal Classics Library 5808:The Queen's Other Realms 5537:Parliamentary staff 2010 5444:Lord Melbourne 1779–1848 5419:Lord Melbourne 1779–1848 5369:William Pitt the Younger 5214:"Parliamentary Monarchy" 4675:until 28 May 2008, when 4665:and other areas to form 4406:, was simultaneously an 2760:William Pitt the Younger 2656:ancient Anatolian people 2624:parliamentary monarchies 2620:semi-presidential system 2564:The English Constitution 491:Considerations on France 6090:"Research Paper 01/116" 6016:Patmore, Glenn (2009), 5926:McCannon, John (2006), 5849:"Monarchy – Background" 5847:Dunt, Ian, ed. (2015), 5825:Davies, Norman (1996), 5799:Oxford University Press 5726:Akurgal, Ekrem (2001), 5601:San Diego Union-Tribune 5442:Mitchell, L.G. (1997). 5417:Mitchell, L.G. (1997). 5367:Hague, William (2004). 5271:Patmore, Glenn (2009). 4422:Estates General of 1789 4272:Commonwealth of Nations 3097:parliamentary democracy 3007:Hereditary Prince Alois 2738:Claim of Right Act 1689 2519:Constitutional monarchy 2292:Constitutional monarchy 2155:Constitutional monarchy 2069:Administrative division 2013:International relations 1107:Emperor system of Japan 6020:, UNSW Press, p.  5890:Philosophie des Rechts 5501:"Parliament and Crown" 5392:Hurd, Douglas (2007). 5212:Grote, Rainer (2016). 5069:, pp. 2Nnk67–268. 5038:Parliamentary republic 4755: 4702:on 23 March 1956. The 4645:Napoleon III of France 4385:Free Officers Movement 4246:Anglo-Corsican Kingdom 4235:Kingdom of Afghanistan 3139:responsible government 3054:unification of Germany 2997:power compared to the 2722:Act of Settlement 1701 2658:that lived during the 2529:, whether codified or 2515: 2477: 2445: 2437: 2435:this chart represents 2421:Provisional government 2302:Parliamentary republic 2163:parliamentary monarchy 982:Enlightened absolutism 6120:Yale University Press 6068:Constitutional Theory 6018:Choosing the Republic 5910:10.4135/9781608712434 5805:Boyce, Peter (2008), 5770:Parliamentary Affairs 5706:Constitution of Spain 5467:Wilson, John (1973). 5274:Choosing the Republic 5132:10.1353/jod.2014.0032 5023:Criticism of monarchy 4963:Constitution of Spain 4943:Yang di-Pertuan Agong 4828:Kingdom of Yugoslavia 4649:Maximilian of Austria 4560:as head of state and 4440:French First Republic 3964:presidential republic 3805:Saint Kitts and Nevis 3238:, which are known as 3106:Members of Parliament 2756:Catholic Emancipation 2748:Scottish Militia Bill 2734:Convention of Estates 2554:dissolving parliament 2483: 2451:degree of democracy. 2281:Parliamentary systems 2270: 2079:Democratic transition 1942:Self-governing colony 1539:Military dictatorship 87:Divine right of kings 6088:Sear, Chris (2001), 5710:Congress of Deputies 5120:Journal of Democracy 4989:United Arab Emirates 4893:King of the Belgians 4704:Dominion of Pakistan 4633:First Mexican Empire 4562:the Earl Mountbatten 4280:Monarchy of Barbados 4254:Revolutionary France 4194:improve this section 4112:United Arab Emirates 4096:United Arab Emirates 3346:improve this article 3300:political scientists 3214:coalition government 2901:improve this article 2502:From left to right: 725:Unification of Italy 714:Second French Empire 5998:"Crown Prerogative" 5783:10.1093/pa/49.3.407 5193:on 14 December 2019 5175:, pp. 407–422. 4861:president of France 4811:, represented by a 4801:Trinidad and Tobago 4737:, formed after the 4720:Muhammad Ali Jinnah 4641:Mexican monarchists 4515:King Kamehameha III 4501:military government 4499:was deposed by the 4452:Bourbon Restoration 4351:Trinidad and Tobago 4308:Kingdom of Bulgaria 4239:Mohammad Zahir Shah 4120:absolute monarchies 4110:In the case of the 3948:Commonwealth realms 3445:Antigua and Barbuda 3240:Commonwealth realms 3070:Imperial Chancellor 3003:liberal democracies 2829:of the government. 2754:constantly blocked 2718:Bill of Rights 1689 2714:Glorious Revolution 2642:and Glenn Patmore. 2597:elective monarchies 2581:hereditary monarchy 2318:Presidential system 2214:Commonwealth realms 2175:absolute monarchies 2167:democratic monarchy 2118:Politics portal 2003:Supranational union 1912:Dependent territory 1825:National government 1298:Politics portal 698:First French Empire 672:Glorious Revolution 6061:on 2 December 2010 6045:, 12 December 2015 5954:The Spirit of Laws 5789:on 20 October 2017 5746:The European World 5603:. 8 September 2011 5347:Herodotus (1997). 5317:on 20 October 2017 5001:President or Ra'is 4973:, but just as the 4903:to monarch of the 4851:, being headed by 4781:Kingdom of Romania 4745:, which historian 4722:being the first). 4530:Kingdom of Hungary 4519:first constitution 4448:Napoleon Bonaparte 4250:history of Corsica 4241:from 1964 to 1973. 3290:the royal family. 3279:Bhumibol Adulyadej 3266:double dissolution 3131:Sovereign immunity 2851:Napoleon Bonaparte 2833:Continental Europe 2800:British Parliament 2710:Kingdom of England 2585:Westminster system 2516: 2478: 1137:List of monarchies 938:Related ideologies 805:Nepalese Civil War 792:Iranian Revolution 766:Russian Revolution 761:Chinese Revolution 743:German unification 27:Form of government 6031:978-1-74223-015-3 5827:Europe: A History 5818:978-1-86287-700-9 5791:– excerpted from 5284:978-1-74223-200-3 4997:elective monarchy 4981:is vested in the 4939:elective monarchy 4791:Kingdom of Serbia 4716:Governor-Generals 4653:Emperor of Mexico 4609:Sisavang Vatthana 4548:sovereign kingdom 4426:National Assembly 4353:(1962–1976), and 4298:Pedro I of Brazil 4278:representing the 4230: 4229: 4222: 3908: 3907: 3422: 3421: 3414: 3396: 3298:goal, while some 3252:Australian Senate 3125:royal prerogative 3058:Otto von Bismarck 2977: 2976: 2969: 2951: 2847:French Revolution 2785:William Gladstone 2781:Bedchamber crisis 2772:Lord John Russell 2636:crowned republics 2601:electoral college 2391:Absolute monarchy 2152: 2151: 2103: 2102: 2074:Democracy indices 2049: 2048: 1852: 1851: 1661:Semi-presidential 1586: 1585: 1332: 1331: 730:Meiji Restoration 677:French Revolution 659:Tsarist autocracy 620:Popescu-Tăriceanu 119:Abdication system 97:Royal prerogative 92:Mandate of Heaven 32:crowned republics 16:(Redirected from 6158: 6132: 6099: 6094: 6084: 6062: 6046: 6034: 6012: 6011: 6009: 5993: 5971: 5965: 5957: 5944: 5922: 5887: 5862: 5861: 5859: 5843: 5821: 5801: 5790: 5785:, archived from 5761:Bogdanor, Vernon 5756: 5740: 5712: 5699: 5693: 5692: 5681: 5675: 5669: 5663: 5662: 5660: 5658: 5643: 5637: 5631: 5625: 5622:Montesquieu 1924 5619: 5613: 5612: 5610: 5608: 5593: 5587: 5576: 5567: 5561: 5552: 5546: 5540: 5534: 5528: 5522: 5516: 5515: 5513: 5511: 5497: 5491: 5490: 5474: 5464: 5458: 5457: 5439: 5433: 5432: 5414: 5408: 5407: 5389: 5383: 5382: 5364: 5358: 5357: 5355: 5344: 5338: 5332: 5326: 5325: 5324: 5322: 5303: 5297: 5296: 5268: 5262: 5261: 5259: 5257: 5243: 5237: 5236: 5234: 5232: 5209: 5203: 5202: 5200: 5198: 5182: 5176: 5170: 5164: 5158: 5152: 5151: 5111: 5105: 5104: 5102: 5076: 5070: 5064: 4995:country with an 4953:Papua New Guinea 4937:country with an 4885:popular monarchy 4857:bishop of Urgell 4813:Governor-General 4758: 4574:its constitution 4566:governor-general 4507:8 December 1974. 4495:until 1973 when 4373:Kingdom of Egypt 4310:until 1946 when 4294:Empire of Brazil 4276:Governor-General 4225: 4218: 4214: 4211: 4205: 4174: 4166: 4155: 4108: 4094: 4093: 4092: 4082: 4081: 4080: 4070: 4069: 4068: 4058: 4057: 4056: 4046: 4045: 4044: 4034: 4033: 4032: 4022: 4021: 4020: 4010: 4009: 4008: 3998: 3997: 3996: 3986: 3985: 3984: 3967: 3957: 3951: 3945: 3899: 3898: 3897: 3887: 3886: 3885: 3875: 3874: 3873: 3863: 3862: 3861: 3851: 3850: 3849: 3839: 3838: 3837: 3827: 3826: 3825: 3815: 3814: 3813: 3803: 3802: 3801: 3793:Papua New Guinea 3791: 3790: 3789: 3779: 3778: 3777: 3767: 3766: 3765: 3755: 3754: 3753: 3737: 3736: 3735: 3725: 3724: 3723: 3713: 3712: 3711: 3701: 3700: 3699: 3689: 3688: 3687: 3677: 3676: 3675: 3665: 3664: 3663: 3653: 3652: 3651: 3641: 3640: 3639: 3629: 3628: 3627: 3617: 3616: 3615: 3605: 3604: 3603: 3593: 3592: 3591: 3577: 3576: 3575: 3563: 3562: 3561: 3551: 3550: 3549: 3539: 3538: 3537: 3527: 3526: 3525: 3515: 3514: 3513: 3503: 3502: 3501: 3491: 3490: 3489: 3479: 3478: 3477: 3467: 3466: 3465: 3455: 3454: 3453: 3443: 3442: 3441: 3432: 3431: 3417: 3410: 3406: 3403: 3397: 3395: 3354: 3330: 3322: 3157:Western European 3090:Second World War 3086:Benito Mussolini 3047:Louis-Philippe I 3023:executive branch 2999:Islamic monarchs 2972: 2965: 2961: 2958: 2952: 2950: 2909: 2885: 2877: 2472: 2465: 2458: 2450: 2442: 2428: 2418: 2408: 2398: 2388: 2378: 2360: 2349: 2339: 2326: 2309: 2299: 2289: 2159:limited monarchy 2157:, also known as 2144: 2137: 2130: 2116: 2115: 2063: 2062: 1907:Associated state 1865: 1864: 1840:Internationalism 1830:World government 1807: 1686: 1618: 1599: 1598: 1573:Free association 1560: 1521: 1440: 1383: 1371: 1370: 1334: 1333: 1324: 1317: 1310: 1296: 1295: 1176:Philosopher king 506: 496: 486: 476: 466: 456: 446: 408:Kuehnelt-Leddihn 144:Crowned republic 129:Chinese Legalist 68:Central concepts 61: 39: 38: 21: 6166: 6165: 6161: 6160: 6159: 6157: 6156: 6155: 6136: 6135: 6130: 6110: 6107: 6105:Further reading 6102: 6092: 6082: 6032: 6007: 6005: 6004:, 21 April 2010 5991: 5959: 5958: 5942: 5920: 5885: 5867:Hegel, G. W. F. 5857: 5855: 5841: 5819: 5792: 5738: 5721: 5716: 5715: 5700: 5696: 5683: 5682: 5678: 5670: 5666: 5656: 5654: 5644: 5640: 5632: 5628: 5620: 5616: 5606: 5604: 5595: 5594: 5590: 5577: 5570: 5562: 5555: 5547: 5543: 5535: 5531: 5523: 5519: 5509: 5507: 5499: 5498: 5494: 5487: 5465: 5461: 5454: 5440: 5436: 5429: 5415: 5411: 5404: 5390: 5386: 5379: 5365: 5361: 5353: 5345: 5341: 5333: 5329: 5320: 5318: 5305: 5304: 5300: 5285: 5269: 5265: 5255: 5253: 5245: 5244: 5240: 5230: 5228: 5210: 5206: 5196: 5194: 5183: 5179: 5171: 5167: 5159: 5155: 5112: 5108: 5077: 5073: 5065: 5061: 5056: 5051: 5014: 4901:Charter of 1830 4897:King of Belgium 4841: 4739:Union of Lublin 4605:Kingdom of Laos 4534:Austria-Hungary 4333:) (1948–1972), 4226: 4215: 4209: 4206: 4191: 4175: 4164: 4159: 4158: 4154:, respectively. 4130:Supreme Council 4128:elected by the 4109: 4105: 4100: 4090: 4088: 4078: 4076: 4066: 4064: 4054: 4052: 4042: 4040: 4030: 4028: 4018: 4016: 4006: 4004: 3994: 3992: 3982: 3980: 3976: 3971: 3970: 3958: 3954: 3946: 3913: 3895: 3893: 3883: 3881: 3871: 3869: 3859: 3857: 3847: 3845: 3841:Solomon Islands 3835: 3833: 3823: 3821: 3811: 3809: 3799: 3797: 3787: 3785: 3775: 3773: 3763: 3761: 3757:The Netherlands 3751: 3749: 3733: 3731: 3721: 3719: 3709: 3707: 3697: 3695: 3685: 3683: 3679:Negeri Sembilan 3673: 3671: 3661: 3659: 3649: 3647: 3637: 3635: 3625: 3623: 3613: 3611: 3601: 3599: 3589: 3587: 3573: 3571: 3559: 3557: 3547: 3545: 3535: 3533: 3523: 3521: 3511: 3509: 3499: 3497: 3487: 3485: 3475: 3473: 3463: 3461: 3451: 3449: 3439: 3437: 3430: 3418: 3407: 3401: 3398: 3355: 3353: 3343: 3331: 3320: 3313: 3152:to the Crown). 3074:First World War 3019: 2973: 2962: 2956: 2953: 2910: 2908: 2898: 2886: 2875: 2835: 2764:King William IV 2752:King George III 2706: 2701: 2654:. They were an 2648: 2606:The concept of 2543:Thomas Macaulay 2541:, paraphrasing 2539:Vernon Bogdanor 2501: 2476: 2431: 2430: 2426: 2424: 2416: 2414: 2406: 2404: 2401:One-party state 2396: 2394: 2386: 2384: 2376: 2374: 2358: 2356: 2355: 2347: 2345: 2337: 2329: 2328: 2324: 2315: 2314: 2307: 2305: 2297: 2295: 2287: 2278: 2169:, is a form of 2148: 2110: 2105: 2104: 2091:Democratisation 2084:Autocratization 2060: 2052: 2051: 2050: 2007: 1968: 1947:Tributary state 1937:Satellite state 1892: 1862: 1861:Power structure 1854: 1853: 1805: 1804: 1786: 1757: 1743: 1734:Totalitarianism 1684: 1683: 1665: 1616: 1615: 1596: 1588: 1587: 1582: 1558: 1550: 1515: 1507: 1438: 1430: 1377: 1368: 1367:Source of power 1345:Basic forms of 1339:Politics series 1328: 1290: 1285: 1284: 1283: 1057: 1049: 1048: 1047: 939: 931: 930: 929: 848: 840: 839: 838: 818: 810: 809: 801: 797:Modern Cambodia 770: 734: 718: 702: 693:Trienio Liberal 681: 639: 631: 630: 629: 519: 511: 510: 509: 504: 494: 484: 474: 464: 454: 444: 282: 274: 273: 272: 248:Self-proclaimed 113: 105: 104: 101: 69: 44:Politics series 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 6164: 6154: 6153: 6148: 6134: 6133: 6128: 6106: 6103: 6101: 6100: 6085: 6081:978-0822340119 6080: 6063: 6047: 6035: 6030: 6013: 5994: 5990:978-0719057694 5989: 5972: 5946: 5941:978-0764132711 5940: 5923: 5919:978-1933116440 5918: 5893: 5883: 5863: 5853:politics.co.uk 5844: 5839: 5822: 5817: 5802: 5777:(3): 407–422, 5757: 5741: 5736: 5722: 5720: 5717: 5714: 5713: 5694: 5689:kunaicho.go.jp 5676: 5674:, p. 699. 5664: 5638: 5626: 5614: 5588: 5568: 5553: 5541: 5529: 5517: 5492: 5485: 5459: 5452: 5434: 5427: 5409: 5403:978-0297848448 5402: 5384: 5377: 5359: 5339: 5337:, p. 118. 5327: 5307:"The Hittites" 5298: 5283: 5263: 5238: 5204: 5177: 5165: 5153: 5106: 5093:(4): 431–461. 5071: 5058: 5057: 5055: 5052: 5050: 5047: 5046: 5045: 5040: 5035: 5030: 5025: 5020: 5013: 5010: 5009: 5008: 4986: 4983:Spanish people 4956: 4950: 4928: 4918: 4908: 4878: 4864: 4853:two co-princes 4840: 4837: 4836: 4835: 4822:from 1918 (as 4817: 4798: 4795:Karadjordjevic 4788: 4778: 4764: 4761:United Kingdom 4731: 4696:14 August 1947 4689: 4686:Ottoman Empire 4683: 4680: 4677:King Gyanendra 4670: 4656: 4626: 4616: 4601: 4595: 4581: 4570:15 August 1947 4551: 4541: 4526: 4508: 4497:Constantine II 4490: 4479: 4468:Louis-Philippe 4415: 4412:absolute ruler 4396: 4358: 4315: 4305: 4300:to 1889, when 4287: 4265: 4242: 4228: 4227: 4178: 4176: 4169: 4163: 4160: 4157: 4156: 4134:prime minister 4102: 4101: 4099: 4098: 4086: 4074: 4062: 4050: 4038: 4026: 4014: 4002: 3990: 3977: 3975: 3972: 3969: 3968: 3952: 3910: 3909: 3906: 3905: 3904: 3903: 3901:United Kingdom 3891: 3879: 3867: 3855: 3843: 3831: 3819: 3807: 3795: 3783: 3771: 3759: 3745: 3744: 3743: 3742: 3741: 3729: 3717: 3705: 3693: 3681: 3669: 3657: 3645: 3621: 3609: 3597: 3583: 3582: 3581: 3569: 3568: 3567: 3543: 3531: 3519: 3507: 3495: 3483: 3471: 3459: 3447: 3429: 3426: 3420: 3419: 3334: 3332: 3325: 3312: 3309: 3261:Malcolm Fraser 3209:prime minister 3161:United Kingdom 3146: 3145: 3142: 3128: 3113:United Kingdom 3052:Following the 3035:prime minister 3018: 3015: 2975: 2974: 2957:September 2024 2889: 2887: 2880: 2874: 2871: 2858:, in his work 2834: 2831: 2825:to act on the 2776:Queen Victoria 2768:Lord Melbourne 2705: 2702: 2700: 2697: 2647: 2644: 2628:United Kingdom 2574:reserve powers 2569:Walter Bagehot 2550:national unity 2475: 2474: 2467: 2460: 2452: 2425: 2415: 2411:Military junta 2405: 2395: 2385: 2375: 2371:Supreme Leader 2357: 2346: 2336: 2332:Hybrid systems 2323: 2306: 2296: 2286: 2210:United Kingdom 2150: 2149: 2147: 2146: 2139: 2132: 2124: 2121: 2120: 2107: 2106: 2101: 2100: 2099: 2098: 2096:Hybrid regimes 2093: 2088: 2087: 2086: 2076: 2071: 2061: 2058: 2057: 2054: 2053: 2047: 2046: 2045: 2044: 2039: 2034: 2029: 2027:Regional power 2024: 2016: 2015: 2009: 2008: 2006: 2005: 2000: 1995: 1990: 1985: 1977: 1976: 1970: 1969: 1967: 1966: 1961: 1956: 1949: 1944: 1939: 1934: 1932:Puppet monarch 1929: 1924: 1919: 1914: 1909: 1901: 1900: 1894: 1893: 1891: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1872: 1871: 1863: 1860: 1859: 1856: 1855: 1850: 1849: 1848: 1847: 1842: 1837: 1832: 1827: 1822: 1817: 1809: 1808: 1803: 1802: 1797: 1791: 1788: 1787: 1785: 1784: 1783: 1782: 1777: 1767: 1765:State religion 1759: 1758: 1756: 1755: 1752: 1748: 1745: 1744: 1742: 1741: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1688: 1687: 1682: 1681: 1676: 1670: 1667: 1666: 1664: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1636:Constitutional 1633: 1628: 1620: 1619: 1614: 1613: 1608: 1602: 1597: 1595:Power ideology 1594: 1593: 1590: 1589: 1584: 1583: 1581: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1562: 1561: 1559:(rule by none) 1552: 1551: 1549: 1548: 1543: 1542: 1541: 1531: 1523: 1522: 1509: 1508: 1506: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1442: 1441: 1432: 1431: 1429: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1411:Representative 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1385: 1384: 1369: 1366: 1365: 1362: 1361: 1350: 1349: 1342: 1341: 1330: 1329: 1327: 1326: 1319: 1312: 1304: 1301: 1300: 1287: 1286: 1282: 1281: 1280: 1279: 1269: 1268: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1211: 1210: 1205: 1195: 1190: 1189: 1188: 1178: 1173: 1172: 1171: 1166: 1156: 1155: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1134: 1129: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1082: 1081: 1080: 1070: 1065: 1059: 1058: 1056:Related topics 1055: 1054: 1051: 1050: 1046: 1045: 1044: 1043: 1033: 1032: 1031: 1021: 1016: 1015: 1014: 1009: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 973: 972: 970:Traditionalist 967: 957: 952: 947: 941: 940: 937: 936: 933: 932: 928: 927: 922: 921: 920: 915: 910: 900: 899: 898: 893: 892: 891: 886: 881: 871: 866: 864:Great Officers 861: 850: 849: 847:Administration 846: 845: 842: 841: 837: 836: 831: 826: 820: 819: 816: 815: 812: 811: 808: 807: 802: 800: 799: 794: 788: 786: 781: 776: 771: 769: 768: 763: 757: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 733: 732: 727: 721: 719: 717: 716: 711: 705: 703: 701: 700: 695: 689: 687: 682: 680: 679: 674: 668: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 640: 637: 636: 633: 632: 628: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 521: 520: 517: 516: 513: 512: 508: 507: 497: 487: 477: 467: 457: 447: 431: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 360: 355: 353:Crétineau-Joly 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 284: 283: 280: 279: 276: 275: 271: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 244: 243: 233: 228: 223: 218: 216:Personal union 213: 208: 203: 198: 193: 188: 183: 178: 173: 171:Dynastic union 168: 167: 166: 156: 151: 146: 141: 139:Constitutional 136: 131: 126: 121: 115: 114: 111: 110: 107: 106: 103: 102: 100: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 73: 70: 67: 66: 63: 62: 54: 53: 47: 46: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6163: 6152: 6149: 6147: 6144: 6143: 6141: 6131: 6129:0-300-10017-5 6125: 6121: 6117: 6113: 6109: 6108: 6098: 6091: 6086: 6083: 6077: 6073: 6069: 6064: 6060: 6056: 6052: 6048: 6044: 6040: 6036: 6033: 6027: 6023: 6019: 6014: 6003: 5999: 5995: 5992: 5986: 5982: 5978: 5973: 5969: 5963: 5955: 5951: 5947: 5943: 5937: 5933: 5929: 5924: 5921: 5915: 5911: 5907: 5903: 5899: 5894: 5891: 5886: 5884:0-521-34438-7 5880: 5876: 5872: 5868: 5864: 5854: 5850: 5845: 5842: 5840:0-19-820171-0 5836: 5832: 5828: 5823: 5820: 5814: 5810: 5809: 5803: 5800: 5796: 5788: 5784: 5780: 5776: 5772: 5771: 5766: 5762: 5758: 5755: 5751: 5747: 5742: 5739: 5737:975-17-2756-1 5733: 5729: 5724: 5723: 5711: 5707: 5703: 5698: 5690: 5686: 5680: 5673: 5668: 5653: 5649: 5642: 5635: 5630: 5623: 5618: 5602: 5598: 5592: 5586: 5582: 5575: 5573: 5565: 5560: 5558: 5550: 5545: 5538: 5533: 5526: 5521: 5506: 5505:UK Parliament 5502: 5496: 5488: 5482: 5478: 5473: 5472: 5463: 5455: 5449: 5445: 5438: 5430: 5424: 5420: 5413: 5405: 5399: 5395: 5388: 5380: 5374: 5370: 5363: 5352: 5351: 5350:The histories 5343: 5336: 5331: 5316: 5312: 5308: 5302: 5294: 5290: 5286: 5280: 5276: 5275: 5267: 5252: 5248: 5242: 5227: 5223: 5219: 5215: 5208: 5192: 5188: 5181: 5174: 5173:Bogdanor 1996 5169: 5162: 5157: 5149: 5145: 5141: 5137: 5133: 5129: 5125: 5121: 5117: 5110: 5101: 5096: 5092: 5088: 5087: 5082: 5075: 5068: 5063: 5059: 5044: 5043:Reserve power 5041: 5039: 5036: 5034: 5031: 5029: 5026: 5024: 5021: 5019: 5016: 5015: 5006: 5002: 4998: 4994: 4990: 4987: 4984: 4980: 4976: 4975:head of state 4972: 4968: 4964: 4960: 4957: 4954: 4951: 4948: 4944: 4940: 4936: 4932: 4929: 4926: 4922: 4919: 4916: 4912: 4909: 4906: 4905:July Monarchy 4902: 4898: 4894: 4890: 4886: 4882: 4879: 4876: 4875:Liechtenstein 4872: 4868: 4865: 4862: 4858: 4854: 4850: 4846: 4843: 4842: 4833: 4829: 4825: 4821: 4818: 4814: 4810: 4806: 4802: 4799: 4796: 4792: 4789: 4786: 4782: 4779: 4776: 4772: 4768: 4765: 4762: 4757: 4752: 4748: 4747:Norman Davies 4744: 4740: 4736: 4732: 4729: 4725: 4721: 4717: 4713: 4709: 4705: 4701: 4697: 4693: 4690: 4687: 4684: 4681: 4678: 4674: 4671: 4668: 4664: 4660: 4657: 4654: 4650: 4646: 4642: 4638: 4634: 4630: 4627: 4624: 4620: 4617: 4614: 4610: 4606: 4602: 4599: 4596: 4593: 4589: 4585: 4582: 4579: 4575: 4571: 4567: 4563: 4559: 4555: 4552: 4549: 4545: 4542: 4539: 4535: 4531: 4527: 4524: 4520: 4516: 4512: 4509: 4506: 4502: 4498: 4494: 4491: 4488: 4484: 4483:German Empire 4480: 4477: 4473: 4472:Second Empire 4469: 4465: 4464:July Monarchy 4461: 4457: 4453: 4449: 4445: 4441: 4437: 4433: 4432: 4431:Ancien Régime 4427: 4423: 4419: 4416: 4413: 4409: 4405: 4401: 4397: 4394: 4390: 4386: 4382: 4378: 4374: 4370: 4366: 4362: 4359: 4356: 4352: 4349:(1966–1970), 4348: 4345:(1957–1960), 4344: 4341:(1965–1970), 4340: 4337:(1970–1987), 4336: 4332: 4328: 4325:(1910–1961), 4324: 4320: 4316: 4313: 4309: 4306: 4303: 4299: 4295: 4291: 4288: 4285: 4281: 4277: 4273: 4269: 4266: 4263: 4259: 4258:Great Britain 4255: 4251: 4247: 4243: 4240: 4236: 4232: 4231: 4224: 4221: 4213: 4210:December 2015 4203: 4199: 4195: 4189: 4188: 4184: 4179:This section 4177: 4173: 4168: 4167: 4153: 4149: 4145: 4144: 4139: 4135: 4131: 4127: 4126: 4121: 4117: 4113: 4107: 4103: 4097: 4087: 4085: 4075: 4073: 4063: 4061: 4051: 4049: 4039: 4037: 4036:Liechtenstein 4027: 4025: 4015: 4013: 4003: 4001: 3991: 3989: 3979: 3978: 3965: 3961: 3956: 3949: 3944: 3942: 3940: 3938: 3936: 3934: 3932: 3930: 3928: 3926: 3924: 3922: 3920: 3918: 3916: 3911: 3902: 3892: 3890: 3880: 3878: 3868: 3866: 3856: 3854: 3844: 3842: 3832: 3830: 3820: 3818: 3808: 3806: 3796: 3794: 3784: 3782: 3772: 3770: 3760: 3758: 3748: 3747: 3740: 3730: 3728: 3718: 3716: 3706: 3704: 3694: 3692: 3682: 3680: 3670: 3668: 3658: 3656: 3646: 3644: 3634: 3633: 3632: 3622: 3620: 3610: 3608: 3598: 3596: 3586: 3585: 3580: 3570: 3566: 3556: 3555: 3554: 3544: 3542: 3532: 3530: 3520: 3518: 3508: 3506: 3496: 3494: 3484: 3482: 3472: 3470: 3460: 3458: 3448: 3446: 3436: 3435: 3433: 3425: 3416: 3413: 3405: 3402:December 2022 3394: 3391: 3387: 3384: 3380: 3377: 3373: 3370: 3366: 3363: –  3362: 3358: 3357:Find sources: 3351: 3347: 3341: 3340: 3335:This section 3333: 3329: 3324: 3323: 3318: 3308: 3306: 3305:lapsed powers 3301: 3297: 3291: 3288: 3284: 3283:Thai Politics 3280: 3274: 3272: 3267: 3262: 3257: 3253: 3249: 3248:Gough Whitlam 3245: 3241: 3237: 3232: 3230: 3226: 3221: 3219: 3215: 3210: 3206: 3202: 3198: 3194: 3193:Liechtenstein 3190: 3186: 3182: 3178: 3174: 3170: 3166: 3162: 3158: 3153: 3151: 3143: 3140: 3136: 3132: 3129: 3126: 3122: 3121: 3120: 3119:. These are: 3118: 3114: 3109: 3107: 3102: 3098: 3093: 3091: 3087: 3083: 3079: 3078:Fascist Italy 3075: 3071: 3067: 3063: 3059: 3055: 3050: 3048: 3044: 3043:July Monarchy 3040: 3036: 3031: 3029: 3028:Montesquieu's 3024: 3014: 3012: 3008: 3004: 3000: 2996: 2995: 2990: 2984: 2982: 2971: 2968: 2960: 2949: 2946: 2942: 2939: 2935: 2932: 2928: 2925: 2921: 2918: –  2917: 2913: 2912:Find sources: 2906: 2902: 2896: 2895: 2890:This section 2888: 2884: 2879: 2878: 2870: 2867: 2863: 2862: 2857: 2852: 2848: 2844: 2840: 2830: 2828: 2824: 2820: 2815: 2813: 2809: 2805: 2801: 2796: 2794: 2790: 2789:Hugh Childers 2786: 2782: 2777: 2773: 2769: 2765: 2761: 2757: 2753: 2749: 2745: 2741: 2739: 2735: 2731: 2727: 2723: 2719: 2715: 2711: 2696: 2694: 2690: 2687:the Lame, of 2686: 2682: 2678: 2675:According to 2673: 2671: 2667: 2666: 2661: 2657: 2653: 2643: 2641: 2637: 2633: 2629: 2625: 2621: 2617: 2613: 2609: 2604: 2602: 2598: 2594: 2590: 2586: 2582: 2577: 2575: 2570: 2566: 2565: 2559: 2555: 2551: 2546: 2544: 2540: 2536: 2535:public policy 2532: 2528: 2524: 2523:head of state 2520: 2513: 2509: 2505: 2499: 2495: 2491: 2487: 2482: 2473: 2468: 2466: 2461: 2459: 2454: 2453: 2449: 2448: 2441: 2440: 2434: 2422: 2412: 2402: 2392: 2382: 2372: 2368: 2364: 2353: 2343: 2335: 2333: 2321: 2319: 2313: 2303: 2293: 2284: 2282: 2276: 2275: 2269: 2265: 2263: 2259: 2255: 2251: 2247: 2243: 2239: 2235: 2231: 2227: 2223: 2219: 2215: 2211: 2207: 2203: 2199: 2195: 2191: 2187: 2183: 2182:Liechtenstein 2178: 2176: 2172: 2168: 2164: 2160: 2156: 2145: 2140: 2138: 2133: 2131: 2126: 2125: 2123: 2122: 2119: 2114: 2109: 2108: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2085: 2082: 2081: 2080: 2077: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2067: 2066: 2065: 2064: 2056: 2055: 2043: 2040: 2038: 2035: 2033: 2030: 2028: 2025: 2023: 2020: 2019: 2018: 2017: 2014: 2011: 2010: 2004: 2001: 1999: 1996: 1994: 1991: 1989: 1986: 1984: 1983:Confederation 1981: 1980: 1979: 1978: 1975: 1972: 1971: 1965: 1962: 1960: 1957: 1955: 1954: 1950: 1948: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1904: 1903: 1902: 1899: 1896: 1895: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1878:Unitary state 1876: 1875: 1874: 1873: 1870: 1867: 1866: 1858: 1857: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1838: 1836: 1833: 1831: 1828: 1826: 1823: 1821: 1818: 1816: 1813: 1812: 1811: 1810: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1793: 1792: 1790: 1789: 1781: 1780:State atheism 1778: 1776: 1773: 1772: 1771: 1770:Secular state 1768: 1766: 1763: 1762: 1761: 1760: 1753: 1750: 1749: 1747: 1746: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1691: 1690: 1689: 1680: 1677: 1675: 1674:Authoritarian 1672: 1671: 1669: 1668: 1662: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1651:Parliamentary 1649: 1647: 1644: 1642: 1639: 1637: 1634: 1632: 1629: 1627: 1624: 1623: 1622: 1621: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1603: 1601: 1600: 1592: 1591: 1579: 1576: 1574: 1571: 1569: 1566: 1565: 1564: 1563: 1557: 1554: 1553: 1547: 1544: 1540: 1537: 1536: 1535: 1532: 1530: 1527: 1526: 1525: 1524: 1519: 1514: 1511: 1510: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1489: 1486: 1484: 1481: 1479: 1476: 1474: 1471: 1469: 1466: 1464: 1461: 1459: 1456: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1445: 1444: 1443: 1439:(rule by few) 1437: 1434: 1433: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1388: 1387: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1373: 1372: 1364: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1356: 1352: 1351: 1348: 1344: 1343: 1340: 1336: 1335: 1325: 1320: 1318: 1313: 1311: 1306: 1305: 1303: 1302: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1288: 1278: 1275: 1274: 1273: 1270: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1251: 1248: 1246: 1243: 1242: 1241: 1238: 1236: 1233: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1225:Regnal number 1223: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1213: 1209: 1206: 1204: 1201: 1200: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1160: 1157: 1153: 1152:Non-sovereign 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1117: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1087: 1086: 1083: 1079: 1076: 1075: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1060: 1053: 1052: 1042: 1039: 1038: 1037: 1034: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1025: 1022: 1020: 1017: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1004: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 971: 968: 966: 965:Authoritarian 963: 962: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 942: 935: 934: 926: 923: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 908:Crown Council 906: 905: 904: 903:Privy council 901: 897: 894: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 876: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 856: 855: 852: 851: 844: 843: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 821: 814: 813: 806: 803: 798: 795: 793: 790: 789: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 767: 764: 762: 759: 758: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 731: 728: 726: 723: 722: 720: 715: 712: 710: 707: 706: 704: 699: 696: 694: 691: 690: 688: 686: 683: 678: 675: 673: 670: 669: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 641: 635: 634: 626: 625:Zourabichvili 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 522: 515: 514: 503: 502: 498: 493: 492: 488: 483: 482: 478: 473: 472: 468: 463: 462: 458: 453: 452: 448: 443: 442: 438: 437: 436: 435: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 338:Chateaubriand 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 290: 289: 288: 278: 277: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 242: 239: 238: 237: 234: 232: 229: 227: 224: 222: 219: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 206:Non-sovereign 204: 202: 199: 197: 194: 192: 189: 187: 184: 182: 179: 177: 174: 172: 169: 165: 162: 161: 160: 157: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 125: 122: 120: 117: 116: 109: 108: 98: 95: 93: 90: 88: 85: 83: 80: 78: 75: 74: 72: 71: 65: 64: 60: 56: 55: 52: 49: 48: 45: 41: 40: 37: 33: 19: 6115: 6096: 6067: 6059:the original 6054: 6042: 6017: 6008:13 September 6006:, retrieved 6001: 5976: 5953: 5927: 5904:, CQ Press, 5901: 5889: 5870: 5858:13 September 5856:, retrieved 5852: 5826: 5807: 5794: 5787:the original 5774: 5768: 5745: 5727: 5697: 5688: 5679: 5667: 5655:. Retrieved 5652:CNN Regions+ 5651: 5641: 5629: 5617: 5607:12 September 5605:. Retrieved 5600: 5591: 5551:, p. 3. 5544: 5532: 5520: 5508:. Retrieved 5504: 5495: 5470: 5462: 5443: 5437: 5418: 5412: 5393: 5387: 5368: 5362: 5349: 5342: 5335:Akurgal 2001 5330: 5319:, retrieved 5315:the original 5310: 5301: 5273: 5266: 5254:. Retrieved 5251:bartleby.com 5250: 5241: 5229:. Retrieved 5217: 5207: 5195:. Retrieved 5191:the original 5180: 5168: 5156: 5126:(2): 35–36. 5123: 5119: 5109: 5090: 5084: 5074: 5062: 4970: 4896: 4895:rather than 4892: 4805:Elizabeth II 4750: 4724:Republic Day 4712:Elizabeth II 4623:Elizabeth II 4584:Pahlavi Iran 4578:Republic Day 4476:Napoleon III 4429: 4357:(1966–2021). 4323:South Africa 4216: 4207: 4192:Please help 4180: 4141: 4137: 4123: 4106: 3955: 3423: 3408: 3399: 3389: 3382: 3375: 3368: 3356: 3344:Please help 3339:verification 3336: 3292: 3287:lèse majesté 3275: 3233: 3222: 3154: 3147: 3134: 3110: 3094: 3051: 3032: 3020: 2992: 2988: 2985: 2978: 2963: 2954: 2944: 2937: 2930: 2923: 2911: 2899:Please help 2894:verification 2891: 2859: 2836: 2816: 2797: 2742: 2736:enacted the 2707: 2674: 2669: 2663: 2649: 2623: 2616:presidential 2607: 2605: 2595: – are 2578: 2562: 2558:royal assent 2547: 2527:constitution 2518: 2517: 2432: 2380: 2330: 2316: 2291: 2279: 2271: 2179: 2166: 2162: 2158: 2154: 2153: 2032:Middle power 1959:Vassal state 1953:Buffer state 1951: 1927:Puppet state 1922:Protectorate 1898:Client state 1888:Principality 1714:Distributism 1656:Presidential 1635: 1534:Dictatorship 1458:Gerontocracy 1380:rule by many 1353: 1337:Part of the 1100:Illegitimate 1095:Family trees 960:Conservatism 925:Royal assent 709:Liberal Wars 499: 489: 479: 469: 459: 449: 439: 433: 432: 287:Philosophers 286: 285: 226:Principality 138: 42:Part of the 36: 6112:Locke, John 5672:Davies 1996 5624:, p. . 5566:, p. . 5510:22 February 5321:21 November 5163:, p. . 5161:Kurian 2011 4979:sovereignty 4714:) and four 4470:), and the 4456:Louis XVIII 4404:Alexander I 4312:Tsar Simeon 3817:Saint Lucia 3769:New Zealand 3469:The Bahamas 3236:Charles III 3169:Netherlands 3135:do no wrong 3095:Nowadays a 2726:Magna Carta 2640:H. G. Wells 2638:by writers 2512:Christian X 2218:Netherlands 2037:Great power 2022:Small power 1964:Viceroyalty 1835:Nationalism 1699:Colonialism 1679:Libertarian 1641:Directorial 1518:rule by one 1498:Technocracy 1493:Stratocracy 1473:Meritocracy 1463:Kleptocracy 1453:Aristocracy 1255:Interregnum 1220:Regnal list 1125:presumptive 950:Bonapartism 896:Royal guard 859:Appointment 824:Aristocracy 649:Magna Carta 615:Zhirinovsky 518:Politicians 445:(1265-1266) 373:Kierkegaard 6140:Categories 5657:13 October 5564:Hegel 1991 5486:009458950X 5453:0198205929 5428:0198205929 5378:0007147198 5049:References 5033:Figurehead 5028:Monarchism 4925:grand duke 4921:Luxembourg 4820:Yugoslavia 4816:September. 4667:Yugoslavia 4659:Montenegro 4647:, elected 4613:Pathet Lao 4505:plebiscite 4442:after the 4414:in Russia. 4383:after the 4381:a republic 4284:republican 4262:George III 3739:Terengganu 3619:Luxembourg 3372:newspapers 3185:Luxembourg 3150:allegiance 3117:Parliament 2927:newspapers 2866:Protestant 2804:Government 2744:Queen Anne 2685:Battus III 2660:Bronze Age 2583:under the 2556:or giving 2531:uncodified 2525:under the 2508:Haakon VII 2365:republic ( 2363:Theocratic 2274:government 2212:and other 2042:Superpower 1998:Superstate 1993:Federation 1988:Devolution 1974:Federalism 1815:City-state 1488:Plutocracy 1483:Particracy 1347:government 1240:Succession 1112:Figurehead 1063:Coronation 1012:Luxembourg 992:Legitimism 987:Jacobitism 550:Metternich 481:Patriarcha 378:Dostoevsky 308:Bellarmine 281:Philosophy 231:Real union 196:Hereditary 82:Monarchism 5549:Sear 2001 5525:Dunt 2015 5293:635291529 5231:17 August 5197:14 August 5148:154555066 5140:1086-3214 5054:Citations 4971:sovereign 4785:Michael I 4771:Manuel II 4708:George VI 4637:Agustin I 4558:George VI 4460:Charles X 4424:into the 4371:and then 4369:Sultanate 4365:Khedivate 4331:Sri Lanka 4181:does not 4148:Abu Dhabi 4122:, and is 4116:president 3960:Indonesia 3553:Indonesia 3457:Australia 3076:. Later, 2693:Cyrenaica 2677:Herodotus 2632:Australia 2612:president 1869:Unitarism 1845:Globalism 1751:Religious 1739:Tribalism 1729:Socialism 1724:Feudalism 1709:Despotism 1704:Communism 1694:Anarchism 1631:Communist 1578:Stateless 1568:Anarchism 1529:Despotism 1513:Autocracy 1503:Theocracy 1468:Kritarchy 1436:Oligarchy 1421:Socialist 1375:Democracy 1260:Rebellion 1245:Anti-king 1230:Sovereign 1181:Pretender 1132:Kingmaker 1068:Criticism 1019:Orléanism 997:Miguelism 977:Despotism 945:Alfonsism 889:Favourite 879:Camarilla 869:Household 834:Oligarchy 829:Autocracy 605:Churchill 471:Leviathan 451:Monarchia 393:Bainville 268:Universal 241:Coregency 211:Pentarchy 134:Composite 6146:Monarchy 5962:citation 5952:(1924), 5763:(1996), 5256:27 April 5012:See also 5005:emirates 4931:Malaysia 4859:and the 4832:Peter II 4797:dynasty. 4767:Portugal 4692:Pakistan 4594:in 1906. 4408:autocrat 4355:Barbados 4302:Pedro II 4268:Barbados 4143:de facto 3877:Thailand 3727:Selangor 3667:Kelantan 3631:Malaysia 3505:Cambodia 3296:partisan 3205:Thailand 3101:republic 2994:de facto 2981:absolute 2802:and the 2730:Scotland 2720:and the 2652:Hittites 2593:Cambodia 2589:Malaysia 2504:Gustaf V 2447:de facto 2254:Cambodia 2250:Thailand 2246:Malaysia 2171:monarchy 1917:Dominion 1646:Legalist 1626:Absolute 1611:Republic 1606:Monarchy 1478:Noocracy 1448:Anocracy 1401:Economic 1391:Demarchy 1215:Regicide 1159:Nobility 1120:apparent 1024:Royalism 1002:Orangism 884:Courtier 610:Renouvin 585:Bismarck 580:Castillo 570:Disraeli 560:Polignac 540:Consalvi 441:De Regno 413:Bogdanor 263:Triarchy 258:Tetrarch 253:Signoria 186:Ethnarch 176:Elective 124:Absolute 51:Monarchy 5719:Sources 5477:161–162 5311:smie.co 4993:federal 4967:monarch 4935:federal 4915:emperor 4881:Belgium 4867:Andorra 4849:diarchy 4845:Andorra 4544:Iceland 4538:Hungary 4474:(under 4466:(under 4462:), the 4454:(under 4274:with a 4202:removed 4187:sources 4138:de jure 4125:de jure 4060:Morocco 3988:Bahrain 3962:, as a 3607:Lesotho 3579:Jamaica 3541:Grenada 3529:Denmark 3481:Belgium 3386:scholar 3218:cabinet 3181:Denmark 3173:Belgium 2941:scholar 2708:In the 2691:, when 2681:Demonax 2646:History 2494:Denmark 2439:de jure 2242:Lesotho 2230:Denmark 2226:Belgium 2202:Bahrain 2190:Morocco 2059:Related 1754:Secular 1719:Fascism 1556:Anarchy 1546:Tyranny 1406:Liberal 1272:Usurper 1164:Peerage 1142:Current 1090:Descent 1073:Dynasty 1036:Toryism 1007:Belgium 955:Carlism 918:Riksråd 913:Makhzen 874:Retinue 638:History 600:Metaxas 595:Maurras 565:Decazes 555:Villèle 545:Plessis 530:Pius VI 525:Mazarin 418:Scruton 388:Maurras 343:Novalis 328:Maistre 323:Bossuet 293:Aquinas 236:Regency 221:Popular 201:Khanate 191:Federal 181:Emirate 149:Diarchy 77:Monarch 6126:  6078:  6028:  5987:  5938:  5934:–178, 5916:  5881:  5837:  5815:  5752:  5734:  5483:  5450:  5425:  5400:  5375:  5291:  5281:  5146:  5138:  4999:, the 4961:. The 4941:: the 4871:Monaco 4855:: the 4663:Serbia 4629:Mexico 4586:under 4511:Hawaii 4493:Greece 4418:France 4347:Guyana 4339:Gambia 4327:Ceylon 4290:Brazil 4132:; the 4114:, the 4048:Monaco 4024:Kuwait 4012:Jordan 4000:Bhutan 3889:Tuvalu 3865:Sweden 3781:Norway 3715:Perlis 3691:Pahang 3517:Canada 3493:Belize 3388:  3381:  3374:  3367:  3359:  3256:budget 3250:. The 3229:Sweden 3197:Sweden 3189:Monaco 3177:Norway 3167:, the 3066:Kaiser 3039:France 2943:  2936:  2929:  2922:  2914:  2827:advice 2732:, the 2712:, the 2689:Cyrene 2490:Norway 2486:Sweden 2427:  2419:  2417:  2409:  2407:  2399:  2397:  2389:  2387:  2379:  2377:  2361:  2359:  2350:  2348:  2340:  2338:  2325:  2310:  2308:  2300:  2298:  2290:  2288:  2256:, and 2238:Sweden 2234:Norway 2216:, the 2206:Bhutan 2198:Kuwait 2194:Jordan 2186:Monaco 1883:Empire 1795:Global 1426:Others 1416:Social 1396:Direct 1250:Crisis 1203:Empire 1147:Former 1085:Family 817:Polity 575:Cortés 505:(2001) 495:(1796) 485:(1680) 475:(1651) 465:(1576) 455:(1313) 428:Yarvin 383:Youwei 368:Balmes 363:Cortés 348:Balzac 333:Bonald 318:Hobbes 313:Filmer 6093:(PDF) 5754:76819 5702:Index 5354:(PDF) 5144:S2CID 4991:is a 4959:Spain 4947:state 4933:is a 4911:Japan 4847:is a 4673:Nepal 4619:Malta 4598:Italy 4554:India 4361:Egypt 4343:Ghana 4329:(now 4317:Many 4152:Dubai 4084:Tonga 4072:Qatar 3853:Spain 3703:Perak 3655:Kedah 3643:Johor 3595:Japan 3393:JSTOR 3379:books 3225:Japan 3201:Japan 3165:Spain 2948:JSTOR 2934:books 2670:Panku 2665:Panku 2614:in a 2433:Note: 2258:Japan 2222:Spain 1800:Local 1235:Style 1208:Reich 1198:Realm 1169:Realm 1116:Heir 1078:Lists 1029:Ultra 854:Court 590:Mella 535:Ruffo 434:Works 423:Hoppe 403:Evola 358:Gogol 303:Bodin 298:Dante 164:Grand 159:Duchy 112:Types 6124:ISBN 6076:ISBN 6026:ISBN 6010:2011 5985:ISBN 5968:link 5936:ISBN 5914:ISBN 5879:ISBN 5860:2011 5835:ISBN 5813:ISBN 5750:OCLC 5732:ISBN 5659:2016 5609:2024 5512:2024 5481:ISBN 5448:ISBN 5423:ISBN 5398:ISBN 5373:ISBN 5323:2015 5289:OCLC 5279:ISBN 5258:2021 5233:2019 5199:2019 5136:ISSN 4889:king 4873:and 4733:The 4710:and 4603:The 4528:The 4523:coup 4481:The 4458:and 4410:and 4398:The 4335:Fiji 4244:The 4233:The 4185:any 4183:cite 4150:and 3365:news 3227:and 3203:and 3195:and 3123:The 3082:king 2920:news 2630:and 2591:and 2510:and 2498:Oslo 2492:and 2367:Iran 2204:and 1277:list 1193:Rank 1186:List 1041:High 398:Seca 154:Dual 6072:314 6022:105 5932:177 5906:doi 5831:699 5779:doi 5583:or 5222:doi 5128:doi 5095:doi 4969:as 4891:is 4807:as 4651:as 4564:as 4296:by 4196:by 4136:is 3348:by 3041:'s 2989:not 2903:by 2618:or 2369:): 2165:or 1265:War 6142:: 6122:, 6095:, 6074:, 6053:, 6041:, 6024:, 6000:, 5983:, 5964:}} 5960:{{ 5912:, 5900:, 5877:, 5851:, 5833:, 5797:, 5775:49 5773:, 5767:, 5708:, 5704:. 5687:. 5650:. 5599:. 5571:^ 5556:^ 5503:. 5479:. 5309:, 5287:. 5249:. 5216:. 5142:. 5134:. 5124:25 5122:. 5118:. 5091:32 5089:. 5083:. 4985:". 4869:, 3914:^ 3307:. 3220:. 3191:, 3187:, 3183:, 3179:, 3175:, 3171:, 3163:, 3108:. 3056:, 3045:, 2795:. 2679:, 2603:. 2506:, 2488:, 2277:: 2252:, 2248:, 2244:, 2240:, 2236:, 2232:, 2228:, 2224:, 2220:, 2200:, 2196:, 2192:, 2188:, 2184:, 2161:, 5981:3 5970:) 5908:: 5892:. 5781:: 5691:. 5661:. 5636:. 5611:. 5539:. 5527:. 5514:. 5489:. 5456:. 5431:. 5406:. 5381:. 5295:. 5260:. 5235:. 5224:: 5201:. 5150:. 5130:: 5103:. 5097:: 4927:. 4917:. 4907:. 4863:. 4834:. 4730:. 4718:( 4669:. 4615:. 4580:. 4525:. 4489:. 4223:) 4217:( 4212:) 4208:( 4204:. 4190:. 3415:) 3409:( 3404:) 3400:( 3390:· 3383:· 3376:· 3369:· 3342:. 3319:. 2970:) 2964:( 2959:) 2955:( 2945:· 2938:· 2931:· 2924:· 2897:. 2514:. 2500:. 2471:e 2464:t 2457:v 2334:: 2320:: 2283:: 2143:e 2136:t 2129:v 1520:) 1516:( 1382:) 1378:( 1323:e 1316:t 1309:v 34:. 20:)

Index

Constitutional monarchies
crowned republics
Politics series
Monarchy
Heraldic royal crown
Monarch
Monarchism
Divine right of kings
Mandate of Heaven
Royal prerogative
Abdication system
Absolute
Chinese Legalist
Composite
Constitutional
Crowned republic
Diarchy
Dual
Duchy
Grand
Dynastic union
Elective
Emirate
Ethnarch
Federal
Hereditary
Khanate
Non-sovereign
Pentarchy
Personal union

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.