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| - | # A government with a [[hereditary]] [[head of state]] (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler). | + | A '''monarchy''' (or '''kingdom''', when ruled by a King or Queen) is a form of [[government]] in which [[sovereignty]] is actually or nominally embodied in a single individual (the [[monarch]]). |
| - | #* An [[absolute monarchy]] is a government ruled by one person, termed a [[monarch]] and bearing a title based on their position. | + | |
| - | #* A [[constitutional monarchy]] is ruled by a Parliament or other representative body and has a monarch as a figurehead with little or no real power. | + | |
| - | ==History== | + | |
| - | [[Tribal kingship]] is often connected to [[sacred king|sacral]] functions, so that the king acts as a priest, or is considered of [[imperial cult|divine ancestry]]. The sacral function of kingship was transformed into the notion of "[[divine right of kings]]" in the Christian Middle Ages, while the [[Chinese emperor|Chinese]], [[Japanese emperor|Japanese]] and [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepalese]] monarchs continued to be considered [[List of people who have been considered deities|living gods]] into the modern period. | + | |
| - | The system of monarchy since antiquity has contrasted with forms of [[parliamentarianism]], where executive power is wielded by assemblies of free citizens. In antiquity, monarchies were [[Abolished monarchy|abolished]] in favour of such assemblies in [[Ancient Rome]] ([[Roman Republic]], 509 BC), [[Ancient Athens]] ([[Athenian democracy]], 500 BC). | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | *[[Abolished monarchy]] | |
| - | In [[Germanic antiquity]], [[Germanic king|kingship]] was primarily a sacral function, and the king was elected from among eligible members of royal families by the [[thing (assembly)|thing]]. | + | *[[Archontology]] |
| - | Such ancient "parliamentarism" declined during the European Middle Ages, but it survived in forms of regional assemblies, such as the [[Icelandic Commonwealth]], the Swiss [[Landsgemeinde]] and later [[Tagsatzung]], and the High Medieval [[Medieval commune|communal movement]] linked to the rise of medieval [[town privileges]]. | + | *[[Family as a model for the state]] |
| - | The modern resurgence of parliamentarism and anti-monarchism begins with the overthrow of the [[English monarchy]] by the [[Parliament of England]] in 1649, followed by [[American Revolution]] of 1776 and the [[French Revolution]] of 1792. | + | *[[Family dictatorship]] |
| - | Much of 19th century politics was characterized by the division between anti-monarchist [[Radicalism (historical)|Radicalism]] and monarchist [[Conservativism]]. Many monarchies were abolished in the 20th century, especially in the wake of either [[World War I]] or [[World War II]]. | + | *[[Federal monarchy]] |
| + | *[[King of Kings]] | ||
| + | *[[Maharaja]] | ||
| + | *[[Monarch]] | ||
| + | *[[Monarchy in Ancient India]] | ||
| + | *[[Order of succession]] | ||
| + | *[[Personal union]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal and noble ranks]] | ||
| + | *[[List of current monarchs]] | ||
| + | *[[List of living former sovereign monarchs]] | ||
| + | *[[List of monarchies]] | ||
| + | *[[List of monarchs by nickname]] | ||
| + | *[[List of subnational monarchs]] | ||
| + | *[[List of usurpers]] | ||
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A monarchy (or kingdom, when ruled by a King or Queen) is a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in a single individual (the monarch).
See also
- Abolished monarchy
- Archontology
- Family as a model for the state
- Family dictatorship
- Federal monarchy
- King of Kings
- Maharaja
- Monarch
- Monarchy in Ancient India
- Order of succession
- Personal union
- Royal and noble ranks
- List of current monarchs
- List of living former sovereign monarchs
- List of monarchies
- List of monarchs by nickname
- List of subnational monarchs
- List of usurpers
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