Where a monarchy is not hereditary, but relies on election, the reigning monarch may try to influence the succession by the designation of a preferred...

with it possible that the monarchy in each of the states is a separate institution, equal in status to each other. The monarchy is therefore no longer an...

State (Danish: Helstaten, German: Gesammtstaat) was a Danish political designation for the monarchical state formation of Denmark, Schleswig, Holstein,...

The monarchy of Barbados was a system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign and head of state of Barbados from 1966 to 2021. Barbados...

The monarchy of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy whose role and position are governed by the Constitution of the Netherlands. Roughly a third...

The monarchy of Canada forms the core of each Canadian provincial jurisdiction's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the...

state in the world who holds the title of Emperor. Most constitutional monarchies formally vest executive power in the reigning monarch in their capacity...

ทหารรักษาพระองค์; RTGS: Thahan Raksa Phra Ong) is a ceremonial designation given by the Monarchy of Thailand to the various units within the Royal Thai Armed...

Swedish: Konungariket Finland; 1918–1919) was a failed attempt to establish a monarchy in Finland in the aftermath of the Finnish Declaration of Independence...

during Classical Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages was a significant monarchy in the Caucasus, either as an independent state or as a dependent of larger...

dynasty and the Early Ly dynasty, the most popular and common Vietnamese designation for ruler, vua 𪼀 (lit. sovereign, chieftain), according to Liam C. Kelley...

an overseas empire. Europeans began applying the designation of "empire" to non-European monarchies, such as the Qing Empire and the Mughal Empire, as...

Australia is a constitutional monarchy whose Sovereign also serves as Monarch of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and eleven other former dependencies...

from the 15th up to the 18th centuries. In the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the same term (German: Ruthenen) was employed up to 1918 as an official...

complete independence from the Ottomans in 1908 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1946, Bulgarian monarchs once more used the title tsar, though this...

and must be designated within a year of the Emir's accession. This designation is given effect by a combination of the Emir's nomination, and its approval...

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The Sultanate of Maldive Islands was an Islamic monarchy that controlled the Maldives for 815 years (1153–1968), with one interruption from 1953–1954....

combined to become người Việt Nam (Vietnamese people). However, this designation was for the Vietnamese themselves and not for the whole country. The...

By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in Quebec as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy...

Australia Acts of 1986. Australia is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy comprising six states and ten territories: the states of New South Wales...

reduced to two and a half years after pleading guilty to defaming the monarchy. One week later, her brothers Maj. Natthapol Suwadee, Narong Suwadee and...

medieval principalities, to heads of state of modern Serbia. The Serbian monarchy dates back to the Early Middle Ages. The Serbian royal titles used include...

Republic was established, thus bringing an end to the German and Prussian monarchy. Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, is the current head of the formerly...

Most of these are heads of state of constitutional monarchies; kings ruling over absolute monarchies are the King of Saudi Arabia, the King of Bahrain...

hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either...

The designation His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS; French: Navire canadien de Sa Majesté [NCSM]), is applied as a prefix to surface ships in the Royal...

third-most spoken native language. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The UK has three distinct jurisdictions; England...

By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in Ontario as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy...

Spanish throne Succession to the Swedish throne Designation of successor by reigning ruler Elective monarchy Imperial election in the Holy Roman Empire "Royal...