A composite monarchy (or composite state) is a historical category, introduced by H. G. Koenigsberger in 1975 and popularised by Sir John H. Elliott, that...
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polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy, the Austrian...
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unified monarch over all the territories of the monarchy, almost like a Composite Monarchy. The Monarchy included the Crown of Castile — with Granada, Navarre...
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Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861) (category Former monarchies of Europe)
others) were held by the Savoys in their own right, hence forming a composite monarchy and a personal union, which was formally referred to as the "States...
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(1867–1918) Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (1926–1932) Commonwealth realms Composite monarchy Real union Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B. (May 2006) [first published...
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Crown of Aragon (category Monarchy of Spain)
The Crown of Aragon (UK: /ˈærəɡən/, US: /-ɡɒn/) was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and...
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formation of the Kingdom of Italy. Although it was an example of composite monarchy, it is a term applied to the polity by historians and was not in contemporary...
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[eta buʁɡiɲɔ̃]; Dutch: Bourgondische Rijk [burˈɣɔndisə ˈrɛik]) was a composite monarchy ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy from the late 14th to the late 15th...
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and the Kingdom of Aragon were united by marriage, resulting in a composite monarchy, the Crown of Aragon. Within the Crown, the Catalan counties merged...
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Angevin Empire (category Former monarchies of Europe)
remaining British Isles. It may be described as an early example of a composite monarchy. The empire was established by Henry II of England, who succeeded...
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a formal overarching structure for the Habsburg Monarchy, that had functioned as a composite monarchy for about three hundred years before. He himself...
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(Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia and Majorca) as separate entities within a composite monarchy and incorporated them into the Crown of Castile, thus abolishing the...
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Austrian Empire (category Former monarchies of Europe)
the lands of the Habsburg monarchy, which had until then been legally separate realms in personal union (a composite monarchy) under Francis and his predecessors...
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Look up composite or compositing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Composite or compositing may refer to: Composite material, a material that is made...
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of Barcelona. After joining with the Kingdom of Aragon to form the composite monarchy of the Crown of Aragon, Barcelona, which continued to be the capital...
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the failed November Uprising. Austria-Hungary (1867–1918) Composite monarchy Dual monarchy England and Wales § History of jurisdiction before 1707 Hilbert...
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A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, reigns as head of state for the rest of their life, or until abdication. The extent...
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Empire (redirect from Imperial monarchy)
whose components are not sovereign". Peter Bang characterizes empire as "composite, layered and anything but uniform in their internal organization of power...
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Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises...
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A federal monarchy is a federation of states with a single monarch as overall head of the federation, but retaining different monarchs, or having a non-monarchical...
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Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other...
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Austrian Empire existed. In these cases the word Austria means the composite monarchy ruled by the dynasty, not the country. A special case was Maria Theresa;...
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structure for the Habsburg Monarchy, which had functioned as a composite monarchy for about 300 years. (Composite states/monarchies were the most common /...
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polisinodial) or System of Councils was the way of organization of the composite monarchy ruled by the Catholic Monarchs and the Spanish Habsburgs, which entrusted...
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Viceroyalty (category Monarchy)
of the traditional and composite Monarchy that maintained the regional laws of each nation integrated into the Spanish Monarchy (and that was even practiced...
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Principality (category Monarchy)
entity ruled by the Catalan Courts (the parliament) as a member of the composite monarchy of the Crown of Aragon, until the defeat of the Habsburgs in the War...
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Personal union (section Monarchies in personal union)
countries, but his efforts failed, leading to the Transvaal Civil War. Composite monarchy Confederation Dual mandate King-Emperor King-Grand Duke Political...
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Duchy of Savoy (category Former monarchies of Europe)
term Savoyard state to indicate this entity, which is an example of composite monarchy where many different and distinct territories are united in a personal...
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Charles V of the House of Habsburg controlled in personal union a composite monarchy inclusive of the Holy Roman Empire stretching from Germany to Northern...
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study". He is also credited with developing the idea of "composite monarchy" (or "composite state"). In 1961, Koenigsberger married Dorothy M. Romano...
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