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A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, reigns as head of state for life or until abdication.The extent of the authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic (constitutional monarchy), to fully autocratic (absolute monarchy), and may have representational, executive, legislative, and judicial functions.
Here may also be classed the abbreviated forms for the name of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost; also for the names of the Blessed Virgin, the saints, etc.; likewise abbreviations used in the administration of the Sacraments, mortuary epitaphs, etc. (to which class belong the numerous Catacomb inscriptions); finally some miscellaneous ...
Abbreviation to Imperial Highness is common and accepted. In the German Empire, the other "heir" to the Holy Roman Empire, the Emperor and Empress were also addressed as Imperial and Royal Majesty, as they ruled over both the German Empire and Kingdom of Prussia. Similarly, the Crown Prince of the Empire and Prussia was styled Imperial and ...
[1] The Association for the Journal of Religious History was established in 1959 and published its first issue in 1960. In 2010, the Religious History Association was formed through the amalgamation of the Association for the Journal of Religious History and the Religious History Society (founded in 1998).
Variant forms include the German Fürst and Russian Knyaz (князь) and the feminine form Knyaginya (княгиня). [ b ] Datu in the Visayas and Mindanao which, together with the term Raja ( in the Rajahnate of Cebu and Kingdom of Maynila ) and Lakan (title widely used on the island of Luzon ), are the Filipino equivalents of "sovereign ...
A subnational monarchy is a territory governed by a hereditary leader, but which is subordinate to a higher national government, either monarchical or republican in form. Sultanate of Kelantan (c. 2nd century – present; within Funan , Khmer Empire , Srivijaya , Siam , British Empire , Federation of Malaya , and Malaysia )
Monarchism is the advocacy of the system of monarchy or monarchical rule. [1] A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government independently of any specific monarch, whereas one who supports a particular monarch is a royalist. Conversely, the opposition to monarchical rule is referred to as republicanism. [2] [3] [4]
This category includes articles related to monarchy as an institution, and other aspects of royalty in general and its types, including ruler titles, succession laws and related concepts. Contents Top