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Monarchy abolished: William Ernest Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: 9 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: Bernhard III Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen: Duke of Saxe-Meiningen: 10 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: Heinrich XXIV: Principality of Reuss-Greiz: Prince Reuss of Greiz: 10 November 1918: Monarchy ...
Roman tradition held that there were seven kings of Rome who reigned from the city's founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) [2] by Romulus up to the reign of Tarquin. . Archaeological evidence indicates there were kings in Rome; [12] but most scholars do not believe that the traditional narrative is historical, [13] ascribing its characters and details to later literary inv
The abolition of monarchy is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary. The abolition of an absolute monarchy in favour of limited government under a constitutional monarchy is a less radical form of anti- monarchism that has succeeded in some nations that still retain monarchs ...
monarchy abolished 95.6 4.4 91.7 [5] The Gambia: 1965 Gambian republic referendum: 24 November 1965 monarchy retained 65.85 34.15 60.46 Required 2/3 majority. [6] The Gambia: 1970 Gambian republic referendum: April 1970 monarchy abolished 70.45 29.55 90.1 [7] Greece: 1920 Greek referendum: 22 November 1920 monarchy restored - - Constantine I ...
The constitutional history of the Roman Republic began with the revolution that overthrew the monarchy in 509 BC and ended with constitutional reforms that transformed the Republic into what would effectively be the Roman Empire, in 27 BC. The Roman Republic's constitution was a constantly evolving, unwritten set of guidelines and principles ...
King George II went into exile in 1923, then in 1924 he was deposed by a referendum abolishing monarchy; he returned to the throne in 1935 by referendum. King Constantine II was exiled in 1967 and was deposed by a referendum abolishing monarchy in 1973 (both events under dictatorial rule ), during democratic rule the referendum was repeated in ...
BANGKOK (Reuters) -An activist and lawyer made famous for his open calls for reform of Thailand's powerful monarchy was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison for royal insults, a judge said ...
In 1719 the Liechtenstein family finally attained the long-sought rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire and had a crown (or ducal hat, as it is named) made of diamonds, pearls, and rubies. However, as the subsequent princes always resided in Vienna, and until modern times did not even visit their principality, the original princely crown may ...