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Within the HRE, those holding the following ranks who were also sovereigns had (enjoyed) what was known as an immediate relationship with the Emperor. Those holding non-sovereign ranks held only a mediate relationship (meaning that the civil hierarchy upwards was mediated by one or more intermediaries between the rank holder and the Emperor).
Kingdom 900–1286 AD Cait: Tribal kingdom 25–871 AD Ce: Tribal kingdom 1st century–900 AD Dal Riada: Dunadd Kingdom 501–878 AD Fortriu: Tribal kingdom 1–850 AD Galloway: Kingdom c. 1000–1234 AD Gododdin: Kingdom 5th–8th centuries AD Mann and Isles: Kingdom 848–1266 AD Moray: Kingdom c. 970–1130 AD Pictland: Kingdom 452–850 ...
Kingdom of Croatia (medieval) (925–1102) Kingdom of England (927–1707; united with Kingdom of Scotland to become Kingdom of Great Britain) Magh Luirg (c. 956 – c. 1585) Kingdom of Sweden (970–1866; became constitutional monarchy) Ma-i (Before AD 971-1339) Sultanate of Egypt (972–1517; became subnational monarchy of the Ottoman Empire)
The term "great power" has only been used in historiography and political science since the Congress of Vienna in 1815. [1]Lord Castlereagh, the British Foreign Secretary, first used the term in its diplomatic context in 1814 in reference to the Treaty of Chaumont.
The Sikh 'Court of Lahore'.. A royal household is the highest-ranking example of patronage.A regent or viceroy may hold court during the minority or absence of the hereditary ruler, and even an elected head of state may develop a court-like entourage of unofficial, personally-chosen advisers and "companions".
The government of the Kingdom of England in the Middle Ages was a monarchy based on the principles of feudalism. The king possessed ultimate executive, legislative, and judicial power. However, some limits to the king's authority had been imposed by the 13th century.
A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance [clarification needed], and usually associated with one or more hereditary titles, the most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch.
This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region. Note: many countries have had multiple dynasties over the course of recorded history. This is not a comprehensively exhaustive list and may require further additions or historical verification.