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The importance and position of the monarchy within Dutch society has changed over time, together with changes in the constitutional position of the monarchy. The monarchy of the Netherlands was established in 1815 as a reaction to the decline and eventual fall of the Dutch Republic.
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of 24 August 1815 (Dutch: Grondwet voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden van 24 augustus 1815) is one of two fundamental documents governing the Kingdom of the Netherlands [1] as well as the fundamental law of the Netherlands proper (the territory of the Kingdom mainly situated in Europe).
A constitutional monarchy, the country is organised as a decentralised unitary state. [1] The Netherlands can be described as a consociational state. [2] Dutch politics and governance are characterised by a common striving for broad consensus on important issues, within both of the political community and society as a whole. [1]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkrɛiɡ dɛr ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)] ⓘ; [h], West Frisian: Keninkryk fan Nederlân, Papiamento: Reino Hulandes), commonly known simply as the Netherlands, [i] is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state.
The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815 and a parliamentary democracy since 1848. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state . Dutch politics and governance are characterised by an effort to achieve broad consensus on important issues.
In the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the monarchy of the Netherlands is a constitutional office and is controlled by the Constitution of the Netherlands. A distinction is made between members of the royal family and members of the royal house. [1] The royal house and family is the Orange-Nassau family. [2]
Japan, considered a constitutional monarchy under the Imperial House of Japan, is traditionally said to have originated with the mythical Emperor Jimmu. The first verifiable historiographical evidence begins with Emperor Kinmei in the 6th century. It is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. [3]
However, this model of constitutional monarchy was discredited and abolished following Germany's defeat in the First World War. Later, Fascist Italy could also be considered a constitutional monarchy, in that there was a king as the titular head of state while actual power was held by Benito Mussolini under a constitution. This eventually ...