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A monarchy is a government where the head of state is typically a hereditary monarch, often titled king or queen, but can include other ranks like emperors or princes. The definition of monarchy can be complex due to variations, including elected monarchs and constitutional monarchies with limited political power. Historically, monarchies may arise from tribal leadership, royal priesthood, or as a result of usurpation by invading groups.

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Monarchy

A monarchy is a government where the head of state is typically a hereditary monarch, often titled king or queen, but can include other ranks like emperors or princes. The definition of monarchy can be complex due to variations, including elected monarchs and constitutional monarchies with limited political power. Historically, monarchies may arise from tribal leadership, royal priesthood, or as a result of usurpation by invading groups.

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MONARCHY

 A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of


state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary
and includes a royal house.
 In some cases, the monarch is elected. These exceptions make it
difficult to define "monarchy" precisely; the most objective and
comprehensive (albeit circular) definition would seem to be that a
monarchy is a government that calls itself a monarchy.
 The monarch often bears the title king or queen. However,
emperors/empresses, grand dukes/grand duchesses,
princes/princesses and other ranks, are or have been used to
designate monarchs.
 As explained below, the word monarch means 'single ruler', but
cultural and historical considerations would appear to exclude
presidents and other heads of state.
 Historically, the notion of monarchy may emerge under different
circumstances
 . It may grow out of tribal kingship, and royal priesthood and the office
of monarch (kings) becoming typically hereditary, resulting in
successive dynasties or "houses", especially when the leader is wise
and able enough to lead.
 It may also be a consequent emergence after an act of violence is
committed upon local communities by an invading group, which
usurps the communities' rights over traditions.
 The leader of the usurping group often establishes himself as a
monarch.
 A state of monarchy is said to result that reveals the relationships
between resources, communities, monarch and his office. Even in
antiquity, the strict hereditary succession could be tempered by
systems of elective monarchy, where an assembly elects a new
monarch out of a pool of eligible candidates.
 This concept has also been modernized, and constitutional
monarchies where the title of monarch remains mostly ceremonial,
without, or with very limited political power.

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