Absolute monarchy
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Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority. Throughout histor
Louis XIV of France
King Frederick II of Prussia, "the Great"
Photograph of Tsar Alexander II, 1878–81
الصورة الرسمية لخادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود
Head of state
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A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state. The name given to the office of head of state depends on the country's form of government and any separation of powers; the powers of the of
Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava is the seat of the president of Slovakia.
King Harald V of Norway
Charles de Gaulle, President and head of state of the French Fifth Republic (1959–1969)
George Washington, the first president of the United States, set the precedent for an executive head of state in republican systems of government.