Constitutional monarchy
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Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a consti
The three constitutional monarchs of the Scandinavian kingdoms of Sweden, Norway and Denmark gathered in November 1917 in Oslo. From left to right: Gustaf V, Haakon VII and Christian X.
A meeting in the Japanese privy council in 1946 led by Hirohito
Monarchy
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A monarchy is a hereditary form of government in which political power is legally passed on to the family members of the monarch, a head of state who rules for life. While monarchs gain their power de
The Weld-Blundell Prism, inscribed with the Sumerian King List
King George III of the United Kingdom, coronation portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1762
King Salman of Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarch.
King Leopold I, an elected founder of the hereditary monarchy of Belgium