Sovereign
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Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French souverain, which is ultimately derived from the Latin superānus, meaning 'abo
Queen Elizabeth II was the sovereign of 32 independent realms over the course of her reign, with her role in each realm separate and legally distinct.
Pope
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The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope wa
Sovereign
…Denmark Prince Albert II, Prince of Monaco Co-Prince Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat, Co-Prince of Andorra Grand Duke Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Pope Leo XIV, sovereign of the Vatican City State In some settings the use of the words Sovereign lady (sometimes with a capital L in lady) have been used…
Gregory the Great (c. 540–604), in a painting by Carlo Saraceni, c. 1610, Rome
As part of the Catholic Reformation, Pope Paul III (1534–1549) initiated the Council of Trent (1545–1563), which established the triumph of the papacy over those who sought to reconcile with Protestants or oppose papal claims.
A fresco of Eliakim in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
The Delivery of the Keys, by Pietro Perugino, 1481