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A composite monarchy (or composite state) is a historical category, introduced by H. G. Koenigsberger in 1975 and popularised by Sir John H. Elliott, that describes early modern states consisting of several countries under one ruler, sometimes designated as a personal union, who governs his territories as if they were separate kingdoms, in ...
The Crown of Aragon (UK: / ˈ ær ə ɡ ən /, US: /-ɡ ɒ n /) was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona and ended as a consequence of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Aug 31, 2023 · composite monarchy (plural composite monarchies) (politics, historical) A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single ruler governed several territories as if they were separate kingdoms, each with its own local traditions and legal structures.
composite monarchy Helmut Georg Koenigsberger FBA (24 October 1918 – 8 March 2014) was a German-born British historian and academic. He was Professor of History at King's College London from 1973 to 1984 and head of its history department.
- Helmut Georg Koenigsberger, 24 October 1918
- Hilary George Kingsley
- 8 March 2014 (aged 95)
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Jan 23, 2018 · A: Composite monarchy refers to a form of government in which a single ruler governs over multiple, disparate political entities, each with its own laws, customs, and institutions. Composite monarchy strained the relationship between rulers and ruled, as it often required the mediation of complex and competing interests.
ABSTRACT. All multiple kingdoms are composite monarchies, but not all composite monarchies are multiple kingdoms. The confusion between the two seems to have been perpetrated by James VI and I, in his speech to the English Parliament in 1607.
'The Crisis of Composite Monarchy', Divided Kingdom: Ireland 1630-1800, Oxford History of Early Modern Europe (Oxford, 2008; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Sept. 2008), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543472.003.0002, accessed 29 Feb. 2024.