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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 ...
A composite monarchy 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 accordance with local ...
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For monarchs concerned with aggrandizement, the creation of composite states looked a natural and easy way forward. New territorial acquisitions meant enhanced prestige and potentially valuable new sources of wealth. They were all the more to be prized if they possessed the additional advantages of contiguity and what was known as "conformity".
Bourbon Spain. The Crown of Aragon ( UK: / ˈærəɡən /, US: /- ɡɒn /) [nb 2] was a composite monarchy [1] 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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- Composite monarchy
- Feudal monarchy subject to pacts
Monarchy is political or sociocultural in nature, and is generally (but not always) associated with hereditary rule. Most monarchs, both historically and in the present day, have been born and brought up within a royal family (whose rule over a period of time is referred to as a dynasty) and trained for future duties.
Présentation. La monarchie est un système politique où l'unité du pouvoir est symbolisée par une seule personne, appelée monarque, elle est définie par un type de gouvernement absolu, mais ce pouvoir est limité par des lois, toutefois une loi martiale permet provisoirement tous les pouvoirs au monarque, qui regroupe les trois pouvoirs ...
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.
