MONARCHY

• The word monarch comes from the Greek word monos "one/singular", and archon
"leader/ruler/chief”.

• What is a monarchy?
-Undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person.
-Forms of monarchy: level of legal autonomy the monarch holds in governance, the
method of selection of the monarch and any predetermined limits on the length of
their tenure.

CHARACTERISTICS
• Monarchies are associated with political or sociocultural hereditary rule.
• Dynasty
• Self-proclaimed monarchy

History
-According to the history the monarchy government started in prehistoric times when
people were living in large family groups or tribes. These people became natural
leaders of their group. They passed down their knowledge and skills to the next
generation.

-So knowledge, which also meant power, was passed down within families. Later on,
when the hunter and gatherer societies turned to farming and settled down, land,
which also meant power and wealth, was added to the assets of leadership.

-Over time this concept of leadership became formalized, titles and rules for the
succession were invented.

• POWER IN MONARCHY
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY: the monarch rules as an autocrat, with absolute power over
the state and government.

• CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY: the monarch is subject to a constitution. The monarch

serves as a ceremonial figurehead symbol of national unity and state continuity. The
monarch is nominally sovereign but the electorate, through their
parliament/legislature, exercise usually limited political sovereignty.

TITLES OF MONARCHY
• King
• Queen
• Prince or princess
• Emperor or empress
• Duke, grand duke or duchess
• Caliph
• Sultan
• Emir
• Sheikh
• Khan or Khagan

• Monarchs also are distinguished by styles, such as "Majesty", "Royal Highness" or "By
the Grace of God".
• ARISTOCRACY