Monarchy

:For related meanings see also Monarch (disambiguation)

Unusual examples

Sometimes, component members of federal states are monarchies, even though the federal state as a whole is not; for example each of the emirates that form the United Arab Emirates has its own monarch (an emir).

Related Topics:
United Arab Emirates - Emir

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Another unique situation is Malaysia, in which the national king, called the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or Paramount Ruler, is elected for a five year term from and by the nine sultans who are the hereditary rulers of the States of the Malay peninsula.

Related Topics:
Malaysia - Yang di-Pertuan Agong - Sultan - States - Malay peninsula

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In addition to his spiritual role, the Pope is the monarch of the Vatican City. He is elected by (and customarily from among) the College of Cardinals. (Since the Catholic episcopate is celibate, naturally there can be no official hereditary succession to the papal throne.)

Related Topics:
Pope - Vatican City - College of Cardinals

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Andorra has two co-princes, of which one is the Bishop of Urgell in Spain, and the other is the President of France—a unique case where an independent country's monarch is democratically elected by the citizens of another country.

Related Topics:
Andorra - Urgell - President of France

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