Popular monarchy Totally Explained

Everything about Popular Monarchy totally explained

Popular Monarchy is a system of monarchical governance in which the monarch's title is linked with the people rather than a unitary state. It was the norm in some places (such as Scotland) from the Middle Ages, and was occasionally used in 19th- and 20th-century Europe, often reflecting the results of a popular revolution.

Examples

Country	Title	Notes
Byzantine Empire	King of the Romans	One of the Emperor's titles
Kingdom of Croatia	King of the Croats	Kralj Hrvata in Croatian, Rex Chroatorum in Mediaeval Latin, which was later extended to King of the Croats and the Dalmatians (Kralj Hrvata i Dalmatinaca or Rex Chroatorum Dalmatarumque)
Kingdom of Portugal	King of the Portuguese	The first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, used the style King of the Portuguese («Rex Portugalensium»), to remember that he was elected on the battlefield, after the battle of Ourique (1139), by his fellows and subjects; their descendants, instead, used the style of King of Portugal («Rex Portugaliae» or later in Portuguese: «Rei de Portugal»).
Kingdom of France	King of the French	Used by Louis XVI from 1791 to 1792, and by Louis-Philippe of France from 1830 until 1848.
French Empire	Emperor of the French	Used by Napoleon I, Napoleon II (However briefly and ceremonially), and Napoleon III during their various reigns
Kingdom of Greece	King of the Hellenes	Used from 1863 to the monarchy's abolition in 1967.
German Empire	German Emperor	Used from 1871 until 1918.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia	King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes	Used from 1918 to 1929, when the title was changed to King of Yugoslavia.
Albanian Kingdom	King of the Albanians	Used by Zog I, the one ruler of the Kingdom of Albania, from 1928 to 1943.
Kingdom of Romania	King of the Romanians	Used from 1881 until 1947.
Kingdom of Scotland	King of Scots	This usage became less common after James VI of Scots inherited the throne of England, and called himself King of Great Britain. The Act of Union 1707 abolished the Scottish throne as an independent entity.
Kingdom of Belgium	King of the Belgians	Only popular monarchy currently in existence.

Further Information

Get more info on 'Popular Monarchy'.

External Link Exchanges

Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:

<a href="http://popular_monarchy.totallyexplained.com">Popular monarchy Totally Explained</a>

Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned.