Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy, or democratic monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in decision making.
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10 Facts About Constitutional monarchy
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Constitutional monarchy monarchies differ from absolute monarchies in that they are bound to exercise powers and authorities within limits prescribed by an established legal framework.
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Oldest constitutional monarchy dating back to ancient times was that of the Hittites.
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Constitutional monarchy occurred briefly in the early years of the French Revolution, but much more widely afterwards.
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Napoleon Bonaparte is considered the first monarch proclaiming himself as an embodiment of the nation, rather than as a divinely appointed ruler; this interpretation of monarchy is germane to continental constitutional monarchies.
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The Constitutional monarchy under this system of government is a powerful political institution.
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Present-day concept of a constitutional monarchy developed in the United Kingdom, where the democratically elected parliaments, and their leader, the prime minister, exercise power, with the monarchs having ceded power and remaining as a titular position.
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However, this model of constitutional monarchy was discredited and abolished following Germany's defeat in the First World War.
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Nowadays a parliamentary democracy that is a constitutional monarchy is considered to differ from one that is a republic only in detail rather than in substance.
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Constitutional monarchy played an influential role in each incident, often acting as mediator between disputing political opponents.
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