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A federal monarchy, in the strict sense, is a federation of states with a single monarch as overall head of the federation, but retaining different monarchs, or having a non-monarchical system of government, in the various states joined to the federation.
As a term in political science
The term was introduced into English political and historical discourse by Edward Augustus Freeman, in his History of Federal Government (1863). Freeman himself thought a federal monarchy only possible in the abstract.[1]
Federal monarchies
Historically
Historically, the most prominent example of a federal monarchy in the
In the Eastern Hemisphere, an example is the system of government in
of Punjab.The concept played a role in political debates in
Currently
Currently, the term can be applied in the fullest sense to the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.[2] In both, the head of state of the entire federation is selected from among the heads of states (Emir, Sultan or Raja, respectively) who rule the constituent states of the federation.
While not officially declared as such,
Several
List of federal monarchies
There are currently only two countries which qualify as federal monarchies in the sense of this article, where the sovereign of the nation is different from the sovereign of the constituent states.
Federation | Subdivisions | Number of subdivisions | Monarch | Head of government |
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Malaysia | States of Malaysia
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13 states and 3 federal territories | ||
United Arab Emirates | Emirates of the United Arab Emirates | 7 emirates |
See also
- Form of government
- List of monarchies
- Federal republic
References
- ^ Freeman, Edward Augustus (1863). History of Federal Government: From the Foundation of the Achaian League to the Disruption of the United States. Macmillan and Company.
- ^ "Is Malaysia an Islamic state? - The Malaysian Bar". www.malaysianbar.org.my. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ISBN 0-88911-835-3