Monarchism

Basically what my title says. Since absolute monarchs have unfettered legislative and executive power (among other categories), wouldn't that make them on-par with a dictator? Or just the concept of it, considering monarchies obviously aren't republics.

The Commonwealth Crown (popularly the British Crown) is a composite monarchy of 15 independent, sovereign and UN recognized states:

• the United Kingdom
• Canada
• Commonwealth of Australia
• Jamaica
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Commonwealth of The Bahamas
• New Zealand
• Tuvalu
• Grenada
• St. Lucia
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• Independent State of Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands
• Belize

But there are also several non-sovereign countries, not recognized by the UN. They either have a direct relationship to the Crown or one through one of the Crown’s 15 sovereign jurisdictions. They are

• Isle of Mann
• Bailiwick of Jersey
• Bailiwick of Guernsey
• Cook Islands (pt 2)
• Niue (pt2)

With these countries, the grand total of nations King Charles III reigns over is actually 20!

Isle of Mann The Isle of Mann is an island and Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea. It was ruled by many peoples over the years including the local Celts, Scots, and Norsemen. In 1765, it was purchased by the Crown of Great Britain. Instead of becoming a territory of GB (and later the UK), it stayed separated. It has self governance in the form of Tynwald Court, their parliament, which chooses a cabinet of ministers led by a Chief Minister. The Crown uses the title Lord of Mann here, and is known as the Crown in Right of the Isle of Mann in law. The Lord of Mann is represented by a Lt. Governor. Its international and defense affairs are the responsibility of the UK.

Bailiwick of Jersey Jersey is a Crown Dependency in the English Channel, off the coast of France. In medieval times, it was part of the Duchy of Normandy, an autonomous French duchy created for Rollo, legendary Viking. The Duchy entered a personal union with England when William I conquered the kingdom. Normandy proper was conquered by the French some centuries later but the islands remained in English control. Today, Jersey has self governance: the States Assembly is the island’s parliament. It chooses a chief minister from itself to lead a cabinet of ministers. The civic head is the Bailiff: first citizen, presiding officer of parliament, and chief justice/president of the royal court(justice). The monarch is known as the Duke of Normandy here, no matter gender, and is represented by the Lt. Governor. In law, the Crown is known as the Crown in Right of the Bailiwick of Jersey.

Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernsey has the same history as Jersey, so i’ll skip that part. It is a Crown Dependency in the English Channel next to Jersey. Unlike Jersey, however, the Bailiwick of Guernsey is made up of several islands and 3 sub-jurisdictions. The Bailiwick itself is governed by the States of Guernsey, led by the Bailiff as presiding officer. The Bailiff is also first citizen, head of diplomacy, and chief judge of the island. The monarch, the Duke of Normandy, is represented by the Lt. Governor of Guernsey. The islands of Guernsey, Herm, Lihou and Jethou are governed by the Bailiwick government. The islands of Alderney and Sark are two devolved jurisdictions.

Alderney is governed by the States of Alderney which is led by the President of the States. The States is the executive and legislative body for the island. The island of Sark is more complicated: until 2008, it was a vassal of the Crown with all power resting in the Seigneur/Dame of Sark, a medieval lord. Today, power rests in the Chief Pleas, the island’s assembly. It is led by the President of the Chief Pleas. Other executive officers include: the Seneschal (chief judge, the Prevot (Sheriff of the Court), the Greffier (Clerk), the Treasurer and the Constable.

The bailiwick’s foreign affairs and defense are provided by the UK. It is not part of the UK or France; it is its own country but not one recognized by the UN as a sovereign member nation.

The 3 Crown Dependencies interact with near by nations occasionally like France (since they’re so close to the Channel Islands) and Ireland (since they are all part of the British Irish Council).

I'm wanting to study more about one of the branches of the Imperial House of Brazil: The House of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza.

What do they do for the Brazilian monarchist movement? Do they work hard for the restoration of the monarchy?

Given the death of Dom Antônio de Orléans e Bragança, I felt I needed to know more about the other side. So could you answer me that?

In the past weeks, we have passed several important milestones, both on and off Reddit. /r/monarchism has reached 50.000 members and is now officially part of Reddit's big league. The US election has concluded, turning Donald Trump into the first non-consecutive two-term President since Cleveland, and depending on where they stand, some people actually want to make Joe Biden or Donald Trump the King of America. Yours truly has announced Roundtable Meetups, a program to help monarchists meet in real life - and we now have almost 100 members and the first meetups are being planned.

After a break necessitated by having two stickies, let's start the weekend with Weekly Discussion number 44.

The question is going to be simple this time:

Would you still prefer monarchy for monarchy's sake if the only option is a monarchy with less desirable (for you) characteristics, or do you prefer all or nothing and for countries to stay republics until they can adopt the kind of monarchy you want?

It can refer to the monarch you want if you're in a country with multiple candidates. It can refer to the type of monarchy and the amount of power. If you are a German absolute monarchist who supports the Hohenzollerns, would you settle for a Habsburg ceremonial monarchy because it's at least something, or would you prefer Germany to stay a republic if only this is the option? If you are an American monarchist, would you accept monarchy if it is under a former President that you did not vote for?

P.S.: Feel free to fill out how you voted or would have voted in the US election in the last WD's survey!

Banned outright when trying form a discussion with these people (I posted a sentence). This is so stupid, how do they see this as a good thing? I was trying to make them less of an echo chamber.

I'm wondering if there are cool titles for a monarch just like the king of Bhutan's?

Hope it's not a repost

Let’s use my country, the United States as a prime example for this question. How would you decide who would be royal/imperial family? How do you decide who would be the first monarch? How would you get the ball rolling so to speak? Genuinely curious about it.

“Here is the Tower of London built almost 960 years ago by William the Conqueror. It used to house the Crown Jewels until recently. Monarchy in Great Britain had over a 1000 years of history until it was abolished.”

“Why was the Monarchy abolished?”

“We wanted to save money”

“So you ended 1000 years of your history because it was cheaper?”

“Yes”

“What happened to the Crown Jewels?”

“Broken up and given back to the countries they were from and then sold by those countries where they were then bought by the Saudi Monarchy and are now in their private collection.”