Popular monarchy

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Popular Monarchy is a system of monarchical governance which came into occasional usage in the nineteenth century¹ in which the monarch's title is linked with the people, rather than the state. It was the norm in earlier times, when kings were considered to govern peoples rather than well-defined states; for example, in the Middle Ages, Scottish kings such as Robert the Bruce were known as Kings of the Scots, not as Kings of Scotland.

Contents 1 Examples 2 In contrast 3 See also 3.1 Footnote

Examples

• Belgian monarchs are called King of the Belgians, not King of Belgium.
• King Louis XVI, having previously reigned as King of France, reigned as King of the French during the constitutional monarchy period at the insistence of the French National Assembly.
• The last French king, Louis-Philippe of France was proclaimed King of the French in 1830, not the traditional King of France, the title used by his immediate predecessor, King Charles X of France.
• Greek monarchs from George I were formally known as Kings of the Hellenes, not Kings of Greece.
• Zog I, monarch of Albania from 1928 to 1943, used the style King of the Albanians, rather than King of Albania
• From 1918 until 1929, the monarch of what would become Yugoslavia was known as King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In 1929, Alexandar Karađorđević was proclaimed King of Yugoslavia.

In contrast

• Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland not Queen of the Britons.
• Queen Margrethe II is Queen of Denmark, not Queen of the Danes.
• King Juan Carlos is King of Spain not King of the Spanish.
• Queen Beatrix is Queen of the Netherlands not Queen of the Dutch.

See also

• Revolutions of 1830

Footnote

¹ The form was first used in a constitutional setting in the 1791 Constitution of France, which changed King Louis XVI's title from the traditional form of King of France to King of the French. When his brother returned to the throne as King Louis XVIII of France following the fall of Napoleon, he reverted to the traditional form, King of France.nl:Volksmonarchie