composite monarchy

noun

Etymology

Coined in 1975 by German-born British historian Helmut Koenigsberger and popularised by Sir John Huxtable Elliott.

Definitions

  1. A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single…

    A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single ruler governed several territories as if they were separate kingdoms, each with its own local traditions and legal structures.

The neighborhood

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