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And this is the biggest argument for returning Lazio and Romagna to them.![]()
"Okay gramps, we're putting you back in uniform to relive the glory days" yeah, no
And this is the biggest argument for returning Lazio and Romagna to them.![]()
Except Andorra lack a monarch. Even thought they're a monarchy there's no one the throne, which makes absolutism hard.Andorra! Could probably be easily arranged to happen there.
How could Tsarist Russia survive 20th century with Tsarism intact?
Technically the Papacy counts as absolute.
Options should be:
-extremly backward stae (->Balkans without WWs & communism)
-military dictatorship disguised as monarchy (->White Russia, Spain if Nazis win WW II)
-enlightend dynasty that cared for small folks & supported the transformation from feudal to capitaist economy (Prussia or Russia with early POD)
Except Andorra lack a monarch. Even thought they're a monarchy there's no one the throne, which makes absolutism hard.
Spain could possibly have been a dictatorial monarchy till very recently (or perhaps even still) if Juan Carlos didn't institute his democratic reforms. any objections?-military dictatorship disguised as monarchy (->White Russia, Spain if Nazis win WW II)
Yes, if Juan Carlos was a very different man, Spain would probably be a dictatorship with a monarch. Don't know if it's an Absolute monarchy though, Mussolini's Italy had a monarch but wasn't an Absolute Monarchy. For it to be counted as an Absolute Monarchy, the monarch must be the one in charge, not a puppet of someone else.Spain could possibly have been a dictatorial monarchy till very recently (or perhaps even still) if Juan Carlos didn't institute his democratic reforms. any objections?
Don't know if it's an Absolute monarchy though, Mussolini's Italy had a monarch but wasn't an Absolute Monarchy. For it to be counted as an Absolute Monarchy, the monarch must be the one in charge, not a puppet of someone else.
Sarkozy & Juan Carlos are co-princes - absolutism still hard.
I was thinking along the lines of Franco choosing a Royal successor that abided by his absolutist views. But then, I don't know much about the transition to democracy in Spain... so I made it a AHC instead of a WI. Sorry if offense was caused
Yes, if Juan Carlos was a very different man, Spain would probably be a dictatorship with a monarch. Don't know if it's an Absolute monarchy though, Mussolini's Italy had a monarch but wasn't an Absolute Monarchy. For it to be counted as an Absolute Monarchy, the monarch must be the one in charge, not a puppet of someone else.
And neither co-prince has had any power since Andorra adopted a constitution in 1993.
They still have to pay them a yearly tribute in ham, poultry and eggs, though.![]()