Polished centuries the monarchical system of inheritance of power is arranged, seemingly solid and reliable."God's anointed", if his place no claims, particularly nothing to worry about anything - the scandalous resignation, impeachment and other troubles him (as opposed to the elected head of government or state) will not get any.
Know yourself, seated on a throne before the end of the world, and if you get tired - handed Regal duties with regalia heir and enjoy well-deserved rest!In most cases, so it happens (quite recent example - "resignation" of the Queen of the Netherlands), but there is something called "dynastic crisis", and this phenomenon can uproot the tree at the root of the most powerful and famous monarchy ... What kind of attackwhy such an expression resembling a disappointing medical diagnosis?
dynastic crisis - it is, in a nutshell, the lack of a successor.The one heir to the throne, having become a full king (king, emperor, sultan, etc.), will not suppress the royal dynasty, to which he belongs.But the reasons for which the smooth transfer of power can not take place, a great many, but one in any case, remains immutable - this situation always brings chaos and confusion, and in some cases calls into question the very existence of the state, suddenly left without a supremelord.
How, for example, would have been the fate of the empire of Alexander the Great, if this Macedonian king, who became the master of many lands and peoples, has taken care of a successor before he died on the way back from India?But Alexander suddenly died and his empire disintegrated into several mutually hostile kingdoms, in turn, are also short-lived.Thus, once broke two dynasties: the Macedonian and humble, who succeeded Alexander the crown, and the one of which he became the founder;by him she over.
Here is an example of how the dynastic crisis plunged into confusion the other empires - the British.In 1936, the throne of decorum, according to the rules, joined by King Edward VIII, but he reigned a short time, some 10 months, and then renounced the royal dignity in favor of his younger brother (the father of the current Queen Elizabeth).This was preceded by a huge scandal, since the cause of all was a woman - it is not enough that a foreigner, so also divorced.What a shame for the good old England!To marry her in the rank of King Edward could not but leave it, being a gentleman, did not want to, preferring to give up the throne.
Defining the crisis as a "congenital disease" as an inevitable risk factor inherent in the monarchical system is confirmed not only historical facts, but also the culture - of tales and legends to paintings of artists and works of playwrights.However, this is another, no less interesting topic, full of the most unexpected plots - both tragic and true comedy.
And as long as there is a monarchy until their fate decides Great, terrible (and sometimes funny) dynastic crisis, these subjects will not be exhausted.
