Such a system of state power, is the oldest on the planet.Countries with a monarchical form of government have always existed.Signs of the monarchy began to emerge as early as the oldest political formation of planets existing in Mesopotamia.They could be particularly characteristic features, but their essence is reduced to a single.Ancient Egypt, China, Mesopotamia and the state of the Inca Empire - all countries with a monarchical form of government.The same applies to the vast majority of medieval states.Except, perhaps, some noble republics: Florence, Venice and Novgorod in Russia in a certain period.However, the system also had many variations in different parts of the world, especially signs.Almost always, the country with the monarchical form of government characterized by the unlimited power of the sovereign.This was especially true of Eastern societies, where the face of the ruler of all his subjects were considered slaves.Every Turkish vizier or a Chinese official at one point could be at the bottom of the system.Conversely, it is known and significant cases of take-off yesterday's slaves because of personal ties with the rulers.In Europe, there was a strict hierarchy.The feudal lords had certain inalienable rights, to protect them from the tyranny of the parent (including the king).At the same time, having no noble origin could hardly be beaten to the upper level of the hierarchy.However, over time the position of some European kings strengthened.
New time
Renaissance and change of feudal society capitalist relations applied severe blow to the absolute rights and claims of kings to rule.Countries with a monarchical form of government in Europe staggered.Educational ideas of Locke, Rousseau, Hobbes and other thinkers greatly undermined the existed earlier idea of the inevitability of obedience to the monarch.The first practical result of the democratization of European minds was the French Revolution.A Bourbon dynasty was the first among the royal families, which lost their legal possession.Later Bourbons fail for a short time to restore its power in France, but the process has already been launched.The second half of the XIX and early XX century became the era of the fall of the royal family: the same Bourbon, Habsburg, Romanov, Hohenzollern.Democratic trends began to reach other continents.Xinhai Revolution put an end to the imperial power in China.
modern world
Somewhere royal control still remains today.However, as a rule, do not keep their position.Countries with the monarchical form of government, see it more as a tribute to tradition, as the royal family is a symbol of the nation.These are Britain, Denmark, Japan.However, the list of modern monarchies may present other examples.This is mainly east of the country where hereditary rulers retained power.For example, in Jordan and Kuwait thriving dual monarchy.Power is divided between the parliament and the monarch.Moreover, the latter is the strongest figure in the political life of the country.In Europe the Spanish King Juan Carlos has powers comparable to the presidential in Russia.
