Usage of "hereditary monarchy"

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Form of government and succession of power in which the throne passes from one member of a royal family to another member of the same family.

Related terms

form of government

наследственная монархия

Usage of hereditary monarchy in English

Thailand:Thailand's 2006 military coup pitted plutocracy and hereditary monarchy against each other. 
 The Irish Times 

There is no difficulty in vindicating the principle of a hereditary monarchy. 
 The Life of King Edward VII / with a sketch of the career of Kin... 

The great majority of the nation was firmly attached to hereditary monarchy. 
 The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ... 

It was a kind of hereditary monarchy, said Mexican historian Enrique Krauze. 
 Reuters 

This is to make a mistake about the very nature of hereditary monarchy. 
 The Crimes of England 

I read it, and perceived that it openly advocated hereditary monarchy. 
 Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 05 

The principle of hereditary monarchy secures peaceful succession, but not continuity of policy. 
 Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En... 

But, madam, I am not a believer in hereditary monarchy. 
 The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere 

The government is an hereditary monarchy, and, like so many English stock companies, 'limited.' 
 Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany 

He could not have done better in a hereditary monarchy! 
 Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville 

I meant lucky in terms of the hereditary monarchy. 
 The Secret Crown (2010) 

It's the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world. 
 BBC 

For the first time an hereditary monarchy has received a democratic mandate directly from its subjects. 
 The Irish Times 

They had seen hereditary monarchy abolished and restored. 
 The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ... 

The council of state of the Cisalpine republic determined on restoring hereditary monarchy in favour of Napoleon. 
 History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 

Matthias was then chosen king, in accordance with all the ancient customs of the hereditary monarchy of Bohemia. 
 The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power 