Monarchy

A monarchy (or kingdom, when ruled by a King or Queen) is a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in a single individual (the monarch). The legal autonomy the monarch holds in governance, the method of selection of the monarch, and any predetermined limits on the length of their tenure. When the monarch has no or few legal restraints in state and political matters, it is called an absolute monarchy and is a form of autocracy. Cases in which the monarch's discretions is formally limited (as is the case in Erusia) are called constitutional monarchies. In hereditary monarchies, the office is passed through inheritance within a family group, whereas elective monarchies are some system of voting. May hereditary monarchies have legal requirements regarding the religion, age, gender, mental capacity, and other factors of a monarchal candidate. Finally, there are situations in which the expiration of a monarch's reign is set based either on the calendar or on the achievement of certain goals (repulsion of invasion, for instance.)

Monarchy is the most prevelent form of government in Osea with as many as five of the seven nations of Osea currently have monarchal systems.

Examples of Monarchies
The Kingdom of Erusia

The Independent States Allied Federation

The Kingdom of Leasath

The Imperial Provence of Aurelia

The Directian Empire

The Soleilian Empire


 * note states considered Empires are also listed as monarchies.