In early 1917 the Romanov Dynasty had 65 members‚ 18 of whom were killed by the Bolsheviks. The remaining 47 members were exiled abroad."[3] In 1924‚ Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich‚ the direct male-line patrilineal descendant of Alexander II of Russia‚ claimed the headship of the defunct Imperial House of Russia. Since 1991‚ the succession to the former Russian throne has been disputed over validity of marriages. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia claims to hold the title of Empress in pretense
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knowing that there would be no possibility for the Bourbon dynasty to get power in Napoleon’s rule. However‚ no one knew what giving such amount of power to one man could cause. During Napoleon’s reign‚ goals of the French Revolution were both lost and achieved. To begin with‚ Napoleon’s rule was absolute monarchy. One of the main goals of the French Revolution was to destroy the monarchy‚ which the Bourbon dynasty continued over years‚ and establish a true democracy. French
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For decades‚ we often heard‚ in print and broadcast media‚ outcries banning political dynasty in local and national level political posts and calling for national legislators to enact an enabling law espousing the critical issue which many assert “detrimental to nation’s progress and a blight of democracy”. The term is also known as oligarchy‚ an equivalent term in political science and is coined to describe a practice‚ or even a tradition referring to family members or people within the same bloodline
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Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. When she became queen in 1558‚ she was twenty-five years old‚ a survivor of scandal and danger‚ and considered illegitimate by most Europeans. She inherited a bankrupt nation‚ torn by religious discord‚ a weakened pawn between the great powers of France and Spain. She was only the third queen to rule England in her own right. Elizabeth Tudor was born on 7 September 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the daughter of
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Dynasties of China population consist majorly of the working class. The patriarchal Chow Dynasty had over thrown the matriarchal Shang’s and male rule became hereditary. The patriarch’s decision was absolute although class and families owned property in common. “Serfs were taxed as property‚ so many emancipated because of major tax assessments between 600 and 400 B.C.E” (68). Those who emancipated were left to fend for themselves causing many to turn to the state for help. In 500 B.C.E priest encouraged
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Jida Mascardo INTRODUCTION Political dynasties in the Philippine Politics in the Philippines has been under the control of a few notable families. It is normal for a politician ’s son‚ wife‚ brother‚ or other kinsman‚ to run for the same or other government office. The term coined by Filipinos to describe this practice is "Political dynasty"‚ the equivalent of anoligarchy in political science. One can trace its roots from the Spanish colonial
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BOOK REVIEW THE RULE MAKERS HOW THE WEALTHY AND WELL BORN DOMINATE CONGRESS The congress or the House of Representatives and the Senate or the upper house are the two components of the legislative branch of the Philippine government. They are meant to pass bills‚ create laws‚ and approve budgets that benefit their constituents and the nation as a whole. In theory‚ this is the ideal upon which they were built‚ they would legislate for the people to best serve them and to ensure the
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originally written for princes and rulers is a book written with monarchies in mind‚ describing how to rule in all different varieties of monarchies; from dynasties to newly developing monarchies. This book also goes into great detail of how to maintain existing monarchies or how to conquer and keep them under your rule. Older monarchies or dynasties are tougher to conquer and keep because if you cannot win the hearts of the people they will rebel to restore power to their beloved leader they watched
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correctly? I think it doesn’t. We know for a fact that independent is arising yet we must know how to utilize and manage it. If Rizal continues to write a literary works‚ he would probably write about the political dynasties because it is really happening in our country. Political dynasties have long been present in democracies especially in our country‚ raising concerns that inequality in the distribution of political power may reflect
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opportunity to choose our country’s leaders in a marvel called ‘election’. But in a country where officials use their position for graft and corruption and enjoy a monopoly of political power to the disadvantage of rival leaders called “political dynasty”. Some of them even resort to unfair if not illegal means to keep their political rivals out of office: corruption‚ fraud‚ violence‚ vote-buying and intimidation. Graft and corruption in the Philippines has long been a topic of concern for those
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