Absolute monarchy (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Absolute monarchy" in English language version.

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David Fraser, Frederick the Great: King of Prussia (2001) online
Tartter, Jean R. (1986). "Government and politics". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco, a country study. Area Handbook. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 246–247. OCLC 12749718. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
Cavendish, Marshall (2007). World and Its Peoples: the Arabian Peninsula. Marshall Cavendish. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7614-7571-2.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"Liechtenstein prince wins powers". BBC News. 2003-03-16. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
"Pope alters voting for successor" . BBC News. 26 June 2007.

bbc.co.uk

"Qatar elections to be held in 2013 - Emir". BBC News. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies". BBC News. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
"'God chose this day' – Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis". www.bbc.com. 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Harris, Nathanial (2009). Systems of Government Monarchy. Evans Brothers. ISBN 978-0-237-53932-0.
Konnert, Mark (23 August 2008). Early Modern Europe: The Age of Religious War, 1559-1715. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-0004-1.
Wilson, Peter (November 2002). Absolutism in Central Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-74805-1.
Choi, Sang-hun (27 October 2017). Interior Space and Furniture of Joseon Upper-class Houses. Ewha Womans University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9788973007202. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Google Books. Joseon was an absolute monarchy
Holberg, Ludvig (2 April 2024). Ludvig Holberg's memoirs: An eighteenth century Danish contribution to international understanding. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-59508-8.
Lieven, Dominic (2021). "The Russian Empire (1453–1917)". In Bang, Peter Fibiger; Bayly, Christopher Alan; Scheidel, Walter (eds.). The Oxford World History of Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 965. ISBN 978-0-19-753276-8.
Planert, Ute; Retallack, James, eds. (2017). Decades of Reconstruction. Cambridge University Press. p. 331. ISBN 9781107165748. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
Nyrop, Richard F (2008). Area Handbook for the Persian Gulf States. Wildside Press LLC. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-4344-6210-7.

cia.gov (Global: 133^rd place; English: 275^th place)

"Holy See (Vatican City)". CIA—The World Factbook. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

coe.int (Global: 777^th place; English: 802^nd place)

venice.coe.int

Henrik Zahle; Pieter Van Dijk; Jean-Claude Scholsem (16 December 2002). "On the amendments to the constitution of Liechtenstein proposed by the Princely House of Liechtenstein". venice.coe.int. Strasbourg: Venice Commission. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

cornellcollege.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

symposium.cornellcollege.edu

Domat, Jean (18 April 2009). "On Defense of Absolute Monarchy". Cornell College Student Symposium. Mount Vernon, IA: Cornell College. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

danskekonger.dk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Kongeloven af 1665" (in Danish). Danske konger. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Beik, William (2005). "The Absolutism of Louis XIV as Social Collaboration". Past & Present. pp. 195–224. doi:10.1093/pastj/gti019.
Inata, Kana (2025). "3. Measuring the Powers of Monarchs". Monarchies in the Contemporary World: Born to Rule or Bound to Fade?. Oxford University Press. pp. 43–134. doi:10.1093/9780198967132.003.0003. ISBN 978-0-19-896711-8.
Burgess, Glenn (1992). "The Divine Right of Kings Reconsidered". The English Historical Review. 107 (425): 837–861. doi:10.1093/ehr/CVII.CCCCXXV.837. JSTOR 574219.
A partial English translation of the law can be found in
Ekman, Ernst (1957). "The Danish Royal Law of 1665". The Journal of Modern History. 29 (2): 102–107. doi:10.1086/237987. S2CID 145652129.
Tusalem, Rollin F. (16 September 2021). "Bringing the legislature back in: Examining the structural effects of national legislatures on effective democratic governance". Government and Opposition. 58 (2): 291–315. doi:10.1017/gov.2021.32. ISSN 0017-257X. S2CID 240505261.
Walters, Timothy; Barwind, Jack A. (January 2004). "Media and Modernity in the United Arab Emirates: Searching for the Beat of a Different Drummer". Free Speech Yearbook. 41 (1): 151–163. doi:10.1080/08997225.2004.10556311. S2CID 108530356. Seven absolute monarchs exercise political power over a federation established in 1971.
Coppedge, Michael (2021), V-Dem Dataset 2021, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, doi:10.23696/VDEMDS21, retrieved 2025-07-31

eiu.com (Global: 5,676^th place; English: 7,057^th place)

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The Economist Intelligence Unit. "The Economist Democracy Index 2010" (PDF). The Economist. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

freedomhouse.org (Global: 2,395^th place; English: 2,068^th place)

"Oman: Freedom in the World 2020 Country Report".

history.com (Global: 852^nd place; English: 715^th place)

"Louis XIV". HISTORY. Retrieved 2018-10-05.

jhu.edu (Global: 560^th place; English: 313^th place)

muse.jhu.edu

"Project MUSE -- Verification required!". muse.jhu.edu.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; English: 15^th place)

Burgess, Glenn (1992). "The Divine Right of Kings Reconsidered". The English Historical Review. 107 (425): 837–861. doi:10.1093/ehr/CVII.CCCCXXV.837. JSTOR 574219.

parliament.gov.to (Global: low place; English: low place)

Constitution of Tonga Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, s. 61

pmo.gov.bn (Global: low place; English: low place)

Government of Brunei. "Prime Minister". The Royal Ark. Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

Sharma, Gopal (2008-05-29). "Nepal abolishes centuries-old Hindu monarchy". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; English: 8^th place)

api.semanticscholar.org

A partial English translation of the law can be found in
Ekman, Ernst (1957). "The Danish Royal Law of 1665". The Journal of Modern History. 29 (2): 102–107. doi:10.1086/237987. S2CID 145652129.
Tusalem, Rollin F. (16 September 2021). "Bringing the legislature back in: Examining the structural effects of national legislatures on effective democratic governance". Government and Opposition. 58 (2): 291–315. doi:10.1017/gov.2021.32. ISSN 0017-257X. S2CID 240505261.
Walters, Timothy; Barwind, Jack A. (January 2004). "Media and Modernity in the United Arab Emirates: Searching for the Beat of a Different Drummer". Free Speech Yearbook. 41 (1): 151–163. doi:10.1080/08997225.2004.10556311. S2CID 108530356. Seven absolute monarchs exercise political power over a federation established in 1971.

sqcic.gov.om (Global: low place; English: low place)

Sultan Qaboos Centre for Islamic Culture. "About H.M the Sultan". Government of Oman, Diwan of the Royal Court. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

thearabweekly.com (Global: low place; English: 8,043^rd place)

Rafayah, Shakir (29 January 2022). "What role for political parties in Jordan?". Arab Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Osborn, Andrew (17 March 2003). "European prince wins new powers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

v-dem.net (Global: low place; English: 8,247^th place)

Coppedge, Michael (2021), V-Dem Dataset 2021, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, doi:10.23696/VDEMDS21, retrieved 2025-07-31

vatican.va (Global: 184^th place; English: 336^th place)

Benedict XVI (11 June 2007). De aliquibus mutationibus in normis de electione Romani Pontificis Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Latin). Motu proprio. Vatican City: Vatican Publishing House.

vaticanstate.va (Global: 8,246^th place; English: low place)

"Law on citizenship, residence and access" (PDF) (in Italian). Vatican City State. 22 February 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Choi, Sang-hun (27 October 2017). Interior Space and Furniture of Joseon Upper-class Houses. Ewha Womans University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9788973007202. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Google Books. Joseon was an absolute monarchy
"Charles I of England". World History Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
"Kongeloven af 1665" (in Danish). Danske konger. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
Planert, Ute; Retallack, James, eds. (2017). Decades of Reconstruction. Cambridge University Press. p. 331. ISBN 9781107165748. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
Rafayah, Shakir (29 January 2022). "What role for political parties in Jordan?". Arab Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
Sharma, Gopal (2008-05-29). "Nepal abolishes centuries-old Hindu monarchy". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
Constitution of Tonga Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, s. 61
"Liechtenstein prince wins powers". BBC News. 2003-03-16. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
Osborn, Andrew (17 March 2003). "European prince wins new powers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
Henrik Zahle; Pieter Van Dijk; Jean-Claude Scholsem (16 December 2002). "On the amendments to the constitution of Liechtenstein proposed by the Princely House of Liechtenstein". venice.coe.int. Strasbourg: Venice Commission. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
Benedict XVI (11 June 2007). De aliquibus mutationibus in normis de electione Romani Pontificis Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Latin). Motu proprio. Vatican City: Vatican Publishing House.
"Holy See (Vatican City)". CIA—The World Factbook. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
"Law on citizenship, residence and access" (PDF) (in Italian). Vatican City State. 22 February 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
Government of Brunei. "Prime Minister". The Royal Ark. Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
"Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies". BBC News. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
Sultan Qaboos Centre for Islamic Culture. "About H.M the Sultan". Government of Oman, Diwan of the Royal Court. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
"Qatar elections to be held in 2013 - Emir". BBC News. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
The Economist Intelligence Unit. "The Economist Democracy Index 2010" (PDF). The Economist. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
Domat, Jean (18 April 2009). "On Defense of Absolute Monarchy". Cornell College Student Symposium. Mount Vernon, IA: Cornell College. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Tartter, Jean R. (1986). "Government and politics". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco, a country study. Area Handbook. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 246–247. OCLC 12749718. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
Tusalem, Rollin F. (16 September 2021). "Bringing the legislature back in: Examining the structural effects of national legislatures on effective democratic governance". Government and Opposition. 58 (2): 291–315. doi:10.1017/gov.2021.32. ISSN 0017-257X. S2CID 240505261.

worldhistory.org (Global: 2,330^th place; English: 1,976^th place)

"Charles I of England". World History Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

Absolute monarchy (English Wikipedia)

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eiu.com (Global: 5,676th place; English: 7,057th place)

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freedomhouse.org (Global: 2,395th place; English: 2,068th place)

history.com (Global: 852nd place; English: 715th place)

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theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

v-dem.net (Global: low place; English: 8,247th place)

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freedomhouse.org (Global: 2,395^th place; English: 2,068^th place)

history.com (Global: 852^nd place; English: 715^th place)

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