I’m making a fantasy novel. In this one there is a monarchy system, where 4 families rule in turns. After the current monarch dies, the next family in the circle most present an heir from their family to ruse the nation until they die and then the next family takes the throne.

What would you call this government model? Oligarchic monarchy? Poli-Monarchy? Help me with some suggestions. I’m also not sure if this has happened in the history, I can’t find anything about it.

  • vis4valentine@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    coming to this arangemen–and maintaining it in perpetuity–must have been an extremely extrordinary set of circumstances.

    It was. I don’t want to spoil my own lore, but this is the solution they found to prevent mutual extermination through civil wars.

    • Melllvar@startrek.website
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      1 year ago

      You may want to read up about the Roman Empire’s experiment with tetrarchy (rule by four emperors), which was in part an attempt to prevent civil wars.