Appointment by the current monarch is another system, used in Jordan.
They were well aware that the natural secular order of things was rule by the monarch.
All land and property in the country can be taken or given away by the monarch at any time for any reason.
They are next mentioned as administered by Danish monarchs in 873.
It was used as a prison for persons of rank during the 17th century, and saw few visits by the monarch.
Seville has been given titles by Spanish monarchs and heads of state throughout its history.
The procedure usually begins with the nomination of the "Informateur" by the monarch.
At the time, the vast majority of European states were monarchies, with political power held either by the monarch or the aristocracy.
Football featured in similar attempts by monarchs to ban recreational sport across Europe.
It has been drunk by several British monarchs.