coregency
Two monarchs reigning
A coregency is joint rule by two or more people, typically monarchs who share power simultaneously.
The arrangement often occurs when an aging ruler elevates an heir to share the throne, ensuring smooth succession: The pharaoh established a coregency with his son.
Coregencies appear throughout history in ancient Egypt, medieval Europe, and other monarchical systems.
Rule by two equals
- duumvirateShared rule by two
- co-rulersSimultaneous joint monarchs
- co-emperorsJoint imperial rulers
- triumvirateThree-person ruling body
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- sovereignSupreme in power
royalty · monarch · king · queen · prince · princess · coronation · succession
Earth-centered astronomical system
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- CarolingianFrankish royal dynasty
- MerovingianEarly medieval Frankish rulers
- pharaonicRelating to Egyptian monarchs
Ottoman · Habsburg · Mughal · medieval · dynastic succession · imperial · ancient Egypt · Roman Empire
Organizational oversight and control
- statecraftArt of government
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
council · advisors · court · decree · mandate · legitimacy · dominion · executive
diarchy
Rule by two equals
- duumvirateShared rule by two
- co-rulersSimultaneous joint monarchs
- co-emperorsJoint imperial rulers
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
sovereign · royalty · monarch · king · queen · prince · princess · coronation · succession · heir
Ptolemaic
Earth-centered astronomical system
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- CarolingianFrankish royal dynasty
- MerovingianEarly medieval Frankish rulers
pharaonic · Ottoman · Habsburg · Mughal · medieval · dynastic succession · imperial · ancient Egypt · Roman Empire · heir apparent
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- statecraftArt of government
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
stewardship · council · advisors · court · decree · mandate · legitimacy · dominion · executive · cabinet
coregencyautocracy
Rule by one
monocracy · one-man rule · absolute monarchy · monarchy · dictatorship
coregencyabsolute rule
Unrestricted governmental power
despotism · tyranny · dictatorship · absolutism · centralized authority
region, reign, regal, regime, regent, regency, interregnum, regnant