Monarchs

A monarch () is a head of state for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch usually exercises the highest authority and power in the state. Usually, a monarch either personally inherits the lawful right to exercise the state's sovereign rights (often referred to as the throne or the crown) or is selected by an established process from a family or cohort eligible to provide the nation's monarch. Alternatively, an individual may proclaim oneself monarch, or even usurp power, as many Ancient Greek tyrants did. If a young child is crowned the monarch, the

thumb|320px|Günther von Schwarzburg, antiking to [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1349, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493]]

Subnational monarchs in Nigeria

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