| The monarch reigns, but does not rule the nation per se, acting only with the approval of Parliament. |
| A strong monarch could control the Parlement de Paris but a minor supported by a regent rarely could. |
| A king's day had to be perfectly timed so that the officers serving the monarch knew exactly what they should do, when, and how. |
| A monarch would attempt to arrogate power to himself, as do all the current Middle Eastern kings. |
| The death means the Queen, who acceded to the throne in 1952, becomes the longest-serving monarch in Europe. |
| Fewer than 10 percent of monarch caterpillars make it to adulthood each year. |
