Back Monarki konstitusional ACE Grondwetlike monargie Afrikaans Konstitutionelle Monarchie ALS ملكية دستورية Arabic ملكية دستوريه ARZ Monarquía constitucional AST Konstitusiyalı monarxiya Azerbaijani مشروطیت AZB Конституцион монархия Bashkir Канстытуцыйная манархія Byelorussian
Semi-constitutional monarchies
Parliamentary constitutional monarchies
A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy. In a constitutional monarchy, a king or queen is the official head of state. However, their powers are limited by a constitution and they usually do not have much real power, as the legislative branch is the primary governing body. A constitutional monarchy is different than an absolute monarchy because in absolute monarchies, the monarch is able to rule with full power, and is able to change the laws freely.