4 Living Former Monarchs whose Thrones were Abolished
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In the last video we met 6 living former monarchs who chose to retire, hand their thrones to their children and enjoy their golden years. But not all living former monarchs chose to get off the throne, some were pushed off. In the 20th century, 28 national-level monarchies across the world were abolished. Their former sovereigns were downgraded, exiled or even executed. As the majority of these revolutions and coups happened in the first half of the century, few ex monarchs are still alive today. Their children and grandchildren carry on defunct royal dynastic lines and, if they’re lucky, enjoy what’s left of their ancestors’ glory, palaces, and fortunes. Today there are only 4 living former monarchs who lost their thrones when their monarchies were abolished. All of their reigns ended and one began in bloodshed. And one managed to return to his former Kingdom and be democratically elected Prime minister. Let’s meet them!
Jamshid bin Abdullah, Former Sultan of Zanzibar
Simeon II, Former Tsar of Bulgaria
Gyanendra, Former King of Nepal
Fuad II, Former King of Egypt and the Sudan
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Simeon II’s story is just the most fascinating to me. The last man alive to have borne the title of Tsar. Exiled from his land as a boy, he became a successful businessman in Western Europe.
Then communism falls in Bulgaria and Simeon returns. I read that the reason people elected him Prime Minister was that even though he was a former royal, they saw him as an ultimate example of success and integration with Europe, which they wanted to emulate. Under his government, Bulgaria joined NATO and began the process of assent to the European Union. He wasn’t a perfect leader, and he only served one term, but his story is still fascinating. It almost reminds me of the legend of Princess Anastasia, and what may have happened had she actually survived.
Anasstassia went to america and married a black man . the had a daughter named Nikki Minaj who became very rich and popular . another success story.
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@@ahpjlm true story bruh.
sources or didnt happen
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He should have used his time in government to organise a popular referendum to restore the Tsardom.
About 20 yrs ago, I was in a women's chorus that performed songs from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria and Croatia mostly). At that time (1993), Simeon II was in Los Angeles to accept a posthumous award from a very large Jewish temple out here in recognition of the brave work that his father (Boris) had done to save Bulgarian Jews from the Nazi death camps by claiming they were a much needed workforce. My group was invited to sing at the awards presentation and we, being American -- not one us Bulgarian -- were very nervous because we knew that Simeon would know if we sounded authentic or way too much American. I remember that he was very gracious and complimented our singing, saying it reminded him of Sofia (capital of Bulgaria). I still have a photograph of the group standing around Simeon.
Thank you, I don't wish to be mean but let me assure you, you have no plausible way of sounding authentic. Still I thank you for taking the time to learn our songs and even perform them for others.
@@orthodox-mp6hv not really you can sound authentic in any language if you practice enough, learn all the phoenetics and live under them a while. Next to no one does it though...
Sorry I can't help but point out that 1993 was 30 years ago.
Simeon had a sister, Maria Louise who was married to a German prince, Prince Karl von Leningen. After the abolition of the monarchy he disappeared. He died in 1990 having moved to Israel and living quietly on a kibbutz
Your next video could be a short summary of all the abolished monarchies that still have descendants, and what they do these days.
A very good video idea, I think it would be very interesting and quite a diverse list in terms of present activities, as I believe in countries like Romania the royals are still quite respected and live in palaces and do engagements while in places like Greece the would be royals aren't very well liked by the government.
It would be a good video but VERY long, especially when you consider how many of these monarchies have competing claimants (Russia has at least 3, both Two Sicilies and Italy have two, France has 3, etc) Then you'd have to determine the scope of which monarchies are covered--there are so many German monarchies aside from just the Hohenzollerns, for example.
Apparently I went to grad school at the same place where former Greek & Spanish princes went. I remember hearing the Greek kid was obnoxious and was calling himself the prince-in-exile. In the 90s. 😂
@@piratesswoop725 it's better to cover individual houses rather than nations
Here. Watching this grave video.
Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, is a monarch of *the past* who was deposed but not killed or imprisoned. His life was filmed
There was a movie about it but he wasn’t filmed
@@rickyglenn1086yes he was, you can see it on youtube at the Tokyo trial
I know he was but I’m talking about his actual life@@askip9304
He was reportedly ALOT happier being a normie than he was being an "Emperor". It also featured his only lasting marriage.
@@rickyglenn1086 english is not my first language. yes I mean the movie about his life (by Bertolucci).
In german it's "verfilmen"
The sultan of Zanzibar lives in Oman now
“That’s just where he lives.”
Amazing reference
A+ reference! Love that video
Lol
Simeon's story is bizarre. How can you get elected and serve as Prime Minister of a government you believe is illegimate? This is why many former royals won't participate in politics at all (although there are some exceptions, e.g. in Brazil where some members of the Braganza family have accepted the republic).
Accepting a republic can be a good way to get into power and bring back the monarchy. Think of Napoleon III.
@@jasonssavitt5297 Napoleon III was kind of a shit ruler
@@janjan5796Not really. Napoleon III was a good ruler if you just ignore the whole debancle with Prussia and the German empire.
@jasonssavitt5297 Napoleon III didn't accept the republic though. As soon as he became president he began plotting to overthrow the republic (which he had already tried twice, unsuccessfully) and he did succeed a few years later.
Simeon never accepted the communist peoples republic of Bulgaria
He accepted the new constitution and hence how he managed to get back in power legitimately
Can you please make a video on the Royals with disabilities?
I love this idea!! As a woman who lives with endometriosis, chronic migraines, and C-PTSD, I would love to hear more about royals who also have issues. I know Princess Eugenie has scoliosis, and a couple of the Romanov’s and Queen Victoria’s descendants suffered with hemophilia, but I wonder who else had disabilities.
@@SkylarWinninghamKaiser Wilhelm II’s granddaughter, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, had Down’s syndrome. Queen Eugenie of Spain had one deaf son and one who died young from hemophilia.
Yes!!!
Kaiser Wilhelm had a withered arm from a forcep accident during his birth. It is speculated that Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria had bipolar or depression. His suicide set the events in motion that led to WWI.
Lol that be hours long since so much inbreeding going on especially Habsburg's who nearly died out due to so many genetic flaws.
You missed some things about Nepalese monarchy.
The monarch of Nepal was the head of the government in name. Since 1806, the powers of the monarch had been restricted by the prime minister (the position was hereditary & was continuously held by the Jungbahadur Rana family, a family of feudal lords). The rule of the Ranas was of a completely autocratic nature. In 1950, King Tribhuvana tried to change the status quo, which earned the displeasure of the prime minister, who had the king deposed. However the people revolted against the Rana rule, resulting in Tribhuvana becoming a constitutional monarch with the prime minister now being chosen by an elected parliament. Sensing the general chaos in the country, King Mahendra orchestrated a coup in 1957, abolished political parties & instituted a partyless democracy in which he exerted a significant power. King Birendra allowed political parties to be reformed in 1980s & reduced the monarch's power.
The reason why Nepal's king is trying to regain his throne is due to liability to his ancesters. But when it comes to privilege and luxury he has influence and wealth enough for his upcoming generation. So him being king or not won't affect his lifestyle at all.
Agreed!
He has consistently been one of the highest individual taxpayers throughout the years so his wealth is clearly in abundance.
However, in recent years he has been advocating for the reinstatement of specifically राजसंस्था and not राजशासन/ राजतन्त्र which denotes the emphasis on reinstating a constitutional monarchy wherein the King can perform a more ceremonial role
His is secretly a Billionaire. he was a businessman before he became king in 2001-2008.
That prince of Nepal didn't shoot himself after killing his family. Palace guards shot him. He lasted a day and a half as king, mostly on life support in hospital.
When the last king and queen of Nepal were forced out, story is his grandfather's 98 year old former concubine was allowed to stay in the palace.
King Constantine of Greece tried a counter coup after the junta seized power in 1967. In 1973 the junta held a referendum to abolish the monarchy, which passed but wasn't seen as legitimate. Another referendum was held in 1974 after civilian government returned, and it also passed.
Queen ratna is not a concubine she was a proper consort.
Wikipedia says otherwise.
Queen Ratna was sister of Mahendra 's first wife.
Hamro raja Birendra ko family marnu vandani dukha yesko aarop Dipendra lai lagnuma lagcha. Gyanendra Ra Paras le kahilei sukha paune chainan🖕🖕🖕
Neither dipendra killed his family nor Queen Ratna was a concubine she was the second wife of King Mahendra
the dalai lama should count, he is a monarch in the same way the pope is, and tibet was de facto a country until 1959
Holy Jesus this music has me- idk what but it’s beautiful
the title is in the video description
I know it's just classical music, but it's a nice change of pace from all the modern royalty free songs that sound the same to me (not talking about Kevin MacLeod, etc, that guy's awesome)
Weird ol' King Farouk and the Egyptian royal family is a really interesting topic! Actually, just about all the Middle Eastern royal families are so series-worthy, and hardly anyone talks about them ...
Like in many (most) european countries, many of them had roots somewhere else.
Egyptian royal house was of albanian-ottoman origin, the one of Iraq and Jordan is from where is now Saudi Arabia,...
@@amina-pr8xtIn Islam we don't care about race. in Europe skin is everything.
@@ahmadfrhan5265 unfortunately that isn't true
@@amina-pr8xt prove it
@@ahmadfrhan5265 it's not true that you don't care about race/origin in islamic societies. there is an antagonism between nationalism and religion, yes, but in many cases the religious ones are more intolerant/bigoted
There is a Nepalese Hindu right-wing party called Rastriya Prajatantra Party (translated to mean 'National Democratic Party') that supports bringing back the monarchy in Nepal. Certain people within the ruling Indian Hindu right-wing BJP party (which had opposed the abolition of the world's only sovereign Hindu monarchy by Maiost insurgent-turned politicians & the subsequent secularisation of the country) also support bringing back Gyanendra to power.
Of course it was Modi
@@Limegreenedragon No it was Yogi Adityanath who opposed abolition of Nepalese monarchy. King Mahendra, who assumed extensive political power through a coup in 1957 with the support of the army, by dissolving the parliament & suppressing democracy, had made Hinduism the state religion & the laws promulgated by him were exclusively derived from Hindu religious texts. The government was prohibited from executing Brahmins irrespective of their crimes until 1964 when a Madhesi Brahmin pro-democracy activist tried to assassinate the king at Janakpur. Similarly Brahmins & Hindu religious institutions were completely exempted from being taxed by the government. As Gorakhnath is the tutelary deity of the Gorkhas, the Gorakhnath Math of Gorakhpur wielded a large amount of influence in the Gorkha society, so did its mahants who were actively involved in Indian politics (Digvijayanath was a hardliner leader of the Hindu Mahasabha, one of the conspirators in the assassination of Gandhi & was the MP from Gorakhpur in 1967-1970. Avaidyanath was actively involved in the Ram Janmabhumi movement & a 2-time MP from Gorakhpur, first in 1970-1971 & then in 1989-1998). So the secularisation of Nepal in the aftermath of the monarchy's abolition causing loss of the Math's influence in the country is not viewed positively by Yogi Adityanath.
His grandson perhaps. Def not Him or his son.
That's interesting
Tbh as an indian
Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka should fr join our union
They'll each get 2 states (Bhutan will get 1)
Nepal be divided east west while Lanka north south
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Lindsay I don't quite feel like watching right now but you hit the nail on the head for what I want to watch later and the fact that you answered my burning question in the thumbnail is super appreciated. Can't wait to come back and watch later. Thanks :)
Regrading Devyani Rana, she didn't belong to the Indiana royal family or neither was she from a lower cast. In fact she belongs to the same family line as Queen Aishwarya. Her maternal side of of the family belonged to a lower class Indiana royal family according to the queen, due to which she strongly opposed the union.
Great video as ever. Thank you.
I am Nepalese living abroad, our country is in mess there is no employment, richer are getting rich every day and poorer are more poor, we used have one king but now we have so many so called king in the name of democracy,most of us are in abroad doing labour work , it’s not we don’t love our country it’s because there is no means to survive ,so much inflation , and our current politics is mostly influenced by India , I am so scared these so called politicians will sell our country .I feel so bad , but i can’t do anything because we all are busy making our ends meet. Please god save my country. That’s all I can say .
As an Indian , i think Nepal politics is more influenced by China than India and India generates a ton of employment for Nepal .
@@canand696 As a Nepalese I am sure that our puppet government of Nepal is been influenced by Indian Government... Before & Now.
Nepal is being run by China more day by day, and the politicians are Moasist. Smth for some deficiency of a good brain reason the Indian govt. of that time supported even when China didn't support the Maosists.
Back in '89 or '90 an Irish news paper ran a feature called "Kings in the wings" on the former crowned heads (or their successors) of central and eastern Europe following the collapse of the Outer Soviet Empire rating their chances of restoration. I don't remember who came first (could have been Michael of Romania), but I recall Simeon II placing a firm last because his family was seen as a German imposition on Bulgaria. The irony of him being the only member of that club to attain any real power, however brief, has stayed with me since.
Lindsey thanks for always bringing history alive for your subscribers and fans.
Thank you very much for this video. It clarified a lot.
That was surprizingly objective and well informed, compared to many other YT videos.
Didn’t know about the history of Zanzibar. So glad I know now. Am extremely proud of their achievement. Well done 👍
I also didn't know that Freddie Mercury came from there neither! So cool to learn that 😄!
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL I AM SO GLAD I FOUND YOU
The Ranas were the Shahs' rival family who ruled Nepal as defacto rulers for a century. They would've objected because of this and not for her "belonging to a lower caste."
I don't know if you already have and I've just missed it, but if not, would you consider talking about Persian Shahs? There are many. I feel like they aren't talked about much and I would love to know more about them!
Also, thank you for sharing your amazing work here on youtube and in pods! I love how you talk about not just western royals, and not just men.
Much love from a woman in Sweden with Persian roots!
Wonderful video Lindsay. I wish King Constantine had lived long enough to have made this list. He's my favorite former king due to how tirelessly he worked to endure that his fellow Greeks knew he cared about them .m despite spending the majority of his life in exile
I was at school with a kid or grandkids of his, I never met him but was told he was quite obnoxious about being a prince in exile. Hopefully with age, he mellowed out ...
The greeks broke King Constantine‘s Heart when they abolished Monarchy. He was a humble Person. May he RIP 🌈. Καλή ανάπαυση Μεγαλιοτατε 🇬🇷
Veey good ! Thank you !
King Simeon II would have had the same relationship with Queen Victoria that he had with her husband Albert since her mother and his father were sister and brother,
Regarding the Nepalese’ lose canon prince who massacred his own family, when he was a teen, he caused the official Kumari of Patan (a living goddess in a form of a pre-pubescent girl) to be dethroned because she looked old. It was against the living goddess’s will. It is said that a Kumari loses her goddess status when she begins menstruating but Dhana Kumari Bajracharya never menstruation never came until now so her removal was highly controversial, although her long reign was also very unusual. It was also said that due to the royal family’s sin (particularly the loose screw prince) for removing the Kumari, they were going to suffer bad karma and losses. So some people actually believe in the connection to the removal of the official Kumari.
Strange facts:
1. That longest serving Kumari had been predicted to come around as a somewhat lifelong serving Kumari even before she became one. After she became a Kumari, for some reason she never begin menstruating so she remained the official Kumari for 3 decades before she was removed.
2. She began life as a Kumari at age 2! That was her whole life and for all she knew, she’s a goddess.
2. Despite no longer serving as an official Kumari of the city of Patan, since she never start menstruating (unknown if it’s due to health matter or if she used some kind of mental power) she still serves as a Kumari in her district area, albeit from her family home.
3. As a Kumari (living goddess) Dhana Kumari Bajracharya NEVER had her feet touching the ground from the time that she became a goddess. However, their family astrologer predicted that she will finally had to walk on the ground (instead of being carried in a decorated carriage) by 2015. In April 2015, the unfortunate earthquake incident occurred in Nepal thus the prediction came true when she was forced to walk on the ground as a longest living Kumari in the street for the first time ever in her life at age 63, due safety reasons.
4. Before the incident of the royal massacre, the current official Kumari of that time (the one who replaced the older Kumari) had a sudden sorrow “attack” and despite usually not depicting any emotion, she cried. That was the only time that she cried as a Kumari. Then the massacre happened.
That's actually really weird. I'm not religious, but it's things like this that make you wonder about how the universe really works.
Intonation is giving " Number 15. Burger King Foot Lettuce" xd
I think another one that makes it but also doesn’t make it to this list could be the Dalai Lama. He was ousted in the 50’s, and whilst still alive his government is still technically up and running. Furthermore, he stepped down from it, thus making him a monarch of an exiled government ousted from his traditional kingdom in place of annexation by China who abdicated the throne
Amazing video
Wow! Thanks.
Thank you for another wonderful and detailed education on history Lindsay!
Love your content girl! You are so through and enjoyable. Much better than any history channel on tv! Keep up the goid work.
And Simeon is the best. He really showed he cared for his country monarch or not!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good stuff
As an indian and Hindu from Bihar( a neighbouring indian state border with Nepal), i am requesting my fellow Nepalese brother and sister to bring back the monarchy. Although I don't support complete monarchy but instead we can do arrangements like British royals have. Like a guardian of Nepal.
Arey the fact that ab toh britishers bhi hatana chahte hai monarchy..
Qki jitna toh income hoga state iska adha yeh monarch wale le lete hai apna life jeene ke liye..
Monarchy musted come back!!
@@HandleWithLaughter My suggestion is that make presidential position and protocols reserved for royal families. That's it. No extra pension or anything. Just a symbolic head like here we have in India. Our president doesn't have any real power.
As a delhiwala, Nepal should just join India
Bihar se zyada buri haalat ho rakhi hai unki, we can develop them the way we are developing bihar and northeast
Free mai Siliguri corridor widen ho jayega
@@Kokila_Parag_Modi there is already castism in nepal ,joining india under bjp regime will be deadly fusion.
Get lost we don't need a king
Lindsay! Please make a video on your favorite royals of all time!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
5th comment🎉🎉. Anyways I always love your videos and keep creating more❤.
In 1975, while the world was focused on Vietnam, India invaded Sikkim and absorbed it. The Chogyal was forced to flee, along with his American born queen.
Do you know if the last Chogyal is still alive? This was another illegal invasion and annexation by India, just like Goa. 😞😒
The complete annexation was based on referendum, otherwise it was a protectorate of India
@@briju0953 Utter nonsense.
@@TX1961 Do you know what it means . First go and search the meaning of the words he said and call it Utter nonsense .
@@markmh835 Dude are you dumb ? Visit goa and find out that people are Indian here not Portugese 😂
ooh, Zanzibar! Birthplace of Farrokh Bulsara- Freddie Mercury:)
Oh wait you just talked about him! A small correction though: Freddie was in India by that time, having been sent there for school by his parents, who were Indian, so he left from India to England, I believe.
i somehow knew you'll gona mention freddie when you first say zanzibar 😂
I dont know if any descendants call themselves by the monarch title (like the Shah of Iran, King of Greece, etc.), nor do any of the descendants of long lost thrones, like France & Russia. If you look at which ones of these ex-royals attended King Charles's coronation or recent royal weddings, it's interesting to see which ones are still around.
Well, the Crown Prince of Venice runs a food truck somewhere in California…
Some still actively try to have a political influence and keep holding pretentions on the throne. Other just gave up, don't give any fuck anymore and have a life of their own.
@@JustPlainDontAsk I thought that was a meme, well if I'm ever in LA I know where I'm getting lunch.
@@JustPlainDontAsk Venice was a Republic not a monarchy even if their head of atates name translated to Duke
@@pedanticradiator1491 as the grandson of the last king of Italy, the Prince of Venice is a title given to him and not an actual position, just like the Prince of Wales does not actually rule Wales
I feel that it is unfortunate that the kingdoms of India were not discussed much prior to the revolution. There are several famous kingdoms in India that remain hidden from public view, such as the Travancore, Kochi, Calicut and Venad kingdoms. I would appreciate it if you could discuss these kingdoms in detail in your future videos, as most people are not aware of them.
🌟 this was so good #AAA👍
Thank you very much for this very special part of History. A very own and astonishing Biographie would be the Life of former King Michael of Romania.
So both the King and Queen fled the Zanzibar in to the UK 🤔 That I didn’t know 🤔
Very normal for Gyanendra to refuse dethronement since he played a huge role in his family's massacre, all to have that throne.
I mean… allegedly. Unfortunately we will never have proof. There will always be the lingering possibility that the truth will remain buried
I’m so confused by this one. Why did they leave a four year old behind? I feel like that would leave a kid traumatized
Many royal family members witnessed the massacre. And They survived to speak it it the world. Don't spread rumours
Why is so hard to believe that dipendra actually killed his parents?? he was an addict psychopath.
Gyanendra's own wife was shot in the chest. Who in their right mind orchestrates a massacre with their own wife and only son present? You are just repeating the bullsh*t spewed by the commies who came to power later.
Another miss for the list is Otto von Habsburg, who was the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary, and in later life a prominent European politician (including a member of the European Parliament), and died only recently.
Otto died in 2011 is that recent? Plus he was never actually a monarch
… Huh. Was not expecting to see Freddie Mercury here.
Anyway, had Constantine II not died this year (on my birthday, no less), he likely would’ve been featured here too.
Don't Forget ( Now Late ! ) Ex-King Michael I of Romania († December 2017)
I would love you to make more vids on the royal family of nepal
What a time to be alive AND there's still some of it left to get into the real estate and/or beach life before it all gets tossed up
I totally suggest you talk about the Albanian monarchy. It’s pretty interesting and I would love to see you talk about it might not have lots of history, but I would be really happy if you could!! I love your content, even though I have been watching not for long, it’s pretty great :D
A few decades ago there was considerable interest in the former Albanian monarchy here in Australia as the claimant to the throne Leka was married to an Australian woman called Suzanne if I remember correctly but she has since died.
There's a statue of King Zog quite near the centre of the capital, and some people remember (the fact of) Queen Geraldine, whose mother was American.
You should add in the defunct monarchs of France, Germany, China, Laos, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, and Palestine, as well as Korea.
Monarch of Palestine?
Palestine? Do you mean the medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem?
I never knew they would add Freddie Mercury un this video😅
Ages are important to know how old you need to be to retire or what's the oldest age in the human lifetime of retire being in your late 90s as monarchy
You should do a videa about the extinct monarchies' head of house or disputants to the throne of those countries, like Portugal, France, Italy, Russia, Georgia, Greece, Germany, etc.
Many of my Nepalese friends are loyal to the monarchy and wish for it to return. They hate their current government which constantly sucks up to China
As a nepali myself, I don't support the restoration of monarchy. Gyanendra was an autocratic ruler that tried to steal the rights away from his people. Whilst the current system of government isn't great, at least it provides basic freedoms to its people regardless of it's flaws.
@@justyouraverageuser326atleast country was better at that time than today's democracy yeah gyanendra didn't do much because of maoist but gyanendra believed in Mahendra theory and we all know Panchayat System did alot for the country the democracy brought more poverty shutting down of industries and projects and instability in the country
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Um what did the panchayat system do that was soo reformatory? All he did was build infrastructure which is great but infrastructure doesn't always equal development. The people weren't liberated, they didn't have their rights. They were led to believe that being ruled by an autocratic monarchy which didn't provide them any rights or any freedom was good for them and subsequently for the country. I whole heartedly believe that bringing back an outdated system of monarchy will just worsen our already critical economic situation. We should be fighting for reform within the democratic system that our fore-fathers fought and gave their life for. Encouraging educated youths to be politically active, establishing an entrance exam system to select the best well-educated candidates to lead our country instead of old and morally corrupt people. This is the change that we should be striving for and not uprooting the current system.
@@justyouraverageuser326 sorry Panchayat system focused on education, infrastructure and development yeah it also has many drawbacks or cons but at that time when ppl when country was facing many challenges because of ruling system of political parties which they literally couldn't get and voted who gave them money and voted for their ppl i think at that time traditional way of ruling was the best thing king had done when politicians were India's puppet did whatever India said hindi was having influence India currency was dominant there was no national unity Panchayat was the best as ppl knew it's process and ppl were actually happy with that only those political parties triggered the citizens for their needs and what were the needs of ppl at that time?? Basic education able to follow their culture earn good for family which Mahendra focused for yeah it might not be relevant these days but ppl haven't changed abit they were the same before who voted for their not for the nation but these days some the youths are realizing yeah
@@SaimonKarki-zf5ep I can't deny that panchayat system did focus on infrastructural development but the panchayat system needed almost 33 years ago. The times has changed a lot. Nepalese people value democracy and their rights. Just because a system worked doesn't guarantee that it would work again. At least with democracy the general people have the power to remove the political leaders that they dislike. But if we re-establish a system like the panchayat system and put gyanendra incharge if he proves himself to be an incapable and power hungry ruler (which he has a history of) then what? Are we again going to fight another long battle to end that system and again the process continues. Do we really wanna go round in circles changing and reshaping the political landscape of the country over and over again. I believe that we have to be patient and work towards a better democratic system.
Can you please make a video explaining the history of the Muhammed Ali dynasty of Egypt from Muhammed Ali to King Farouk and king Fuad the second as an Egyptian that would mean so much to me thank you 🙏🏻
Was it greed that made the People abolish the Country’s Monarchy
Some people can move on while some refuse to accept the changes around them
Fun Fact: Freddie Mercury, former lead-singer of Queen, was born in Zanzibar.
Gonna assume you haven’t watched the whole video because she mentions this like 4 minutes in
He was a Parsee - these are descendants of Persian Zoroastrians who fled to India following conquest of their country by Arabs.
Fun fact: it’s in the video 😂
Gyanendra will become The King again for third time
There is high demand for Constitutional monarchy in Nepal at present
Nepali people want a guardian institution to put corrupt political parties under check
Monarchy is symbol of unity for Nepalese
So that's how bad things are huh
Don't the maoists still run things there? I doubt they'll allow it
Can’t say if that will come to fruition but I do believe the alarming need to have a constitutional monarch in Nepal. For such a small nation, we are in dire need for a guardian of our diverse religions, culture, heritage and most importantly national unity and sovereignty. The politicians cannot be trusted to uphold these values and institutions, even the president who is supposed to be a neutral figure is basically a acts according to his/her party lines since they’re the one who puts him/her in the seat
Eu do Brasil apoio a volta da gloriosa monarquia no Nepal.
Your content is very good. I do caution you to be precise in your diction. There were a couple of common words that were glided (you used a softer consonant than the spelling. eg - "g" sound as opposed to "x" in executed).
Also Saxe-Coberg & Gothe -> the ampersand is spoken as "und" (German "and") within the proper pronunciation of the name, not the English "and"... The family's name being German is why the British monarchy changed their line's surname to Windsor in the months leading to WWII.
Sorry if the last point seemed nitpicky, it's a topic that's dear to my family.
Can you make a video on king Michael of Romania
Tsar Simeon was a 2nd cousin twice removed to King George 6th.
Not a 4th cousin.
He was 4th Cousin to King Charles III of The UK.
I support the republic of Nepal, mainly because the crown prince is a drug addicted playboy.
However, I must admit that King Gyanendra is a honorable gentleman who loves his motherland deeply, with the throne or without it.
King Gyanendra is certainly far more wise and honest than the current politicians we have.
Although the republic is here to stay, we should be proud of the legacy of Shah dynasty.
Nepal has it easy, in india the BJP (some members of it) support Nepalese monarchy to be restored however Modi has good ties with Prachanda while hating Oli, meanwhile Congress is not willing to go with the Nepalese monarchy either
@@Indian_Tovarisch India played all sides of the nepali civil war. It paid lip service to supporting the royal govt while sheltering the maoist leadership and allowed weapons smuggling to nepal.
Nepali people will never forgive India for your role in our suffering.
República não presta, todos os grandes países são monarquias parlamentares.
Is it my eyes or does it seem like Borris the 3rd has a lot of similar features to Prince Albert of Uk
since they were cousins a family resemblance is possible
I'm not a Nepali , but Nepal need a king , constitutional monarchy
Wouldn't that be up to them?
I understand that people's self assertion is high effort/resource intense so not all societies can make it happen but that can change over time and future well educated, informed and connected people get to make that happen.
Can you please make a Video about a existing royal named Aga Khan. Like he has no kingdom but from what I understand he has security and resources rivaling a Head of state. He also has head of state protocols afforded to him in many countries.
Those Monarchs whose kids carry on...can you do a video ok those, please? 😊
Prince Ranier and Princess Grace are not a royal couple, they are a princely couple. Royal refers to kings and queens.
Sorry if this is rude. When showing the family line of Borris at about 5:51 it says Queen of the UK under George V.
Yes I was wondering did anyone catch that.
@@pjaybasmaignee probably just a miss type.
3:26 The sultan of Zanzibar lives in Oman now.
Constantine II was NOT overthrown by a military coup in 1973. The regime of the colonels was installed by a coup in 1967. Following the King's attempted counter-coup he fled abroad. Following an attempt by the Greek navy to overthrow the Junta in 1973, the Junta deposed Constantine, set up a republic and held a dubious referendum to abolish the monarchy. The Junta leader was deposed later that year in a military coup. Democracy was re-established in 1974. A more legitimate referendum on the monarchy and it confirmed Constantine's deposition.
So, Constantine II wasn't deposed by a coup. He was deposed by the existing coup-leaders who had been in power since 1967. The successful 1973 coup occurred after the abolition of the monarchy and didn't cause it.
That is definitely an Egyptian story! He has everything Egypt needs but they aren't interested. Plato...where art thou? People have known for a very long time that quality matters, but low quality people can exclude high quality people and what you're left with is poor quality people pointing the fingers at other poor quality people.
Egypt would be better off as a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Faud II would only be invested only with the powers to dismiss the government if it became to unpopular like it did under Muhammad Morsi. Then there would be no need for military coups. Abdel Fattah is already unpopular having driven Egypt into depth with the construction of his new capital and other mega projects.
No it is not proved that the monarch of Nepal were killed by their own prince .As a matter of fact there are many incidence which suggest it was political coup rather than internal family conflict
King Constantine II of Greece was on this list until January this year, sadly he passed away
Yes, sad this video wasn't made sooner.
One more other who missed this: King Michael of Romania. He died 6 Years earlier in 2017, age 96
It was interesting to see him breaking with his former royal house (and family) after they never accepted his daughter as the head
Yep, the Portuguese pretender looks like a king, ngl
If you’re Portuguese would you like to see the Portuguese monarchy restored
So former royalty ended up living next to a queen.
Basically, yeah
RIP Constantine II
Hey you forgot about Laos, the Royal Laos government in Exile, the pretender of the throne, King of Laos.
Hmmm, sometimes I think republics are beneficial for some countries while for others not.
Thank you, Lindsay.
11:58 why he didn’t got those properties when he was a prime minister?
King Constantine II fled Greece in December 1967 after a failed counter coup against the military government of the Colonels who had seized power via a coup earlier in the year. Constantine was deposed by the military in 1973. A sham referendum was also held that year to abolish the monarchy. In 1974 the military regime was overthrown and a so-called democratic government was the result. The 1952 democratic constitution was not restored meaning the monarchy was not restored. A referendum on whether Greece would remain a monarchy was held. King Constantine was not allowed to return to the country. He was only allowed to make a broadcast from exile in London to plead his case. The referendum resulted in the formal abolition of the monarchy. He died in January 2013 and was buried in the royal buried grounds near Tatoi Palace. He had been stripped of his Greek citizenship years earlier and was considered a Danish citizen. Under EU law that allowed him to return to Greece as an EU citizen. The Greek government had stolen his property along with his citizenship. This meant he lost ownership of the Tatoi royal palace. The King appealed to the European Court of Human Rights which ordered the Greek government to pay him compensation. They paid out of an emergency fund to aid with natural disasters. The King along with his Queen established the Anna-Maria Foundation to aid natural disasters in Greece. Many European monarchies sent represntatives to the funeral of King Constitution. The Greek government refused to give the former King a state funeral.
The 300 are all Idiots !!! RIP Constantine King of the Hellenes 🇬🇷🌈
Interesting how some folks would wholeheartedly reelecting again the de-throned prince as their representatives. It shows that people are open; and if one have quality as a leader... They could try to win people's heart. It is fair and square
A lot of Habsburgs became politicians , one is a race car driver now
Dethroned royals will do...
21:25-oops, the former Greek king missed the cut. Hopefully the Greek monarch will rise back soon.
Lindsay I love the researches into all your stories. Could you tell us about the descendant of the Tsars marries in the 1st royal wedding in over a 100 yrs. 2022 in Russia?
Thats a great idea!
Ah yes George V, Queen of the UK 5:51
lol
I want to note that 1500 pounds in 1970 is like 40,000 USD today. He was getting near a half million per year, nowhere near modest.
You could have added Alexander, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of the Serbs
It's a Success Story that an Exiled Tsar was elected Prime Minister.
It seems if you can avoid being murdered, being a deposed monarch can be a pretty cushy existence.
The oldest living being was retired at 122
Devayani is not lower class , she is from aristocratic Rana Family. she is daughter of Pashupati Shamsher JBR, ex minister (secretly multi millionaire) who is descendant of Juddha Sumsher, her mother is from royal family "Scindia" of Gwalior in India.
Queen Aishwarya didn't like Devyayani as she was descendant of PM Juddha Shamsher.
Its chandra shumsher not Juddha Shumsher... then queen was from Juddha clan...