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Kalwejt
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« on: April 23, 2019, 05:11:06 PM »


Luxembourg is a genuine country with real history, as opposed to artificial creations like Liechtenstein or Monaco. Those are the ones that should be abolish.
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2019, 04:04:11 PM »

Is Luxemburg the only sovereign Grand dukedom left in the world?

Yes

In Europe; Liechtenstein, Monaco and Andorra are principalities; I'm not sure what exactly the Vatican is but it's an elective clerical monarchy (those used to be common in the Holy Roman Empire, they were called Prince-Bishoprics, but I'm not sure what the Vatican in particular would be called); Luxembourg is a Grand DUCHY (not dukedom), but other than that all the other surviving monarchies in Europe are Kingdoms (those would be the UK, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden).

When the Papal States were still a thing, the Pope was being frequently refereed to as the "Pope-King", although I'm not sure if there was any official title for them as sovereigns of the Papal States, independently from the title of the Pope.
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Kalwejt
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2019, 07:15:35 PM »


Luxembourg is a genuine country with real history, as opposed to artificial creations like Liechtenstein or Monaco. Those are the ones that should be abolish.

Given how much damage it does to the rest of the world

How so?

The tax thing.

This is true, but couldn't a similar charge be levied at a certain alpine nation as well? Wink

Well, that would be why I am voting "No" in May Smiley

Swiss are lucky. When the tax/banking things are mentioned you guys can always point at Liechtenstein.
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