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"The more things change, the more they stay the same."-Is an old saying in the English language, which has its parallels in just about any language on the planet. What does this mean to us in Rheinbergen you ask?
Society regardless of where it was started at, has always needed strong leadership. At first it was a survival technique designed by nature to protect the group from outside forces. Later it was a collection of similar or like groups. Then it became clans and ethnicities and tribes, and even further on it became large swaths of physical territory that often turned into the nascent beginnings of countries.
History is replete with plenty of bad men. But for every bad example of governance, leadership and or moral bankruptcy there are dozens of examples of people being summoned by their times to step up and be counted. Again what does this mean to you specifically?
We will answer a question with a question. Why are there still monarchs? Or maybe a better way of phrasing it would be, why is there still a need for a monarchy? It is out of a desire for good governance and strong leadership. As the world spins off into the uncertainty of a new millennium, it is the traditions of our past which keeps us anchored.
Our world is changing rapidly. It will continue to do so. Science and Technology have reached a critical mass where each is feeding into the other. Soon things like organ replacement through stem cell development will become commonplace or gene therapy to correct various diseases and cancers will have become perfected.
Space travel is again going to take us back to the moon and possibly beyond. We have entered into a maelstrom of uncertainty and change. Large multi-national corporations have evolved and are attempting to rule the world like a commodities stock market. As a result there is pushback. It is quiet but it is there. People desire good governance, and a continuity to their past. Swearing allegiance to the Krispy BonBon Company is not going to willingly happen nor is what people really desire.
The desire to provide a future for generations to come, is the driving force behind our Principality of Rheinbergen. It is a reasonable and attainable goal. Aside from the romance and glamour associated with living in a Principality, there are sound moral and forward looking reasons to consider such a life. Respect, Tolerance, Accountability, and the Opportunity to achieve a sustainable lifestyle. But these things will not happen without work and effort. So please consider supporting our nation. Join us.
For those who think a monarch or royalty system of governance is out of date or incompatible with democracy, here is a list of countries around the globe who have some form of Monarch or Ruler.
The table below is organized thusly:
Flag-Ruler-Reign-"Dynasty"-Type of Governance-Monarch's Flag if applicable.
(Thanks to Wikipedia for providing the graphics and information.)
Andorra HE Archbishop Joan Enric HE François Hollande 12 May 2003
15 May 2012 N/A Constitutional Ex officio—
Antigua and Barbuda HM Queen Elizabeth II 1 November 1981"Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Australia HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Bahamas HM Queen Elizabeth II 10 July 1973 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Bahrain HM King Hamad ibn Isa 6 March 1999 "Al Khalifah" Mixed Hereditary
Barbados HM Queen Elizabeth II 30 November 1966 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Belgium HM King Philippe 21 July 2013 "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" Constitutional Hereditary 
Belize HM Queen Elizabeth II 21 September 1981 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Bhutan HM King Jigme Khesar Namgyel 14 December 2006 "Wangchuck" Constitutional Hereditary
Brunei HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah 4 October 1967 "Bolkiah" Absolute Hereditary
Cambodia HM King Norodom Sihamoni 14 October 2004 "Norodom" Constitutional Hereditary and elective 
Canada HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor"Constitutional Hereditary 
Denmark HM Queen Margrethe II 14 January 1972 "Glücksburg" Constitutional Hereditary 
Grenada HM Queen Elizabeth II 7 February 1974 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Jamaica HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 August 1968 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Japan HIM Emperor Akihito 7 January 1989 "Yamato" Constitutional Hereditary 
Jordan HM King Abdullah II 7 February 1999 "Hāshim" Constitutional Hereditary 
Kuwait HH Emir Sabah al-Ahmad 29 January 2006 "Al Sabah" Constitutional Hereditary and elective.
Lesotho HM King Letsie III 7 February 1996 "Moshesh" Constitutional Hereditary 
Liechtenstein HSH Prince Hans-Adam II (Regent: HSH The Hereditary Prince Alois)
Netherlands HM King Willem-Alexander 30 April 2013"Orange-Nassau" Constitutional Hereditary 
New Zealand HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Norway HM King Harald V 17 January 1991 "Glücksburg" Constitutional Hereditary 
Oman HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said 23 July 1970 "Al Said"Absolute Hereditary 
Papua New Guinea HM Queen Elizabeth II 16 September 1975 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Qatar HH Emir Tamim bin Hamad 25 June 2013 "Al Thani" Absolute Hereditary
Saint Kitts and Nevis HM Queen Elizabeth II 19 September 1983 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Saint Lucia HM Queen Elizabeth II 22 February 1979 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines HM Queen Elizabeth II 27 October 1979 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Saudi Arabia CTHM King Salman bin Abdul‘aziz' 23 January 2015 "Al Saud" Absolute Hereditary and elective
Solomon Islands HM Queen Elizabeth II 7 July 1978 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
Spain HM King Felipe VI 19 June 2014 "Bourbon" Constitutional Hereditary 
Swaziland HM King Mswati III 25 April 1986 "Dlamini" Absolute Hereditary and elective 
Sweden HM King Carl XVI Gustaf 15 September 1973 "Bernadotte" Constitutional Hereditary
Thailand HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 9 June 1946 "Chakri" Constitutional Hereditary 
Tonga HM King Tupou VI 18 March 2012 "Tupou"Constitutional Hereditary 
Tuvalu HM Queen Elizabeth II 1 October 1978 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary
United Arab Emirates HH President Khalifa bin Zayed 3 November 2004 "Al Nahyan" Mixed Elective and hereditary 
United Kingdom HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Vatican City HH Pope Francis 13 March 2013 N/A Absolute Ex officio.
Andorra HE Archbishop Joan Enric HE François Hollande 12 May 200315 May 2012 N/A Constitutional Ex officio—
Antigua and Barbuda HM Queen Elizabeth II 1 November 1981"Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Australia HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Bahamas HM Queen Elizabeth II 10 July 1973 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Bahrain HM King Hamad ibn Isa 6 March 1999 "Al Khalifah" Mixed Hereditary
Barbados HM Queen Elizabeth II 30 November 1966 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Belgium HM King Philippe 21 July 2013 "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" Constitutional Hereditary 
Belize HM Queen Elizabeth II 21 September 1981 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Bhutan HM King Jigme Khesar Namgyel 14 December 2006 "Wangchuck" Constitutional Hereditary Brunei HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah 4 October 1967 "Bolkiah" Absolute Hereditary Cambodia HM King Norodom Sihamoni 14 October 2004 "Norodom" Constitutional Hereditary and elective 
Canada HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor"Constitutional Hereditary 
Denmark HM Queen Margrethe II 14 January 1972 "Glücksburg" Constitutional Hereditary 
Grenada HM Queen Elizabeth II 7 February 1974 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Jamaica HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 August 1968 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Japan HIM Emperor Akihito 7 January 1989 "Yamato" Constitutional Hereditary 
Jordan HM King Abdullah II 7 February 1999 "Hāshim" Constitutional Hereditary 
Kuwait HH Emir Sabah al-Ahmad 29 January 2006 "Al Sabah" Constitutional Hereditary and elective. Lesotho HM King Letsie III 7 February 1996 "Moshesh" Constitutional Hereditary 
Liechtenstein HSH Prince Hans-Adam II (Regent: HSH The Hereditary Prince Alois)
13 November 1989 "Liechtenstein" Constitutional Hereditary 
Luxembourg HRH Grand Duke Henri 7 October 2000 "Luxembourg-Nassau" Constitutional Hereditary 
Malaysia HM King Abdul Halim 13 December 2011 "Kedah" Constitutional Hereditary and rotational 
Monaco HSH Prince Albert II 6 April 2005 "Grimaldi" Constitutional Hereditary
Morocco HM King Mohammed VI 23 July 1999 "Alawi"Constitutional Hereditary 
Luxembourg HRH Grand Duke Henri 7 October 2000 "Luxembourg-Nassau" Constitutional Hereditary 
Malaysia HM King Abdul Halim 13 December 2011 "Kedah" Constitutional Hereditary and rotational 
Monaco HSH Prince Albert II 6 April 2005 "Grimaldi" Constitutional Hereditary
Morocco HM King Mohammed VI 23 July 1999 "Alawi"Constitutional Hereditary 
Netherlands HM King Willem-Alexander 30 April 2013"Orange-Nassau" Constitutional Hereditary 
New Zealand HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Norway HM King Harald V 17 January 1991 "Glücksburg" Constitutional Hereditary 
Oman HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said 23 July 1970 "Al Said"Absolute Hereditary 
Papua New Guinea HM Queen Elizabeth II 16 September 1975 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Qatar HH Emir Tamim bin Hamad 25 June 2013 "Al Thani" Absolute Hereditary Saint Kitts and Nevis HM Queen Elizabeth II 19 September 1983 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Saint Lucia HM Queen Elizabeth II 22 February 1979 "Windsor" Constitutional HereditarySaint Vincent and the Grenadines HM Queen Elizabeth II 27 October 1979 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Saudi Arabia CTHM King Salman bin Abdul‘aziz' 23 January 2015 "Al Saud" Absolute Hereditary and elective
Solomon Islands HM Queen Elizabeth II 7 July 1978 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary Spain HM King Felipe VI 19 June 2014 "Bourbon" Constitutional Hereditary 
Swaziland HM King Mswati III 25 April 1986 "Dlamini" Absolute Hereditary and elective 
Sweden HM King Carl XVI Gustaf 15 September 1973 "Bernadotte" Constitutional Hereditary
Thailand HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 9 June 1946 "Chakri" Constitutional Hereditary 
Tonga HM King Tupou VI 18 March 2012 "Tupou"Constitutional Hereditary 
Tuvalu HM Queen Elizabeth II 1 October 1978 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary United Arab Emirates HH President Khalifa bin Zayed 3 November 2004 "Al Nahyan" Mixed Elective and hereditary 
United Kingdom HM Queen Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 "Windsor" Constitutional Hereditary 
Vatican City HH Pope Francis 13 March 2013 N/A Absolute Ex officio.
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