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Re: congovernment

From:Douglas Koller, Latin & French <latinfrench@...>
Date:Monday, November 24, 2003, 20:30
>John lé fuzh: > >>They're different things. A dual monarchy is a monarch ruling over two >>kingdoms; *the* Dual Monarchy in our history is Austria-Hungary. >> >>A dyarchy (not biarchy) is a governmental form with two equal supreme rulers.
Please forgive my ignorance. History ain't my forté. The Hapsburgs just glommed onto anything? Petulant Serbs. Assassinated Archduke. And away we go? Has there been an extant dyarchy? Fun stuff, Kou

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