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RileySThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Apr 4, 10 ♀	Apr 4, 10, 23:12 #1
Is there a polish royal family or heir to the throne or to be elected? Just wondering or even if there were descendants of royal families still in Poland with influential controls? thanks Doing a history report :) Riley

jedenThreads: - Posts: 297 Joined: Nov 30, 09 ♂	Apr 4, 10, 23:15 #2
Nope, there are a lot of rather poor ( have one palace or two) aristocrate familles in Poland but royal rather not.

RileySThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Apr 4, 10 ♀	Apr 4, 10, 23:19 #3
Thanks :), I remember reading Poland had an elected king? but that was awhile back, no queen? I know that Poland use to have women kings? Who was the last, there isn't much history publish for Polish history. So the current Aristocrats don't have much political powers? Do you live in Poland by any chance?

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Edited by: jeden Apr 4, 10, 23:26 #4

I remember reading Poland had an elected king?

Our kings were ellected from XIV century to XVIII century. We were vote fore them like now for president.( from 1569, earlier kings were elected by Senat ) But they were kings to their death.

We had 2 femals kings. Not quens but femals kings.

Kings had no power...
In XV and XVI century people ( nobilities) ruled the Country, in XVII and XVIII aristocracy had a big impact for country.

Poland is one of the oldest demokracy in the World

I`m Polish

btw where are you from?

RileySThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Apr 4, 10 ♀	Apr 4, 10, 23:30 #5
Thanks alot for the info, I'm from California.

aphrodisiacThreads: 22 Posts: 3,998 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Apr 4, 10, 23:31 #6
jeden: Poland is one of the oldest demokracy in the World I though it was Greece.

jedenThreads: - Posts: 297 Joined: Nov 30, 09 ♂	Edited by: jeden Apr 4, 10, 23:32 #7
one of the oldest =/= the oldest

king polkagamon	Edited by: king polkagamon Apr 4, 10, 23:35 #8
We had direct democracy not indirect through parliament like it is today.But ancient Greeks had high IQ.Imagine that every citizen was a judge for one year.Is it today sth like that possible?Are many people able to be judges?Anyway. But then came the Romans we were defeated and they brought their barbaric ways.

jedenThreads: - Posts: 297 Joined: Nov 30, 09 ♂	Apr 4, 10, 23:39 #9
IMHO romans had better view for demokracy

king polkagamon	Apr 4, 10, 23:47 #10
If you call Calligula democracy then maybe they had.

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Edited by: convex Apr 4, 10, 23:47 #11

king polkagamon:

We had direct democracy not indirect through parliament like it is today.But ancient Greeks had high IQ.Imagine that every citizen was a judge for one year.Is it today sth like that possible?Are many people able to be judges?Anyway.
But then came the Romans we were defeated and they brought their barbaric ways.

Direct democracy is great as long as there are ground rules. Avoiding mob rule is a good thing...

labhrainnThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Jun 22, 10 ♂	Jun 22, 10, 12:04 #12
There are also pretenders to the throne of Poland, supporting their claims with any of the following: * descent from the Piast or Jagiellonian dynasties in female line (there are millions of people living today who can claim the same) http://main2.amu.edu.pl/~rafalp/WWW/GEN/sukc_pl.htm

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