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A video series by the Youtube Channel "Extra Credits" claims Suleiman the Magnificent only ever referred to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V as "That Spanish Prince" due to the fact both claimed the title of Roman Emperor. Is there any truth to this claim?	3
Would an inhabitant of the Byzantine Empire during Post-Justinian but Pre-Macedonian period have considered their state a "Republic"? What would that word have meant to them?	3
The Historical Dictionary of Democracy by Norman Abjorensen (and Wikipedia), quote that the political doctrine of Poland-Lithuania was "our state is a republic under the presidency of the King", however neither source this quotation, and I can find no record of it. What are its origins, if any?	2
The Franco-Ottoman Capitulations of 1604 refer to Sultan Ahmed I as "Sultan and Emperor of the Turks", was it normal for official correspondence to refer to the Ottoman Sovereigns as rulers of an ethnic group instead of an Empire?	2
Nowadays criticism of existing sociopolitical systems is very common. In Europe, from the Early Medieval Period to before the Enlightenment, were there any notable writers critical of the concept of Monarchy and its ideological justifications? Were the foundations of these systems ever questioned?	1
What was the first national referendum and/or free election to take place in a country under universal adult suffrage and a secret ballot?	1
The modern Irish word for Republic (Poblacht) was only coined in 1916 for revolutionary purposes, but Irish Republicanism dates back to the late 18th century. What word would have been used in Irish-language writings and speeches to mean "Republic" before 1916?	1

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