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Most modern royal families are still closely tied to their militaries.
by tokai 4y ago
Most modern royal families are still closely tied to their militaries.
- bluGill 4y agoSomewhat, but not as much as in the past where king was the highest ranking general, and went to battle. These days king probably has seen military service and had officer experience, but probably didn't raise that high. Probably for the better, just because your great-....-grandfather was a great general doesn't mean you will be.
- tokai 4y agoNah most Kings/Queens are commanders in chief.
- bluGill 4y agoNot in the same way as the past. 400 years ago kings lead their troops to battle. These days a king is far more likely to have generals plan the way. The king says who to fight, but leaves all the details of battle plans to the generals. Dictators sometimes are military generals though, and if you squint they can be called kings/queens, though it isn't clear if they will leave leadership duties to their children.