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The King is the state. There are restrictions on what he can do with Crown property, as you mention he is not allowed to dispose of it. These restrictions ultim
by zarzavat 4y ago
The King is the state. There are restrictions on what he can do with Crown property, as you mention he is not allowed to dispose of it. These restrictions ultimately lead to the creation of a separate legal personhood for the King as an individual.
In other words, Crown property has always been the King’s, however, exceptionally he is allowed a second personhood so that he can buy, sell and (importantly) bequeath property like a normal person can.
- s1mplicissimus 4y ago"The king is the state" used to be the case before the french revolution, see King Louis 14(?) (L'etat cest moi, "the state is me"). Since then quiet a couple things have changed, i recommend checking out some 19th/20th century history
- justeleblanc 4y agoLouis XIV probably never said that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tat,_c%27est_moi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tat,_c%27est_moi