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please don't merge it with personal union. A "composite monarchy" is an exclusively Early Modern phenomenom. it's not just the union of two states

Obviously, J. H. Elliott can call a personal union by whatever name he likes, but what he calls a "composite monarchy" is what the rest of the world calls a "personal union." Please merge this article with personal union.

Criticality (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:44, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

According to the first paragraph of the lead, the category was introduced bya historian in 1975, but according to the third paragraph, it was identified by a 17th century jurist. Both statements are probably fairly accurate, but they sit a little uncomfortably together.--Nø (talk) 19:54, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. Term "composite monarchy" was used in the same contest by various scholars much before 1974, as can be seen by results of basic GB search. The lead should be corrected. Sorabino (talk) 14:09, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

How does this sound (not as an addition, but an example of how they are different):

A composite monarchy is a single monarchy heading multiple states. Thus, the states are held in personal union, a characteristic of a composite monarchy.

Example:

If Bob was the King of Aa and the Prince of Bb, as well as the Emperor of the Ccc Empire, he would be the composite monarch. He and his descendants would be the composite monarchy, which holds the three states in personal union. 162.157.81.204 (talk) 18:55, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

From a slightly later period, but a useful little section could perhaps be added (by somebody with detailed knowledge) on the Dual Monarchy after 1867.

Ditto the union between Poland and Russia after the Napoleonic Wars (I think Poland later got crushed and absorbed into the Russian Empire, probably after 1830) and between Sweden and Norway from the end of the Napoleonic Wars until the very early 1900s.Paulturtle (talk) 14:05, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why is songbun mentioned? The sentence is ungrammatical and is unclear.