So no strong monarchy emerged as they did in the rest of Europe; instead there emerged the independent city-state.

It was not a strong monarchy to begin with.

A strong monarchy could have developed a powerful army and an effective bureaucracy.

To the greater States, on the other hand, strong monarchy was essential.

In it, he advocated a strong monarchy that would protect the rights of all citizens.

Their system of affiliation was a kind of federation, different from the strong, centralized European monarchies.

Solomon I was trying to establish a strong monarchy and unify western Georgia.

It can be argued that anyone who believed in the necessity of a strong monarchy to national security was a politique.

There was a strong central absolute monarchy that did not exist in the South of France.

Perchance, as he sees it, such will make for a stronger monarchy.