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To: dave rose who wrote (24968)	7/20/2000 10:59:01 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Well, election was not unknown. For example, until the Capetians, the French kings had been elected, and until the Hapsburgs, so had the Holy Roman Emperor, although by the major nobility. Magistrates in some of the Italian city states and Swiss cantons were elected, and I believe the chief magistrate of the Netherlands was elected, although my recollection is fuzzy.......I will look into it further!

To: dave rose who wrote (24968)	7/21/2000 2:48:39 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

There have always been elective kingships. Poland was a prime example at the time (elected by the Sejm. The President of the United States was not elected by the people (and still isn't). The Roman consuls were elected. The Germanic tribes always elected their kings and hoist him on a shield for acclamation. The Holy Roman Emperor was elected by the 7 (or so) electors. The other non-elective tradition was consecration and anointing by a priest (as Samuel anointed first Saul and then David). The Pope crowned Charlemagne and assisted at Napoleon's coronation. The Pope was elected by the cardinals.