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Puppet monarch
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Puppet ruler.
A puppet ruler is a person who holds a title of political authority, but is loyal to or coerced by outside persons or groups. When a foreign government wields such outside control, the puppet ruler's territory is referred to as a puppet state. Internal factors, such as non-elected officials, may also exert power over the puppet monarch. A figurehead monarch, as a source of legitimacy and perhaps divine reign, has been the used form of government in numerous circumstances and places throughout history.