Universal monarchy

Sovereign predominant over other states A universal monarchy is a concept in which one monarchy is deemed to have sole rule over the entire world. Though a theoretical concept, many monarchs aspired to obtain large empires over vast territories. Overview Dante Alighieri pioneered the idea of universal monarchy. The concept of universal monarchy was pioneered by the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, who argued that all wars and conflict would be ended if the world were ruled by a monarch that held sway over the entire world. He would expand on this idea in his political work, De Monarchia, in which he states that peace cannot exist where there is division in society. In De Monarchia he also praises the Holy Roman Empire, and promotes the monarchy as a guarantor of "universal peace". Giovanni Botero leaned positively on the idea of universal monarchy, stating that "the human bloodline would be very content" if the world lived under a "single prince", because his power would be similar to God’s. Portrait of Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant argued against a world monarchy on the grounds that it would be prone to tyranny. He stated that a "universal despotism" would end "in the graveyard of