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Tsar ( or ; alternatively czar, tzar or csar) was a title used by Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word caesar, which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the term—a ruler with the same rank as a Roman emperor, holding it by the approval of another emperor or a supreme ecclesiastical official (the Pope or the Ecumenical Patriarch)—but was usually considered by Western Europeans to be equivalent to "king". It lends its name to a system of government, tsarist autocracy or tsarism. Tsar and its variants were the official titles in the First Bulgarian Empire (681–1018), Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396), the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946), the Serbian Empire (1346–1371), and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). The first ruler to adopt the title tsar was Simeon I of Bulgaria. Simeon II, the last tsar of Bulgaria, is the last person to hold this title. Meaning in Slavic languages The title tsar is derived from the Latin title for the Roman emperors, caesar. The Greek equivalent of the Latin word imperator was the title autokrator. The term basileus was another term for the same position but it was used differently depending on whether it was in a contemporary political context or in a historical or Biblical context. Bulgaria

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“Royalty is a Government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions. A Republic is a Government in which that attention is divided between many, who are all doing uninteresting things.”
— Walter Bagehot, The English Constitution (1867).
“The insuperable objection to monarchy is that the king or queen is elevated, and respect is accorded, for no reason other than birth ... No one who believes either in the claims of merit or in the pursuit of equality can defend the system.”
— Mervyn Jones, 1977. Quoted in 100 good reasons to be a Republican, "New Statesman", August 2000.
“These Courts are not presumed to be the best acquainted with the rights and prerogatives of the Crown: in regard to such matters, we must look differently and respectfully to other authorities.”
— Sir John Nicholl, Goods of King George III, (1822), 1 St. Tr. (N. S.) 1283; reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 68.
“I have often thought that the case against retaining the monarchy, which I usually construct in terms of the way it institutionalises deference, can be expressed much more simply: it rots the brain.”
— Joan Smith, 2000. Quoted in 100 good reasons to be a Republican, "New Statesman", August 2000.
“The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth.”
— Samuel Johnson, Life of Milton.
“The law was the golden met-wand, and measure to try the causes of the subjects; and which protected his Majesty in safety and in peace.”
— Prohibition del Boy, Co. 12 Rep. 65.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named tsar: American musical group · 2009 Russian film directed by Pavel Lungin

Overview

Tsar ( or ; alternatively czar, tzar or csar) was a title used by Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word caesar, which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the term—a ruler with the same rank as a Roman emperor, holding it by the approval of another emperor or a supreme ecclesiastical official (the Pope or the Ecumenical Patriarch)—but was usually considered by Western Europeans to be equivalent to "king". It lends its name to a system of government, tsarist autocracy or tsarism. Tsar and its variants were the official titles in the First Bulgarian Empire (681–1018), Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396), the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946), the Serbian Empire (1346–1371), and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). The first ruler to adopt the title tsar was Simeon I of Bulgaria. Simeon II, the last tsar of Bulgaria, is the last person to hold this title. Meaning in Slavic languages The title tsar is derived from the Latin title for the Roman emperors, caesar. The Greek equivalent of the Latin word imperator was the title autokrator. The term basileus was another term for the same position but it was used differently depending on whether it was in a contemporary political context or in a historical or Biblical context. Bulgaria

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“Royalty is a Government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions. A Republic is a Government in which that attention is divided between many, who are all doing uninteresting things.”
— Walter Bagehot, The English Constitution (1867).
“The insuperable objection to monarchy is that the king or queen is elevated, and respect is accorded, for no reason other than birth ... No one who believes either in the claims of merit or in the pursuit of equality can defend the system.”
— Mervyn Jones, 1977. Quoted in 100 good reasons to be a Republican, "New Statesman", August 2000.
“These Courts are not presumed to be the best acquainted with the rights and prerogatives of the Crown: in regard to such matters, we must look differently and respectfully to other authorities.”
— Sir John Nicholl, Goods of King George III, (1822), 1 St. Tr. (N. S.) 1283; reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 68.
“I have often thought that the case against retaining the monarchy, which I usually construct in terms of the way it institutionalises deference, can be expressed much more simply: it rots the brain.”
— Joan Smith, 2000. Quoted in 100 good reasons to be a Republican, "New Statesman", August 2000.
“The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth.”
— Samuel Johnson, Life of Milton.
“The law was the golden met-wand, and measure to try the causes of the subjects; and which protected his Majesty in safety and in peace.”
— Prohibition del Boy, Co. 12 Rep. 65.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.