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<p>A <b>composite monarchy</b> (or <b>composite state</b>) is a historical category that describes <a href="page.php?w=early_modern">early modern</a> states consisting of several countries under one ruler, sometimes designated as a <a href="page.php?w=personal_union">personal union</a>, who governs their territories as if they were separate kingdoms, in accordance with local traditions and legal structures. The composite state became the most common type of state in the <a href="page.php?w=late_medieval">late medieval</a> and <a href="page.php?w=early_modern_era">early modern era</a></p><p>
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