Queen Victoria was the first sovereign to take up residence at Buckingham Palace.
The young prince performed his duties with a grace which was surprising for so young a sovereign.
The Vatican is the smallest sovereign state in the world.
In September of 1967, the people of
Gibraltar voted by close to 100 percent to retain British sovereignty, rejecting Spanish rule.
If the Royal family of Monaco should ever be without a male heir, Monaco would cease to be a sovereign state, and would become a self-governing French protectorate.
Buckingham Palace became the
official London residence of Britain's sovereigns in 1837.
History shows that threats to the sovereignty of the state are not always settled through the use of force.
Albert Einstein once remarked that as long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is
inevitable.
The world's five billion people are now organized into approximately 180 politically sovereign states.
Frederick Leboyer once stated that making love is the sovereign remedy for anguish.
Samuel Johnson once noted that if a sovereign oppresses his people to a great degree, they will rise, and cut off his head.
Shakespeare wrote, "Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, thy head, thy sovereign; one that cares for thee."
In 1215, Britain's King John was forced by his lords to sign the Magna Carta acknowledging that free men are entitled to judgment by their peers, and that even a sovereign is not above the law.
Beijing has claimed sovereignty over the island of Taiwan since their split at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Find someone who comes from a country which has a sovereign.