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01. Queen Victoria was the first [sovereign] to take up residence at Buckingham Palace.

02. The young prince performed his duties with a grace which was surprising for so young a [sovereign].

03. The Vatican is the smallest [sovereign] state in the world.

04. In September of 1967, the people of Gibraltar voted by close to 100 percent to retain British [sovereignty], rejecting Spanish rule.

05. 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.

06. Buckingham Palace became the official London residence of Britain's [sovereigns] in 1837.

07. History shows that threats to the [sovereignty] of the state are not always settled through the use of force.

08. Albert Einstein once remarked that as long as there are [sovereign] nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

09. The world's five billion people are now organized into approximately 180 politically [sovereign] states.

10. Frederick Leboyer once stated that making love is the [sovereign] remedy for anguish.

11. Samuel Johnson once noted that if a [sovereign] oppresses his people to a great degree, they will rise, and cut off his head.

12. Shakespeare wrote, "Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, thy head, thy [sovereign]; one that cares for thee."

13. 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.

14. Beijing has claimed [sovereignty] over the island of Taiwan since their split at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.