History. Poland had existed for centuries as a very large commonwealth. In the late 1700s, as the result of a weak monarchy, it was partitioned between Russia, Prussia, and Austria and ceased to exist as a nation.
Summary The government consisted of a God-chosen power which was the emperor. Then to maintain and vote on high-importance decisions, there were many government officials and military officers to occupy those jobs. The type of government that the Byzantine Empire used was a mix of aristocratic bureaucratic mix.
The Byzantine Empire had an autocracy. An autocracy is a government controlled by one person with absolute power. The emperor was at the top,and he controlled everything,being an autocrat with absolute powers. The emperor was: Commander-in-Chief of all the armed forces Head of the state religion Head of state.