Mikaere III: Difference between revisions

'''Mikaere III''' was the ''Rangitanga-o-te-Moana'' ([[Monarchy of the Oan Isles|monarch]] of [[the Oan Isles]] from 1904 to 1936. Also known as Mikaere the Reformer, he was responsible for the democratisation of the Oan Isles and continued the modernisation of the Oan Isles. He succeeded his father [[Rangitake the Great]] in 1904 and led the Oan Isles through the [[Great War]].

==Democratic reforms==

Mikaere III was described as an astute political actor in that he could detect the changing political fortunes of monarchies such as that of the Oan Isles. He stated that he believed that a time was coming in which absolute and semi-absolute monarchy would no longer be a viable way of running increasingly complex modern nations. For this reason, he asked the Council of Elders to draft a report and advise him on the formation of a new constitution. The Council of Elders consisted of prominent people in society on whom the monarch relied for advice.