Monarchy in Illuminatia

Monarchy is not an observed form of government in Illuminatia. There are no queens, kings, princesses, princes, or other royalty in Illuminatia. Per guidelines for human settlement of the Neonisi planet put in place by the Lucidus mission, the government in Illuminatia is instead a system of direct democracy with elements of representative democracy, technocracy, and meritocracy.

A hereditary form of absolute rule and all derivative forms of monarchy such as constitutional monarchy and autocracy—since the late modern times of Earth leading up to the Lucidus mission—have been considered to be an inherently undemocratic and therefore unfair and potentially abusive system of government. Illuminatian culture has concluded that basing anything that would most fairly be ascribed to merit instead to heredity would bypass the ability to evaluate governmental leadership based upon quantifiable attributes related to effectiveness and would therefore be a much less effectual way to govern than one in which persons in power can openly evaluated by the voting public and other governmental officials.

Additionally, a form of monarchy in which a ruler stays in power until death would be incompatible with Illuminatians' philosophy regarding for how long individuals should remain in positions of authority. Term limits and job evaluation are important to Illuminatia's form of governance, as limiting the amount of time an individual leader can remain in office allows the public a way to ensure individuals are removed from such a role in government before the leader becomes unresponsive to the changing times or otherwise becomes in some way irrelevant, impotent, or incompetent.

Authority, property, wealth, and other forms of power and inheritance largely cannot be passed down through a family in Illuminatia. This prevents unfair hoarding of accumulated wealth and also prevents any form of control or influence that might resemble a monarchy to be built through amassing of assets.

Culture in Illuminatia does not understand the concept of unconditional honor or praise toward a person or an institution, making monarchy incompatible with the Illuminatian way of life. Imperialism, nationalism, and other forms of patriotism are not familiar sentiments in Illuminatia, making it difficult for the people here to comprehend how they might give unyielding reverence toward a sovereign or other emporer.

Illuminatian society recognizes no official or unofficial royalty. The culture in Illuminatia is averse to awarding individuals with excessive levels of celebrity, irrespective of how popular the person might be. Historical persons who might otherwise have been remembered historically on a personal or individual basis are instead memorialized in the form of an amalgamated historical figure, a collective form of committing people and the general sense of their significance to the historical record. As a result, it would be irrelevant to acknowledge the reign of any given ruler, as their personal reign would not be attributed to them personally.