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This page explains monarchy in the Shrek universe. Considering the environment of the movie, it is most likely a traditional medieval system with nobility and a ruling monarch.

Kingdom of Far Far Away
Far Far Away is the kingdom of the Shrek universe. It is the home of Princess Fiona, and her parents King Harold and Queen Lilian. It is more likely an absolute monarchy as there is no mention of parliament and a constitutional monarchy would not fit in the story of the Shrek franchise.

There is little information about the functioning of the monarchy of Far Far Away. However, viewers see succession happen with the death of King Harold. The throne is hereditary unless someone seizes the throne with bigger-army diplomacy as with Prince Charming's coup.

The table lists the known list of monarchs of Far Far Away. The titles used there are not official. If Shrek's renouncement of the throne applies to his children, then there is currently no heir. The current king would therefore have to produce an heir or designate one.

Lordship/Kingdom of Duloc
Duloc was a lordship ruled by the late Lord Maximus Farquaad. The system was authoritarian and the monarch aimed for perfection, notably by setting strict rules and chasing fairy tale character's to Shrek's swamp (also located in the territory of Duloc).

Lord Farquaad's kingship is disputed as he would have only reigned for a few minutes from his marriage to Princess Fiona to his death. It is unsure what happened to the city after that; maybe the territory except the city was taken by the Kingdom of Far Far Away. __NEWSECTIONLINK__