Yeah, people often forget that most kings were at least to some extent elected. If the nobility/rich landowners didn’t want a specific king then he was thrown out and a new one was found. Usually within the same line, though. A king rarely has absolute power. For example Denmark has had kings for over 1000 years but less than 200 of those were an actual absolute monarchy. Most of ghe time the king was put in check by the nobility/landowners and the church etc.
Yeah, people often forget that most kings were at least to some extent elected. If the nobility/rich landowners didn’t want a specific king then he was thrown out and a new one was found. Usually within the same line, though. A king rarely has absolute power. For example Denmark has had kings for over 1000 years but less than 200 of those were an actual absolute monarchy. Most of ghe time the king was put in check by the nobility/landowners and the church etc.