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Recapping a portion of you reply:
Left = socialism and derivatives
Right = anything else

That is very logical and I agree. Historically, monarchism was considered to be on the right. But it was hardly laissez faire free markets, or limited government. So I'm going to try to force it into the left category. In effect, I'm saying it was a type of socialism. The closeness of religion and monachy in some eras suggestes religious left to me. This may be a stretch, but I'm going for it! Thanks for the note.

I truly enjoy thinking about political definitions and what they mean, so I was immediately attracted to your post.

I will say that monarchy, the historical right wing, has at least one notable difference with socialism. Both are totalitarian and authoritarian, but a monarchy is not mandated to meddle with every tiny detail of its citizens personal lives as its only purpose is to generate wealth and power for the royalty. Or at their direction. It may meddle with trivial aspects of people's lives if the monarch wishes it, but a monarchy's purpose does not require it.

A socialist state, OTOH, is mandated by definition to produce equality among its citizens and is thus obligated to interfere in nearly every aspect of their lives, no matter how insignificant, in the course of its mission to produce that equality.