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Something to remember is that the first "real" Republic becomes available at Gov 19, so in general you have plenty of time to inherit the first batch of PU's before you are even able to switch. And if you play your cards right then you have probably run out of viable PU-Targets before that.
Government 19 is a bit late. The advantages of monarchy trumps that of republic after the 1600, as PU's become very easy to force.