This is a list of monarchs who have abdicated. Some monarchs have been forced to abdicate. The list is chronological.
List
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Subnational monarchs
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To move to Rome, Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated on her own initiative at Upsala Castle, 6 June 1654 -
King Gustav IV Adolph of Sweden was seized by rebels at Stockholm Palace on 13 March 1809, forcing him to abdicate two weeks later. -
Napoleon's first abdication, signed at the Palace of Fontainebleau on 4 April 1814 -
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Instrument of abdication signed by King Edward VIII and his three brothers, Albert, Henry and George, 10 December 1936 -
Benedict XVI in the popemobile at his final Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square on 27 February 2013 -
Juan Carlos signing his own abdication law in front of PM Rajoy, June 2014
See also
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edit- ^ a b Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Charles I of Spain were the same person. He abdicated as Lord of the Netherlands on 25 October 1555 and King of Spain on 16 January 1556 in favor of his son Philip II of Spain. Also in 1556, he separately voluntarily abdicated his German possessions and the title of Holy Roman Emperor in favor of his brother Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
- ^ a b Pedro IV of Portugal and Pedro I of Brazil were the same person. He was already Emperor of Brazil when he succeeded to the throne of Portugal in 1826, but abdicated two months later in favour of his daughter Maria II of Portugal. Later, he abdicated the throne of Brazil in favour of his son Pedro II.
- ^ Louis was only "King" of France for the twenty minutes it took for him to decide to sign the instrument of abdication. This means his 'abdication' is debatable. However, abdication as an heir has no legal basis; therefore he had to become king in order to abdicate.
References
edit- ^ "King Letsie III Bio | Help Lesotho". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch announces abdication live on TV". 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Her er kong Frederiks valgsprog – TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.