Abdication

The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: abdication. Abdication is the act of resigning from an office (official job), especially from being...

Margrethe II announced her abdication as Queen of Denmark during her New Year's Eve address to the nation on 31 December 2023. She was replaced by her...

and later died in captivity. Richard abdicated (resigned) in 1399. He was murdered later that year. "Abdication," Encyclopædia Britannica (1911); retrieved...

other countries. The monarch serves as head of state until their death or abdication. This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding...

as he did not rule at the time and Donald II took the throne after his abdication or deposition. "King Eochaid & King Giric: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland"...

he signed abdication papers which would take effect if he were put in prison in France. He was not put in prison; and he did not abdicate. Pius VII's...

to the previous monarch's abdication, for example George VI (who became King of Britain after his brother decided to abdicate). If a country has a king...

Luxembourg from 1919 until her abdication in 1964. She became grand duchess on 14 January 1919 following the abdication of her sister, Marie-Adélaïde,...

In 1313, Celestine was made a saint by Pope Clement V. List of popes Abdication "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02. "Pope...

introduced with the 1 January 1871 constitution and lasted until the official abdication of Wilhelm II on 28 November 1918. The Holy Roman Emperor is sometimes...

October 16, 1919 – July 27, 1980) was the last Shah of Iran from the 1941 abdication of his father, until the Iranian Revolution in 1979. After the 1979 revolution...

952) was the first king of Alba, he ruled from the year 900 until his abdication in 943. He was the son of Áed, king of Scots who ruled from 877-878. He...

for the future. A simular term for monarch, such as king or queen, is abdication. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to...

title of queen if she abdicates (resigns). No queen has ever abdicated in the history of the United Kingdom, but three abdications have occurred in the...

family. He was the King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. In Spain, since his abdication, Juan Carlos has usually been referred to as the Rey...

King. He is the first King of the Netherlands in 123 years. Since her abdication, she is called Princess Beatrix. Beatrix was married to Claus von Amsberg...

pravitel'stvo Rossii) was a provisional government of Russia created after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of the Russian Empire on 2 March [15 March, New Style]...

born 16 April 1940) was the Queen regnant of Denmark from 1972 until her abdication in 2024. Princess Margrethe was born at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen...

dissolved. His abdication was announced by the Chancellor on 9 November. The king went into exile in the Netherlands. He did not officially abdicate until 28...

Karwe : Edition Rieger. ISBN 3935231644. Spencer, Charles, Blenheim, Chapter 22: Vindication, p.316 Statement of Abdication of William II (28 November 1918)...