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1980 Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, abdicates
1952 King Farouk I of Egypt abdicates [Black Saturday] 1951 King Leopold III, of Belgium, abdicates 1950 King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes King 1948 Queen Wilhelmina abdicates Dutch throne 1947 King Michael of Romania, forced by communists abdicates his throne 1946 King Umberto II of Italy abdicates 1946 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto 1944 King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne 1944 King Victor Emmanuel abdicates the throne for his son Umberto 1941 Shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi 1936 King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI 1936 King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson 1922 King Constantine I of Greece abdicates 1918 Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia and Germany, abdicates 1918 Monarch Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont abdicates throne 1918 Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria becomes a republic 1918 Emperor Charles I of Austria abdicates 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I 1917 Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, abdicates (OS) 1912 Last Ch'ing (Manchu) emperor of China, Hsuan T'ung, abdicates 1848 King Louis I of Bayern abdicates to marry dancer Lola Montez 1848 King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared 1831 Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil 1724 Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne 1399 King Richard II of England abdicates throne |
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