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2001 The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride
1995 Dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to Port throne, dies at 88 1992 Vladimir K Romanov, Grand Duke/Rus pretender to the throne, dies at 74 1980 Sweden changes order of succession to throne 1977 Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, 9th in succession to British throne 1977 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar 1972 Ezra Loomis Pound, U.S. poet (Throne), dies at 87 1968 Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias, heir to Spanish throne 1967 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne 1962 Emir Said al-Djazairi takes van Algerian throne in Syria 1961 King Hassan II's ascends to throne of Morocco 1956 Morocco gains independence from France (Anniversary of throne) 1953 Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered 1952 Monique Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince/Heir Apparent to Thailand throne 1951 King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I 1948 Queen Wilhelmina abdicates Dutch throne 1947 King Michael of Romania, forced by communists abdicates his throne 1944 King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne 1944 King Victor Emmanuel abdicates the throne for his son Umberto 1944 Sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne 1941 Shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi 1939 Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq 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 1928 Hirohito ascended throne as Emperor of Japan 1926 Napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63 1924 King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne 1922 Queen Wilhelmina's takes Dutch throne with 119 word speech 1918 Monarch Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont abdicates throne 1918 Czar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria does distance of throne 1917 Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne 1914 Napoleon L Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne 1910 King George V ascends to British throne 1907 Dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to the Portuguese throne 1862 Napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to throne 1837 Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1833 Abbas Mirza, Persian governor/heir to the throne, dies at 44 1808 Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain 1788 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 1774 Louis XVI ascends to throne of France 1760 George III ascends British throne 1736 Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne 1724 Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne 1720 [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne 1716 Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France 1715 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Peterhead 1714 Karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies 1708 English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk 1708 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth 1702 England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III 1700 Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne 1689 English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne 1660 Charles II restored to English throne after Puritan Commonwealth 1625 Charles I, King Of England, Scotland and Ireland, ascends English throne 1598 Boris Godunov seizes Russian throne on death of Feodore I 1561 Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France 1558 Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary 1551 Emperor Karel appoints son Philip as heir to the throne 1515 Louis of Hungary (9) marries Maria of Bohemia and succession to Hungarian throne 1512 Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle 1509 Henry VIII ascended to throne of England 1483 Richard III usurps English throne 1451 Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne 1399 King Richard II of England abdicates throne 1347 Bohemia heir to the throne elected German anti-king Charles IV 1327 King Edward III accedes to British throne 1081 Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne 979 Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England |
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