Abdication
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Abdication is the act of resigning from an office (official job), especially from being the leader of a country. The word is normally used for kings and queens who decide to give up their position which brings an end to a reign.
A similar term for an elected or appointed official is resignation.
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom is an example of a king who abdicated.
[change] Select list of abdications
- Pope Benedict IX, 1048[1]
- Stephen II of Hungary, 1131[2]
- Pope Celestine V, 1294[3]
- Richard II of England, 1399[2]
- Murad II, Ottoman Sultan, 1444-1445[2]
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1556[2]
- Christina of Sweden, 1654[4]
- James II of England, 1688[5]
- Philip V of Spain, 1724[2]
- Ahmed III, Sultan of Turkey, 1730[2]
- Napoleon I, Emperor of France, 1814[6] and 1815[7]
- Charles X of France, 1830[2]
- Pedro I of Brazil, 1831[8]
- Miguel of Portugal, 1834[2]
- Louis Philippe I of France, 1848[2]
[change] References
- ↑ "Pope Benedict IX", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Abdication," Encyclopædia Britannica (1911); retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ "Pope St. Celestine V", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ Masson, Georgina. (1968). Queen Christina, p. 175.
- ↑ "English Revolution of 1688", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ Pawly, Ronald. (2004). Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters, p. 4.
- ↑ Pawly, p. 52.
- ↑ Curtis, William Eleroy. (1888). The Capitals of Spanish America, pp. 688.
