Sentence examples for abdicate the throne from inspiring English sources

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the oldest reigning Dutch monarch, will abdicate the throne to her son Crown-Prince Willem-Alexander.

A week after the first sanctioned rally, Nicholas was forced to abdicate the throne.

Unable to defeat Bolingbroke militarily, Richard reluctantly agrees to surrender and abdicate the throne.

He died in office in 1868, and only a few months later Isabella was forced to abdicate the throne.

Political upheaval began in England in 1688, when both houses of Parliament united against James II, forcing him to abdicate the throne.

In a television address to the Dutch people on January 28 , 2013 Queen Beatrix announced her intention to abdicate the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander.

In 1936, as Edward VIII, he abdicated the throne.

The last Qing emperor abdicated the throne in 1912.

Zahir abdicated the throne rather than start bloodshed.

In 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, a Baltimore socialite and divorcée.

The eccentric queen suffered from depression and on the advice of her cousin, Fujiwara Nakamaro, finally abdicated the throne.