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The monarchy of Burma was abolished in 1885 when the last king, Thibaw Min, lost his throne and the country was annexed by Britain. South Asia In 1858 the Mughal Empire came to an end after losing a war against Britain, and its Emperor, Bahadur Shah II , lost his throne.
monarchy abolished 99.3 0.7 98 [17] Italy: 1946 Italian institutional referendum: 2 June 1946 monarchy abolished 52.3 47.7 89.1 [18] Luxembourg: 1919 Luxembourg referendum: 28 September 1919 monarchy retained 19.7 80.3 72.1 [19] Maldives: 1952 Maldivian constitutional referendum: 17 and 18 April 1952 monarchy abolished 96 4 [20] Maldives
The following monarchs either lost their thrones through deposition by a coup d'état, by a referendum which abolished their throne, or chose to abdicate during the 20th century. A list of surviving former monarchs appears at the end of the article.
This is a list of former monarchies, i.e. monarchies which once existed but have since been abolished. (Note: entries in bold refer to groups of kingdoms)
Most of Europe's monarchies were abolished either during or following World War I or World War II, and the remaining monarchies were transformed into constitutional monarchies. Republican movements in Europe remain active up to present, though their political clout is limited in most European monarchies.
While some countries, including Greece and Bulgaria, abolished their monarchies through public referendum, royal commentator Marlene Koenig said the process is more complex than people think.
Monarchy abolished: Bernhard III Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen: Duke of Saxe-Meiningen: 10 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: Heinrich XXIV: Principality of Reuss-Greiz: Prince Reuss of Greiz: 10 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: Frederick Augustus II Grand Duchy of Oldenburg: Grand Duke of Oldenburg: 11 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: Heinrich XXVII
List of monarchs may refer to: ... Note: The list includes both current monarchies and current countries that have abolished the monarchy. Afghanistan; Albania; Andorra;