Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Tekle Giyorgis I (Fakr Sagad), Emperor of Ethiopia, succeeded upon the deposition of Emperor Iyasu III, 24 April 1788. Deposed for a second time 26 July 1789. Regained the throne by force of arms in January 1794.
Some monarchs, such as Nicholas II and Haile Selassie, had already ceased to be de facto rulers at the time of their deaths due to forced or voluntary abdication, but especially after forced abdications (depositions), these monarchs (and their supporters) often still saw themselves as the de jure rulers; therefore, whether a current monarch or ...
Tiberius (42 BC–37 AD, ruled 14–37 AD). While Tiberius was in his later years in Capri, rumours abounded as to what exactly he was doing there.Historian Suetonius records the rumours of lurid tales of sexual perversity, including graphic depictions of child molestation, cruelty, and especially paranoia.
Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all Korean ... Yeonsangun was the only monarch of the Joseon dynasty who tried to dismantle Buddhism ...
Several European monarchs and other leading figures were assassinated during religious wars or by religious opponents, for example Henry III and Henry IV of France, and the Protestant Dutch leader, William the Silent. There were also many unsuccessful assassination plots against rulers such as Elizabeth I of England by religious opponents.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us