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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.
The abolition of monarchy is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary. The abolition of an absolute monarchy in favour of limited government under a constitutional monarchy is a less radical form of anti- monarchism that has succeeded in some nations that still retain monarchs ...
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) Ancient Near East
Monarchy abolished: 1 March 1921 [12] Portugal: Manuel II: King of Portugal and the Algarves: 15 November 1889 1 February 1908 5 October 1910 Monarchy abolished: 2 July 1932 [13] Romania: Michael I: King of Romania: 25 October 1921 6 September 1940 30 December 1947 Monarchy abolished: 5 December 2017 [14] Russia: Nicholas II: Emperor and ...
At the age of 74, it's possible that Charles would retire from public life if the monarchy was abolished. It's more likely that the younger generation of royals, such as Kate Middleton and Prince ...
monarchy abolished 98.5 1.5 98.4 [16] Iran: March 1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum: 30 and 31 March 1979 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
The monarchy could be in danger because royals are now viewed as "celebrities," royal-historical novelist Hilary Mantel told The Times of London.
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