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Abdication of Edward VIII
In early December 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American, who was divorced from her first husband and was in the process of divorcing her second.
Abdication of Wilhelm II
The abdication of Wilhelm II as German Emperor and King of Prussia was declared unilaterally by Chancellor Max von Baden at the height of the German revolution on 9 November 1918, two days before the end of World War I.
Abdication of Nicholas II
Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne of the Russian Empire on 2 March / 15 March 1917, in the midst of World War I and the February Revolution.
Imperial Edict of the Abdication of the Qing Emperor
The Imperial Edict of the Abdication of the Qing Emperor (lit.
Abdication of Napoleon, 1815
Napoleon abdicated on 22 June 1815, in favour of his son Napoleon II.
Abdication of Pedro I of Brazil
The abdication of emperor Pedro I of Brazil took place on 7 April 1831 in favor of his son Pedro de Alcântara, future emperor Pedro II.
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