Disillusioned and depressed, he fell into a deep melancholy and abdicated in favour of his son, John II.

On 25 June 1870, he was recalled to Paris, where his mother abdicated in his favour, in the presence of a number of Spanish nobles who had tied their fortunes to that of the exiled queen.

On 15 January 1941, Alfonso XIII abdicated his rights to the Spanish throne in favour of his third ( of four ), but second-surviving, son Juan, father of the current King, Juan Carlos.

In 1556, Charles V abdicated in favour of his son Philip II and his brother Ferdinand I. Charles's Italian possessions, including Milan, passed to Philip II and the Spanish line of Habsburgs, while Ferdinand's Austrian line of Habsburgs ruled the Holy Roman Empire.

* January 16 – Charles I, having already abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, resigns the Kingdom of Spain in favour of his son, Philip II, and retires to a monastery.

Weary of the long struggle with the Duchy of Pomerania, he abdicated in 1470 in favour of his younger brother Albert Achilles, he retired to the Bayreuth Principality and died one year later in Neustadt an der Aisch.

Because of the probability of the escalation of the conflict, Léopold III abdicated on July 16, 1951 in favour of his 20-year-old son Baudouin.

In September 1918, Tsar Ferdinand abdicated in favour of his son Boris III in order to head off anti-monarchic revolutionary tendencies.

Charles Albert abdicated in favour of his son, Victor Emmanuel II, and Piedmontese ambitions to unite Italy or conquer Lombardy were, for the moment, brought to an end.

Leopold III ( born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel ( French ) or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel ( Dutch ) or Leopold Philipp Karl Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel ( German ); 3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983 ) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of the heir apparent, his son Baudouin.

On 4 April 1814, Napoleon abdicated in favour of his toddler son after the Six Days ' Campaign and the Battle of Paris.

In 1815, after his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon abdicated in favour of his son, whom he had not seen since his exile to Elba, for a second time.

The ordinances sparked a revolution against Charles's coup attempt ; by 2 August 1830, Charles had fled Paris and abdicated in favour of his grandson Henri, duc de Bordeaux.

With his army shattered, Tsar Ferdinand abdicated to save the Bulgarian throne in favour of his eldest son who became Tsar Boris III on 3 October 1918.

Rather than redrawing the Statute, he abdicated in favour of his son, Victor Emmanuel fleeing in exile to Portugal.

It was in November 1555, shortly after Charles had abdicated in favour of his son, Philip II of Spain that the gout-afflicted Emperor leaned on William's shoulder during his abdication ceremony.

By 11 December, King Edward had abdicated in favour of his younger brother, Prince Albert, Duke of York, who was thereafter known as George VI.

She therefore abdicated in his favour after reigning only one year.

When the populace rose at Aranjuez in 1808, the king abdicated on 19 March, in favour of his son ,< ref >

Upon succeeding to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, Charles, a proponent of enlightened absolutism, on 6 October 1759 abdicated the Neapolitan and Sicilian thrones in favour of Ferdinand, his third surviving son, who became Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, or Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily.

Alphonso, finding his tenure of the throne uncertain on account of the approaching invasion of Charles VIII of France and the general dissatisfaction of his subjects, abdicated in his son's favour in January 1495.

Afterwards, he began negotiations with his rival, who finally abdicated in his favour in 1081 in exchange for extensive landholdings.

She abdicated the throne in favour of her son, Hayam Wuruk.

Louis ruled for a short period between the time his father Philip V abdicated in his favour ( 14 January 1724 ) and his death from smallpox, just over seven months later.

On 14 January 1929, Amanullah abdicated in favor of his brother, King Inayatullah Khan.

* 724 ( Yōrō 8, 1st month ): In the 9th year of Genshō-tennō's reign ( 元正天皇9年 ), the empress abdicated ; and her younger brother received the succession (‘‘ senso ’’).

* 645: She abdicated in favor of her brother, who would become known as Emperor Kōtoku

* 645: In the 3rd year of Kōgyoku-tennō's reign ( 皇極天皇3年 ), the empress abdicated ; and the succession ( senso ) was received by her younger brother.

* 809 (): After a reign of four years, Heizei fell ill ; and fearing that he would not survive, Heizei abdicated in favor of his younger brother, who would later come to be known as Emperor Saga.

* 30 May 823 (): In the 14th year of Emperor Saga's reign, he abdicated ; the succession ( senso ) was received by Junna, Saga's younger brother and Emperor Kammu's third son.

Diogenes says that he abdicated the kingship ( basileia ) in favor of his brother and Strabo confirms that there was a ruling family in Ephesus descended from the Ionian founder, Androclus, which still kept the title and could sit in the chief seat at the games, as well as a few other privileges.

Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, was made King of Spain after Charles IV abdicated.

In January 1929, Amanullah abdicated the throne to his oldest brother, Inayatullah Khan, who ruled for only three days before escaping into exile in British-India.

His eldest son, Pedro I of Brazil, briefly became Pedro IV of Portugal, but neither the Portuguese nor the Brazilians wanted a unified monarchy ; consequently, Pedro abdicated the Portuguese crown in favor of his 7-year-old daughter, Maria da Glória, on the condition that when of age she would marry his brother, Miguel.

* 1210 ( Jōgen 1, 25th day of the 11th month ): In the 12th year of Tsuchimikado-tennō's reign ( 土御門天皇12年 ), the emperor abdicated ; and the succession (‘‘ senso ’’) was received by his younger brother, the second son of the former-Emperor Go-Toba.

In 1259, at the insistence of Retired Emperor Go-Saga, he abdicated at the age of 15 to his younger brother, who would become Emperor Kameyama.

In 1936, her husband unexpectedly became King when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated in order to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson.

After the outbreak of the liberal revolution in his lands in 1821, he abdicated in favor of his brother, Charles Felix.

Charles abdicated as Emperor in 1556 in favor of his brother Ferdinand ; however, due to lengthy debate and bureaucratic procedure, the Imperial Diet did not accept the abdication ( and thus make it legally valid ) until 24 February 1558.

Charles abdicated midway through this conflict, leaving further conduct of the war to his son, Philip II and his brother, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Isaac abdicated on November 22, 1059, against the wishes of his brother and of his empress Catherine of Bulgaria.

When his brother is killed, Falco is effectively head of the family and in the position of responsiblity his father has abdicated.

As an additional penance for the murder, Pandu abdicated the throne of Hastinapura and his blind brother Dhritarashtra took over the reins of the kingdom.

As an additional penance for the murder, Pandu abdicated the throne of Hastinapura and his blind brother Dhritarashtra took over the reins of the kingdom.

Mustafa II abdicated in favor of his brother Ahmed III ( 1703 – 30 ) in 1703.