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Background imageDeposed Collection: Abdul Hamid Ii / Lith

Abdul Hamid Ii / Lith
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: Battle of the Boyne 1690

Battle of the Boyne 1690
British cavalry charge through the waters of the Boyne, ensuring William IIIs accession in place of the deposed James II Date: 1 July 1690

Background imageDeposed Collection: Tsar Nicolas and son during Revolution, Russia

Tsar Nicolas and son during Revolution, Russia
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918), and his son, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918), seen here in uniform after the Tsar had abdicated. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDeposed Collection: Sultan Visits France

Sultan Visits France
Abdul-Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, visits France : he is welcomed at Paris by Napoleon at the gare de Lyon though soon he will be deposed and kill himself

Background imageDeposed Collection: Ladies Travelling 1399

Ladies Travelling 1399
La Dame de Courcy, one of queen Isabellas attendant ladies, returns to France when king Richard II is deposed : she and her luggage are seen landing at Boulogne

Background imageDeposed Collection: Augustus II King Poland

Augustus II King Poland
AUGUST II, king of Poland He was also Elector of Saxony as Friedrich August I, but this did not save him from being deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: King James II landing at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 12 March 1689

King James II landing at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 12 March 1689. This marked the beginning of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Background imageDeposed Collection: King Charles II at a dance party during the Restoration

King Charles II at a dance party during the Restoration, circa 1660. A wild ball with dancing, music, card games, tobacco smoking, drinking, courtesans, and fops. Evening Party. Time of Charles II

Background imageDeposed Collection: MIHAILO ASSASSINATED

MIHAILO ASSASSINATED
Prince Mihailo (Michael) Obrenovich III, previously deposed but reinstated, is assassinated (why and by whom still unknown) : he lies in state at Belgrade. 10 June 1868

Background imageDeposed Collection: A new Emir of Adamawa is installed. After the capture of Yola, Colonel Morland deposed the Emir

A new Emir of Adamawa is installed. After the capture of Yola, Colonel Morland deposed the Emir and set up a brother of the vanquished ruler in his stead. Date: 1902

Background imageDeposed Collection: The Deposition of Wingfield

The Deposition of Wingfield
The president of Jamestown Virginia, Edward Maria Wingfield, sits in a chair as a man takes his deposition, with two other men in the room

Background imageDeposed Collection: GERMAN POSTER 1926

GERMAN POSTER 1926
Poster declaring that the German left wing opposes the payment of compensation to deposed princes. Date: 1926

Background imageDeposed Collection: Celebrating Portuguese Independence

Celebrating Portuguese Independence
Postcard celebrating the revolution of 1910, a republican coup d e'at that occurred in Portugal on 5th October 1910, which deposed King Manuel II and established the Portuguese First Republic

Background imageDeposed Collection: Caricature of Cetewayo, Zulu king, at the theatre in London

Caricature of Cetewayo, Zulu king, at the theatre in London
Caricature of Cetewayo (Cetshwayo kaMpande, 1826-1884), Zulu king, in the Royal Box at a theatre with Edward, Prince of Wales behind him. 1882

Background imageDeposed Collection: Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco and Interpreter

Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco and Interpreter
Abdelhafid of Morocco (Mulay Abdelhafid) - The Sultan of Morocco, (1876-1937) and his Interpreter Ben Ghabrit at Vichy, France following his abdication in 1912 after signing the Treaty of Fez

Background imageDeposed Collection: Exiled King Michael of Romania and Queen Helen

Exiled King Michael of Romania and Queen Helen
Ex-King Michael of Romania (born 1921) and his mother Queen Helen (formerly Princess Helen of Greece) arriving at Victoria Station

Background imageDeposed Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II in exile, Huis Doorn, Netherlands

Kaiser Wilhelm II in exile, Huis Doorn, Netherlands
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the deposed German Emperor, seen here with a companion, strolling in the grounds of his place of exile, Huis Doorn (Doorn Castle) in the Netherlands. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDeposed Collection: Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz at her desk

Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz at her desk
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887-1947), second wife of the deposed Kaiser Wilhelm II. Seen here working at her desk in Doorn Castle (Huis Doorn), Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDeposed Collection: Italian Unification (1859-1924). Vote for annexation of the

Italian Unification (1859-1924). Vote for annexation of the
Italian Unification (1859-1924). Francis II, king of the Two Sicilies (1859-1860) was forced to abdicate, while a plebiscite (21-22 October 1860)

Background imageDeposed Collection: French Revolution (1789-1799). The royal family took refuge

French Revolution (1789-1799). The royal family took refuge in the Assembly after the assault on the Tuileries (August 1792) and the suspension of the functions of King Louis XVI

Background imageDeposed Collection: Jacopo Contarini

Jacopo Contarini
JACOPO CONTARINI Doge of Venice, deposed in 1280 and died the same year. Date: RULED 1275 - 1280

Background imageDeposed Collection: Francesco Crispi - 3

Francesco Crispi - 3
FRANCESCO CRISPI Italian statesman, participated in Risorgimento, advocated African colonisation, deposed after defeat at Adowa, 1896. Date: 1819 - 1901

Background imageDeposed Collection: Francesco Crispi - 2

Francesco Crispi - 2
FRANCESCO CRISPI Italian statesman, participated in Risorgimento, advocated African colonisation, deposed after defeat at Adowa, 1896. Date: 1819 - 1901

Background imageDeposed Collection: Cirpariano Castro

Cirpariano Castro
CIPRIANO CASTRO Dictator of Venezuela, ruined the economy with amazing incompetence, deposed in absentia. Date: 1858 - 1924

Background imageDeposed Collection: Alexander Ii, Russian

Alexander Ii, Russian
ALEXANDER II MIKHAILOVICH, Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir son of Mikhail II, deposed by the Tartars Date: reigned 1327-1328

Background imageDeposed Collection: Yuri, Russian Royalty

Yuri, Russian Royalty
YURI DANIELOVICH, Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir deposed at the time of the invasion of the Golden Horde of Tartars Date: reigned 1319-1334

Background imageDeposed Collection: POPE LEO V

POPE LEO V deposed and murdered by anti-pope Christophorus Date: reigned 903

Background imageDeposed Collection: Napoleon III escaping from life imprisonment

Napoleon III escaping from life imprisonment
Napoleon III, disguised as a labourer, escapes from the Chateau de Ham, where he had been condemned to life imprisonment in 1840. The escape was successful -- two days later he turned up in London

Background imageDeposed Collection: Colenso (Hunt)

Colenso (Hunt)
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers Date: 1814 - 1883

Background imageDeposed Collection: Colenso (Photo)

Colenso (Photo)
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers Date: 1814 - 1883

Background imageDeposed Collection: COLENSO ( APE )

COLENSO ( APE )
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers Date: 1814 - 1883

Background imageDeposed Collection: Christian II

Christian II, who is also king of Denmark, sails into Stockholm harbour to become king, but he will be deposed in three years time, and rightly. Date: 7 September 1520

Background imageDeposed Collection: Samuel Houston

Samuel Houston
SAMUEL HOUSTON - American statesman who worked on behalf of Native Americans, defeated Mexicans, President of Republic of Texas, later governor but deposed for favouring union. Date: 1793 - 1863

Background imageDeposed Collection: Stanislaw Leszczynski

Stanislaw Leszczynski
STANISLAW I LESZCZYNSKI elected 1704 but deposed 1709 not by his own people but by interference from Austria and Russia : instead, he became ruler of Lorraine. Date: 1677 - 1766

Background imageDeposed Collection: Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz at a bookstall

Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz at a bookstall
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887-1947), second wife of the deposed Kaiser Wilhelm II. Seen here at a bookstall in Doorn, Netherlands

Background imageDeposed Collection: THEEBAW (1858 -1916)

THEEBAW (1858 -1916)
THEEBAW (THIBAW) Last King of Burma deposed by the British Viceroy of India, Dufferin, in 1885. Date: 1858 - 1916

Background imageDeposed Collection: Vasily Ii, Russian Royal

Vasily Ii, Russian Royal
VASILY II VASILIYEVICH (sometimes called Vasily III) Grand Prince of Moscow (1425- 62), son of Vasily I, twice deposed, and blinded by the usurper Dmitri Shemyaka Date: 1415 - 1462

Background imageDeposed Collection: Armenians celebrate the new constitution

Armenians celebrate the new constitution
The entrance of the Armenian Church St. Trinity where the Armenians are celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Background imageDeposed Collection: Proclamation of the new Constitution

Proclamation of the new Constitution
The Proclamation of the new Constitution established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908. The crowd assembled in front of the Town Hall to hear the proclamation by the Inspector General

Background imageDeposed Collection: Armenian schoolchildren celebrate the new constitution

Armenian schoolchildren celebrate the new constitution
Armenian schoolchildren celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Background imageDeposed Collection: Othon I Deposed

Othon I Deposed
Othon (Otto) the deposed king of Greece arrives at Venice

Background imageDeposed Collection: Political Meeting Athens

Political Meeting Athens
A political meeting in Athens : dissatisfaction with the Bavarian king Otto leads to insurrection, Othon is deposed and flees to Venice

Background imageDeposed Collection: Alexander Deposed 3

Alexander Deposed 3
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube. There, Alexander will be forced at gun-point to abdicate

Background imageDeposed Collection: Othon Deposed

Othon Deposed
Insurrection expresses popular dissatisfaction with the Bavarian king Otto : royalist troops take Nauplion, but the king will be deposed and flee to Venice

Background imageDeposed Collection: The Bath Revolution or the King Deposed

The Bath Revolution or the King Deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: Bishop Murdered

Bishop Murdered
Stanislas, bishop of Krakow, quarrels with Boleslaw II and is sentenced to dismemberment carried out by supporters, not Boleslaw in person. B is deposed, s is made a saint

Background imageDeposed Collection: Alexander Deposed 6

Alexander Deposed 6
The officers of the Stroumski regiment involved in the abduction of Prince Alexander are degraded at Kustendil by having their military insignia removed by fellow officers

Background imageDeposed Collection: Louis Le Pieux Deposed

Louis Le Pieux Deposed
Growing dissatisfaction with Louis le Pieux leads to his deposition : he is packed off to live the remainder of his days in a monastery

Background imageDeposed Collection: Alexander Deposed I

Alexander Deposed I
Russian agents storm the palace at Sofia and abduct prince Alaxander, of German Battenberg family. He will abdicate, then be reinstated, then abdicate again

Background imageDeposed Collection: Alexander Deposed 5

Alexander Deposed 5
Prince Alexander is rescued from his abductors and returns to Sofia where is welcomed home by his subjects : but he will soon abdicate again, voluntarily this time

Background imageDeposed Collection: Alexander Deposed 4

Alexander Deposed 4
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube, where he is forced at gun-point to sign his abdication

Background imageDeposed Collection: Alexander Deposed 2

Alexander Deposed 2
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube. There, Alexander will be forced at gun-point to abdicate

Background imageDeposed Collection: Carol in Romania

Carol in Romania
After Alexandru Ioan I is deposed, Charles of Hohen- -zollern rules as prince, then as king Carol I, reigning successfully until 1914. He enters Bucharest to acclaim

Background imageDeposed Collection: Turks Kill Revolutionary

Turks Kill Revolutionary
Abdul Medjid, Calif, deposed and sent into exile by the Ataturk regime

Background imageDeposed Collection: NESTORIUS

NESTORIUS Persian prelate, Patriarch of Constantinople, deposed for his heretical views about the nature of Jesus

Background imageDeposed Collection: Isabelas Last Council

Isabelas Last Council
Isabela, at San Sebastian, holds her last council : soon she will be formally deposed, and take refuge in Paris

Background imageDeposed Collection: Isabela Leaves

Isabela Leaves
Isabela, deposed, takes the train for Paris at the station at the frontier town of Hendaye

Background imageDeposed Collection: Battle of Alcolea - 1

Battle of Alcolea - 1
The royalists under Novaliches are defeated by the republicans under Serrano, a decisive battle after which Isabela flees to Paris and is formally deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: Isabelas Stuff

Isabelas Stuff
When Isabela is deposed and flees to Paris, representatives of the interim government make an inventory of her property in the palace at Madrid

Background imageDeposed Collection: Wiraqocha Inka

Wiraqocha Inka
WIRAQOCHA INKA (or Viracocha, or Huira Ccocha) INCA EMPEROR OF PERU deposed, fought civil war against his son

Background imageDeposed Collection: Pope Leo VIII

Pope Leo VIII
POPE LEO VIII deposed and restored in course of conflict with rivals

Background imageDeposed Collection: Sultan Selim III

Sultan Selim III
SELIM III - a keen reformer, he angers vested interests with his ideas, is deposed in 1807 and murdered by strangulation after a years imprisonment

Background imageDeposed Collection: Napoleon III Surrenders

Napoleon III Surrenders
SURRENDER At a chateau on the banks of the river Meuse, Emperor Napoleon III surrenders to Bismarck and is later deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: Erik XIV of Sweden marrying Catharina Mansdotter

Erik XIV of Sweden marrying Catharina Mansdotter
King Erik XIV of Sweden (son of Gustav Vasa, Gustav I) marrying his commoner mistress, Catharina (Karin) Mansdotter, after which he goes mad and is deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: Charlemagne Escorts Pope

Charlemagne Escorts Pope
Charlemagne escorts deposed Pope Leo III back to Rome where he demands that Leo & his accusers appear before him. Charlemagne is crowned Roman Emperor in 800

Background imageDeposed Collection: Abdul Hamid Ii / Pj 1897

Abdul Hamid Ii / Pj 1897
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: Abdul Hamid Ii / Rire 1897

Abdul Hamid Ii / Rire 1897
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Background imageDeposed Collection: Abdul-Hamid Deposed 1909

Abdul-Hamid Deposed 1909
Young Turks depose Abdul-Hamid at Yildiz-Kiosk

Background imageDeposed Collection: Wagner / Ulk / Berlin

Wagner / Ulk / Berlin
RICHARD WAGNER German composer, deified at Bayreuth, with deposed gods and goddesses below: There is only one God, and His name is Wagner!

Background imageDeposed Collection: Dagobert II

Dagobert II
DAGOBERT II Merovingian king of Austrasia, deposed and exiled to Ireland

Background imageDeposed Collection: Edward II Deposed

Edward II Deposed
Sir William Trufsell and other deputies receiving the resignation of Edward II

Background imageDeposed Collection: Shah Jahan I / Miniature

Shah Jahan I / Miniature
SHAH JAHAN I despite building the Taj Mahal, he was deposed and died in captivity

Background imageDeposed Collection: Colenso / Kilburn Cdv

Colenso / Kilburn Cdv
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers

Background imageDeposed Collection: Pope Joannes X

Pope Joannes X
POPE JOANNES X deposed and murdered by Marozia Theophylactus

Background imageDeposed Collection: Romanus IV Diogenes

Romanus IV Diogenes
ROMANUS IV DIOGENES and his wife Eudoxia are blessed by Jesus, but by no one else, for he is soon deposed, blinded and eventually murdered

Background imageDeposed Collection: EVENTS / SPAIN / F NAND 1808

EVENTS / SPAIN / F NAND 1808
The triumphal return to Madrid by Ferdinand (deposed King of Spain)



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