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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Bath Revolution or the King Deposed

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

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

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

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