The word is 'Abdicate'.
Your correspodent metions King Edward(VIII) of England ; true.
King James (II) of England abandoned the throne in 1692 , without a formal statement of abdication.
Kings can abdicate their thrones, as Britain's king Edward VIII did in 1936.
The word is abdicate. It means to vacate the throne. To give up being the king or ruler of a nation.
archa-throne : the first,the superb throne. Throne comes from the greek word θρόνος (thronos) which means the place were the king sits.
not to give up
Give up a throne
the word cede means to give up that is what the word cede means.
the word cede means to give up that is what the word cede means.
to lose or give up
The word is "surrender" to surrender is to give up something, place, one etc.
capitulate
Belshazzar did not give up the throne of Babylon. It was taken from him when he was killed when Cyrus the Persian conqured the Babylonian Empire (Chaldean's)
King Henry VII did not "give up the throne." His reign ended when he died on 21 April 1509.
It means to formally relinquish power or authority, as when a monarch abdicates. It also means "surrender".It means to relinquish or give up your position or responsibilities.