There is no evidence he did.
The king is pondering whether he should abdicate the throne.I will abdicate this position because I want to retire.
After abdicating a throne a person could be called a former king.
The king abdicated his throne. He chose to abdicate his position as CEO of the company. They abdicated their responsibility as caretakers. The lawyer decided to abdicate the continuance of her client's defense. The pope abdicated after being accused. The king was forced to abdicate, due to a rebellion.
Kings can abdicate their thrones, as Britain's king Edward VIII did in 1936.
An example of abdication is King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom relinquishing the throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson, as British law at the time did not allow a reigning monarch to marry a divorcee. This decision led to his abdication and his younger brother, George VI, ascending to the throne.
Give up a throne
Because he was the first (and so far only) king of England to abdicate the throne, so the speech is absolutely unique.
the prince is planning to abdicate the throne in order to marry his love, who is a commoner
The word is abdicate. It means to vacate the throne. To give up being the king or ruler of a nation.
The word is 'Abdicate'. Its root meaning from Latin abdicatio meaning to disown or renounce (ab, away from, and dicare, to proclaim). Latin means to speak no more. (Ab - Not) & ( Dictum to speak). Meaning that the king will not speak/rule. So if he doesn;t speak, he cannot rule ; so stands down/ leaves the throne.
Kaiser Wilhelm had to abdicate his throne.
Do you mean to abdicate.