In the UK. Kings and Queens remain on the throine to their dying day.
However, a number of kings of England have left/been removed , whilst still alive. Notably, King Edward(VOOO) who abdicated in 1936 . Previously King James (II) abandoned the throne in 1692.
Koing Charles (I) was executed by decapitation with an axe in 1649.
In the Netherlands, the monarch abdicates after about 25/30 years of service.
Currently it King Willem-Alexander, who assumed the Dutch throne in 2013 on the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix, who is still alive & well, and is now known as Princess Beatrix. She was Dutch monarch for about 30 years, when her mother, Queen Juliana abdicated. Prior to that it was Queen Wilhelmina.
Princess Catherine-Amalia wil probably take over from her father, when he reaches about 70 years of age.
So a king lesaving their throne varies from country to country.
Give up a throne
A homophone for thrown is throne. as in kings' throne
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.
People reported that he gave up his throne to become a Jain Monk.
Louis-Philippe gave up the throne, and revolutionaries established an unsuccessful republic
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2013
Harry has not given up his right to the throne, he is currently fifth in the line of succession.
To give up the Throne is to Abdicate. Abdication, Abdicate now has meaning as 'ducking out of' or avoiding responsibility. So, an absent father may be said to have abdicated his responsibility.
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.