abdication

voluntary or forced renunciation of sovereign power
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abdication
Gaetano Ferri / François Bouchot · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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abdication

Summary

abdication has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • abdication is a type of event[2].
  • abdication is a type of renunciation[3].
  • abdication's Commons category is recorded as Abdications[4].
  • abdication's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abdication[5].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[9].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[10].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14].
  • abdication's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include event[2] and renunciation[3].

Why It Matters

abdication has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] abdication is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Abdication
    Svkkl authority id → 0374561-abdikace
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0374561-abdikace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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