Monarchs deposed in the 18th century

This page has the monarchs who either lost their thrones through deposition by a coup d'état, by a referendum which abolished their throne, or chose to abdicate between 1700 and 1800

Aceh Darussalam

  • Baginda Seri Sultan Badrul Alam, Sultan of Aceh Darussalam. Deposed by the Uleebalang in 1702.
  • Baginda Seri Sultan Sharif Lamtawi, Sultan of Aceh Darussalam. Deposed by the UleeBalang in 1703

Ambohimanga

  • Andrianjafy, King of Ambohimanga and Ambohitrabiby, deposed and killed, 1787.

Ambohitrabiby

  • Andrianjafy, King of Ambohimanga and Ambohitrabiby, deposed and killed in 1787.

Ansbach

  • Christian Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth, abdicated 1791, died 1806.

Banganapalle

  • Mansur ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Ghulam Muhammad 'Ali Khan I Bahadur, Jagirdar of Banganapalle, deposed 1784, restored 1789.

Bavaria

  • Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, deposed 1706, restored 1714.

Bayreuth

  • Christian Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth, abdicated 1791, died 1806.

Benares

  • Rafa'at wa Awal-i-Martabat Raja Sri Chait Singh Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Benares, deposed 1781.

Bentheim

  • Friedrich Karl Philipp, Count of Bentheim, deposed by the Hannover in 1753. Died 1803.

Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

  • Anton Ulrich Duke of Brunswick, deposed 1702, restored 1704, died 1714.

Kingdom of Corsica

  • Theodore of Corsica, 1736.

France

  • Louis XVI, King of France, deposed 1792, executed 1793.

Hawaii

  • Kiwala‘o, High Chief and King of Hawaii. Deposed and killed 1782 by his cousin Kamehameha I
  • Kalanikupule, 27th Moi/King of Maui and Oau. Deposed and sacrificed by Kamehameha I 1795
  • Kaumualii, 23rd King of Kauai. Surrendered peacefully to Kamehameha I 1810

Hohenlohe-Bartenstein

  • Ludwig Karl Franz Leopold, Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, deposed or abdicated 1798.

Isenburg-Marienborn

  • Karl August of Karl August, Count of Isenburg-Marienborn, deposed 1725.

Junagadh

  • H.E. Shri Diwan Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji I Bahadur Khanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagad, deposed 1760, reinstated 1762.

Kantipura

  • Jayaprakasamalla King (Rajadhiraja Paramesvara Paramabhattaraka Sri Sri N.N. Vijayarajye Nepala) of Kantipura 1735-1746, deposed or abdicated 1746, restored 1752, reigned until 25 September 1768.

Kelantan

  • Raja Long Sulaiman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Long Bahar, deposed 1739, restored 1746, redeposed 1756.

Knyphausen

  • William Graf von Bentinck und von Aldenburg baron of Knyphausen 1738-1754, deposed or abdicated 1754, died 1764.

Kanokupolu

  • Tu'ihalafata'i, 9th Tu'i Kanokupolu 1777-1782, abdicated 1782.
  • Mulikiha'amea, 16th Tu'i Ha-a Takala'ua and 11th Tu'i Kanokupolu, reigned 1789, abdicated 1793
  • Tupou Mohe'ofo, 12th Tu'i Kanokupolu reigned 1793, deposed 1793.

Lalitapura

  • Jayamahendramalla, King (Rajadhiraja Paramesvara Paramabhattaraka Sri Sri N.N. Vijayarajye Nepala) of Lalitapura 1709, deposed or abdicated 1709, restored 1709, reigned until 1714.

Lippe-Alverdissen

  • Friedrich Ernst of Lippe-Alverdissen, Count and Noble Lord (Graf und Edler Herr zur Lippe). Deposed or abdicated 1749.

Lippe-Detmold

  • Simon August of Lippe-Detmold, Count and Noble Lord (Graf und Edler Herr zur Lippe) of Lippe-Detmold 1734-1749, deposed or abdicated 1749. Died 1782.

Lorraine

  • Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine, abdicated 1737

Mecca

  • Sharif Sa'ad Pasha, Grand Sharif of Mecca. Deposed 1672, restored 1693, redeposed 1694, restored 1694, redeposed 1702.
  • Sharif 'Abdu'l-Muhsin bin Ahmad, Grand Sharif of Mecca, deposed 1704.

Modena

  • Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena, deposed 1796

Naples

  • Philip IV, King of Naples (and Spain), lost control of Naples 1707, abandoned claims 1713
  • Charles VI, King of Naples (and Holy Roman Emperor), ceded control 1735
  • Charles VII, King of Naples, abdicated 1759
  • Ferdinand IV, King of Naples, deposed 1799, restored later that year, deposed again 1806, restored 1815

Parma

  • Charles I, Duke of Parma, abdicated 1735
  • Maria Theresa, Duchess of Parma, abdicated 1748

Persia

  • Husayn, Shah of Persia, deposed 1722
  • Ashraf Hotaki, Shah of Persia, deposed 1729
  • Abbas III, Shah of Persia, deposed 1736
  • Adil Shah, Shah of Persia, deposed 1748
  • Suleiman II, Shah of Persia, deposed 1750
  • Shahrokh Shah, Shah of Persia, deposed 1749, nominally restored 1750, deposed again 1796

Poland

  • Augustus II, King of Poland, deposed 1704, abdicated 1706, restored 1709
  • Stanislaus I, deposed 1709, restored 1733 and again deposed later that year
  • Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, King of Poland, deposed 1795

Russia

  • Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia, deposed 1741
  • Peter III, Emperor of Russia, deposed 1762

Sardinia

  • Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sardinia, exchanged for Sicily 1720
  • Victor Amadeus II, King of Sardinia, abdicated 1730

Sicily

  • Victor Amadeus II, King of Sicily, exchanged for Sardinia 1720
  • Charles V, King of Sicily, abdicated 1759

Spain

  • "Charles III," Austrian claimant to the Spanish throne, abandoned his claims 1714
  • Philip V, King of Spain, abdicated 1724, reinstated later that year

Sweden

  • Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, abdicated 1720

Tallo

  • Karaeng Sapanang Tu-Timoka, Sultan of Tallo, deposed 1761.

Tulsipur

  • Raja Nawal Singh Chauhan lost Tulsipar to Gorkhali King Prithvi Narayan, 1763.

Tuscany

  • Peter Leopold, Grand Duke of Tuscany, abdicated 1790

Vava'u

  • Vuna of Konokupolu and Vava'u, 5th Tu'i Kanokupolu, deposed 1700.
  • Takitakimalohi, 3rd Vuna and Tu'i Vava'u, deposed 1799.

See also

  • List of monarchs who abdicated
  • List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 19th century
  • List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 17th century
  • List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 16th century
  • List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 15th century
  • List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 14th century
  • List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 13th century
  • List of monarchs who lost their thrones before the 13th century