Year
Monarch
Country
Title
Type
587 BCE
Zedekiah
Kingdom of Judah
King of Judah
Fall of Jerusalem
539 BCE
Nabonidus
Neo-Babylonian Empire
King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Fall of Babylon
331 BCE
Darius III
Achaemenid Empire
King of Kings
Battle of Gaugamela
320 BCE
Perdiccas
Macedonian Empire
Regent of Macedonia
First War of the Diadochi
207 BCE
Qin Er Shi
Qin dynasty
Emperor of China
Fall of the Qin
316 BCE
Olympias
Macedonia
Queen of Macedonia
Second War of the Diadochi
310 BCE
Alexander IV of Macedon and Roxana
King and Queen of Macedon
Assassinated by Cassander during the Third War of the Diadochi
168 BCE
Perseus of Macedon
Basileus of Macedonia
Third Macedonian War
63 BCE
Mithridates IV of Pontus
Kingdom of Pontus
King of Pontus
Third Mithridatic War
47 BCE
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Pharaoh of Egypt
Alexandrian war
30 BCE
Cleopatra
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
War of Actium
41 CE
Caligula
Roman Empire
Roman emperor
Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard and the Roman Senate in favor of his uncle Claudius and attempted abolition of the Principate
68
Nero
Outlawed and killed during rebellion by Gaius Julius Vindex
69
Galba
Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard during the Year of the Four Emperors
69
Otho
Defeated by Vitellius at the First Battle of Bedriacum
69
Vitellius
Defeated by Vespasian at the Second Battle of Bedriacum
193
Commodus
Assassinated at the beginning of the Year of the Five Emperors
193
Pertinax
Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard during the Year of the Five Emperors
193
Didius Julianus
Assassinated in revolt by Septimius Severus during the Year of the Five Emperors
193
Pescennius Niger
Killed by the Imperial Roman army while retreating from Antioch
197
Clodius Albinus
Claim to the emperorship defeated during the Year of the Five Emperors , decisively defeated at the Battle of Lugdunum
220
Emperor Xian of Han
Han dynasty
Emperor of China
End of the Han dynasty
235
Severus Alexander
Roman Empire
Roman emperor
Assassinated by the Imperial Roman army at the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century
238
Maximinus Thrax
Assassinated by the Legio II Parthica during the siege of Aquilea
238
Gordian I
Committed suicide after defeat of his forces at the Battle of Carthage
238
Gordian II
Roman Empire
Co-emperor
Killed at the Battle of Carthage
238
Pupienus
Roman emperor
Assassinated by Balbinus during the Year of the Six Emperors
238
Balbinus
Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard during the Year of the Six Emperors
249
Cao Shuang
Cao Wei
Regent of Cao Wei
Incident at the Gaoping Tombs
251
Decius and Herennius Etruscus
Roman Empire
Roman emperors
Gothic War
260
Valerian I
Roman emperor
Battle of Edessa
307
Severus II
Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
312
Maxentius
Battle of the Milvian Bridge
324
Valens
Eastern Roman emperor
Battle of Adrianople
475
Julius Nepos
Western Roman Empire
Western Roman emperor
Defeated in rebellion by Orestes
476
Romulus Augustulus
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
493
Odoacer
Kingdom of Italy
King of Italy
Killed by Theodoric the Great during the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy
626
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Tang dynasty
Emperor of China
Xuanwu Gate Incident
628
Khosrow II
Sasanian Empire
King of Kings
Sasanian civil war of 628–632
649
Emperor Taizong of Tang
Tang dynasty
Emperor of China
Transition from Sui to Tang
652
Yazdegerd III
Sasanian Empire
King of Kings
Muslim conquest of Persia
695
Justinian II
Roman Empire
Roman Emperor
Justinian II
705
Wu Zetian
Zhou dynasty
Empress of China
Coup d'état by Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
960
Guo Zongxun
Later Zhou dynasty
Emperor of China
Coup at Chen Bridge
1013
Æthelred the Unready
England
King of England
Overthrown by Danish invasion
1126
Emperor Qinzong
Northern Song dynasty
Emperor of China
Jingkang incident
1167
Diarmaid mac Murchadha
Kingdom of Leinster
King of Leinster
Deposed by the Irish High King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair for allegations that he had kidnapped Derbforgaill ingen Maeleachlainn
1206
Alexios IV Angelos and Alexios V Doukas
Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman emperor
Fourth Crusade
1248
Sancho II of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
King of Portugal
Deposed by Pope Innocent IV in the bull Grandi non immerito
1279
Zhao Bing
Southern Song dynasty
Emperor of China
Mongol conquest of China
1298
Adolf, King of the Romans
Holy Roman Empire
King of the Romans
Deposed by prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
1327
Edward II of England [ 1]
England
King of England
Forced to abdicate by Parliament of 1327
1370
Toghon Temür
Yuan dynasty
Emperor of China
Red Turban Rebellions
1399
Richard II of England [ 2]
England
King of England
Invasion of England by Henry Bolingbroke
1400
Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
Holy Roman Empire
King of the Romans
Deposed by Sigismund of Luxembourg in favor of Rupert III
1453
Constantine XI Palaiologos
Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman emperor
Fall of Constantinople , conquest of the former Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire
1461
Henry VI of England
England
King of England
Wars of the Roses
1470
Edward IV of England
1483
Edward V of England
Abducted to the Tower of London during the Wars of the Roses
1532
Huáscar
Inca Empire
Sapa Inca
Inca Civil War
1533
Atahualpa
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1567
Mary, Queen of Scots
Kingdom of Scotland
Queen of Scotland
1572
Túpac Amaru
Neo-Inca State
Sapa Inca
1623
Gwanghaegun of Joseon
Joseon
Korean Emperor
Overthrown by the Westerner faction in favor of Injo of Joseon
1640
Philip III of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of the Algarve
King of Portugal
King of the Algarve
Portuguese Restoration War
1644
Chongzhen Emperor
Ming dynasty
Emperor of China
Late Ming peasant rebellions
1645
Li Zicheng
Shun dynasty
Transition from Ming to Qing
1649
Charles I of England
England
Kingdom of Scotland
King of England
King of Scotland King of Ireland
English Civil War
1688
James II of England
England
Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Ireland
King of England
King of Scotland King of Ireland
Glorious Revolution
1695
Zumbi dos Palmares
Palmares
King of Palmares
1735
Stanisław Leszczyński
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
War of the Polish Succession
1790
Maria Christina and Albert Casimir
Austrian Netherlands
Governor of the Austrian Netherlands
Brabant Revolution
1792
Louis XVI
Kingdom of France
King of France
French Revolution
1795
Stanisław August Poniatowski
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Third Partition of Poland
1806
Francis II
Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Emperor
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire at the end of the War of the Third Coalition , remained Emperor of Austria
1807
Selim III
Ottoman Empire
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman coups of 1807–1808
1808
Mustafa IV
1809
Gustav IV Adolf
Sweden
Finland
King of Sweden
Grand Prince of Finland
Finnish War and Coup of 1809
1810
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Spanish Empire
King of Spain and the Indies
Forced to abdicate by Napoleon at the beginning of the Peninsular War , which also led to the Spanish American wars of independence in which Spain lost most of its colonies
1814
Christian Frederick
Denmark-Norway
King of Norway
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)
1814-15
Napoleon I
First French Empire
Emperor of the French
Exiled to Elba after defeat in the War of the Sixth Coalition , returned and restored control of France but was defeated again in the Battle of Waterloo and exiled in Saint Helena
1815
Louis XVIII
Kingdom of France
King of France
Briefly deposed in Napoleon's Hundred Days
1823
Augustin I of Mexico
First Mexican Empire
Emperor of Mexico
Casa Mata Plan Revolution
1830
Charles X
Kingdom of France
King of France
July Revolution
1848
Louis Philippe I
Kingdom of France
French Revolution of 1848
1858
Bahadur Shah Zafar [ 19]
Mughal Empire
Mughal emperor
British defeat of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
1864
Christian IX of Denmark
Duchy of Schleswig
Duchy of Holstein
Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
Duke of Schleswig
Duke of Holstein
Duke of Lauenberg
Second Schleswig War
1866
Franz Joseph I of Austria
German Confederation
President of the German Confederation
Austro-Prussian War
1866
George V of Hanover
Hanover
King of Hanover
1866
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse
Hesse
Elector of Hesse
1866
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Nassau
Duke of Nassau
1867
Maximilian I of Mexico
Mexico
Emperor of Mexico
Defeat of Second French intervention in Mexico
1868
Isabella II of Spain
Spain
Queen of Spain
Glorious Revolution (Spain)
1871
Napoleon III
Second French Empire
Emperor of the French
Franco-Prussian War
1889
Pedro II of Brazil
Empire of Brazil
Emperor of Brazil
Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil
1893
Liliʻuokalani
Hawaiian Kingdom
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
1896
Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe
Nembe Kingdom
King of Nembe
Deposed by the British Empire
1898
Guangxu Emperor
China
Emperor of China
Defeat of Hundred Days' Reform
1908
Abdul Hamid II [ 20]
Ottoman Empire
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Young Turk Revolution
1910
Manuel II of Portugal
Portugal
King of Portugal
5 October 1910 revolution
1912
Puyi
China
Emperor of China
1911 Revolution
1914
Peter I of Serbia
Serbia
King of Serbia
Serbian campaign of World War I
1917
Nicholas II of Russia
Russia
Emperor of all the Russias
February Revolution
1918
Charles I of Austria
Austria-Hungary
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
Dissolution of Austria-Hungary as a result of World War I
1918
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Germany
German Emperor
German Revolution of 1918–1919
1922
Mehmed VI
Ottoman Empire
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire during the Turkish War of Independence
1931
Alfonso XIII
Spain
King of Spain
Abdicated after the monarchists were overwhelmingly defeated in the 1931 Spanish local elections
1939
Zog I of Albania
Albanian Kingdom
King of Albania
Italian invasion of Albania
1940
Charlotte
Luxembourg
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
German invasion of Luxembourg
1940
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Netherlands
Queen of the Netherlands
German invasion of the Netherlands
1941
Reza Shah
Iran
Shah of Iran
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
1941
George II of Greece
Greece
King of Greece
German invasion of Greece
1947
George VI
British Raj
Emperor of India
Independence of India
1947
Michael I of Romania
Romania
King of Romania
Soviet occupation of Romania
1952
Farouk of Egypt [ 21]
Egypt
King of Egypt
Egyptian revolution of 1952
1958
Faisal II of Iraq
Iraq
King of Iraq
14 July Revolution
1962
Muhammad al-Badr
North Yemen
King and Imam of Yemen
North Yemen Civil War
1964
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Sultan of Zanzibar
Zanzibar Revolution
1967
Constantine II of Greece
Greece
King of Greece
1967 Greek counter-coup
1969
Idris of Libya [ 22]
Libya
King of Libya
1969 Libyan coup d'état
1973
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Afghanistan
King of Afghanistan
1973 Afghan coup d'état
1974
Haile Selassie [ 23]
Ethiopia
Emperor of Ethiopia
1974 Ethiopian coup d'état
1975
Sisavang Vatthana
Laos
King of Laos
Laotian Civil War
1978
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Imperial State of Iran
Shah of Iran
Iranian Revolution
1987
Elizabeth II of Fiji
Fiji
Queen of Fiji
Fijian monarchy abolished after the 1987 Fijian coups d'état