List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 18th century

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.

Hawaiʻi

• Kiwala‘o, High Chief and King of Hawaiʻi. Deposed and killed 1782 by his cousin Kamehameha I
• Kalanikupule, 27th Moi/King of Maui and Oaʻu. Deposed and sacrificed by Kamehameha I 1795
• Kaumualiʻi, 23rd King of Kauaʻi. 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