abdications

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• ABDICATIONS —    of which the most celebrated are those of the Roman Dictator Sylla, who in 70 B.C. retired to Puteoli; of Diocletian, who in A.D. 305 retired to Salone; of Charles V., who in 1556 retired to the monastery St. Yuste; of Christina of Sweden, who …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• abdications — ab·di·ca·tion || ‚æbdɪ keɪʃn n. act of relinquishing office or power, resignation …   English contemporary dictionary

• Abdication — L abdication (du latin abdicatio, renier, renoncer ; ab de, et dicare, déclarer, proclamer comme n appartenant pas à quelqu un) est l acte selon lequel une personne renonce et cède d elle même sa fonction avant l expiration du temps… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Abdiquer — Abdication L abdication (du latin abdicatio, renier, renoncer ; ab de, et dicare, déclarer, proclamer comme n appartenant pas à quelqu un) est l acte selon lequel une personne renonce et cède d elle même sa fonction avant l expiration du… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Abdication — (from the Latin abdicatio , disowning, renouncing, from ab , away from, and dicare , to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one) is the act of renouncing and resigning from a formal office, especially from the supreme office of state. In… …   Wikipedia

• Abdication — • Ecclesiastically considered, is the resignation of a benefice or clerical dignity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abdication     Abdication      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Reign — A reign is a period of time a person serves as a monarch or pope. No time limit exists on reigns, nor is there a term of office. Thus a reign usually lasts for the remainder of the monarch s life, unless the monarchy itself is abolished or the… …   Wikipedia

• Kanshō — [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 331 351.] Change of era*; 1460: The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Chōroku 4.Events of the Kanshō eraUntil… …   Wikipedia

• Diocletianic Persecution — The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer, by Jean Léon Gérôme (1883) The Diocletianic Persecution (or Great Persecution) was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman empire.[1] In 303, Emperor …   Wikipedia

• Déposition des empereurs byzantins — La cour byzantine fut souvent le théâtre d’intrigues et de complots pour le pouvoir suprême sur l’empire. Aucune loi de succession n’était définie. Il n’y avait pas d’absolue certitude que le descendant d’un empereur monterait sur le trône, bien… …   Wikipédia en Français

• History of Christianity — Church history redirects here. For the journal, see American Society of Church History#Church History. For the magazine, see Christianity Today#Christian History. Church historian redirects here. For LDS official church historian, see Church… …   Wikipedia