Beatrix of the Netherlands
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Beatrix is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013.
Beatrix in 2015
Beatrix and Irene on board the Piet Hein in 1946
Princess Beatrix and Queen Juliana in 1960
Henck Arron, Princess Beatrix, and Johan Ferrier during the independence ceremony of Suriname in 1975
Abdication
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Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the succession procedures of monarchies. While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of duty, in other societies, abdication was a regular event and helped maintain stability during political succession.
Napoleon's first abdication, signed at the Palace of Fontainebleau 4 April 1814
Dom Pedro I, founder and emperor of the Empire of Brazil, delivers his abdication letter on 7 April 1831
Queen Christina of Sweden shocked Europe by abdicating to move to Rome and serve the pope.