2014 Event Prince Felipe of Spain is coronated as King Felipe VI, following his father's abdication over two weeks ago; the simple ceremony sought to avoid displays of extravagance in a nation suffering high unemployment and growing disinterest in the monarchy 1993 Event Brazil votes over importing monarchy 1993 Event Brazil votes against a monarchy 1975 Event Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years 1974 Event Greek monarchy rejected by referendum 1973 Event Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy 1966 Event Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared 1962 Event Nepal gets constitution/becomes Constitutional Hindu Monarchy 1958 Event Saddam Hussein and Iraqi army overthrows the monarchy 1957 Event Monarchy in Tunisia abolished in favor of a republic 1952 Event General Neguib seizes power, Monarchy overthrown in Egypt (National Day) 1951 Event Nep l becomes a constitutional monarchy 1949 Event Bhutan, land of Dragon, becomes an independent monarchy 1947 Event Spain votes for Franco monarchy 1946 Event Bulgaria ends monarchy 1946 Event Greece votes for monarchy 1946 Event Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy, National Day 1935 Event George II returns to Greece and regains monarchy 1935 Event Coup under General Giorgios Kondylis in favor of Greek monarchy 1932 Event Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand 1931 Event Spanish voters reject the monarchy 1925 Event KPD proposes German Parliament expropriate possession of monarchy 1918 Event Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established 1910 Event Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims republic 1906 Event Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy 1849 Event Danish National Day-Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy 1848 Event Hungary becomes constitutional monarchy under king Ferdinand of Austria 1813 Event Prince Willem Frederik accepts constitutional monarchy 1809 Event Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established 1792 Event Proposal by Collot D'Herbois, to abolish the monarchy in France 1772 Event Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1682 Event Swedish king Karel XI establishes absolute monarchy 1633 Event Sweden and Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn 1609 Event Catholic German monarchy forms Catholic League 1601 Event Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy 1591 Event German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau 1538 Event Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neurenberg 1534 Event Francois I signs classified treaty with evangelical German monarchy 1532 Event Karel I and evangelical monarchy signs Peace of Neurenberg 1531 Event Evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union 1526 Event Parliament of Spiers: Lutheran monarchy freed of their belief 1526 Event German evangelical monarchy joins Schmalkaldische League 1525 Event Catholic German monarchy form Union of Dessau
