Has there been occasion where a British king/queen abdicated to give power to his/her son or daughter ?

Question

I can't think of one, but I do know Queen Beatrix of Holland abdicated to give power to her son

Answer 1

No, there has only been one truly voluntary abdication and Edward VIII was childless.



Dart is incorrect there is actually no bar to Elizabeth II abdicating in favour of her son. When Edward VIII abdicated he gave up the rights of future children to avoid a constitutional crisis, there is no reason for Charles to lose his place if his mother decided to abdicate.



Queen Beatrix is abdicating because it's expected in The Netherlands, four out of their six monarchs have abdicated in favour of their children including Queen Beatrix's mother and grandmother. In the UK it's traditional to reign until death.

Answer 2

The only one i know about is not quite what you asked,edward VIII abdicated to marry a twice divorced american woman,then his younger brother who was next in line became george VI.If an abdication takes place for whatever reason then the next in line takes the throne,as the queen of the netherlands has done,we tend more to letting our monarch die in office

Answer 3

As answered previously. When George V died his eldest son Edward (or should I say David) became the next monarch with the title of King Edward V111. He was never crowned. He abdicated the throne in order to marry a twice divorced American gold digger named Mrs W. Simpson. After abdication his brother became King George V1. Mrs Simpson had a face like a slapped **** so there's no accounting for taste.

Answer 4

It is stretching a point The Empress Matilda abdicated her right to the English throne in favour of her son Henry II of England.

Answer 5

Absolutely not. The only abdication was Edward VIII, and his brother George VI became King.

Answer 6

King James II of England and VII of Scotland fled into exile, whereby it was presumed that he had given up the throne which passed to his daughter Mary and her husband, James's nephew William, who reigned jointly until she died. When William died, Mary's sister Anne took the throne.



King George III went mad, and the last years of his reign were a regency by his son, while the king was placed in asylum. George III signed the papers, in a lucid moment, to allow power to go to his son whenever he was incapacitated.

Answer 7

No.



It's generally assumed that in the UK, if one abdicates, their children lose their place in line, as well, so Princess Margaret's son would be king if Queen Elizabeth were to abdicate.

Answer 8

King George of England abdicated to Queen Elizabeth

Answer 9

NO