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Who abdicated the throne for King Felipe VI?

  • King Alfonso XIII

  • King Felipe V

  • King Juan Carlos I

  • Queen Isabella II

Answer

King Juan Carlos I abdicated the throne for King Felipe VI in 2014, becoming the first Spanish monarch to do so in over two centuries. King Juan Carlos I had been on the throne since 1975, and was credited with helping to usher in a period of democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco.
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