The correct answer is Option (3) → abdicated
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Abdicated means to renounce one's throne or position of authority or failure to fulfill a responsibility. In this context, it specifically means the king gave up his throne voluntarily, which fits the sentence perfectly.
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Accessed means to approach or enter (a place) or to obtain or retrieve (information).
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Adopted means to legally take (another person's child) and bring it up as one's own, or to choose to take up or follow (an idea or course of action).
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Abided means to remain or stay, or to accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
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