King Talal

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King Talal was the short-reigning King of Jordan (1951–1952) and father of King Hussein, remembered for introducing a liberal constitution before abdicating due to health reasons.

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instanceOf King of Jordan
human
associatedWith Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
linked to: Kingdom of Jordan
birthDate 1909-02-26
birthPlace Mecca
burialPlace Royal Cemetery at Raghadan Palace
linked to: Raghadan Palace
causeOfAbdication mental illness
child Basma bint Talal
Ferial bint Talal
Hussein of Jordan
Muhammad bin Talal
countryOfCitizenship Jordan
deathDate 1972-07-07
deathPlace Istanbul
education Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
era 20th century
familyName bin Abdullah
father Abdullah I of Jordan
givenName Talal
healthIssue schizophrenia
house Hashemite dynasty
introduced constitutional reforms in Jordan
knownFor introducing a liberal constitution in Jordan
militaryBranch Arab Legion
militaryRank officer
monarchOf Jordan
monarchType constitutional monarch
mother Muzahim Sharif
name Talal bin Abdullah
nativeLanguage Arabic
nobleTitle Prince of Transjordan
linked to: Prince of Jordan
notableWork promulgation of the 1952 Constitution of Jordan
positionHeld Crown Prince of Jordan
King of Jordan
predecessor Abdullah I of Jordan
reasonForEndOfReign abdication
reignEnd 1952-08-11
reignStart 1951-07-20
relative Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz
Faisal I of Iraq
religion Islam
residence Amman
spouse Queen Zein al-Sharaf Talal
style King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
linked to: King of Jordan
successor Hussein of Jordan
title His Majesty King Talal I of Jordan

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Talal of Jordan styleOfAddress King Talal