line of succession

line of succession
An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed using the rules of an established order of succession.

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  • Line of succession to the Russian throne — The Monarchy of Russia was abolished in 1917 following the February Revolution, which forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate. The current Pretender is open to debate.Line of succession in March 1917The numbers following the names indicate descent… …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the French throne (Bonapartist) — and his sympathisers until 1924. Today there is only one claimant left. Origins of the French Empire The French empire, commonly known as the French Empire or the Napoleonic Empire, consisted of two periods of French history, when the form of… …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the Romanian throne — The succession order to the throne of Romania depends on the interpretation of the applicable laws, either the Romanian kingdom s last democratic constitution, that of 1923, or the new Statute of the Royal House of Romania, named Fundamental… …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the Saxon throne — The Kingdom of Saxony was abolished in 1918 when King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony abdicated. The current head of the house is Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen; he is married but has no children. The succession law used before the abolition …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the Danish throne — The Crown of Christian IV Denmark used a system of male preference primogeniture until 2009. The male preference cognatic primogeniture was changed in favour of an absolute primogeniture (eldest child, regardless of gender). The law was passed by …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the Portuguese throne — The Portuguese monarchy was abolished on the 5 October 1910 when King Manuel II was deposed following a republican revolution. The present head of the House of Braganza the former ruling house is, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza a position he has… …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the Hawaiian throne — The monarchy of Hawaii was abolished in 1893 when Queen Liluokalani was desposed by a group of American businessmen. Two years later a rebellion occurred, forcing Liliuokalani to abdicate the throne. The current pretender is open to debate. Prior …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the Norwegian throne — In 1990 the Norwegian constitution was altered, granting equal primogeniture to the Norwegian throne, meaning that the eldest child, regardless of gender, takes precedence in the line of succession. Since this was not done retroactively, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Line of succession to the French throne (Legitimist) — The Legitimist pretender to the French throne is Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou, the senior member of the House of Bourbon. He is recognised by those French monarchists who consider Philip V of Spain s renunciation of his rights of succession to… …   Wikipedia

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