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  2. Order of succession - Wikipedia

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    Examples are Henry the Young King and the heirs of elective monarchies, such as the use of the title King of the Romans for the Habsburg emperors. In the partially elective system of tanistry, the heir or tanist was elected from the qualified males of the royal family. Different monarchies use different rules to determine the line of succession.

  3. Heir apparent - Wikipedia

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    In some jurisdictions, an heir apparent can automatically lose that status by breaching certain constitutional rules. Today, for example: A British heir apparent would lose this status if he or she became a Catholic. This is the only religion-based restriction on the heir apparent. Previously, marrying a Catholic also equated to losing this status.

  4. Courtesy title - Wikipedia

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    The heir apparent of a titled nobleman used one of the lesser titles of his father as a courtesy title. In the 17th century, the heirs of the most powerful dukes were sometimes allowed to assume the title of prince. In the 18th century, a trend was for the heir to use the title of duke.

  5. Forms of address in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Heirs-apparent and heirs-presumptive of Scottish peers use the titles "Master" and "Mistress"; these are substantive, not courtesy titles. If, however, the individual is the eldest son of a Duke, Marquess or Earl, then he uses the appropriate courtesy title, as noted above.

  6. Is Kamala Harris really the heir apparent of the ... - AOL

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    When former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tapped Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate, did he also effectively name his heir apparent?The pick ...

  7. List of current heirs apparent - Wikipedia

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    Reason for no heir apparent Coat of arms Image Current heir presumptive Relationship Andorra: Co-prince Joan Enric Vives i Sicília: Ex officio as Bishop of Urgell; successor must be appointed by the Pope. Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat: As coadjutor bishop of Urgell, will succeed Archbishop Vives on his retirement [5] Co-prince Emmanuel Macron

  8. Line of hereditary succession - Wikipedia

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    In inheritance, a hereditary successor is a person who inherits an indivisible title or office after the death of the previous title holder. The hereditary line of succession may be limited to heirs of the body, or may pass also to collateral lines, in case of extinction of heirs of the body, depending on the succession rules.

  9. Style (form of address) - Wikipedia

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    His/Her Royal Highness – the Prince of Asturias and the Infantes (non-heir apparent royal princes). His/Her Excellency ( su excelencia ) – spouses and children of the Infantes, Grandees of Spain , ministers, either from the central government ( "ministros" ) or from autonomous government ( "consejeros" ), Knights and Dames of the Collar ...