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  2. List of heads of former ruling families - Wikipedia

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    Great-grandnephew of Franz Ferdinand, adopted heir of Duke Francis V (1846–1859). Hereditary: 1859 [238] Parma: Carlos: 18 August 2010: Bourbon-Parma [eu 7] Great-grandson of Duke Robert I (1854–1859). Also one of the contested heirs to the Carlist succession. [239] 1859 [240] [241] / Tuscany: Sigismondo: 18 June 1993: Habsburg-Lorraine

  3. Royal elections in Poland - Wikipedia

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    [1] [5] [6] The Piast dynasty came to an end with the death without an heir of the last of the Polish Piasts of the main line, Casimir III the Great, in 1370. [ 5 ] In a milestone for the process of the free elections, Casimir's nephew, Louis I of Hungary , became king after the agreement between him, Casimir III the Great and the Polish ...

  4. Elective monarchy - Wikipedia

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    The tradition of electing the country's ruler, which occurred when there was no clear heir to the throne, dates to the very beginning of Polish statehood. The election privilege, exercised during the gatherings known as wiec , was usually limited to the most powerful nobles ( magnates ) or officials, and was heavily influenced by local ...

  5. Polish–Swedish union - Wikipedia

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    The Polish–Swedish union was a short-lived personal union between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Kingdom of Sweden between 1592 and 1599. It began when Sigismund III Vasa , elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania , was crowned King of Sweden following the death of his father John III .

  6. 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

  7. War of succession - Wikipedia

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    The Han dynasty set up an Office of the Crown Prince wherein a group of officials trained and served the heir designate long ahead of the succession. [15] In the Vietnamese Trần dynasty, the kings '[abdicated] the throne to their chosen adult heirs upon the death of their predecessors, thereafter ruling as 'senior' kings.' [16]

  8. List of shortest-reigning monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Deposed by Jeremy I, with Polish support. Stephen tried to recover the throne in December, but he was defeated at the Battle of Suceava, captured, and impaled. Michael I Prince of Moldavia May–September 1600 4–5 months Invaded Moldavia and deposed Jeremy I, who fled to Poland Returned to Wallachia after defeat in the Battle of Mirăslău ...

  9. Europa Universalis IV - Wikipedia

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    The Europa Universalis game (eventually named Europa Universalis: The Price of Power) was designed by Eivind Vetlesen of Aegir Games and has a solo mode by David Turczi. Jonathan Bolding of PC Gamer described a preview version as "something between a high player count Twilight Imperium and A Game of Thrones with a dash of Napoleon in Europe ".