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Agnatic seniority — Agnatic (or patrilineal) descent is established by tracing descent exclusively through males from a founding male ancestor. In hereditary monarchies, particularly in more ancient times, seniority was a much used principle of order of succession.… … Wikipedia
Agnatic — Ag*nat ic, a. [Cf. F. agnatique.] Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. The agnatic succession. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order of succession — An order of succession is a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant.[citation needed] Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Law of succession — Laws of succession govern the order of succession to various monarchies. Some laws of succession include:Current monarchiesUnited Kingdom*British succession **Act of Settlement 1701Norway*Norwegian Law of SuccessionThailand*1924 Palace Law of… … Wikipedia
Japanese succession controversy — The Japanese imperial succession controversy refers to desires to change the laws of succession to the Japanese Imperial Throne, which is currently limited to males of the imperial family. Overview Traditionally, the imperial throne was passed on … 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 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
Imperial Firman Relative to Hereditary Succession — The Imperial Firman Relative to Hereditary Succession was a firman (i.e. decree) issued by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdülaziz on 17 May 1866 at the request of Isma il Pasha, the wāli (i.e. governor) of Egypt, which was then an Ottoman… … 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 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
