crown succession
Royal line transfer
Crown succession is the process by which a new monarch assumes the throne after the previous one dies or abdicates.
Rules of succession vary by country and era—some follow strict primogeniture (eldest child inherits), others historically favored male heirs, and some allow ruling families to designate successors.
Disputes over crown succession have sparked wars and reshaped nations: The crisis began when three princes claimed crown succession.
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- power vacuumAbsence of governing authority
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- primogenitureEldest inherits all
- royal decreeOfficial order from sovereign
Game of Thrones · pretender · legitimacy · divine right · regency · restoration · heir apparent · rightful heir · civil war · Wars of the Roses · entailment · inheritance · regalia · heir presumptive · royal bloodline · deposition · oath of allegiance · proclamation
- Glorious RevolutionGlorious Revolution, William III, William of Orange, English Bill of Rights, bloodless coup
- royal successionthrone, heir apparent, heir presumptive, next in line, second in line
- Wars of the RosesWars of the Roses, Lancaster, York, Yorkist, Yorkists
- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
crown successionpopular vote
Total of citizen votes
electoral process · presidential election · military coup · papal conclave
crown successionrevolution
Violent governmental overthrow
popular uprising · coup d'état · overthrow · regime change · republican government
crown successionpopular sovereignty
Populace holds ultimate authority
consent of the governed · republicanism · constitutional democracy · representative government · civic participation
crown, crowned, crowning, crowns, uncrown, uncrowned, coronation, corona, coronal