hereditary succession
Throne through birth
Hereditary succession is the transfer of a title, office, or property from one generation to the next within a family line.
The term applies most often to monarchies, where the crown passes from parent to child: The kingdom followed hereditary succession through the eldest son.
It contrasts with elective or appointed systems of leadership.
- primogenitureEldest inherits all
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- entailmentLogical necessity from premises
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
matrilineal · crown prince · Tudor dynasty · lineage · regency · kinship · pretender · noble birth · birthright · blood right · royal bloodline · interregnum · heir apparent · next in line · legitimate heir · aristocracy · heredity · Romanov dynasty
- lineageancestry, royal dynasties, bloodline, noble houses, dynasty
- inheritanceinheritances, heir, heirs, heiress, bequest
- North KoreaPyongyang, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-il
- royal powersruling, sovereign rights, royal assent, royal decree, royal decrees
- Japanese Emperorenthronement, imperial regalia, imperial household, divine status, imperial authority
hereditary successionelection
Organized public voting
popular vote · meritocracy · appointment · coup d'état · military coup
hereditary successionpopular sovereignty
Populace holds ultimate authority
consent of the governed · divine calling · constitutional authority · military rule