succession war
Fight for crown
A succession war is armed conflict over who will inherit a throne, title, or position of power after a ruler dies or is deposed.
Such wars typically involve rival claimants with competing dynastic claims: The War of the Spanish Succession lasted thirteen years.
The term applies broadly to any violent struggle over leadership transition, including corporate or political contexts: The CEO's sudden death triggered a succession war among executives.
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- royal houseSovereign family lineage
- heirOne who receives legacy
- rightful heirPerson legally due inheritance
claimant · blood feud · bloodline · crown · usurper · pretender · legitimacy · rival · conquest · alliance · betrayal · siege · battle · kingdom · divided kingdom · noble · regent · rebellion
succession warforeign invasion
Military entry by outsiders
war of conquest · colonial war · defensive war · war of independence · religious war
succession warhereditary succession
Passing titles through lineage
coronation · abdication · primogeniture · regency · appointment
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