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 Christina of Sweden
As the heiress presumptive she succeeded her father to the throne of Sweden upon his death at the Battle of Lützen (November 6, 1632) during Sweden's intervention in Germany in the Thirty Years' War.
She was born in Stockholm on December 18, 1626 and the birth occurred during a rare astrological conjunction that fueled great speculation on what influence the child, fervently hoped to be a boy, would have later on the world stage.
Christina (1626-1689) or Kristina, later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometime Count Dohna, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654, was the daughter of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/christina_of_sweden.html   (1080 words)

  
 Heir Presumptive -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an (An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor) Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne.
Depending on the rules of the monarchy in question, the heir presumptive might be the daughter of a monarch (if males take priority over females and the monarch has no sons), or the senior member of a collateral line (if the monarch is childless).
In the event of there being an heir apparent, the title "heir presumptive" lapses and is not used to describe the most senior person in the Line of Succession who is not a direct male descendant of the monarch.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/heir_presumptive.htm   (930 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Heir Apparent Article
Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, was heiress presumptive until the birth of her brother, who later became King Edward VII.
Princess Elizabeth, the oldest daughter of King George VI, was heiress presumptive until her father's death, at which time she became Queen Elizabeth II.
For example, in Britain, if the monarch has a daughter and no sons, the daughter is the heiress presumptive, who becomes Queen if the monarch dies.
www.ipedia.com /heir_apparent.html   (572 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Leopold I, king of the Belgians (Benelux History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
After serving as a page at the court of Napoleon I and as a general of the Russian army, he married (1816) Princess Charlotte, daughter of the English prince regent (later King George IV) and heiress presumptive to the English throne.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Leopo1Bel.html   (317 words)

  
 Charles.y2u.co.uk - Charles, Prince of Wales
In this way the children of the heiress presumptive had a royal and princely status not thought necessary for the children of King George VI's other daughter, Princess Margaret.
From his mother's accession until 1958, he was known as:
charles.y2u.co.uk   (2688 words)

  
 Heir Apparent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Similarly Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was Heiress Presumptive in the reign of her uncle William IV because at any stage up to his death, William could have fathered a legitimate child who would have become (if a male) heir apparent or (if a female) the new heiress presumptive.
The heir presumptive is usually either the daughter of a monarch or the closest living (male or female) sibling or relative of a monarch who is not descended from them.
Yinreng - Yinreng was a Heir Apparent to the imperial throne of Qing Dynasty China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heir_apparent   (2859 words)

  
 Heirs
Caroline, Princess of Hanover is the Heiress Presumptive to the throne of Monaco It could be argued that nearly any royal who sits 2nd in line to the throne is an Heir or Heiress Presumptive, for they are eligible to inherit the throne at any time.
The article starts out with ''An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne.'' Fine; this also agrees with my dictionary.
Prince William is the Heir Presumptive to the throne of the United Kingdom
www.wwwtln.com /finance/93/heirs.html   (1335 words)

  
 Heir Apparent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The heir presumptive is usually either the daughter of a monarch or the closest living (male or female) sibling or relative of a monarch who is not descended from them.
Edward VI was de jure succeeded by his heir presumptive, his half-sister Mary I, who was succeeded in turn by her heir presumptive, Elizabeth I, who was in turn succeeded by a relative, King James VI of Scotland, who reigned as James I of England.
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands is the heiress apparent of her father, Prince Willem-Alexander, who himself is the Heir Apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, and the same with Princess Elisabeth of Belgium as well as with Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heir_apparent   (1335 words)

  
 Articles - Heir Apparent
Edward VI was succeeded by his heir presumptive, his half-sister Mary I, who was succeeded in turn by her heir presumptive, Elizabeth I, who was in turn succeeded by a relative, King James VI of Scotland, who reigned as James I of England (who was not an heir-presumptive officially, but he was not an heir-apparent).
Any children he may have had from a future marriage would have been placed behind Anne in the line of succession, and thus Anne was heiress-apparent.
When Henry's marriage to Catherine was annulled and he had a daughter by his second wife, Anne Boleyn, that child, Elizabeth was made Heir Presumptive (Mary was declared illegitimate and stripped of the title).
www.kamero.net /articles/Heir_apparent   (1335 words)

  
 Margrethe II of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On her eighteenth birthday, 16 April 1958, the Heiress Presumptive was given a seat in the Council of State, and the Princess subsequently chaired the meetings of the Council in the absence of The King.
Henri received the title of "His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark" because of his new position as the spouse of the heiress presumptive to the Danish Throne.
The Prime Minister of Denmark and the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs report regularly to The Queen to notify and advise her on the latest political developments.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark   (1335 words)

  
 Margrethe II of Denmark Online Research :: Information about Margrethe II of Denmark
On her eighteenth birthday, 16 April 1958, the Heiress Presumptive was given a seat in the Danish Council of State, and the Princess subsequently chaired the meetings of the Council in the absence of the King.
Princess Margrethe therefore became the Heiress Presumptive to the Danish throne and took the additional title of Tronfølgeren (The Throne Follower).
Princess Margrethe (pronounced Margretta) was born at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, to Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden.
www.ncweddingplanner.com /search/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark.html   (941 words)

  
 Heir Apparent -
Similarly Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was Heiress Presumptive in the reign of her uncle William IV because at any stage up to his death, William could have fathered a legitimate child who would have become (if a male) heir apparent or (if a female) the new heiress presumptive.
In 1809, King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden was deposed, and replaced by his aged uncle the duke Carl who became Charles XIII of Sweden.
HRH Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway is the heir-apparent to the Throne of Norway
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Heir_Apparent   (2896 words)

  
 The Scottish Genealogy Society - Peers and Heirs
Where a Peerage may descend through females a daughter may be the heir or heiress presumptive but would cease to be the heir presumptive if a brother, although younger, is born as he would become the heir apparent - because in any generation males are preferred to females.
Where the destination is to heirs male, a brother of the male holder of the Peerage without a son maybe termed the ''heir presumptive'' and he, of course, may be defeated by the birth of a son to the Peer.
For many Peerages while it is known the Peerage was created the Patent or Charter could not be found and the destination could not be known, and in such circumstances the destination has had to be presumed.
www.scotsgenealogy.com /online/peers_and_heirs.htm   (3971 words)

  
 The Scottish Genealogy Society - Peers and Heirs
Where a Peerage may descend through females a daughter may be the heir or heiress presumptive but would cease to be the heir presumptive if a brother, although younger, is born as he would become the heir apparent - because in any generation males are preferred to females.
Where the destination is to heirs male, a brother of the male holder of the Peerage without a son maybe termed the ''heir presumptive'' and he, of course, may be defeated by the birth of a son to the Peer.
The Earl of Mansfield was a Scot by birth, being younger son of the 5th Viscount of Stormont and brother of the titular Earl of Dunbar, the Jacobite Secretary of State in exile.
www.scotsgenealogy.com /online/peers_and_heirs.htm   (3971 words)

  
 Heir Presumptive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands is the Heiress Presumptive to the throne of The Netherlands, etc.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra is Heiress Presumptive to the throne of Norway, etc.
Infanta Elena of Spain is Heiress Presumptive to the throne of Spain
lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Heiress_presumptive   (704 words)

  
 Heir Presumptive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caroline, Princess of Hanover is the Heiress Presumptive to the throne of Monaco
Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands is the Heiress Presumptive to the throne of The Netherlands, etc.
Infanta Elena of Spain is Heiress Presumptive to the throne of Spain
www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Heir_presumptive   (704 words)

  
 The Scottish Genealogy Society - Peers and Heirs
Where a Peerage may descend through females a daughter may be the heir or heiress presumptive but would cease to be the heir presumptive if a brother, although younger, is born as he would become the heir apparent - because in any generation males are preferred to females.
Where the destination is to heirs male, a brother of the male holder of the Peerage without a son maybe termed the ''heir presumptive'' and he, of course, may be defeated by the birth of a son to the Peer.
The Earl of Mansfield was a Scot by birth, being younger son of the 5th Viscount of Stormont and brother of the titular Earl of Dunbar, the Jacobite Secretary of State in exile.
www.scotsgenealogy.com /online/peers_and_heirs.htm   (3971 words)

  
 Britannia Biographies: Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March
Their son and heir, Roger Mortimer, the 4th Earl, was, in right of his mother, Philippa, declared, in parliament, heir-presumptive to the Crown, failing issue of King Richard II.
Edmund Mortimer, the eldest, died in 1331, leaving, by Elizabeth, his wife (one of the daughters of Bartholomew "Le Riche," and sister and co-heiress of Giles, successively Lords Badlesmere), Roger Mortimer, his only surviving son, then in his third year.
By Philippa, his wife (daughter of William Montacute, the 1st Earl of Salisbury), who died in 1381, he left an only son, Edmund, who became the 3rd Earl of March, and intermarried with the Lady Philippa Plantagenet, daughter and sole heiress of Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence.
www.britannia.com /bios/lords/march2rm.html   (561 words)

  
 Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She returned to the position of heiress presumptive of Spain, which she held until her own death, and was succeeded in it by her own infant son Alfonso, Alfonso XIII having not yet fathered a child.
Her son Alfonso (1901–1964) who was heir presumptive of Spain 1904–1907, married Alice of Bourbon (the daughter of the Duke of Parma) in 1936, and became in 1960 the Pretender of the crown of Two Sicilies and assumed the traditional title of Duke of Calabria.
Infanta Maria Mercedes married in 1901 her kinsman Prince Carlos de Borbón of Sicily, a nephew of the King of the then defunct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, who was elevated to the titles of Infante of Spain and Royal Prince.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maria_Mercedes   (237 words)

  
 Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She returned to the position of heiress presumptive of Spain, which she held until her own death, and was succeeded in it by her own infant son Alfonso, Alfonso XIII having not yet fathered a child.
Her son Alfonso (1901–1964) who was heir presumptive of Spain 1904–1907, married Alice of Bourbon (the daughter of the Duke of Parma) in 1936, and became in 1960 the Pretender of the crown of Two Sicilies and assumed the traditional title of Duke of Calabria.
Infanta Maria Mercedes married in 1901 her kinsman Prince Carlos de Borbón of Sicily, a nephew of the King of the then defunct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, who was elevated to the titles of Infante of Spain and Royal Prince.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Infanta_Maria_de_las_Mercedes_of_Spain   (237 words)

  
 Articles - Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain
She returned to the position of heiress presumptive of Spain, which she held until her own death, and was succeeded in it by her own infant son Alfonso, Alfonso XIII having not yet fathered a child.
Her son Alfonso (1901–1964) who was heir presumptive of Spain 1904–1908, married Alice of Bourbon (the daughter of the Duke of Parma) in 1936, and became in 1960 the Pretender of the crown of Two Sicilies and assumed the traditional title of Duke of Calabria.
Had her younger sibling, unborn at the death of Alfonso XII, been a daughter, Maria Mercedes would have become Queen Regnant of Spain, Her Catholic Majesty, etc. The sibling proved to be a boy, Alfonso XIII of Spain, and on his birth in 1886, Maria Mercedes lost her latent Queenship.
www.gaple.com /articles/Maria_Mercedes?mySession=6ea085a5acdd44f1e38d7935ef00474f   (333 words)

  
 Definition of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco - Biocrawler
Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite, born January 23, 1957 and now HRH the Princess of Hanover and heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco
Born in Algeria, his mother was the only child of Prince Louis II and his mistress, Marie Juliette Louvet; she was later legitimized through formal adoption and subsequently named heiress to the throne of Monaco.
Rainier had one sibling, HSH Princess Antoinette, Baroness de Massy, an unpopular figure generally believed to be meddlesome enough regarding her children's place in the line of succession to have forced Princess Grace to demand that she leave the country.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Rainier_III,_Prince_of_Monaco   (1750 words)

  
 Britannia Biographies: Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March
Their son and heir, Roger Mortimer, the 4th Earl, was, in right of his mother, Philippa, declared, in parliament, heir-presumptive to the Crown, failing issue of King Richard II.
By Philippa, his wife (daughter of William Montacute, the 1st Earl of Salisbury), who died in 1381, he left an only son, Edmund, who became the 3rd Earl of March, and intermarried with the Lady Philippa Plantagenet, daughter and sole heiress of Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence.
Edmund Mortimer, the eldest, died in 1331, leaving, by Elizabeth, his wife (one of the daughters of Bartholomew "Le Riche," and sister and co-heiress of Giles, successively Lords Badlesmere), Roger Mortimer, his only surviving son, then in his third year.
www.britannia.com /bios/lords/march2rm.html   (523 words)

  
 Britannia Biographies: Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March
By Philippa, his wife (daughter of William Montacute, the 1st Earl of Salisbury), who died in 1381, he left an only son, Edmund, who became the 3rd Earl of March, and intermarried with the Lady Philippa Plantagenet, daughter and sole heiress of Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence.
Their son and heir, Roger Mortimer, the 4th Earl, was, in right of his mother, Philippa, declared, in parliament, heir-presumptive to the Crown, failing issue of King Richard II.
Edmund Mortimer, the eldest, died in 1331, leaving, by Elizabeth, his wife (one of the daughters of Bartholomew "Le Riche," and sister and co-heiress of Giles, successively Lords Badlesmere), Roger Mortimer, his only surviving son, then in his third year.
www.britannia.com /bios/lords/march2rm.html   (523 words)

  
 USA Substates (Hawai)
The heiress to the throne 1891-95 was Princess Victoria Kaweku Kaiulani Luhalia Kalanihuiaiailaphlapa (1875-95).
The oldest, HRH Prince David La'amea Kahalepouli Kawananakoa, in 1891 he was appointed Heir Presumptive after HRH Princess Victoria Kauilani and succeeded her in 1899 but died in 1909 and therefore his son, Prince David succeeded Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliu-o-Kalani as head of the royal house in 1917.
She was granted the title of HRH Princess in 1874 and mother of Crown-Princess Victoria Kauilani Kalaninuiahilakalapa Kawekiu-i-Lunalilo' (1875-95) who was heiress to the throne from 1891.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /USA_Sub_States.htm   (1466 words)

  
 Heir Presumptive - Enpsychlopedia
Caroline, Princess of Hanover is the Heiress Presumptive to the throne of Monaco
It could be argued that nearly any royal who sits 2nd in line to the throne is an Heir or Heiress Presumptive, for they are eligible to inherit the throne at any time.
If an heir apparent is born, he becomes first-in-line to the throne, with all of his descendants taking priority over the heir presumptive in the Line of Succession.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/Heir_Presumptive   (1466 words)

  
 USA Substates (Hawai)
The heiress to the throne 1891-95 was Princess Victoria Kaweku Kaiulani Luhalia Kalanihuiaiailaphlapa (1875-95).
The oldest, HRH Prince David La'amea Kahalepouli Kawananakoa, in 1891 he was appointed Heir Presumptive after HRH Princess Victoria Kauilani and succeeded her in 1899 but died in 1909 and therefore his son, Prince David succeeded Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliu-o-Kalani as head of the royal house in 1917.
She was granted the title of HRH Princess in 1874 and mother of Crown-Princess Victoria Kauilani Kalaninuiahilakalapa Kawekiu-i-Lunalilo' (1875-95) who was heiress to the throne from 1891.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /USA_Sub_States.htm   (1848 words)

  
 The House of York
Anne Neville was born on 11 June 1456 at Warwick Castle, the younger daughter of Richard Warwick ("The King Maker") and Anne Beauchamp, heiress to the large Beauchamp estate.
Richard’s first wife, Anne Mortimer, was sister and afterwards heiress to the Earl of March and to the claims of her great-grandfather, Lionel, Duke of Clarence, second son of Edward I, thus giving her Yorkist successors a superior claim to the throne over the House of Lancaster.
Until Elizabeth Woodville finally bore Edward a son in 1470, Clarence was the heir presumptive,and it was soon clear to the Earl of Warwick that he was discontented and ambitious.
www.richard111.com /house_of_york.htm   (14089 words)

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