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The third brother, Nicholas, followed him in the order of succession.

Rather, it is a general term for a person who holds a certain place in the order of succession.

Sometimes the order of succession is affected by rules on gender.

Their order of succession is uncertain (if they ever lived).

They are listed in the order of succession to the Crown.

Military leaders in the country have pledged to respect the constitutional order of succession.

George and his descendants would, however, be excluded from the order of succession.

Although her name was once included in the traditional order of succession, she is now considered as a regent.

Thank the gods that he is well down in the order of succession."

Until 1722, the order of succession in Russia was based on primogeniture.

"I quite understand, sir, but the General did give me the order of succession and we must stick to it.

The original letters patent which created the title determine the order of succession.

With kings and emperors, a big problem is the order of succession.

His nomination raised questions about the order of succession to the chief justiceship.

The order of succession is determined by the Constitution.

The "order of succession" may be used in a historical way, such as a list of former leaders.

Across time, there have been difficulties with the list and order of succession after Jimmu.

First, males would no longer take precedence in the order of succession over their older sisters.

The following is the current order of succession to the Japanese throne:

The order of succession in which his finger moved over the lines of the design appeared simple but certainly not obvious.

Rather, he merely attempted to maintain the lawful order of succession and prevent social unrest.

The following is a list of sessho and kampaku in the order of succession.

Chapter Two (Articles 25-39) regulated the order of succession to the throne.

"The present Kang Destian, who is next in order of succession."