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    Agnatic seniority is a patrilineal principle of inheritance where the order of succession to the throne prefers the monarch's younger brother over the...
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  • were male-preference primogeniture, agnatic primogeniture, or agnatic seniority until after World War II. The agnatic succession model, also known as Salic...
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  • Currently, succession to the Saudi Arabian throne uses a form of lateral agnatic seniority, as did the Kievan Rus' (see Rota system), the early Kingdom of Scotland...
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    Salic law (redirect from Agnatic Succession)
    branches, for example very distant cousins. Chief forms are agnatic seniority and agnatic primogeniture. The latter, which has been the most usual, means...
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    rotates among three branches of the royal family loosely based on agnatic seniority. One state, Negeri Sembilan, is an elective monarchy; the ruler is...
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  • to determine the rightful successor, although in earlier history agnatic seniority was more usual than primogeniture. Fiefs and titles granted "in tail...
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  • distinct formulae, such as proximity of blood, primogeniture, and agnatic seniority. Some monarchies, however, are not hereditary, and the ruler is instead...
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    brother was in 1687 and the brother was again preferred. Thereafter, agnatic seniority was adopted as the rule of succession in the House of Osman so that...
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    first king, Abdulaziz, to another. The monarchy was hereditary by agnatic seniority until 2006, when a royal decree provided that future Saudi kings are...
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    made in the 19th century to replace agnatic seniority with primogeniture, they were unsuccessful, and seniority was retained until the abolition of the...
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  • succession have been used, such as proximity of blood, primogeniture, and agnatic seniority (Salic law). While most monarchs in history have been male, many female...
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  • primogeniture to one based on agnatic seniority. She must have realized the personal gain that might stem from the transition to seniority, coupled with the fact...
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    new crown prince then being appointed according to a loose form of agnatic seniority among the sons of Ibn Saud, though various members of the family have...
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  • proximity of blood (male preference or absolute), primogeniture, agnatic seniority, Salic law, etc. While traditionally most monarchs have been male...
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  • gender. Historically "agnatic primogeniture" or "patrilineal primogeniture" was favoured, that is inheritance according to seniority of birth among the sons...
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    succession changed from survival of the fittest to a system based on agnatic seniority (اکبریت ekberiyet), whereby the throne went to the oldest male of...
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    from a system of succession based on primogeniture to one based on agnatic seniority. Kösem played as the head of the government and served as regent to...
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    because they were usually followed by their own brothers or cousins (agnatic seniority), more likely to be experienced men with the authority and the support...
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  • Kingdom of Gorkha's royal family were related to Kings of Bhirkot by agnatic seniority. During the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar, Bhupal Rana, fled to Bhirkot...
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    and his son Young King Henry, who ruled England simultaneously). Agnatic seniority Clandestinity (canon law) Lex Canuleia List of royal marriages to...
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  • whole or most of the inheritance passes to the eldest son, and with agnatic seniority, which requires the succession to pass to next senior male. Partible...
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  • ruler, which are considered to be dissolved on the ruler's death. Agnatic seniority Chiefdom Chief of the Name Clan Dynasty Elective monarchy High King...
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    brother Fernando de la Cerda. (The traditions of Proximity of blood and Agnatic seniority, by which younger sons would be preferred over grandsons, were not...
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    (2017-2021), the late head of the family. The succession law used is agnatic seniority, with the succession passing to eldest male dynast. Şehzade Harun...
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    Normandy long after the French royal dynasty had adopted primogeniture. Agnatic seniority, collateral succession, horizontal succession, fraternal succession...
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    succession.   Absolute primogeniture   Elective and Agnatic primogeniture   Agnatic primogeniture   Elective   Male-primogeniture   Agnatic seniority...
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    his predecessor. Feudal fragmentation is related to the concepts of agnatic seniority and principate. This phenomenon has occurred in the history of several...
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  • estates, only wanting acknowledgement of his right to the title. See agnatic seniority.   Not descended in the male-line from previous clan chiefs Norman...
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    imperial throne was passed on under custom which resembled the rule of agnatic seniority. Theoretically, any male or female with patrilineal lineage to early...
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    duke of Poland (dux Totius Poloniae) according to the principle of agnatic seniority. His policy focused on maintaining full power for himself, as the...
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