The Electorate of Hesse was abolished in 1866 when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine came to an end in 1918. Like most former German realms of the Holy Roman Empire the succession in Hessian lands was , with the nearest female k...
The Iraqi monarchy was abolished by the then-ruling Republican regime on 14 July 1958 by Abd al-Karim Qasim in a .The current pretender to the defunct throne of Iraq and Syria is Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid.Law of successionAccording to Articles 19 and 20 to the 1925 Constitution: The ...
The Italian monarchy was abolished in June 1946 following a referendum which established a republic.The present pretenders are Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, who dispute each other's right to the throne.Prince of NaplesVittorio Emanuele, Pri...
The line of succession to the Mecklenburg thrones was an ordered list of people eligible to succeed to the grand ducal thrones of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The monarchies in both these states were abolished in 1918 following the outbreak of the November Revol...
Prior to abolition of the monarchy in 2008, the line of succession to the throne of Nepal was expected to be determined in future by absolute primogeniture. In 2006 the Nepalese government proposed elimination of the Salic restriction to the law of primogeniture, which allocated ...
The Portuguese monarchy was abolished on 5 October 1910, when King Manuel II was deposed following a republican revolution. The present head of the House of Braganza, the former ruling house, is Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, a position he has held since the death of his father, D...
The Monarchy of Russia was abolished in 1917 following the February Revolution, which forced Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) to abdicate. Claims made on behalf of different persons to be the rightful current pretender continue to be debated.Since 1992, the most widely acknowledge...
Albertine Wettins Royal House of SaxonyThe Kingdom of Saxony was abolished in 1918 when King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony abdicated. The succession law until the abolition of the monarchy was semi-Salic primogeniture and required the successor to be born of an equal marriage,...
The Duchy of Anhalt was abolished in 1918 during the German Revolution, following the defeat of the Central Powers in the First World War. The original succession principle was semi-salic, with the nearest female kinswoman of the last male inheriting the crown upon extinction of ...
The monarchy in Baden came to an end in 1918 along with the rest of the monarchies that made up the German Empire. The last sovereign was Grand Duke Frederick II who abdicated at Karlsruhe, 14-22 November 1918. The current head of the Grand Ducal House is Maximilian, Margrave of ...
The line of succession to the former throne of Bharatpur, one of the pre-eminent Indian salute principalities, was by male primogeniture. Bharatpur State merged with the Union of India in May 1949.*15px Jaswant Singh, Maharaja of Bharatpur (1851-1893)**15px Ram Singh, Maharaja of...
The line of succession to the former throne of Bhopal, among the pre-eminent Indian principalities, was, uniquely amongst the Indian princely houses, by male-preference primogeniture in the direct family line. This principle of succession was formally established by the last Nawa...
The line of succession to the former throne of Dungarpur, among the eminent Indian salute principalities, was by male primogeniture. Dungarpur State merged with the Union of India in March 1949.*15px Bijaya Singh, Maharawal of Dungarpur (1887-1918)**15px Lakshman Singh, Maharawal...
The line of succession to the former throne of Hyderabad was by male primogeniture, regardless of legitimacy. As per Mughal Turkic custom, however, the ruling Nizam could exercise the option of designating any eligible male member of the dynasty as his successor.The wealthiest ru...
The line of succession to the former throne of Idar, one of the principal Indian salute states, was by male primogeniture. Ruled by the Rathore Rajput clan, the former Idar State is now a constituent part of the Indian state of Gujarat.Line of succession*15px Daulat Singh, Mahara...
The line of succession to the former throne of Jammu and Kashmir, one of the pre-eminent Indian principalities, was by agnatic primogeniture among the descendants of the first Maharaja, Gulab Singh.Upon Indian independence in 1947, the then Maharaja, Hari Singh, postponed his dec...
The line of succession to the former throne of Jodhpur, one of the pre-eminent Indian principalities, was by male primogeniture by the sons of Rajput mothers. Jodhpur State acceded to the Union of India in 1949. Present line of succession*15px Sardar Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur (1...
The line of succession to the former throne of Kutch, one of the pre-eminent Indian salute principalities, was by male primogeniture. The ruler of Kutch (also Cutch State) was (and remains) the titular head of the Jadeja Rajput clan.*15px Khengarji III, Maharao of Kutch (1866-194...
The line of succession to the former throne of Rajpipla, one of the principal Indian salute states, was by male primogeniture. Ruled by the Gohil Rajput clan, the former Rajpipla State is now a constituent part of the Indian state of Gujarat. Line of succession*15px Gambhirsinhji...
The line of succession to the former throne of Rampur, one of the pre-eminent Indian salute principalities, was by male primogeniture. Rampur State merged with the Union of India in July 1949.*15px Hajji Sayyid Kalb-i-Ali Khan, Nawab of Rampur (1834-1887)**15px Sayyid Muhammad Mu...