Editing Heir apparent (section)

===Heirs apparent who abandoned or were forced to abandon their claims===

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! Heir apparent
! Lived
! Heir of
! Reason for Abandoning or Being Forced Out
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|[[Darius (son of Xerxes I)|Darius]]
|Died 465 BC
|[[Xerxes I]]
|Upon the murder of Xerxes I, Darius was framed for the murder and subsequently executed
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|[[Liu Rong]]
|Died 148 BC
|[[Emperor Jing of Han]]
|Disinherited after his mother angered the emperor by requesting the position of empress and refusing to allow the marriage of Liu Rong to [[Chen Jiao]]
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|[[Kunala]]
|Born 263 BC
|[[Ashoka]]
|Blinded
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|[[Antipater (son of Herod the Great)|Antipater]]
|BC 46–BC 4 
|rowspan=4|[[Herod the Great]]
|Disinherited after being charged with intended murder. Subsequently executed.
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|[[Alexander, son of Herod|Alexander]]
|BC 35–BC 7
|rowspan=2|Disinherited and executed
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|[[Aristobulus IV]]
|BC 31–BC 7
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|[[Herod II]]
|BC 27–33 AD
|Disinherited
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|[[Agrippa Postumus]]
|BC 12–14 AD
|[[Augustus]]
|Banished. Later executed by his own guards after the accession of [[Tiberius]]
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|[[Liu Jiang, Prince Gong of Donghai|Liu Jiang]]
|25–58
|[[Emperor Guangwu of Han]]
|Disinherited after his mother lost the position of empress
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|[[Sun He]]
|224–253
|[[Sun Quan]]
|Replaced with his brother [[Sun Liang]]
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|[[Sima Ying]]
|279–306
|[[Emperor Hui of Jin]]
|Replaced as heir by [[Emperor Huai of Jin]]
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|[[Crispus]]
|295–326
|[[Constantine the Great]]
|Executed by his father
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|[[Prince Kinashi no Karu]]
|Died 453
|[[Emperor Ingyō]]
|His brother [[Emperor Ankō]] took the throne instead
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|[[Yuan Xun]]
|483–497
|[[Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei]]
|Disagreement of his father's policy 
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|[[Hermenegild]]
|Died 585
|[[Liuvigild]]
|Disinherited for rebellion
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|[[Yang Yong (Sui dynasty)|Yang Yong]]
|Died 604
|[[Emperor Wen of Sui]]
|Forced to abdicate and killed by younger brother [[Emperor Yang of Sui|Yang Guang]]
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|[[Li Chengqian]] 
|619–645
|[[Emperor Taizong of Tang]]
|Attempted to overthrow his father and kill his brother by coup. Exiled for immorality and treason
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|[[Li Zhong]]
|642–665
|rowspan=2|[[Emperor Gaozong of Tang]]
|Empress [[Wu Zetian]] got the favor from Gaozong and his position was taken by his half brother [[Li Hong]]
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|[[Prince Zhanghuai|Li Xian]]
|655–684
|Exiled by Empress [[Wu Zetian]] from rumors. Was later forced to commit suicide after Gaozong's death
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|[[Prince Kusakabe]]
|662–689
|[[Emperor Tenmu]]
|Did not assume throne
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|[[Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan]]
|Died 705
|[[Marwan I]]
|Removed from line of succession
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|[[Li Chengqi]]
|679–742
|[[Emperor Ruizong of Tang]]
|Gave up the claim because he thought that he did not have the strength to be a wise emperor and his position was taken by his half brother [[Li Longji]]
|-
|[[Alexios Mosele (Caesar)|Alexios Mosele]]
|9th century
|[[Theophilos (emperor)|Theophilos]]
|Disinherited for rebellion
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|[[Al-Mufawwid]]
|Died 890s
|[[Al-Mu'tamid]] (Abbasid caliph)
|On 30 April 892, Al-Mufawwid was removed from the succession by his cousin, [[al-Mu'tadid]] and when al-Mu'tamid died in October 892, he was succeeded by [[al-Mu'tadid]].
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|[[Al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun]]
|Died 884
|[[Ahmad ibn Tulun]]
|Disinherited for attempting to overthrow his father
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|[[Li Yu, Prince of De|Li Yu]]
|Died in 904
|[[Emperor Zhaozong of Tang]]
|Actually inherited the throne in fact, but not recognized as an emperor. Became crown prince again after two months and killed by [[Zhu Wen]]
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|[[Prince Tsunesada]]
|825–884
|[[Emperor Ninmyō]]
|Disinherited in the [[Jōwa Incident]]
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|[[Yelü Bei]]
|899–937
|[[Abaoji|Emperor Taizu of Liao]]
|Kept the favor away from her mother Empress [[Shulü Ping]], because he thought their political view were totally opposite and his position was taken by his brother [[Emperor Taizong of Liao|Yelü Deguang]].
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|[[Fujiwara no Korechika]]
|974–1010
|[[Fujiwara no Michitaka]]
|Lost in [[:ja:長徳の変|Chōtoku Incident]] to his uncle [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]] who seize the power and lost the position to inherent Kampaku.
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|[[Prince Atsuyasu]]
|999–1019
|[[Emperor Ichijō]]
|Kugyō [[Fujiwara no Yukinari]] and [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]] forced him to give up the status and his half brother [[Emperor Go-Ichijō|Prince Atsuhira]] took his position.
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|[[Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas]]
|Died 1020s
|[[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]]
|Sidelined upon Al-Hakim's death in favor of [[Al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah]], who had him arrested and imprisoned.
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|[[Al-Malik al-Aziz]]
|Died 1049
|[[Jalal al-Dawla]]
|Late ruler's nephew [[Abu Kalijar]] took the throne instead
|-
|[[Peter Raymundi]]
|Born 1050
|[[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona]]
|Disinherited and exiled for killing his stepmother [[Almodis of La Marche]]
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|[[Conrad II of Italy]]
|1074–1101
|[[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|Disinherited for rebellion
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|[[Min Shin Saw]]
|1117–1167
|[[Alaungsithu]]
|Exiled
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|[[William I, Count of Boulogne]]
|1137–1159
|[[Stephen, King of England]]
|[[Treaty of Wallingford]] dictated the succession of [[Henry II of England]]
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|[[Demna of Georgia]]
|1155–1178
|[[David V of Georgia]]
|Imprisoned, blinded and castrated by his uncle, King [[George III of Georgia]]
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|[[Zhao Hong (Song dynasty)|Zhao Hong]]
|Died 1225
|[[Emperor Ningzong]]
|[[Shi Miyuan]] and [[Emperess Yang(Song dynasty)|Empress Yang]] faked the edict of emperor.
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|[[Henry (VII) of Germany]]
|1211–1242
|[[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|Disinherited for rebellion
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|[[Louis of Toulouse]]
|1274–1297
|[[Charles II of Naples]]
|Renounced rights to become a clergyman. His position of crown prince was taken by his brother [[Robert, King of Naples|Robert]].
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|[[James of Majorca (monk)|James of Majorca]]
|1275–1330
|[[James II of Majorca]]
|Renounced rights to become a monk. His position of crown prince was taken by his brother [[Sancho of Majorca|Sancho]].
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|[[Charles I of Hungary|Charles Robert of Anjou]]
|1288–1342
|[[Charles II of Naples]]
|His uncle [[Robert, King of Naples|Robert]] was made heir instead on 13 February 1296
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|[[James of Aragon (monk)|James of Aragon]]
|1296–1334
|[[James II of Aragon]]
|Renounced rights to become a monk. His position of crown prince was taken by his brother [[Alfonso IV of Aragon|Alfonso]].
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|[[Otto, Duke of Lolland and Estonia]]
|1310–1346
|[[Christopher II of Denmark]]
|Forced to surrender claim to the throne in favor of his brother [[Valdemar IV of Denmark]]
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|[[Prince Narinaga]]
|1326–{{circa|1337}}–44
|[[Emperor Kōmyō]]
|Killed or deposed by [[Ashikaga Takauji]]
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|[[Eric XII of Sweden]]
|1339–1359
|[[Magnus VII of Norway]]
|Renounced rights to become King of Sweden, with his brother [[Haakon VI of Norway]] taking the throne of Norway 
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|[[Baw Ngan-Mohn]]
|1370–1390
|[[Binnya U]]
|Imprisoned
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|[[Grand Prince Yangnyeong]]
|1394–1462
|[[Taejong of Joseon]]
|Removed due to an affair
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|[[Vladislaus II of Hungary|Vladislaus Jagiellon]]
|1456–1516
|[[Casimir IV Jagiellon]] of Poland-Lithuania
|Renounced rights after being elected King of Bohemia, with his brother [[Alexander Jagiellon]] taking the throne of Poland-Lithuania
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|[[Dmitry Ivanovich (grandson of Ivan III)|Dmitry Ivanovich]]
|1483–1509
|[[Ivan III of Russia]]
|Disinherited in favor of uncle [[Vasili III of Russia]]
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|[[Carlos, Prince of Asturias]]
|1545–1568
|[[Philip II of Spain]]
|Arrested and imprisoned by his father; died in prison six months later
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|[[Minye Kyawswa II of Ava]]
|1567–1599
|[[Nanda Bayin]]
|Defected
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|[[Cuyen]]
|1580–1615
|[[Nurhaci]]
|Political conflict with his father; replaced by his brother [[Hong Taiji]]
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|[[Yinreng]]
|1674–1725
|The [[Kangxi Emperor]]
|Imprisoned for life by Kangxi for immorality and treason; replaced by his brother [[Yongzheng Emperor|Yinzhen]]
|-
|[[Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
|1690–1718
|[[Peter the Great]] of Russia
|Imprisoned by his father and forced to relinquish his claim in favor of his half-brother [[Peter Petrovich (1715–1719)|Peter Petrovich]]. Died in prison.
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|[[Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria|Philip, Duke of Calabria]]
|1747–1777
|[[Charles III of Spain]]
|Intellectually disabled; removed from the line of succession in favor of his brothers [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles]] and [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|Ferdinand]], who took the thrones of Spain and Naples and Sicily, respectively
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|[[Louis I of Etruria|Louis, Prince of Piacenza]]
|1773–1803
|[[Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma]]
|The [[Treaty of Aranjuez (1801)|Treaty of Aranjuez]] forced Ferdinand to relinquish the Duchy of Parma to France upon his death. Louis was compensated by being made [[Kingdom of Etruria|King of Etruria]].
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|[[Pedro II of Brazil|Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil]]
|1825–1891
|[[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro IV of Portugal]]
|Became heir solely to Brazil, with his sister [[Maria II of Portugal|Maria]] becoming heir presumptive to Portugal
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|[[Mustafa Fazıl Pasha]]
|1830–1875
|[[Isma'il Pasha]]
|Succession law changed to pass from father to son instead of brother to brother; replaced by [[Tewfik Pasha]]
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|[[Tengku Alam Shah]]
|1846–1891
|[[Sultan Ali of Johor]]
|Throne given to kinsman [[Abu Bakar of Johor]] instead
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|[[Khalifa bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan]]
|c.1856–?
|[[Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan]]
|Refused throne, with his brother [[Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan]] becoming ruler instead
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|[[George, Crown Prince of Serbia]]
|1887–1972
|[[Peter I of Serbia]]
|Abdicated his succession rights in 1909; replaced by his brother [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Alexander]]
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|[[Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|Muhammad of Saudi Arabia]]
|1910–1988
|[[Faisal of Saudi Arabia|King Faisal ibn Abdul-Aziz]]
|Forced to abdicate in 1965; replaced by his brother [[Khalid of Saudi Arabia|Khalid]]
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|[[Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah]]
|1914–1991
|[[Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]
|Resigned as Vice Ruler in 1961
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|[[Tunku Abdul Rahman (born 1933)|Tunku Abdul Rahman of Johor]]
|1933–1989
|[[Ismail of Johor]]
|His elder brother [[Iskandar of Johor]] was reinstated after previously being forced to renounce his rights
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|[[Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi]]
|Born 1940
|[[Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi]]
|Disinherited in favor of his half-brother [[Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi]]
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|[[Muqrin bin Abdulaziz|Muqrin of Saudi Arabia]]
|Born 1945
|[[Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]
|Removed as Crown Prince in April 2015; replaced by his nephew [[Muhammad bin Nayef]]
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|[[Prince Hassan bin Talal|Hassan of Jordan]]
|Born 1947
|[[Hussein of Jordan|King Hussein of Jordan]]
|He was replaced by his nephew [[Abdullah II of Jordan|Abdullah]] only days before the king died in 1999
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|[[Muhammad bin Nayef|Muhammad bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia]]
|Born 1959
|[[Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]
|Removed as Crown Prince in June 2017; replaced by his cousin [[Mohammad bin Salman]]
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|[[Mishaal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]]
|Born 1972
|rowspan=2|[[Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]]
|Renounced his claim in 1996 in favor of his younger half-brother, [[Jasim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani|Sheikh Jasim]]
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|[[Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]]
|Born 1978
|Renounced his claim in 2003 in favor of his younger brother, [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani|Sheikh Tamim]]
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|[[Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland|Prince Carl Philip of Sweden]]
|Born 1979
|[[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden]]
|Swedish succession laws were changed in 1980. Carl Philip was supplanted by his elder sister [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden|Victoria]]
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|[[Prince Hamzah bin Hussein|Prince Hamzah of Jordan]]
|Born 1980
|[[Abdullah II of Jordan]]
|Title of Crown Prince removed in 2004. Hamzah was supplanted by his half-nephew [[Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan|Hussein]]
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