Editing Heir apparent (section)

== Heirs apparent who never inherited the throne ==

===Heirs apparent who predeceased the monarch===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Heir apparent
! Lived
! Heir of
! Cause of death
|-
|[[Kawab]]
|Died before 2566 BC
|[[Khufu]]
|rowspan=4|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Setka (prince)|Setka]]
|Died before 2558 BC
|[[Djedefre]]
|-
|[[Yanassi]]
|Died before 1580 BC
|[[Khyan]]
|-
|[[Ahmose-ankh]]
|Died before 1525 BC
|[[Ahmose I]]
|-
|[[Amenemhat (son of Thutmose III)|Amenemhat]]
|Died c. 1455 BC
|[[Thutmose III]]
|Plague
|-
|[[Amenmose (prince)|Amenmose]]
|Died before 1493 BC
|[[Thutmose I]]
|rowspan=3|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Amenhotep (prince)|Amenhotep]]
|Died before 1401 BC
|[[Amenhotep II]]
|-
|[[Thutmose (prince)|Thutmose]]
|Died before 1353 BC
|[[Amenhotep III]]
|-
|[[Nakhtmin]]
|Died before 1323 BC
|[[Ay (pharaoh)|Ay]]
|Either died of unknown causes or was killed by [[Horemheb]]
|-
|[[Amun-her-khepeshef]]
|Died c. 1254 BC
|rowspan=3|[[Ramesses II]]
|rowspan=4|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Ramesses (prince)|Ramesses]]
|Died c. 1229 BC
|-
|[[Khaemweset]]
|Died c. 1224 BC
|-
|[[Amun-her-khepeshef (20th dynasty)|Amun-her-khepeshef]]
|Died before 1155 BC
|[[Ramesses III]]
|-
|[[Crown Prince Mian]]
|Died 707 BC
|[[Duke Huan of Chen]]
|Killed by uncle [[Chen Tuo]]
|-
|[[Yukou]]
|BC 672
|[[Duke Xuan of Chen]]
|Killed
|-
|[[Fusu]]
|Died 210 BC
|[[Qin Shi Huang]]
|Forced to commit suicide
|-
|[[Liu Ju]]
|BC 128–BC 91
|[[Emperor Wu of Han]]
|Killed
|-
|[[Pacorus I]]
|Died BC 38
|[[Orodes II of Parthia]]
|Killed in battle
|-
|[[Gaius Caesar]]
|BC 20–4 AD
|rowspan=2|[[Augustus]]
|Wounds
|-
|[[Lucius Caesar]]
|BC 17–2 AD
|Sudden illness
|-
|[[Germanicus]]
|BC 15–19 AD
|rowspan=4|[[Tiberius]]
|Mysterious illness
|-
|[[Drusus Julius Caesar]]
|BC 13–23 AD
|Suspected poisoning
|-
|[[Nero Julius Caesar]]
|6–31
|rowspan=2|Starvation
|-
|[[Drusus Caesar]]
|7–33
|-
|[[Tiberius Gemellus]]
|19–37
|[[Caligula]]
|Killed
|-
|[[Lucius Aelius Caesar]]
|101–138
|[[Hadrian]]
|Hemorrhage
|-
|[[Marcus Annius Verus Caesar]]
|162–169
|[[Marcus Aurelius]]
|Natural causes
|-
|[[Cao Ang]]
|Died in 197
|[[Cao Cao]]
|[[Killed in battle]]
|-
|[[Sun Deng (Eastern Wu)|Sun Deng]]
|209–241
|[[Emperor Da of Wu]]
|Illness 
|-
|[[Valerian II]]
|Died 258
|[[Gallienus]]
|Died under mysterious circumstances
|-
|[[Liu Xuan (Three Kingdoms)|Liu Xuan]]
|224–264
|[[Liu Shan]]
|Killed in [[Disaster of Yongjia]]
|-
|[[Sima Yu]] 
|278–300
|[[Emperor Hui of Jin]]
|Killed by Empress [[Jia Nanfeng]]
|-
|[[Nigrinian]]
|Died 284/285
|[[Carinus]]
|rowspan=2| Unknown causes
|-
|[[Tuoba Huang]]
|428–451
|[[Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei]]
|-
|[[Xiao Zhangmao]]
|458–493
|[[Emperor Wu of Southern Qi]]
|rowspan=3|Illness
|-
|[[Xiao Tong]]
|501–531
|[[Emperor Wu of Liang]]
|-
|[[Yang Zhao]]
|584–606
|[[Emperor Yang of Sui]]
|-
|[[Li Jiancheng]] 
|589–626
|[[Emperor Gaozu of Tang]]
|Killed during the [[Xuanwu Gate Incident]]
|-
|[[Mardanshah (Sasanian prince)|Mardanshah]]
|Died 628
|[[Khosrow II]]
|Killed
|-
|[[Li Hong]]
|652–675
|[[Emperor Gaozong of Tang]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Prince Kusakabe]]
|662–689
|[[Empress Jitō]]
|-
|[[Prince Yide|Li Chongrun]] 
|682–701
|rowspan=2|[[Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]]
|Executed by Empress [[Wu Zetian]]
|-
|[[Li Chongjun]]
|683–707
|Killed after coup
|-
|[[Li Ying (prince)|Li Ying]] 
|Died in 737
|[[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang]]
|Killed
|-
|[[Li Ning (Tang dynasty)|Li Ning]] 
|793–812
|[[Emperor Xianzong of Tang]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Li Yong (prince)|Li Yong]] 
|Died in 838
|[[Emperor Wenzong of Tang]]
|Unknown cause
|-
|[[Liudolf, Duke of Swabia]]
|930–957
|[[Otto the Great]]
|Fever
|-
|[[Saint Emeric of Hungary]]
|1007–1031
|[[Stephen I of Hungary]]
|Hunting accident
|-
|[[Edward the Exile]]
|1016–1057
|[[Edward the Confessor]]
|rowspan=2|Unknown cause
|-
|[[Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy|Henry of Burgundy]]
|1035–1070
|[[Robert I, Duke of Burgundy]]
|-
|[[Sancho Alfónsez]]
|1093–1108
|[[Alfonso VI of León and Castile]]
|Killed at the [[Battle of Uclés (1108)|Battle of Uclés]]
|-
|[[William Adelin]]
|1103–1120
|[[Henry I of England]]
|Drowned in the ''[[White Ship]]'' disaster
|-
|[[Zhao Fu]]
|1127–1129
|[[Emperor Gaozong of Song]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Henry of Scotland]]
|1114–1152
|[[David I of Scotland]]
|-
|[[Roger III, Duke of Apulia]]
|1118–1148
|[[Roger II of Sicily]]
|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne]]
|1127–1153
|[[Stephen, King of England]]
|Sudden death
|-
|[[Henry Berengar]]
|1136–1150
|[[Conrad III of Germany]]
|Illness
|-
|Peter of Barcelona
|1152–1157
|[[Petronilla of Aragon]] and [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona]]
|Unknown cause
|-
|[[Roger IV, Duke of Apulia]]
|1152–1161
|[[William I of Sicily]]
|Arrow to the eye
|-
|[[William IX, Count of Poitiers]]
|1153–1156
|rowspan=2|[[Henry II of England]]
|Seizure
|-
|[[Henry the Young King]]
|1155–1183
|Dysentery
|-
|[[Ferdinand of Castile (died 1211)|Ferdinand of Castile]]
|1189–1211
|[[Alfonso VIII of Castile]]
|Fever
|-
|[[Ferdinand of León (died 1214)|Ferdinand of León]]
|1192–1214
|[[Alfonso IX of León]]
|rowspan=3|Unknown cause
|-
|[[Naratheinga Uzana]]
|1197–1235
|[[Htilominlo]]
|-
|[[Sigurd Lavard]]
|Died 1200
|[[Sverre of Norway]]
|-
|[[Alexios Palaiologos (despot)|Alexios Palaiologos]]
|Died 1203
|[[Alexios III Angelos]]
|Natural causes
|-
|[[Valdemar the Young]]
|1209–1231
|[[Valdemar II of Denmark]]
|Hunting accident
|-
|[[Andronikos Palaiologos (son-in-law of Theodore I)|Andronikos Palaiologos]]
|Died 1216
|[[Theodore I Laskaris]]
|Disease
|-
|[[Vladislaus III of Moravia]]
|1228–1247
|[[Wenceslaus I of Bohemia]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Thihathu of Pagan]]
|1230s–1256
|[[Uzana of Pagan]]
|Assassinated
|-
|[[Odo, Count of Nevers]]
|1230–1266
|rowspan=2|[[Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy]]
|Died during Crusades
|-
|[[John of Burgundy (1231–1268)|John, Count of Charolais]]
|1231–1268
|rowspan=4|Illness
|-
|[[Haakon the Young]]
|1232–1257
|[[Haakon IV of Norway]]
|-
|[[Zhenjin]]
|1243–1286
|[[Kublai Khan]]
|-
|[[Louis of France (1244–1260)|Louis of France]]
|1244–1260
|[[Louis IX of France]]
|-
|[[George (son of David VII of Georgia)|George]]
|1250–1268
|[[David VII of Georgia]]
|Bowel disease 
|-
|[[Fernando de la Cerda (1255–1275)|Fernando de la Cerda]]
|1255–1275
|[[Alfonso X of Castile]]
|Unexpected causes
|-
|[[Louis of France (1264–1276)|Louis of France]]
|1264–1276
|[[Philip III of France]]
|rowspan=3|Illness
|-
|[[Alexander, Prince of Scotland]]
|1264–1284
|[[Alexander III of Scotland]]
|-
|[[Henry, son of Edward I]]
|1268–1274
|[[Edward I of England]]
|-
|[[Theingapati]]
|1270s–1299
|[[Kyawswa of Pagan]]
|Assassinated
|-
|[[Charles Martel of Anjou]]
|1271–1295
|[[Charles II of Naples]]
|Plague
|-
|[[Louis I, Count of Nevers]]
|1272–1322
|[[Robert III, Count of Flanders]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Alphonso, Earl of Chester]]
|1273–1284
|[[Edward I of England]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Charles, Duke of Calabria]]
|1298–1328
|[[Robert, King of Naples]]
|-
|[[Eric Christoffersen of Denmark]]
|1307–1332
|[[Christopher II of Denmark]]
|Died in battle
|-
|[[Otto the Younger]]
|1322–1366
|[[Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Philip I, Count of Auvergne]]
|1323–1346
|[[Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy]] and [[Joan III, Countess of Burgundy]]
|Fell from horse during siege
|-
|[[Edward, the Black Prince]]
|1330–1376
|[[Edward III of England]]
|A long lasting illness
|-
|[[Christopher, Duke of Lolland]]
|1341–1363
|[[Valdemar IV of Denmark]]
|rowspan=3|Illness
|-
|[[Charles Martel, Duke of Calabria]]
|1345–1348
|[[Joanna I of Naples]]
|-
|[[Zhu Biao]]
|1355–1392
|[[Hongwu Emperor]]
|-
|[[Martin I of Sicily]]
|1374–1409
|[[Martin of Aragon]]
|Malaria
|-
|[[David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay]]
|1378–1402
|[[Robert III of Scotland]]
|Starvation
|-
|[[Henry V of England]]
|1387–1422
|[[Charles VI of France]] (by the [[Treaty of Troyes]])
|Dysentery
|-
|[[Minye Kyawswa]]
|1391–1415
|[[Minkhaung I]]
|Killed in battle
|-
|[[Peter of Aragon (heir of Sicily)|Peter of Aragon]]
|1394–1400
|[[Martin I of Sicily]] and [[Maria, Queen of Sicily]]
|Wound from spear
|-
|[[Louis, Duke of Guyenne]]
|1397–1415
|rowspan=2|[[Charles VI of France]]
|Dysentery
|-
|[[John, Duke of Touraine]]
|1398–1417
|Abscess to the head
|-
|[[Martin of Aragon (heir of Sicily)|Martin of Aragon]]
|1406–1407
|[[Martin I of Sicily]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York]]
|1411–1460
|[[Henry VI of England]] (by [[Act of Accord]])
|Killed in battle
|-
|[[Charles, Prince of Viana]]
|1421–1461
|[[John II of Aragon and Navarre]]
|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay]]
|1430
|[[James I of Scotland]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Crown Prince Uigyeong]]
|1438–1457
|[[Sejo of Joseon]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Gaston, Prince of Viana]]
|1444–1470
|[[Gaston IV, Count of Foix]]
|Wounds in jousting tournament
|-
|[[:zh:朱见济|Zhu Jianji]]
|1448–1453
|[[Jingtai Emperor]]
|Illness
|-
|[[John, Prince of Portugal (1451)|John, Prince of Portugal]]
|1451
|[[Afonso V of Portugal]]
|Sudden death 
|-
|[[Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales]]
|1453–1471
|[[Henry VI of England]]
|Killed at the [[Battle of Tewkesbury]]
|-
|[[Ivan the Young]]
|1458–1490
|[[Ivan III of Russia]]
|Gout
|-
|[[:zh:朱祐极|Zhu Youji]]
|1469–1472
|[[Chenghua Emperor]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales]]
|1473–1484
|[[Richard III of England]]
|Unknown
|-
|[[Afonso, Prince of Portugal]]
|1475–1491
|[[John II of Portugal]]
|Horse riding accident
|-
|[[John, Prince of Asturias]]
|1478–1497
|[[Isabella I of Castile]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]]
|Tuberculosis 
|-
|[[Philip I of Castile]]
|1478–1506
|[[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|Typhoid fever
|-
|[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]]
|1486–1502
|[[Henry VII of England]]
|Unknown illness
|-
|[[Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France]]
|1492–1495
|[[Charles VIII of France]]
|Measles
|-
|[[Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal]]
|1498–1500
|[[Manuel I of Portugal]]
|rowspan=6|Illness
|-
|[[John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony]]
|1498–1537
|rowspan=2|[[George, Duke of Saxony]]
|-
|[[Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony]]
|1504–1539
|-
|[[James, Duke of Rothesay (born 1507)|James, Duke of Rothesay]]
|1507–1508
|rowspan=2|[[James IV of Scotland]]
|-
|[[Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay]]
|1509–1510
|-
|[[Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
|1509–1550
|[[Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg]]
|-
|[[Henry, Duke of Cornwall]]
|1511
|[[Henry VIII of England]]
|Sudden death
|-
|[[Şehzade Mustafa]]
|1515–1553
|[[Suleiman the Magnificent]]
|Executed
|-
|[[Francis III, Duke of Brittany]]
|1518–1536
|[[Francis I of France]]
|Tuberculosis
|-
|[[Bhoj Raj]]
|Died 1526
|[[Rana Sanga]]
|Died in battle
|-
|[[Afonso, Prince of Portugal (1526)|Afonso, Prince of Portugal]]
|1526
|[[John III of Portugal]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Prince George of Kakheti (died 1561)|Prince George of Kakheti]]
|1529–1561
|[[Levan of Kakheti]]
|Died in battle
|-
|[[Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1531–1537)|Manuel, Prince of Portugal]]
|1531–1537
|rowspan=3|[[John III of Portugal]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Philip, Prince of Portugal]]
|1533–1539
|-
|[[João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal]]
|1537–1554
|Tuberculosis or diabetes
|-
|[[Crown Prince Sunhoe]]
|1551–1563
|[[Myeongjong of Joseon]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia (1552–1553)|Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia]]
|1552–1553
|rowspan=2|[[Ivan the Terrible|Ivan IV of Russia]]
|Drowned
|-
|[[Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia]]
|1554–1581
|Wounds to the head inflicted by his father during a dispute
|-
|[[Karl Friedrich of Jülich-Cleves-Berg]]
|1555–1575
|[[William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Mingyi Swa]]
|1558–1593
|[[Nanda Bayin]]
|Killed in battle
|-
|[[Prince George of Kakheti (died 1605)|Prince George of Kakheti]]
|1570–1605
|[[Alexander II of Kakheti]]
|Killed alongside his father
|-
|[[Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias]]
|1571–1578
|rowspan=2|[[Philip II of Spain]]
|Dysentery
|-
|[[Diego, Prince of Asturias]]
|1575–1582
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Philip de' Medici]]
|1577–1582
|[[Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]]
|Hydrocephalus
|-
|[[John Ernest of Nassau-Siegen (1582–1617)|John Ernest, Hereditary Count of Nassau-Siegen]]
|1582–1617
|[[John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen]]
|Dysentery
|-
|[[Philip Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont]]
|1586–1605
|[[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Khusrau Mirza]]
|1587–1622
|[[Jahangir]]
|Killed by his brother [[Shah Jahan]]
|-
|[[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]]
|1594–1612
|[[James I of England]]
|Typhoid fever
|-
|[[Otto, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]]
|1594–1617
|[[Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]]
|Accidentally shot himself
|-
|[[Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark]]
|1603–1647
|[[Christian IV of Denmark]]
|rowspan=3|Illness
|-
|[[Louis of Anhalt-Köthen (the Younger)]]
|1607–1624
|[[Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen]]
|-
|[[Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers]]
|1609–1631
|[[Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat]]
|-
|[[Crown Prince Sohyeon]]
|1612–1645
|[[Injo of Joseon]]
|Bleeding from the head
|-
|[[Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate]]
|1614–1629
|[[Frederick V, Elector Palatine]]
|Drowned 
|-
|[[Erdmann August, Hereditary Prince of Brandenburg-Bayreuth]]
|1615–1651
|[[Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Dara Shikoh]]
|1615–1659
|[[Shah Jahan]]
|Killed by his brother [[Aurangzeb]]
|-
|[[George Louis, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg]]
|1618–1656
|[[Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Maurice Frederick of Nassau-Siegen]]
|1621–1638
|[[William, Count of Nassau-Siegen]]
|Died in the [[Battle of Kallo]]
|-
|[[Ercole, Marquis of Baux]]
|1623–1651
|[[Honoré II, Prince of Monaco]]
|Gunshot wound
|-
|[[Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden]]
|1625–1669
|[[William, Margrave of Baden-Baden]]
|Hunting accident
|-
|[[Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias]]
|1626–1646
|[[Philip IV of Spain]]
|rowspan=2|Smallpox
|-
|[[Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans]]
|1633–1654
|[[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|-
|[[Teodósio, Prince of Brazil|Theodosius III]], Duke of Braganza and Prince of Brazil
|1634–1653
|[[John IV of Portugal]]
|Tuberculosis
|-
|[[Sigismund Casimir]]
|1640–1647
|[[Władysław IV Vasa]]
|Dysentery
|-
|[[Tsarevich Dmitry Alexeyevich of Russia]]
|1648–1649
|[[Alexis of Russia]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Prince Luarsab of Kartli]]
|Died 1652
|[[Rostom of Kartli]]
|Gunshot wound
|-
|[[Tsarevich Alexei Alexeyevich of Russia]]
|1654–1670
|[[Alexis of Russia]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Leopold George, Hereditary Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg]]
|1654–1675
|[[William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg]]
|-
|[[Prince Mamuka of Imereti]]
|Died 1654
|[[Rostom of Kartli]]
|Died in captivity
|-
|[[Charles, Electoral Prince of Brandenburg]]
|1655–1674
|[[Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg]]
|Dysentery
|-
|[[Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias]]
|1657–1661
|[[Philip IV of Spain]]
|Epileptic attack 
|-
|[[Louis, Grand Dauphin|Louis, le grand Dauphin]]
|1661–1711
|[[Louis XIV of France]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany]]
|1663–1713
|[[Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Charles of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]]
|1664–1688
|[[Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma]]
|1666–1693
|[[Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Archduke Leopold Joseph of Austria (1682–1684)|Archduke Leopold Joseph of Austria]]
|1682–1684
|[[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|-
|[[Louis, Duke of Burgundy|Louis, Dauphin and Duke of Burgundy]]
|1682–1712
|[[Louis XIV of France]]
|Measles 
|-
|[[João, Prince of Brazil]]
|1688
|[[Peter II of Portugal]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Birbhadra Shah]]
|Died  c.1697
|[[Prithvipati Shah]]
|-
|[[Joseph Ferdinand, Electoral Prince of Bavaria]]
|1692–1699
|[[Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria]]
|Sudden illness
|-
|[[Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach]]
|1694–1729
|[[Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Crown Prince Friedrich Ludwig]]
|1698–1731
|[[Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg]]
|-
|[[Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont]]
|1699–1715
|[[Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Archduke Leopold Joseph of Austria (1700–1701)|Archduke Leopold Joseph of Austria]]
|1700–1701
|[[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|Hydrocephalus
|-
|[[Frédéric Maurice Casimir de La Tour d'Auvergne]]
|1702–1723
|[[Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (1668–1730)|Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach]]
|1703–1732
|[[Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach]]
|-
|[[Louis, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine]]
|1704–1711
|[[Leopold, Duke of Lorraine]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg]]
|1705–1744
|[[Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Ludwig Gruno of Hesse-Homburg]]
|1705–1745
|[[Frederick III, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg]]
|-
|[[Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707–1712)|Louis, Dauphin and Duke of Brittany]]
|1707–1712
|[[Louis XIV of France]]
|Measles
|-
|[[Léopold Clément, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine]]
|1707–1723
|[[Leopold, Duke of Lorraine]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Frederick, Prince of Wales]]
|1707–1751
|[[George II of Great Britain]]
|A burst abscess in the lung
|-
|[[Pedro, Prince of Brazil]]
|1712–1714
|[[John V of Portugal]]
|Unknown disease
|-
|[[Peter Petrovich (1715-1719)|Peter Petrovich]]
|1715–1719
|[[Peter the Great]]
|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Crown Prince Hyojang]]
|1719–1728
|[[Yeongjo of Joseon]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765)|Louis, Dauphin of France]]
|1729–1765
|[[Louis XV of France]]
|Tuberculosis
|-
|[[:zh:永琏|Yonglian]]
|1730–1738
|[[Qianlong Emperor]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Crown Prince Sado|Crown Prince Sado of Joseon (Korea)]]
|1735–1762
|[[Yeongjo of Joseon]] ([[Korea]])
|His father killed him by locking him in a rice chest
|-
|[[Lê Duy Vĩ]]
|1745–1772
|[[Lê Hiển Tông]]
|Executed<ref name=daiviet5>''[[Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư]]'', [[:s:zh:大越史記全書/續編卷之五|Basic Records, continued compilation 5]]</ref>
|-
|[[Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden]]
|1755–1801
|[[Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden|Charles Frederick, Margrave of Baden]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Shō Tetsu]]
|1759–1788
|[[Shō Boku]]
|Unknown cause
|-
|[[José, Prince of Brazil]]
|1761–1788
|[[Maria I of Portugal]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Thado Minsaw]]
|1762–1808
|[[Bodawpaya]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Karl Georg August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]]
|1766–1806
|[[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick]]
|-
|[[Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden]]
|1768–1810
|[[Charles XIII of Sweden]]
|Stroke
|-
|[[Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau]]
|1769–1814
|[[Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Carlo, Duke of Calabria]]
|1775–1778
|[[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|Ferdinand IV of Naples]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
|1778–1819
|[[Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh]]
|1780–1801
|[[Gia Long|Gia Long Emperor]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France]]
|1781–1789
|[[Louis XVI of France]]
|Tuberculosis
|-
|[[Crown Prince Munhyo]]
|1782–1788
|[[Jeongjo of Joseon]]
|rowspan=4|Illness
|-
|[[Abbas Mirza]]
|1789–1833
|[[Fath-Ali Shah Qajar]]
|-
|[[Mirza Dara Bakht]]
|1790–1841
|[[Bahadur Shah Zafar]]
|-
|[[Crown Prince Hyomyeong]]
|1809–1830
|[[Sunjo of Joseon]]
|-
|[[Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans]]
|1810–1842
|[[Louis-Philippe I of France]]
|Carriage accident
|-
|[[Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur]]
|1816–1856
|[[Bahadur Shah Zafar]]
|Cholera
|-
|[[Kanaung Mintha]]
|1820–1866
|[[Mindon Min]]
|Assassinated
|-
|[[Tēvita ʻUnga]]
|1824–1879
|[[George Tupou I]]
|Liver ailment
|-
|[[Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium]]
|1833–1834
|[[Leopold I of Belgium]]
|Inflammation of mucous membrane
|-
|[[Victoria Kamāmalu]]
|1838–1866
|[[Kamehameha V]]
|rowspan=2|Illness
|-
|[[Keaweaweulaokalani|Keaweaweulaokalani I]]
|1839
|[[Kamehameha III]]
|-
|[[William, Prince of Orange]]
|1840–1879
|[[William III of the Netherlands]]
|Debauchery
|-
|[[Keaweaweulaokalani|Keaweaweulaokalani II]]
|1842
|[[Kamehameha III]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
|1843–1865
|[[Alexander II of Russia]]
|Meningitis
|-
|[[Vuna Takitakimālohi]]
|1844–1862
|[[George Tupou I]]
|Illness
|-
|Raja Musa ibni Sultan Abdul Samad
|1844–1884
|[[Abdul Samad of Selangor]]
|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844–1894)|Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]
|1844–1894
|[[Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil]]
|1845–1847
|[[Pedro II of Brazil]]
|Epilepsy
|-
|[[Trailokya, Crown Prince of Nepal]]
|1847–1878
|[[Surendra of Nepal]]
|Unknown causes
|-
|[[Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil]]
|1848–1850
|[[Pedro II of Brazil]]
|Fever
|-
|[[ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku]]
|1850–1889
|[[George Tupou I]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Alexander, Prince of Orange]]
|1851–1884
|[[William III of the Netherlands]]
|Typhus
|-
|[[Leleiohoku II]]
|1854–1877
|[[Kalākaua]]
|Rheumatic fever
|-
|[[ʻUelingatoni Ngū]]
|1854–1885
|[[George Tupou I]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Ludvonga]]
|1855–1872
|[[Mswati II]]
|Poisoned
|-
|[[Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt]]
|1855–1886
|[[Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin]]
|1857–1916
|[[Mehmed V]]
|Suicide (disputed)
|-
|[[Albert Kamehameha]]
|1858–1862
|[[Kamehameha IV]]
|Meningitis 
|-
|[[Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria]]
|1858–1889
|[[Franz Joseph I of Austria]]
|Suicide (disputed)
|-
|[[Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant]]
|1859–1869
|[[Leopold II of Belgium]]
|Pneumonia, after falling into a pond
|-
|[[Nalesoni Laifone]]
|1859–1889
|[[George Tupou I]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Araya Selassie Yohannes]]
|1869/1870–1888
|[[Yohannes IV]]
|Smallpox
|-
|[[Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|1874–1899
|[[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|Unclear circumstances
|-
|[[Vajirunhis|Maha Vajirunhis, Crown Prince of Siam]]
|1878–1895
|[[Rama V]]
|Typhoid
|-
|[[Luis Filipe, Duke of Braganza|Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal]]
|1887–1908
|[[Carlos I of Portugal|Carlos I of Portugal and the Algarves]]
|[[Lisbon Regicide|Jointly assassinated with his father]]
|-
|[[Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani]]
|1896–1948
|[[Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani]]
|Illness
|-
|[[Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]
|1900–1919
|[[Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia]]
|Flu
|-
|[[Sultan bin Abdulaziz|Sultan, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia]]
|1925–2011
|[[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia]]
|rowspan=3|Illness
|-
|[[Muhammed Akbar Khan, Crown Prince of Afghanistan]]
|1933–1941
|[[Mohammed Zahir Shah]]
|-
|[[Nayef bin Abdulaziz|Nayef, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia]]
|1934–2012
|[[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia]]
|-
|Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi
|1974–1999
|rowspan=2|[[Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi]]
|[[Opioid overdose|Heroin overdose]]
|-
|[[Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi (fashion designer)|Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi]]
|1980–2019
|Drug overdose
|}

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Heir apparent
! Lived
! Heir of
! Reason for Abandoning or Being Forced Out
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Kunala]]
|Born 263 BC
|[[Ashoka]]
|Blinded
|-
|[[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.
|-
|[[Alexander, son of Herod|Alexander]]
|BC 35–BC 7
|rowspan=2|Disinherited and executed
|-
|[[Aristobulus IV]]
|BC 31–BC 7
|-
|[[Herod II]]
|BC 27–33 AD
|Disinherited
|-
|[[Agrippa Postumus]]
|BC 12–14 AD
|[[Augustus]]
|Banished. Later executed by his own guards after the accession of [[Tiberius]]
|-
|[[Liu Jiang, Prince Gong of Donghai|Liu Jiang]]
|25–58
|[[Emperor Guangwu of Han]]
|Disinherited after his mother lost the position of empress
|-
|[[Sun He]]
|224–253
|[[Sun Quan]]
|Replaced with his brother [[Sun Liang]]
|-
|[[Sima Ying]]
|279–306
|[[Emperor Hui of Jin]]
|Replaced as heir by [[Emperor Huai of Jin]]
|-
|[[Crispus]]
|295–326
|[[Constantine the Great]]
|Executed by his father
|-
|[[Prince Kinashi no Karu]]
|Died 453
|[[Emperor Ingyō]]
|His brother [[Emperor Ankō]] took the throne instead
|-
|[[Yuan Xun]]
|483–497
|[[Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei]]
|Disagreement of his father's policy 
|-
|[[Hermenegild]]
|Died 585
|[[Liuvigild]]
|Disinherited for rebellion
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Li Chengqian]] 
|619–645
|[[Emperor Taizong of Tang]]
|Attempted to overthrow his father and kill his brother by coup. Exiled for immorality and treason
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Prince Zhanghuai|Li Xian]]
|655–684
|Exiled by Empress [[Wu Zetian]] from rumors. Was later forced to commit suicide after Gaozong's death
|-
|[[Prince Kusakabe]]
|662–689
|[[Emperor Tenmu]]
|Did not assume throne
|-
|[[Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan]]
|Died 705
|[[Marwan I]]
|Removed from line of succession
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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]].
|-
|[[Al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun]]
|Died 884
|[[Ahmad ibn Tulun]]
|Disinherited for attempting to overthrow his father
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Prince Tsunesada]]
|825–884
|[[Emperor Ninmyō]]
|Disinherited in the [[Jōwa Incident]]
|-
|[[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]].
|-
|[[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.
|-
|[[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.
|-
|[[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.
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Conrad II of Italy]]
|1074–1101
|[[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|Disinherited for rebellion
|-
|[[Min Shin Saw]]
|1117–1167
|[[Alaungsithu]]
|Exiled
|-
|[[William I, Count of Boulogne]]
|1137–1159
|[[Stephen, King of England]]
|[[Treaty of Wallingford]] dictated the succession of [[Henry II of England]]
|-
|[[Demna of Georgia]]
|1155–1178
|[[David V of Georgia]]
|Imprisoned, blinded and castrated by his uncle, King [[George III of Georgia]]
|-
|[[Zhao Hong (Song dynasty)|Zhao Hong]]
|Died 1225
|[[Emperor Ningzong]]
|[[Shi Miyuan]] and [[Emperess Yang(Song dynasty)|Empress Yang]] faked the edict of emperor.
|-
|[[Henry (VII) of Germany]]
|1211–1242
|[[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|Disinherited for rebellion
|-
|[[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]].
|-
|[[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]].
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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]].
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Prince Narinaga]]
|1326–{{circa|1337}}–44
|[[Emperor Kōmyō]]
|Killed or deposed by [[Ashikaga Takauji]]
|-
|[[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 
|-
|[[Baw Ngan-Mohn]]
|1370–1390
|[[Binnya U]]
|Imprisoned
|-
|[[Grand Prince Yangnyeong]]
|1394–1462
|[[Taejong of Joseon]]
|Removed due to an affair
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[Dmitry Ivanovich (grandson of Ivan III)|Dmitry Ivanovich]]
|1483–1509
|[[Ivan III of Russia]]
|Disinherited in favor of uncle [[Vasili III of Russia]]
|-
|[[Carlos, Prince of Asturias]]
|1545–1568
|[[Philip II of Spain]]
|Arrested and imprisoned by his father; died in prison six months later
|-
|[[Minye Kyawswa II of Ava]]
|1567–1599
|[[Nanda Bayin]]
|Defected
|-
|[[Cuyen]]
|1580–1615
|[[Nurhaci]]
|Political conflict with his father; replaced by his brother [[Hong Taiji]]
|-
|[[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.
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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]].
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Tengku Alam Shah]]
|1846–1891
|[[Sultan Ali of Johor]]
|Throne given to kinsman [[Abu Bakar of Johor]] instead
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah]]
|1914–1991
|[[Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]
|Resigned as Vice Ruler in 1961
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi]]
|Born 1940
|[[Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi]]
|Disinherited in favor of his half-brother [[Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi]]
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|[[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]]
|}

===Heirs apparent of monarchs who themselves abdicated or were deposed===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Heir apparent
! Lived
! Heir of
! End of line/monarchy
|-
|[[Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus]]
|38–69
|[[Galba]]
|Assassinated in 69 under orders of [[Otho]]
|-
|[[Gaius Julius Verus Maximus]]
|217–238
|[[Maximinus Thrax]]
|Assassinated in 238
|-
|[[Publius Licinius Egnatius Marinianus]]
|249–268
|[[Gallienus]]
|Killed in 268
|-
|[[Licinius II]]
|315–326
|[[Licinius]]
|Both father and son were executed by Licinius' co-emperor [[Constantine the Great]]
|-
|[[Victor (emperor)|Victor]]
|Died 388
|[[Magnus Maximus]]
|Both executed
|-
|[[Constans II (son of Constantine III)|Constans II]]
|Died 411
|[[Constantine III (Western Roman emperor)|Constantine III]]
|Both killed in revolts
|-
|[[Chen Yin (6th century)|Chen Yin]]
|573–618
|[[Chen Shubao]]
|[[Chen dynasty]] fell
|-
|[[Theodosius (son of Maurice)|Theodosius]]
|583/585–602
|[[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]]
|Both father and son executed by supporters of [[Phocas]]
|-
|[[Niketas the Persian]]
|Died 636
|[[Shahrbaraz]]
|Shahrbaraz was killed after 40 days of rule
|-
|[[Tiberius (son of Justinian II)|Tiberius IV]]
|705–711
|[[Justinian II]]
|Both father and son overthrown and executed
|-
|[[Theophylact (son of Michael I)|Theophylact]]
|793–849
|[[Michael I Rangabe]]
|Michael I abdicated in the face of a military revolt
|-
|[[Constantine (son of Leo V)|Constantine]]
|800 and 810–?
|[[Leo V the Armenian]]
|Leo V was assassinated and his heirs banished
|-
|[[Crown Prince Maui]]
|912–?
|[[Gyeongsun of Silla]]
|Gyeongsun surrendered his throne to [[Taejo of Goryeo]]
|-
|[[Meng Xuanzhe]]
|937–991
|[[Meng Chang]]
|[[Later Shu]] was defeated by the [[Song dynasty]]
|-
|[[William fitz Duncan]]
|1090–1147
|[[Duncan II of Scotland]]
|Duncan II was killed in battle in 1094 and his uncle [[Donald III of Scotland|Donald III]] retook the throne
|-
|[[Daoud ibn al-Adid]]
|Died 1207
|[[Al-Adid]]
|The [[Ayyubid dynasty]] took power
|-
|[[Edward Balliol]]
|1283–1367
|[[John Balliol]]
|Abdicated following defeat in [[First War of Scottish Independence]]
|-
|[[Crown Prince Jeongseong]]
|Died 1394
|[[Gongyang of Goryeo]]
|Father and son were exiled and assassinated
|-
|[[Zhu Wenkui]]
|Disappeared in 1402
|[[Jianwen Emperor]]
|[[Yongle Emperor|Prince Yan]] sacked Nanjing. Disappeared with his father Jianwen Emperor.
|-
|[[Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria]]
|1488–1550
|[[Frederick of Naples]]
|Frederick was deposed in 1501 by [[Louis XII]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]]
|-
|[[Deposed Crown Prince Yi Hwang]]
|1498–1506
|[[Yeonsangun of Joseon]]
|Yeonsangun was deposed in 1506 in favor of his half-brother [[Jungjong of Joseon]]
|-
|[[John of Denmark (1518–1532)|John of Denmark]]
|1518–1532
|[[Christian II of Denmark]]
|Christian II was deposed in 1523 in favor of his uncle [[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]]
|-
|[[Gustav of Sweden (1568–1607)|Gustav of Sweden]]
|1568–1607
|[[Eric XIV of Sweden]]
|Eric XIV was deposed in 1568 in favor of his half-brother [[John III of Sweden|John III]]
|-
|[[Gustav of Saxe-Lauenburg]]
|1570–1597
|[[Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg]]
|Magnus' father [[Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg]] reascended
|-
|[[Władysław IV Vasa|Władysław Vasa]]
|1595–1648
|[[Sigismund III Vasa|Sigismund of Sweden]]
|Sigismund was deposed in 1599 in favor of his uncle [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]]
|-
|[[Deposed Crown Prince Yi Ji]]
|1598–1623
|[[Gwanghaegun of Joseon]]
| Gwanghaegun was deposed in 1623 in favor of his nephew [[Injo of Joseon]]
|-
|[[:zh:朱慈烺|Zhu Cilang]]
|1629–1644
|[[Chongzhen Emperor]]
|Ming conquered by Manchu and founded the Qing dynasty
|-
|[[Yunreng|Yunreng, Prince Limi of the First Rank]]
|1674–1725
|[[Kangxi Emperor]]
|He was demoted by his father.
|-
|[[James Francis Edward Stuart]]
|1688–1766
|[[James II of England]]
|James II was [[Glorious Revolution|deposed]] in favor of his daughter and son-in-law [[Mary II of England|Mary II]] and [[William III of England|William III and II]] on 11 April 1689 for being Catholic
|-
|[[Yonglian|Yonglian, Crown Prince Duanhui]]
|1730–1738
|[[Qianlong Emperor]]
|Died of smallpox aged 8.
|-
|[[Emich Karl, Prince of Leiningen|Emich Karl, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen]]
|1763–1814
|[[Karl Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Leiningen]]
|[[German mediatisation]]
|-
|[[Prince David of Georgia]]
|1767–1819
|[[George XII of Georgia]]
|Annexation by Russia
|-
|[[Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein|Franz Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Dietrichstein]]
|1767–1854
|[[Karl Johann Baptist, Prince of Dietrichstein]]
|rowspan=2|German mediatisation
|-
|[[Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode|Henry, Hereditary Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode]]
|1772–1854
|[[Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode|Christian Frederick, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode]]
|-
|[[Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême|Louis-Antoine, Dauphin and Duke of Angoulême]]
|1775–1844
|[[Charles X of France]]
|Abdicated jointly with his father on 2 August 1830
|-
|[[Alexius, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt|Alexius, Hereditary Count of Bentheim and Steinfurt]]
|1781–1866
|[[Louis William Geldricus Ernest, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt]]
|rowspan=2|German mediatisation
|-
|[[Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg|Charles Thomas, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]]
|1783–1849
|[[Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]]
|-
|[[Louis XVII of France|Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France]]
|1785–1795
|[[Louis XVI of France]]
|[[French Revolution]]
|-
|[[Duke Pius August in Bavaria]]
|1786–1837
|[[Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria|Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen]]
|Annexation by Bavaria
|-
|[[Prince Constantine of Imereti (1789–1844)|Prince Constantine of Imereti]]
|1789–1844
|[[Solomon II of Imereti]]
|Annexation by Russia
|-
|[[Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]
|1794–1860
|[[Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]
|German mediatisation
|-
|[[Gustav, Prince of Vasa]]
|1799–1877
|[[Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden]]
|Gustav's whole family was excluded from the line of royal succession on 10 May 1809 by the [[Riksdag of the Estates]], after the deposition of Gustav IV Adolf in favor of his uncle [[Charles XIII]]
|-
|[[Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis|Maximilian Karl, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis]]
|1802–1871
|[[Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis]]
|German mediatisation
|-
|[[Jacques-Victor Henry]]
|1804–1820
|[[Henri Christophe]]
|Fearing a coup, Henri Christophe committed suicide and Jacques-Victor Henry was assassinated
|-
|[[Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte|Agustín Jerónimo, Prince Imperial of Mexico]]
|1807–1866
|[[Agustín I of Mexico]]
|Deposed in 1823
|-
|[[Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg|Auguste de Beauharnais]]
|1810–1835
|[[Eugène de Beauharnais|Eugène de Beauharnais, Grand Duke of Frankfurt]]
|Frankfurt again became a free city
|-
|[[Charles III, Duke of Parma|Charles, Hereditary Prince of Lucca]]
|1823–1854
|[[Charles II, Duke of Parma|Charles I, Duke of Lucca]]
|Per the stipulations of the [[Congress of Vienna]], upon the death of [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]], Lucca was traded for the Duke's ancestral land of Parma
|-
|[[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern]]
|1835–1905
|[[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern]]
|Annexed by Prussia on 7 December 1849
|-
|[[Prince Philippe, Count of Paris]]
|1838–1894
|[[Louis Philippe I of France]]
|Declaration of the Second Republic on 24 February 1848
|-
|[[Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover]]
|1845–1923
|[[George V of Hanover]]
|rowspan=2|Annexation by Prussia in 1866
|-
|[[Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal]]
|1846–1925
|[[Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal]]
|-
|[[Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil]]
|1846-1921
|[[Pedro II of Brazil]]
|Pedro II was deposed in 1889 by [[Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)|Coup of the Republic]]
|-
|[[Marama Teururai]]
|1851–1909
|[[Ari'imate]]
|Ari'imate was deposed in 1868 in favor of his wife [[Tehaapapa II]]
|-
|[[William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|William, Hereditary Prince of Nassau]]
|1852–1912
|[[Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Adolphe, Duke of Nassau]]
|Annexation by Prussia in 1866
|-
|[[Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial]]
|1856–1879
|[[Napoleon III of France]]
|Napoleon III was deposed 4 September 1870 by the forces of the [[French Third Republic|Third Republic]]
|-
|[[Gustaf V|Crown Prince Gustaf of Norway]]
|1858–1950
|[[Oscar II|Oscar II of Norway]]
|[[Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden]] in 1905
|-
|[[Agustín de Iturbide y Green|Agustín, Prince of Iturbide]]
|1863–1925
|[[Maximilian I of Mexico]]
|Monarchy abolished in 1867
|-
|[[Shō Ten]]
|1864–1920
|[[Shō Tai]]
|[[Ryukyu Kingdom]] was annexed by Japan in 1872
|-
|[[Abdulmejid II]]
|1868–1944
|[[Mehmed VI]]
|Ottoman Empire dissolved in 1922.
|-
|[[Teriivaetua]]
|1869–1918
|[[Pōmare V]]
|Tahiti was annexed by France in 1880
|-
|[[Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931)|Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta]]
|1869–1931
|[[Amadeo I of Spain]]
|Abdicated in 1873
|-
|[[Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria]]
|1869–1955
|[[Ludwig III of Bavaria]]
|[[German Revolution of 1918–19|German monarchies abolished in November 1918]]
|-
|[[Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro]]
|1871–1939
|[[Nicholas I of Montenegro]]
|Annexed by Serbia
|-
|[[Kaʻiulani]]
|1875–1899
|[[Liliʻuokalani]]
|[[Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom|Annexation by the United States]]
|-
|[[Yuan Keding]]
|1878–1958
|[[Yuan Shikai]]
|Short lived Empire abolished in March 1916
|-
|[[Wilhelm, German Crown Prince]]
|1882–1951
|[[Wilhelm II, German Emperor]]
|Wilhelm was deposed by the German government on 9 November 1918
|-
|[[Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony]]
|1893–1943
|[[Frederick Augustus III of Saxony]]
|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|[[Husain Bey, Crown Prince of Tunisia]]
|1893–1969
|[[Muhammad VIII al-Amin]]
|Deposed in 1957
|-
|[[Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line]]
|1895–1945
|[[Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line]]
|rowspan=2|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|[[Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]
|1896–1967
|[[Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]
|-
|[[Prince Wolfgang of Hesse|Wolfgang, Crown Prince of Finland]]
|1896–1989
|[[Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse|Fredrik Kaarle, King-elect of Finland]]
|rowspan=2|Monarchy abolished in 1918
|-
|[[Wilhelm von Urach|Prince Wilhelm of Urach]]
|1897–1957
|[[Mindaugas II of Lithuania]]
|-
|[[Yi Un]]
|1897–1970
|[[Sunjong of Korea]]
|[[Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910|Annexation by Korea in 1910]]
|-
|[[Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]
|1897–1970
|[[Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]
|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|[[Frederik IX of Denmark|Crown Prince Friðrik of Iceland]]
|1899–1972
|[[Christian X of Denmark|Kristján X of Iceland]]
|[[1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum|Monarchy abolished on 17 June 1944]]
|-
|[[Muhammad Abdel Moneim]]
|1899–1979
|[[Abbas II of Egypt]]
|Abbas II was deposed by the British for supporting the Ottomans in World War I
|-
|[[Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg]]
|1900–1991
|[[Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]]
|rowspan=2|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Lippe
|1902–1987
|[[Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe]]
|-
|[[Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
|1904–1918
|[[Nicholas II of Russia]]
|Nicholas [[Russian Revolution|abdicated]] on 2/15 March 1917 on behalf of both himself and his son. The monarchy was abolished 1 September 1917
|-
|[[Umberto II of Italy|Umberto, Prince of Piedmont]]
|1904–1983
|[[Victor Emmanuel III|Victor Emmanuel III of Ethiopia and Albania]]
|Victor Emmanuel was only partially recognized in those countries, renounced claims in 1943 in favor of previous holders
|-
|[[Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse]]
|1906–1937
|[[Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse]]
|rowspan=2|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|[[Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|1906–1972
|[[Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|-
|[[Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907-1938)|Alfonso, Prince of Asturias]]
|1907–1938
|[[Alfonso XIII of Spain]]
|Alfonso XIII was deposed by the formation of the [[Second Spanish Republic]] on April 14, 1931. Prince Alfonso renounced his claim on 21 June 1933 so he could marry a commoner
|-
|[[Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
|1910–2001
|[[Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|[[Ghazi of Iraq|Ghazi bin Faisal]]
|1912–1939
|[[Faisal I of Iraq|Faisal I of Syria]]
|Deposed in 1920
|-
|[[Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988)|Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]
|1912–1988
|[[William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]
|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|[[Otto von Habsburg|Archduke Otto, Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia]]
|1912–2011
|[[Charles I of Austria]]
|Austria and Hungary abolished the monarchy in 1918.
|-
|[[Abd al-Ilah]]
|1913–1958
|[[Ali of Hejaz]]
|Deposed in 1925
|-
|[[Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania]]
|1913–1973
|[[Wilhelm, Prince of Albania]]
|Fled into exile in 1914
|-
|[[Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987)|Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover]]
|1914–1987
|[[Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick]]
|German monarchies abolished in November 1918
|-
|[[Amha Selassie]]
|1916–1997
|[[Haile Selassie|Haile Selassie of Ethiopia]]
|Haile Selassie was overthrown in 1974 after being taken by communist [[Derg]] power
|-
|[[Hasan as-Senussi]]
|1928–1992
|[[Idris of Libya]]
|[[1969 Libyan coup d'état|Deposed in 1969]]
|-
|[[Vong Savang]]
|1931–1978
|[[Sisavang Vatthana]]
|Monarchy abolished after [[Laotian Civil War]]
|-
|[[Ahmad Shah Khan, Crown Prince of Afghanistan]]
|1934–2024
|[[Mohammed Zahir Shah]]
|[[1973 Afghan coup d'état|Deposed in 1973]]
|-
|[[Bảo Long]]
|1936–2007
|[[Bảo Đại]]
|[[1955 State of Vietnam referendum]]
|-
|[[Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples]]
|1937–2024
|[[Umberto II of Italy]]
|Italy [[1946 Italian constitutional referendum|abolished the monarchy]] on 12 June 1946, after Umberto II had reigned 33 days
|-
|[[Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1939)|Leka, Crown Prince of Albania]]
|1939–2011
|[[Zog of Albania]]
|Two days after Leka's birth, Mussolini's [[Italian invasion of Albania|Italy invaded Albania]] on 7 April 1939 and sent the royal family into exile
|-
|[[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021)|Crown Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Apulia]]
|1943–2021
|[[Tomislav II of Croatia]]
|Tomislav II abdicated October 12, 1943 due to the [[Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces]], when Amedeo was only two weeks old
|-
|[[Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]]
|Born 1945
|[[Peter II of Yugoslavia]]
|Peter II was deposed by Yugoslavia's Constituent Assembly on 29 November 1945
|-
|[[Abdelaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani]]
|1946–2008
|[[Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani]]
|Deposed in 1972; [[Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani]] took the throne
|-
|[[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]]
|Born 1948
|[[Elizabeth II|Elizabeth II of Pakistan, Ghana, South Africa, Tanganyika, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Guyana, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ceylon, Malta, Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji, Mauritius, and Barbados]]
|Countries became republics (in order mentioned)
|-
|[[Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran]]
|Born 1960
|[[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]
|The Shah was overthrown by the [[Iranian Revolution]] on 11 February 1979
|-
|[[Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece]]
|Born 1967
|[[Constantine II of Greece]]
|Constantine II [[Greek junta|fled into exile]] shortly after Pavlos's birth, and the [[1973 Greek republic referendum|monarchy was abolished]] 1 June 1973
|-
|[[Paras Shah|Paras, Crown Prince of Nepal]]
|Born 1971
|[[Gyanendra of Nepal]]
|Gyanendra was deposed 28 May 2008 in favour of a republican government
|-
|[[Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Crown Prince of the Central African Empire]]
|Born 1973
|[[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]]
|Deposed in 1979
|}