Pujun, son of the conservative Prince Duan, was designated as his heir presumptive.

A month later, he dismissed Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, a relative moderate who had been designated as his political heir.

Her favored role may also be reflected in the fact that it was her eldest son, now 19, whom the Emir designated last year as his heir.

He used his great influence and forced the weak caliph to designate him as his heir (November 1008).

Simon designated Frederick's son, Frederick, as his heir and abdicated in 1205.

His son Nasir was designated as his heir.

Chen Shubao was designated as Chen Xu's heir apparent.

Second, they don't like your designating me as your heir.

If he designated the child as his official heir, perhaps Kailea would warm to him.

Elizabeth I, who died childless in 1603, designated James I of Scotland as her heir.