heir presumptive

He was her heir presumptive until she married and had a child.

He was briefly the heir presumptive for about six months in 1400 when his father became king.

As such, Sophia was heir presumptive, followed by her children.

There was no need for a special declaration to make him heir presumptive.

But when the heir presumptive makes a public idiot of himself before half a planet!

After his father's death in 1490 he became heir presumptive of Muscovy.

John remained as heir presumptive during all the reign of his brother.

He became the heir presumptive because all three elder brothers died young.

The office-holder was considered the heir presumptive and second only to the King.

This was the first, and so far only time in British history, that the heir presumptive to the throne had been married.

However, he had several half-brothers who were competing for the role of heir presumptive.

Richard made the boy his heir presumptive, probably in deference to Anne's wishes.

Alfonso became the heir presumptive to Francis who had survived his own daughter.

The illness made Philippe, heir presumptive to the throne, the center of attention.

At the time, she was heir presumptive of Castile.

After all, until I marry and start producing heirs, you're the heir presumptive.

Before they could inherit, each of the females heirs would be an heir presumptive.

Constantine went to the court of Diocletian, where he lived as his father's heir presumptive.

This rank effectively made Julian heir presumptive to the imperial throne.

Other more distant heirs presumptive are descended from younger sons of the 9th Earl.

He never married and his only brother and heir presumptive, Frederick, died unmarried in 1985.

Upon Matthew's death at the end of Season 3, his son took his place as heir presumptive.

The heir presumptive is his younger brother Hugh.

She was designated heir presumptive to the County of Nevers but died before her father.

But in the history of ancient China, heir presumptive did not mean heir to the throne.