Pretender


 

:This page is about the word Pretender as it applies to a monarchy. For other meanings, see Pretender (disambiguation).

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Monarchy - Pretender (disambiguation)

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A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne. Deposed monarchs are not seen as pretenders, as the term only applies to those who have never occupied the throne. The papal equivalent is the antipope.

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Throne - Deposed monarchs - Papal - Antipope

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Pretender: Some modern pretenders ►

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►Introduction
►Some modern pretenders
►Pretenders in the Roman Empire
►Cypriot Pretenders
►French Pretenders
►Russian Pretenders
►British, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish Pretenders
►Mexican House of Iturbide
►Ottoman Pretenders
►Iraqi Pretenders
►Fake pretenders

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