At the Restoration the sequestration of his father's lands was annulled, and in 1665 he succeeded by the death of his elder brother as the 3rd Baronet Gordon, of Haddo and to the family estates.

Henry I, the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100.

The elder son, John ( 1751 – 1794 ), studied medicine and succeeded James Lind as Chief Physician at Haslar Hospital in 1783.

He was also an elder brother of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ; Leonora of England, Queen of Castile ; Joan of England ; and John, Count of Mortain, who succeeded him as king.

Robert, William's father, became Duke of Normandy on 6 August 1027, in succession to his elder brother Richard III, who had only succeeded to the title the previous year.

* 1135 BC: Oxyntes, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 12 years and is succeeded by his elder son Apheidas.

Frederick II, Leopold VI's son by Theodora Angelina, succeeded his father as duke upon the elder man's death in 1230.

In 1805 he succeeded his elder brother as heir to his father's title and he married Lady Caroline Ponsonby.

* 1135 BC — Oxyntes, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 12 years and is succeeded by his elder son Apheidas.

He was succeeded by his elder daughter, Elizabeth II.

Xerxes, eldest son of Darius and Atossa, succeeded to the throne as Xerxes I ; however, prior to Xerxes's accession, he contested the succession with his elder half-brother Artobarzanes, Darius's eldest son who was born to his commoner first wife before Darius rose to power.

On the death of their father, de Montfort's elder brother Amaury succeeded him in possession of the French lands: the English Estates were temporarily confiscated by the King.

Chiang Kai-shek died in April 1975, and was succeeded to the presidency by Yen Chia-kan while his son Chiang Ching-kuo succeeded to the leadership of the Kuomintang ( opting to take the title " Chairman " rather than the elder Chiang's title of " Director-General ").

He succeeded his elder brother King Edmund I ( r. 939-946 ), who was stabbed to death at Pucklechurch ( Gloucestershire ), on St Augustine's Day, 26 May 946.

As Chiang Kai-shek entered his final years, he gradually gave more responsibilities to his son, and when he died in April 1975, the presidency was turned over to Yen Chia-kan and Chiang Ching-kuo succeeded to the leadership of the Kuomintang ( he opted for the title " Chairman " rather than the elder Chiang's title of " Director-General ").

In April of that year, his elder brother Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby died, and Stanley succeeded him as the 16th Earl of Derby.

His elder son Henry ( c. 1534 – 1601 ), who succeeded as 2nd Earl, was president of Wales from 1586 until his death.

The elder of his two sons, Ptolemy VI Philometor ( 181 – 145 BC ), succeeded as an infant under the regency of his mother Cleopatra the Syrian.

His elder son by Queen Eanflæd, Ecgfrith, succeeded him as King of Bernicia, while their younger son, Ælfwine, succeeded Ecgfrith as King of Deira.

He was succeeded by his elder son, Seleucus III Ceraunus, and later by his younger son Antiochus III the Great.

The elder, Louis III, succeeded to the crown of Sicily and to the duchy of Anjou, René being known as the Count of Guise.

Stephen's elder brother Theobald, who had succeeded his father as count, was further south still, in Blois.

When his uncle Tughril died he was succeeded by Suleiman, Alp Arslan's brother.

Ahmed II was born at Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, the son of Sultan Ibrahim I ( 1640 – 48 ) by Valide Sultan Khadija Muazzez, and succeeded his brother Suleiman II ( 1687 – 91 ) in 1691.

He succeeded to the throne in 1703 on the abdication of his brother Mustafa II ( 1695 – 1703 ).

On the death of Edgar in 1107 he succeeded to the Scottish crown ; but, in accordance with Edgar's instructions, their brother David was granted an appanage in southern Scotland.

Alexander died in April 1124 at his court at Stirling ; his brother David, probably the acknowledged heir since the death of Sybilla, succeeded him.

He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife, Urraca of Castile ; he succeeded his brother, King Sancho II of Portugal, who was removed from the throne on 4 January 1248.

* 1876 – Ottoman Sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.

Amalric was the second son of Melisende of Jerusalem and Fulk of Jerusalem, and succeeded his older brother Baldwin III.

* 1909 – Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.

He was the son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdülmecid I in 1861.

He became king of the Picts in 877 when he succeeded his brother Constantine I.

He was the son of sultan Ahmed III ( 1703 – 30 ) and succeeded his brother Mustafa III ( 1757 – 74 ) on January 21, 1774.

Anton succeeded his brother Frederick August I as King of Saxony when he died, on 5 May 1827.

He succeeded his brother István Báthory.

He was succeeded by his brother Edmund, then aged 18.

The second Baronet died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet.

The sixth earl of Aberdeen was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Earl.

He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Marquess.

He had four adopted children but no biological issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Marquess.

Edmund was succeeded as king by his brother Edred, king from 946 until 955.

He succeeded his half brother, Emperor Yōmei in 587, and lived in the Kurahashi Palace ( Kurahashi no Miya ) in Yamato.

In the end, he was succeeded by his son, Prince Ōtomo, also known as Emperor Kōbun, then by Tenji's brother Prince Ōama, also known as Emperor Temmu.

She was the wife of Emperor Temmu, who was Tenji's half brother by another woman, and she succeeded him on the throne.

He was succeeded by his younger brother Emperor Hanzei.

After the death of his father, Seinei won the fight against Prince Hoshikawa, his brother, for the throne and so succeeded his father.