The Act of Succession of 1810 designates the legitimate heirs of Charles XIV John ( House of Bernadotte ) as the heirs to the Swedish Throne ; it also states in article 4 that the Monarch and dynastic members of the Royal House must be a Protestant Christian of the pure evangelical faith ( by implication the Church of Sweden ).

In an attempt to codify the rules of succession of states the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties was drafted in 1978.

* Succession of states, in international relations, is the process of recognition and acceptance of a newly created state by other states, based on a perceived historical relationship the new state has with a prior state

Following the collapse of the Star League in 2781, the league's constituent states fell into a protracted struggle for supremacy known as the Succession Wars.

Rastatt was an important place of the War of the Spanish Succession ( Treaty of Rastatt ) and the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states.

* Succession of states

The Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties is an international treaty promulgated in 1978 to set rules on succession of states.

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Of all the Whig tracts written in support of the Succession, The Crisis is perhaps the most significant.

In this connection, Swift, too, is drawn in for attack: `` The Author of The Conduct Of The Allies has dared to drop Insinuations about altering the Succession ''.

* In episode 13, season 2 of 30 Rock entitled Succession Tracey Jordan says that he is Mozart and Frank is the guy who was always jealous of Mozart.

* 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.

* 1707 – The Habsburg army is defeated by Bourbon army at Almansa ( Spain ) in the War of the Spanish Succession.

It is usually considered that bishops derive their authority from an unbroken, personal Apostolic Succession from the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.

Succession is now regulated by laws passed by the Japanese Diet.

The Anglican churches hold their bishops to be in Apostolic Succession, although there is some difference of opinion with regard to whether ordination is to be regarded as a sacrament.

In 1748 the French once again conquered the city at what is known as the Second French Siege of Maastricht, during the War of Austrian Succession.

) accept the doctrine of Apostolic Succession and, to varying extents, papal claims to a primacy of honour while generally rejecting that the pope is the successor to Peter in any unique sense not true of any other bishop.

Succession is chosen in relation to the status of the potential king's mother.

And whereas it is meet and proper to set out by way of preamble to this Act that, inasmuch as the Crown is the symbol of the free association of the members of the British Commonwealth of Nations, and as they are united by a common allegiance to the Crown, it would be in accord with the established constitutional position of all the members of the Commonwealth in relation to one another that any alteration in the law touching the Succession to the Throne or the Royal Style and Titles shall hereafter require the assent as well of the Parliaments of all the Dominions as of the Parliament of the United Kingdom:

Thus 18th century is usually broken down into sub periods such as ' WSS ' ( War of Spanish Succession ), ' WAS ' ( War of Austrian Succession ), ' SYW ' ( Seven Years War ) and ' AWI ' ( American War of Independence ).

Others concentrate purely on one war, such as ' Beneath the Lily Banners ' ( or BLB as it is often called ) concentrates purely of the War of Spanish Succession.

* April 25 – The Allied army is defeated by the Bourbon army at Almanza, Spain, in the War of the Spanish Succession.

* July 29 – August 21 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Toulon – Allies are obliged to withdraw, but the French fleet is effectively put out of action.

* October – War of the Polish Succession: A preliminary peace, ratified in 1738, is concluded.

* September 26, 1810 – A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.

* September 12 – War of the Spanish Succession – Habsburg Archduke Charles is proclaimed King of Spain.

* The Law of Succession is introduced in Norway.

* Third Succession Act: Elizabeth is restored to the order of succession to the throne of England.

Succession theory has since become less monolithic and more complex.

Orthodox Christianity identifies itself as the original Christian church ( see early centers of Christianity ) founded by Christ and the Apostles, and traces its lineage back to the early church through the process of Apostolic Succession and unchanged theology and practice.

... it hath been the constant opinion of all Ages that the Parliament of England had an unquestionable power to limit, restrain and qualify the Succession as they pleased, and that in all Ages they have put their power in practice ; and that the Historian had reason for saying that seldom or never the third Heir in a right descent enjoyed the Crown of England.

One central tenet of Catholicism ( whether Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and some other denominations ), is its practice of Apostolic Succession.

They claim, therefore, that they are " continuing " or preserving Anglicanism's line of Apostolic Succession as well as historic Anglican belief and practice.

The names " Holy See " and " Apostolic See " are ecclesiastical terminology for the ordinary jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome ( including the Roman Curia ); the pope's various honors, powers, and privileges within the Catholic Church and the international community derive from his Episcopate of Rome in lineal succession from the Apostle Saint Peter ( see Apostolic Succession ).

Since both places were under House of Habsburg rule, the Condé affair became part of an international conflict during the War of the Jülich Succession ( one of the precursors to the Thirty Years ' War ).

The Grand Embassy failed to accomplish its main goal, but it gathered valuable information about the international situation, ascertained the impossibility of strengthening the anti-Turkish coalition due to the imminent War of the Spanish Succession, and brought back the plans for gaining access to the Baltic Sea.

The War of the Spanish Succession ( 1701 – 1714 ) was both a civil and international war in which the French backed the Bourbon contender for the Spanish throne and an alliance led by Austria, the Netherlands and Britain backed the Habsburg contender while a divided Spain fought on both sides.

Succession issues, particularly concerning liabilities and assets of the former Yugoslavia, remain a key factor in Slovenia's relations in the region.

After very strained relations between 1727 and 1732, the situation improved between 1732 and 1737, when Sir Robert Walpole supported Spain during the War of Polish Succession.

The union was used to strengthen relations between Madrid and Turin having fought on opposing sides in the War of the Austrian Succession.