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An '''heir''' is a person in line to receive an inheritance. It is most often used in relation to the person who is next-in-line to [[becoming king|become king]].

The '''heir-apparent''' refers to the first-in-line for the [[throne]] in cases where nobody else may be born to supersede that claim. In cases where the person currently next-in-line may yet be superseded, such as when the current [[monarch]] has not yet had children, the heir is referred to as the '''heir presumptive'''.

In [[France]] the heir to the French [[crown]] was known as the ''[[dauphin]]''. In [[England]] the heir to the crown is often made the [[Prince of Wales]].

==Heirs in the SCA==
In the [[SCA]], the winners of the [[Crown Tournament]] are regarded as heirs to the throne and are [[title]]d [[Crown Prince]] and [[Crown Princess]] until they are [[coronation|coronated]].
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