Sentence examples for hereditary possession from inspiring English sources

(Even if Laudabiliter is authentic, which is doubtful, it does not grant hereditary possession of Ireland to the English king).

The German electors were determined that the crown should not become a hereditary possession of the House of Habsburg, and thus the electors' freedom of action remained intact at the time of Rudolf's death.

After Rudolf's death (1291), the electors, determined to prevent the German crown from becoming a hereditary possession of the Habsburgs, checked Albert's aspirations by choosing Adolf of Nassau as German king.

He also converted the elected crowns of Bohemia and Hungary into hereditary possessions of the house of Habsburg.

Estates held in pronoia had become hereditary possessions of their landlords, who ignored or were relieved of the obligation to render military service to the government.

When, in early 1208, Otto held only the Welf allodial lands (hereditary possessions independent of any higher lord) in Brunswick, even Pope Innocent recognized Philip as king.

Though always overshadowed by his brother Charles V, Ferdinand had become one of the most successful Habsburg rulers of the 16th century, increasing the hereditary possessions of the Austrian Habsburgs significantly and restoring peace to the empire after decades of religious warfare.

The Times came to the same conclusion on 11 February 1840: "It would scarcely be possible to find in history an instance of a princely house increasing its hereditary possessions to such a degree and at the same time extending itself upon three Royal European thrones".

That biology has progressed from near total ignorance of the hereditary material to possession of the entire human genome within 50 years is testament to a hectic pace of discovery.

Shortly after this, Khumarawayh began negotiations with al-Muwaffaq, and a treaty was signed in December 886 whereby the Abbasid government recognized Khumarawayh as hereditary ruler in his possessions for thirty years.

David's good fortunes changed in 987 when he, anxious to make his extensive possessions a hereditary Bagratid domain, joined his long-time friend Bardas Phokas in a rebellion against the emperor Basil.