Sentence examples for to inherit the title of from inspiring English sources

Mr. Fellowes, Mr. Fenton notes, "is married to someone who — were it not for the anomaly of our laws of primogeniture — would be in line to inherit the title of the present (presumably the last) Earl Kitchener of Khartoum," a situation that mirrors that of the Crawley clan on the show.

Richard was allowed to inherit the title of Duke of York in 1426.

The other children of this second son were all daughters, and thus not eligible to inherit the title Prince of Fürstenberg.

Andy Schleck, the Luxembourg rider who finished second in this year's Tour and could be in line to inherit the title if Contador is stripped of his victory, said he hopes Contador is innocent.

Having no male cousins, Lady Sarah Carnegie, the eldest, petitioned to inherit the title.

There was one impediment: only a family member could inherit the title of baron.

Marabá, which would become capital of south Pará, would inherit the title of murder capital and spare Maceió its shame.

Japanese woman Misao Okawa from Osaka, who is 115 years old, will most probably inherit the title of world's oldest living person, reports say.

With the Cubs claiming their first championship in 108 years, the Dodgers will inherit the title of baseball's lovable losers — well, without the lovable part.

A nephew of the last Emperor, Constantine XI, Andreas Palaiologos claimed to have inherited the title of Byzantine Emperor.

In his will, written the day before he died, Baltimore beseeched his friends Wentworth and Cottington to act as guardians and supervisors to his first son Cecil, who inherited the title of Lord Baltimore and the imminent grant of Maryland.