Words similar to heir

Example sentences for: heir

How can you use “heir” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

When Fernando died without an heir, the Spanish claimed the throne through a web of intermarriages between the two royal houses.
His heir, Humayun, preferred opium and astrology to complex State affairs; he was driven out of India into Persia by General Sher Shah, who proved to be a much more able ruler.
After Diana's death, disgruntled pundits wanted to pass over the adulterous Charles and make his son William heir to the throne.
His heir James VI lived at the castle in the 1680s, when the paint was barely dry.
Free not to have to puff some prince's wedding, Free to say up yours to Tony Blair, To write an ode on Charles I's beheading And regret the restoration of his heir.