War of succession

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A war of succession is a civil war prompted by two or more individuals' claim as successor to the monarch. The individuals are supported by competing factions within the royal court. Foreign powers might also intervene through allying themselves with a faction.

• War of Spanish Succession
• War of Austrian Succession
• War of Breton Succession
• War of Polish Succession
• War of the English Succession
• War of the Bavarian Succession
• Landshut War of Succession