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A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.
Among modern pretenders are:
| State | Pretender | Link to Past Monarchy |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Crown Prince Otto | Son of the last Emperor, Karl I of Austria |
| Albania | Leka I | Son of the last king, Zog of Albania |
| France | Comte de Paris (Orleanist: generally accepted) | descendant of Louis-Philippe of France |
| France | Duke of Anjou (Legitimist: minority support) | descendant of Louis XVI of France |
| Hungary | Crown Prince Otto von Habsburg | Son of the last Emperor, Charles IV of Hungary |
| Italy | Crown Prince Victorio Emanuele | Son of the last king, Humbert II of Italy |
| Ireland | The O'Conor Don | Ireland's senior gaelic peer & descendant of the last Irish High King Rory O'Connor |
| Portugal | The Duke of Bragança | distant relative of the last king Manuel II |