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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
Afghanistan King Mohammed Zahir Shah surviving monarch desposed in coup
Austria Crown Prince Otto Son of the last Emperor, Karl I of Austria
Albania Crown Prince 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
Greece King Constantine II surviving monarch desposed in coup
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