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- Saint declares that first man to come to certain place shall be his successor. Young cleric comes and is chosen. D1812.5.0.7.2
- Crown fits only legitimate successor to throne. H36.2.1
- King propounds questions to his sons to determine successor. H508.1
- Contentment with evil master for fear of worse successor. J229.8
- Do not leave it to your successor. A widow stops a ruler on his way to war. He may be killed and he should not leave the act of justice as a credit to his successor. J1284
- Saint who desires pottage of nettles containing no milk receives pottage into which milk has been poured surreptitiously through pipe. The secret is revealed, and the saint blesses the cook's successors. K499.2.2
- Parricide prophecy: king's successors will be parricides. M343.0.1
- At son's wedding king names him as successor. P17.0.2.1
- Dying king names successor. P17.3
- Second-born son declared as successor because message about the birth of first son was slower traveling. Emperor will not change proclamation. P17.3.1