In return, he helped to ensure that her chosen successor would take the key party role from which she was stepping down.

Without a chosen successor, there was almost immediately a dispute among his generals as to whom his successor should be.

Simultaneously, the titular emperor, the former emperor's chosen successor, fulfilled all the ceremonial roles and formal duties of the monarchy.

They often associated their offspring as their junior partners or chosen successors, but there was nothing automatic about it.

Clubs will often feature retiring champions passing on their famous guernsey numbers to the chosen successors, usually in ceremonial fashion, such as a club function or press conference.