cognatic primogeniture

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf inheritance system
gptkbp:adoptedBy Sweden (1980)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs absolute primogeniture
gptkbp:appliesTo monarchies
nobility titles
gptkbp:contrastsWith agnatic primogeniture
male-preference primogeniture
gptkbp:defines inheritance system in which the eldest child inherits regardless of gender
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cognatic primogeniture
gptkbp:replacedBy male-preference primogeniture (in some countries)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Sweden
United Kingdom (for some titles)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Primogeniture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6