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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 descendant of Louis-Philippe of France
Hungary Crown Prince Otto Son of the last Emperor, Charles IV of Hungary
Italy Crown Prince Victorio Emanuele Son of the last king, Umberto II of Italy
Ireland The O'Conor Don Ireland's senior gaelic peer & descendant
of the last Irish High King Rory O'Connor