Pretender

A Pretender is a body wha mainteens or can mainteen a claim that they are enteitilt tae a position o honour or rank, that mey be occupeed bi an incumbent (uisually mair recognised), or whase pouers may currently be exercised bi anither body or authority. Maist aften, it refers tae a umwhile monarch, or descendant tharefae, whase throne is occupeed, claimed bi a rival or haes been abolisht.

Exemples o pretenders

• Charles Edward Stuart cried The Young Pertender an The Young Chevalier, an aften kent in retrospective accoonts as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Jacobite pretender.
• Prince Jean, Coont o Paris Orléanist pertender tae the throne o Fraunce.
• Jean Christophe, Prince Napoléon Bonapartist pertender tae the throne o Fraunce an rival o the abuin.