The decree allowed the succession to the Spanish throne also to female heirs, in case a male one was not available.

His property was divided between his three female heirs and their families.

You are the next female heir, and it was our lady's express wish that the domain be yours.

This was the seat of a line of the family until the eighteenth century when that branch died out, having left only a female heir.

Like all his brothers, he had no children, and the estate was divided up among female heirs.

In one special case, however, England and Scotland had a female heir apparent.

Other possessions could be inherited by female heirs or alienated.

Muslim female heirs receive half the amount of a male heir's inheritance.

She is currently the world's only female heir apparent.

For instance, beginning in the eighth century, female heirs inherited real estate if they had no brothers.