His successor, John Dillon, claimed that Redmond had removed all the obstacles to Irish unity except those of the Ulster unionists.
An eventual successor to the Skrull throne, Princess Veranke, claims that a prophecy foretold the annihilation of the Skrull homeworld.
My successor, Supervisor Anthony Colavita, gamely claimed the town was simply trying to save money by eliminating the benefits.
Aimpoint's successor to the M68 (the CompM3) claims a single battery will provide 50,000 hours of operation on brightness level 7 out of 10.
The first three successors to Mari Djata all claimed it by blood right or something close to it.
The last official Sapa Inca was Atahualpa, who was executed by Spanish people in 1533, though several successors later claimed the title.
James indeed had been "bishop of bishops", and Peter's successor could not claim to be more than Peter was among the Apostles, primus inter pares.
His three successors also never claimed a title as monarch.
Sam Kahn and his two successors, after the Communist Party dissolved its public organisation and went underground, all claimed to be Independents.
Gao's successors claimed the title of King of Nanping after the fall of the Later Liang in 924.