His successor, Bishop Thomas Burgess, died in 1854 without doing anything to solve the problem.

His successor in the Berlin chair having died in 1832, he again entered on its duties, but resigned two years afterwards.

This happened because Stephen's own chosen successor, his son Eustace, died in 1153.

The last three years of his service as intendant were ineffective as one successor died at sea before Dupoy arrived.

Burnet's successor, John Montgomerie, died soon after taking office.

His successors died out of office, relatively quietly and well into old age.

He returned to the office of mayor in 1948, when his successor died in office.

His successor, the aged Arsacius, died 5 November 405.

System's successor and younger brother Peter died in 2002.

The feasible successor effectively provides a backup route in the case that existing successors die.