Her mother had kept two, until she took the throne.

He took the throne in June 763 and may have been only 9 years old.

They sense that I must take the throne, he thought.

He was born before his father took the throne in 1282.

It would serve her right if I let them force me to take the throne.

After his father's death, he tried to take the throne, too.

Especially not given who would take the throne if she failed.

But after his death, I kept finding reasons for not taking the throne.

"Why did you not kill him when he was in your hand, and take his throne?"

There is nothing to prevent her from taking the throne.