They want the first born, if she's a girl, to one day be queen.
He was the first president born in South Carolina and the first to travel on a train.
The Ottoman dynasty did not observe primogeniture (the right of the first-born son to the throne), so in principle the throne was available to any imperial son.
Primogeniture refers to the right of the first-born child to inherit the entire estate.
The first was born in 1723 and the last died in 1813 a period of emerging empires, generating enough war, revolution and trade to absorb any number of precarious Scots.
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Another good friend of mine Hung Pham Do, the first Vietnam born Massachusetts CPA, was on the last plane out of Tan Son Nhut.
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Last year, however, the British government agreed with 15 other commonwealth countries that males should no longer be given priority and changed the rules of succession so that the first-born child of either gender could one day take the throne.
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But cultural norms dictate that in Malawi the first-born should be delivered at home.
The child-bearing trend began in 2000, when Tony Blair sired the first baby born to a serving prime minister in more than 150 years.
As the first-born child (and an undeniable Type Double-A personality), I started taking over big things for my mother when my father was still in the nursing home.
Suffused in the humanist tradition, erudite and wise, the novel examines how Cookie's parents, Alan (Woody) and Hannah Woodhull, and their two surviving daughters, Sara and Ludi, cope with the death of the first-born.
Faraone's son Osiride wants to keep the Israelites around and continue his clandestine love affair with the Israelite Elcia, so he urges Faraone to break his promise and ends up a casualty of the last plague, the Slaying of the First-Born.
Five European grey wolf pups are the first to be born in the Highlands in 12 years.
He or she will be the first British monarch born in the 21st century or, as many communications experts are calling it, the age of the personal brand.
The baby boomer generation were fortunate to be the first to be born into the NHS. Now they are the generation that will test the capacity of the service to deal with a healthier population living longer lives.
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But Sampson, the first American-born coach to make the US national team staff, insists giant strides have still been made.
Kerr is the first Irish-born man to manage the Republic on a full-time basis, following on from Jack Charlton and McCarthy.
In fact, Llewellyn became the first Welsh-born jockey to win the race since Dick Francis was successful in partnership with Crudwell back in 1956.
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In fact, Marutei Tsurunen is the first foreign-born Japanese citizen serving in the Japanese Diet.
She is not only the first openly gay federal cabinet minister, but the first Asian-born minister.
He is the first member of the generation born after the Cuban Revolution to reach the powerful position and stands in contrast to many of the octogenarian military officials who hold top positions in the government.
Jambo was the first male silverback gorilla to be born in captivity, the first to be mother-reared and was one of the most prolific breeding silverbacks.
Born John Barry Prendergast in 1933, the York-born musician first found fame as leader of the John Barry Seven.
Rather than turn pro, Hagelin elected instead to become the first Swedish-born recruit to play at Michigan.
Two baby giant otters - the first to be born at Chester Zoo's new breeding centre - have made their first public appearance.
In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI canonized the first Brazilian-born saint, St.
The first winner was the Italian-born Enrico Fermi.
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The first four questions in the quiz ask about age: your current age, the age of your first menstrual period, and your age at the time your first child was born.
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