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This template creates a standard line for succession boxes.

Deprecated in favour of the s-start template series, the succession box template might be used only for the simplest succession lines. These are single succession lines showing nothing more than a succession of three people holding exactly the same title. For succession lines sharing cells with other lines, for new or expired titles, for incumbencies or vacancies, for titular rulers or pretenders, for titles which change their name before or after the subject, and for lines requiring other additional information, the specialised templates of the s-start series should be used instead of this one. For purposes of consistency and simplicity, it is preferable to use s-start series templates in all cases.

Syntax
Basic usage:

Full usage:

Usage
A succession box may start with a single and end with one. Alternatively, the old versions may be used, namely as the initial template and  as the finishing one; the two formats are compatible with each other.

Within each succession box, one or more lines may be created. One is used for each line, and parameters are used to insert data into the template: "before" for the predecessor of the subject, "title" for the subject's title, "years" for the time period during which they held the title, and "after" for the name of their successor.

Parameters
Mandatory; a value is required. The value may be years or full dates. A range is not required, such as if a term of office was one year.
 * Years

Usage with multiple office-holders
Where a post was held by more than one person at a time, extra parameters should be used to include them.


 * Predecessors
 * For multiple predecessors use "before", "before2", "before3", etc. (max 5)
 * Successors
 * For multiple successors use "after", "after2", "after3", etc. (max 5)
 * Concurrent office-holders
 * For concurrent office-holders use "with", "with2", "with3", etc. (max 25)

Example with single office-holder
From the article Winston Churchill:

Example with multiple office-holders
From the article Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos:

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