none that I ever heard of. But, the war department would seek the last remaining male military member of a family and ship him home
Stephen Ambose wrote the book "A Band of Brothers" which is a historical docmentary the tells the about what happened to a small company in an Airborne regiment. Tom Hanks made this into a TV series. In the book it mentions that one paratrooper had lost two brothers so the Army ordered him back home since he was the sole-surviving heir. Tom Hanks and Spielberg discussed this bit of history and imagined how difficult it would be to locate a paratrooper who could have landed anywhere on the entire Normandy area. Even though the real incident did not require a search team, they formed a story around a team that was sent to locate the one paratrooper. They filled in the story to include details of the characters and based it on totally fictious people. Added August 2011: Whilst some of the above is correct, in fact Saving Private Ryan came before band of Brothers and it was during the filming of Saving Private Ryan that hanks and Spielberg discovered they were both interested in a TV series based on the days after the DDay landings, they decided to collaborate on Band of Brothers as Hanks already had the rights to the book. Saving Private Ryan is a totally fictional story written specially for the film BUT there was in fact some inspiration and this is where the story gets complicated: The Niland brothers are said to have been the inspiration as many of them died during WW2 and 2 are burried in the same cemetary that we see in Saving Private Ryan; side by side above Gold Beach. Then there are the Sullivan brothers all 5 of whom were killed when their boat was torpedoed (one is said to have survived the sinking but was killed in a shark attack shortly after).
When Charlemagne died, his heir was his surviving son, Louis I the Pious.
Yes. Most inheritance laws make the surviving spouse an heir to a major portion of an estate if there is no will.
The cast of Heir Today - 1937 includes: Irene Ryan as Irene Tim Ryan as Tim
This is very common in estates. It makes sense as they are the ones that will benefit.
They must first find Private Ryan which is not easy because there is a war on and he is a paratrooper who has been dropped somewhere behind enemy lines. After they find him, the task remains to keep him alive and deliver him safely to friendly lines. There is another unforeseen problem in saving him which arises toward the end of the movie, but I will not give it away.
Matthias, also known as Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, did not have a legitimate heir. He was married to Catherine of the Neapolitan house, but they had no surviving children. After his death in 1490, the lack of an heir led to a power struggle and the eventual rise of other claimants to the throne.
In most cases the surviving spouse or the legal heir (Son, Daughter etc)
If you father has surviving spouse or/and children his sister would generally not be considered an heir in most states if your father died without a will. You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link provided below. If his sister inherited under the terms of his will then she would be considered an heir.
If an heir predeceases the testator, their share of the inheritance typically does not go to the heir's descendants unless the will explicitly states otherwise or the jurisdiction's laws provide for it. In many cases, the deceased heir's share would either be distributed among the surviving heirs or be handled according to the laws of intestacy if the will does not address the situation. It's essential to review the specific terms of the will and applicable state laws to determine the outcome.
Laura Ingalls Wilder's estate passed to her heir and only surviving child, Rose Wilder Lane. Upon Rose's death, the rights to Laura's literary works passed to Roger Lea MacBride, who was Rose's chosen heir.
Ford William Clay Ford - The last surviving grandson of Henry Ford.