The statement may have been made to flatter the fraternity by claiming membership for a previous monarch.

As such he had a deeper understanding of Polish politics than previous monarchs.

No previous monarch had ever spoken so honestly.

No previous monarch of Siam had ever spoken in such terms.

Steps had been taken by previous monarchs to provide care for those who washed up on London's streets.

Of the previous eight monarchs, only two died in their bed.

All adult male descendants of previous monarchs were eligible for the throne.

He wore black in mourning, something no previous French monarch had done before.

It was usual for the name of each new king to be painted over the names of previous monarchs.

Keitai was not the son of the immediate previous monarch.