Wars of the Roses a "sudden narrowing in the direct line of descent" near the end of his reign. His eldest son, Edward, the Black Prince, had died the year before. Edward III was succeeded on the throne by the Black Prince's only surviving son Richard II, who was only 10 years old. Richard's claim to the throne was based on the principle that the son of an elder brother had priority in the succession over his uncles. Since Richard was a minor, had no siblings, and had three living uncles at the time of Edward III's death, there was considerable uncertainty about who
Prince of Tarnovo of a Prince of Tarnovo is also titled Princess of Tarnovo (, "Knyagina Tarnovska"). The last Prince of Tarnovo was Prince Kardam, the eldest son of Tsar Simeon II. People who to have held the title Prince of Tarnovo: Since the monarchy's abolition, these are the people who have held the title Prince of Tarnovo in pretense: Prince of Tarnovo Prince of Tarnovo (, "Knyaz Tarnovski") is the title held by the first-born son of the Bulgarian monarch. This title is held only by the heir to the throne. Tarnovo (Veliko Tarnovo) was an old Bulgarian capital and the strongest