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Suppose there is a rightful King A and heir apparent B. They are overthrown and the rebels hand over the crown to a relative C. C dies and the new monarch is person D.

Could D willingly hand over the crown to B? I see two obstacles. First of all, almost everyone would prefer to be a monarch rather than a minor noble. I'm not saying a situation where B takes sections of the Kingdom and D decides to end the succession dispute by conceding, but I mean without even fighting between B and D.

Additionally, I think most Kingdoms can't be handed over the same way a manor house could be. Can these two obstacles be plausible overcome?
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