Collocations for throne - noun

empty, vacant
imperial, papal, royal

ascend, assume, come to, gain, inherit, succeed to, take
Elizabeth I came to the throne in 1558.

claim
seize, usurp
occupy
abdicate, give up, renounce
lose
reclaim, regain
put sb on
topple sb from
Left-wing revolutionaries toppled the king from his throne.

restore sb to
be in line to
The prince is second in line to the throne behind his brother.

on the throne
Queen Victoria remained on the throne for over sixty years.

sb's accession to the throne
a claimant to the throne, a pretender to the throne
a claimant to the vacant Spanish throne

sb's claim to the throne, sb's right to the throne
an heir to the throne
The marriage failed to produce an heir to the throne.

the power behind the throne (figurative)
The managing director's secretary is the real power behind the throne.

the succession to the throne