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Usage

The format is {{s-ttl|title=enter title here|years=enter years title was held here|parameter=}}, where parameter= can be any of the optional parameters listed below.

Usage note: Any parameter displayed in italicsorbold in the example below must not contain line breaks in the wikitext; for values with multiple lines, use <br /> instead of a manual line break.

Parameter names

• title (required) — Text to be displayed for title.
• order (optional) — Indicates the nth person to hold a given office. For use with offices that have a recognized sequence. E.g. 28th
• district (optional) — For use with parliamentary offices. Insert as a wikilink the district represented during the tenure in office.
• dynasty (optional) — Adds a sub-line beneath the title that allows for a "dynasty" number for certain royal dynastic lines (such as the Pharaohs of Egypt).
• creation (optional) — Adds a sub-line beneath the title that allows for a "creation" number for certain noble titles (such as the Dukes of Cornwall).
• years (optional) — Years served in office, typically a range of dates.
• regent1–regent8 AND years1–years8 (optional) — These parameters can be used when an office is held in tandem with another person. Examples of this include co-rulers of a country or region and regencies. It does not include consorts or sub-positions such as vice presidencies. The "years" parameter should only contain years, not days or months, but all other guidelines rules apply.
• alongside (optional) — This parameter is reserved for political positions where two people share power, such as US senators.
• under (optional) — This parameter is reserved for political positions that are subordinate to others, such as Lieutenant Governors serving under Governors.
• with–with25 (optional) — Alternative parameter for use when an office is shared with one or more others
• lords (optional) — Designates that the person was a member of the House of Lords. The parameter is asking for the dates they served in the house.
• rows (optional) — Number of table rows this entry should span.

Usage

{{S-ttl | title= | order= | district= | dynasty= | creation= | years= | regent1= | years1= | regent2= | years2= | regent3= | years3= | regent4= | years4= | regent5= | years5= | regent6= | years6= | regent7= | years7= | regent8= | years8= | alongside= | under= | with= | with2= | with3= | with4= | with5= | with6= | with7= | with8= | with9= | with10= | with11= | with12= | with13= | with14= | with15= | with16= | with17= | with18= | with19= | with20= | with21= | with22= | with23= | with24= | with25= | lords= | rows= }}

Output (raw)

| style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="{{{rows}}}"|{{{order}}} {{{title}}}
Representative for {{{district}}}
{{{dynasty}}}
{{{creation}}}
{{{years}}}
with {{{regent1}}} ({{{years1}}})
{{{regent2}}} ({{{years2}}})
... (...)
{{{regent8}}} ({{{years8}}})
Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}
Served under: {{{under}}}
With: {{{with}}}
{{{with2}}}
...
{{{with25}}}
Member of the House of Lords
({{{lords}}})

Output (as table cell)

Output (in succession box, rows=2)

Examples

From the Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall article:

{{s-start}}
{{s-reg | en}}
{{s-new | creation}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[Earl of Cornwall]]
| creation=7th creation
| years=4 March 1857 – 21 January 1861}}
{{s-aft | after=[[Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall|Edmund]]}}
{{s-end}}

From the Jefferson Davis article:

{{s-start}}
{{s-par | us-sen}}
{{s-bef | before=[[Stephen Adams (politician)|Stephen Adams]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[List of United States senators from Mississippi|Senator from Mississippi (Class 1)]]
| years=March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861
| alongside=[[Albert G. Brown]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Adalbert Ames]]}}
{{s-end}}

From the Woodrow Wilson article:

{{s-start}}
{{s-off}}
{{s-bef|before=[[William Howard Taft]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[President of the United States]]|order=28th|years=1913–1921}}
{{s-aft|After=[[Warren G. Harding]]}}
{{s-end}}

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See also

Documentation for creating succession boxes can be found at Template:S-start/doc.