"King of America: Who would be Washington's heir?"

Sure, its a ridiculous question but still what the harm....

http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2013/04/30/king-of-america-who-would-be-washingtons-heir/

George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States 224 years ago, April 30, 1789. Some folks had encouraged him to make it a coronation instead. Responding to Colonel Lewis Nicola, a Frenchman who served on the American side during the Revolutionary War and suggested Washington assume the crown, Washington retorted:

Let me conjure for you, then, if you have any regard for your Country, concern for yourself or for posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind and never communicate, as from yourself or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature.

I wasn’t fully aware of the nuances of royal succession until I took the challenge to track down Washington’s royal heir. It wasn’t a simple task—Washington had no children, which meant I’d be going through other family lines.

I knew this would be an issue since I would probably have to explore multiple branches of Washington’s family tree to identify—and almost more importantly, eliminate—potential king or queen candidates. But before venturing further into the Washington forest, it seemed to make sense to address my ignorance regarding the rules of royal succession.