Before revision: 320px|Günther von Schwarzburg, antiking to Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1349, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493 An anti-king, anti king or antiking ( , , ) is a would-be king who, due to succession disputes or simple political opposition, declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch.OED "Anti-, 2" The OED does not give "anti-king" its own entry, unlike "antipope", but includes it in a list of political "anti-" formations, such as "anti-emperor" and "anti-caesar".
After revision: 320px|Günther von Schwarzburg, antiking to Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1349, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493 An anti-king, anti king or antiking ( ; ; ) is a would-be king who, due to succession disputes or simple political opposition, declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch.OED "Anti-, 2" The OED does not give "anti-king" its own entry, unlike "antipope", but includes it in a list of political "anti-" formations, such as "anti-emperor" and "anti-caesar".