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This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the British monarch to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present), should the incumbent monarch die or abdicate.
Ceased to be heir Reason Monarch No recognised heir 1135–1152 Stephen: Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne: Heir apparent: Son 6 April 1152 Proclaimed heir 17 August 1153 Died No recognised heir Aug–Nov 1153 Henry "Curtmantle", Duke of Normandy: Heir apparent First cousin once-removed: 6 November 1153 Proclaimed heir [4] 19 December 1154 Became king
Upon William's death, Anne became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. Because the Parliament of England settled on Sophia as Anne's heir-presumptive without consulting Scottish leaders, the Estates of Scotland retaliated by passing the Scottish Act of Security 1704. The act provided that, upon the death of Anne, the Estates would meet to ...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
On his deathbed, William the Conqueror accorded the Duchy of Normandy to his eldest son Robert Curthose, the Kingdom of England to his son William Rufus, and money for his youngest son Henry Beauclerc for him to buy land. Thus, with William I's death on 9 September 1087, the heir to the throne was William Rufus (born 1056), third son of William I.
King Stephen came to an agreement with Matilda in November 1153 with the signing of the Treaty of Wallingford, in which Stephen recognised Henry, son of Matilda and her second husband Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, as the designated heir. The royal house descended from Matilda and Geoffrey is widely known by two names, the House of Anjou ...
Reason for no heir apparent Coat of arms Image Current heir presumptive Relationship Andorra: Co-prince Joan Enric Vives i Sicília: Ex officio as Bishop of Urgell; successor must be appointed by the Pope. Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat: As coadjutor bishop of Urgell, will succeed Archbishop Vives on his retirement [5] Co-prince Emmanuel Macron
He was the heir-general of George Plantagenet, the younger brother of Edward IV of England. If Edward IV had been illegitimate and the crown of England had descended by male-preference primogeniture before 1500, then George (and his heirs) would have been monarchs of England. Abney-Hastings died on 30 June 2012 in New South Wales. [4]