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Anne was born third in the line of succession to the British throne and is now 18th, [2] [b] and has been, since 1987, Princess Royal, a title held for life. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Born at Clarence House , Anne was educated at Benenden School and began undertaking royal duties upon reaching adulthood.
After her last child died in 1700, only Princess Anne was left in the line of succession set by the Bill of Rights. James II and VII, a Roman Catholic, followed his brother Charles II, despite efforts in the late 1670s to exclude him in favour of Charles's illegitimate Protestant son, the Duke of Monmouth. James was deposed when his Protestant ...
The line of succession to the Scottish throne was governed by the Claim of Right Act 1689: Princess Anne of Denmark (born 1665), sister of the king's late wife; Upon his death, the throne passed to the first person in line, who became Queen Anne. The succession continued with the monarchs of Great Britain.
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 ...
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.
The British line of succession to the throne is an ever-shifting game. Here's who is in line after King Charles, Prince William and more.
All of Anne's children died before age 12, resulting in a succession crisis which ultimately led to an Act of Parliament to designate Anne's successor. The Act of Settlement , drawn up in 1701, settled the succession on Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover , and the heirs of her body, barring any Roman Catholics or spouses of Roman ...
Princess Anne Ash Knotek/Shutterstock Riding solo! King Charles III arrived in a golden carriage his coronation on Saturday, May 6, — but his sister, Anne, Princess Royal, was the one who had ...