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The annotated list below covers the first part of this line of succession, being limited to descendants of the sons of King George V, King Charles III's great-grandfather. The order of the first twenty-four numbered in the list, all descendants of Queen Elizabeth II , is given on the official website of the British monarchy; [ 1 ] other list ...
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.
On the day of George I's death, 11 June 1727, the line of succession to the British throne was: George, Prince of Wales (born 1683), only son of George I; Prince Frederick, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1707), eldest son of the Prince of Wales; Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (born 1721), third son of the Prince of Wales
'Succession to the throne is regulated not only through descent, but also by Parliamentary statute. The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which ...
Notes. Numbers in brackets indicate places in the line of succession.; Boxes indicate living individuals with royal titles and styles. Purple indicates living individuals listed or described as members of the royal family on the official website.
Succession to the crown is dictated, first and foremost, by birth order on the royal family tree—although that wasn't always the case. The post The British Royal Family Tree and Complete Line of ...
The official website of the British Monarchy "The Hanoverians (1714–1837)" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy "Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1837–1917) and the Windsors (1917 – Present Day)" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-02
History of the English and British line of succession Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title List of heirs to the English and British thrones .