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Following the Glorious Revolution, the line of succession to the English throne was governed by the Bill of Rights 1689, which declared that the flight of James II from England to France during the revolution amounted to an abdication of the throne and that James's daughter Mary II and her husband/cousin, William III (William of Orange, who was ...
On the day of George IV's death, 26 June 1830, the line of succession to the British throne was: Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (born 1765), third son of George III; Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (born 1819), only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, George III's deceased fourth 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.
Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II’s third child and King Charles III’s younger brother, is eighth in line to the throne. The royal, who has denied allegations of sexual abuse, has two children ...
Full line of succession of the British Royal Throne. Here's who will take the throne after Queen Elizabeth II dies. British Line Of Succession: Everything You Need To Know Following The Queen's Death
Prince William, the 40-year-old Duke of Cambridge, will now be first in line to the throne, then his children, Prince George, 9; Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4.
Some years later, the Regency Act 1830 made provision for a change in the line of succession had a child been born to William IV after his death, but this event did not come about. George VI receiving homage at his coronation in 1937. On the death of William IV in 1837, his 18-year-old niece Victoria succeeded to the throne.
2016. William insisted he’d “be the first person to accept” more responsibilities from the queen. “There’s an order of succession and I’m at the bottom at the moment,” he told the BBC.