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Since Richard II never designated an heir, the succession was disputed among the heirs established under the will of Edward III and heirs by cognatic primogeniture. The will entailed the throne on the heirs male. The following are the leaders of both lines: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: Potential heirs by the will of Edward III Uncle 22 ...
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 meaning of heir of the body is determined by the common law rules of male preference primogeniture (the "male-preference" criterion is no longer applicable, in respect of succession to the throne, to persons born after 28 October 2011), whereby older children and their descendants inherit before younger children, and a male child takes ...
A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. [1] The female form of the title, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. [2]
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 ...
1. The heir apparent: Prince Charles. On November 14, 1948, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed their first child, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. Prince Charles is next in line to the ...
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 .
This is a list of courtesy titles used for the heirs of currently extant titles in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Asterisks denote courtesy titles currently used by living heirs.