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t. e. Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, [note 1] legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 restrict succession to the throne to the legitimate Protestant ...
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.
3. Prince George of Cambridge. Prince George stands third in line to the throne after his grandfather and father. When Prince Charles becomes king, George will take the place of his father, Prince ...
British Line Of Succession: Everything You Need To Know Following The Queen's Death. Sarah Green, Ata Owaji Victor. September 8, 2022 at 2:09 PM. Queen Elizabeth II has passed away, aged 96. The ...
Proclaimed queen. Upon the death of Edward VI, the succession was disputed between his sister Mary, the heir by primogeniture and the Third Succession Act, and Lady Jane Grey, whom Edward had named his heir. Since Jane Grey's short reign is a matter of dispute, so are her heirs. Lady Katherine Grey. Heiress presumptive.
At the time of Anne's death in August 1714, 66 descendants of the Stuart dynasty were alive, but the first 54, being Roman Catholic, were excluded by the Act of Settlement. The succession thus fell to Elector George Louis of Hanover, the eldest son of Electress Sophia (who had died a few months before), to the British throne.
After an amendment made to the Succession to the Crown Act in 2013 (which means eldest children, regardless of sex, will succeed the throne first), Princess Charlotte is third in line to the ...