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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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The Treason Act 1702[1] (1 Ann. St. 2. c. 21 [2]) is an Act of the Parliament of England, passed to enforce the line of succession to the English throne (today the British throne), previously established by the Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701. The Act makes it treason to "endeavour to deprive or hinder any person who shall be ...
The British line of succession to the throne is an ever-shifting game. ... the rules of order have been determined by both descent and Parliamentary statute since the 17th century. However, the ...