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William the Conqueror William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive. King of England Reign 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 Coronation 25 December 1066 Predecessor Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned) Harold II (crowned) Successor William II Duke of Normandy Reign 3 July 1035 – 9 September 1087 Predecessor Robert I ...
However in 1701 Sophia was the senior Protestant one, therefore with a legitimate claim to the English throne; Parliament passed over her Roman Catholic siblings, namely her sister Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate, and their descendants, who included Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans; Louis Otto, Prince of Salm, and his aunts; Anne ...
The line of succession to the Scottish throne was governed by the Claim of Right Act 1689: Princess Anne of Denmark (born 1665), sister of the king's late wife; Upon his death, the throne passed to the first person in line, who became Queen Anne. The succession continued with the monarchs of Great Britain.
His claim to the throne was based on an agreement between his predecessor, Magnus the Good, and the earlier English king, Harthacnut, whereby if either died without an heir, the other would inherit both England and Norway. [12] [a] William and Harald at once set about assembling troops and ships to invade England. [16] [b]
This line's claim to the Crown is based upon the argument that Edward IV was not the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and thus had no legitimate claim to the Crown. [5] Therefore, when Richard was killed at the Battle of Wakefield , his claim passed first to his eldest legitimate son, Edmund, Earl of Rutland , who was executed ...
William is first in line for the British throne behind his father, King Charles III, who assumed the position following Queen Elizabeth II‘s death in September 2022. A source previously told Us ...
[a] It was designed to confirm the succession to the throne of King William III and Queen Mary II of England and to confirm the validity of the laws passed by the Convention Parliament which had been irregularly convened following the Glorious Revolution and the end of James II's reign.
In a prelude to the Act of Settlement to come twelve years later, the Bill of Rights barred Roman Catholics from the throne of England as "it hath been found by experience that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfare of this Protestant kingdom to be governed by a papist prince"; thus William III and Mary II were named as the successors ...