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On the day of Edward VII's death, 6 May 1910, the line of succession to the British throne was: George, Prince of Wales (born 1865), only surviving son of Edward VII; Prince Edward of Wales (born 1894), eldest son of the Prince of Wales; Prince Albert of Wales (born 1895), second son of the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales: William IV 1711–1751 Prince of Orange: Anne Princess Royal 1709–1759 Princess of Orange: Princess Amelia Sophia Eleonore 1711–1786 of Great Britain: Princess Caroline Elizabeth 1713–1757 of Great Britain: Prince George William 1717–1718 of Great Britain: Prince William Augustus 1721–1765 Duke of Cumberland: Mary ...
Queen of England and Scotland, then Great Britain r. 1702–1714: George II 1683–1760 King of Great Britain r. 1727–1760: Frederick 1707–1751 Prince of Wales: George III 1738–1820 King of Great Britain, then the United Kingdom r. 1760–1820: George IV 1762–1830 regent 1811–1820 King of the United Kingdom r. 1820–1830: William IV ...
It is a hereditary title of a specific rank of nobility in the British royal family. It has been created twice and takes its name from the historic county of Sussex in England. First created in 1801, the title lapsed in 1843 but was revived when Queen Elizabeth II bestowed it on her grandson Prince Harry on 19 May 2018 just before his marriage ...
This is the family tree for monarchs of England (and Wales after 1282) from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth I of England. The House of Wessex family tree precedes this family tree and the family tree of the British royal family follows it. (see List_of_monarchs_of_Wessex) As to the medieval histories of Scotland and Wales:
[8] [9] At the time (8000 BC), Britain was still connected to the continent, however the ice sheets over northern Europe were melting rapidly and causing the gradual rising of sea levels, which eventually led to the forming of the Straits of Dover, effectively cutting off the Mesolithic people of Sussex from the continent. [8]
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In 1801, following the Acts of Union 1800, the separate crowns of Great Britain and Ireland were merged and became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Between 1811 and 1820, when George III was deemed unfit to rule, the Prince of Wales (later George IV) acted as his regent.