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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 .
Iola Price Ahl (1970), Opposing Theories of Succession to the English Throne, 1681-1714; Howard Nenner (1995), The Right to be King: the succession to the Crown of England, 1603-1714, University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 9780807822470; Jason L. Craig (1998), A Historiographical Look at the Succession to the English Throne
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 ...
Regardless, the pretender to the Travancore throne is still determined by matrilinear succession. The Akans of Ghana and the Ivory Coast, West Africa have similar matrilineal succession and as such Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, Asantehene inherited the Golden Stool (the throne) through his mother (the Asantehemaa) Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II.
When Charles dies or abdicates the throne, Camilla will retain her title of queen consort despite the numerous scandals involving Charles, his marriage and divorce with Diana Spencer, and the ...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
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.
Frederik followed with a short speech, before being joined by his Australian-born wife Queen Mary and their four children, including the Crown Prince Christian, the new successor to the throne ...