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The line of succession provided for by the Bill of Rights was almost at an end; William and Mary had no children and Princess Anne's children had died. Parliament passed the Act of Settlement 1701 . The Act maintained the provision of the Bill of Rights whereby William would be succeeded by Princess Anne and her descendants, and thereafter by ...
Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia (born 1688), younger son of Queen Sophia Charlotte; 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.
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.
(1st in line [b]) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex b. 1984 (5th in line [b]) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex b. 1981: Peter Phillips b. 1977: Zara Tindall, Mrs Mike Tindall b. 1981: Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi b. 1988: Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank b. 1990: Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor b. 2003: Lord James Mountbatten-Windsor b ...
An order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility. [1] This sequence may be regulated through descent or by statute. [1] Hereditary government form differs from elected government.
Succession to the British throne, a historical overview and current rules Succession to the British throne § Current line of succession, a list of people; List of English royal consorts; Family tree of English monarchs; Family tree of British monarchs; List of office holders of the United Kingdom and predecessor states. List of British monarchs
Antigua and Barbuda [2] King: Absolute primogeniture Commonwealth of Australia [3] King Commonwealth of the Bahamas [4] King Kingdom of Bahrain [5] King: Agnatic primogeniture Kingdom of Belgium [6]
Notes. Numbers in brackets indicate places in the line of succession. [1] [2] [3]Boxes indicate living individuals with royal titles and styles. Purple indicates living individuals listed or described as members of the royal family on the official website.