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The annotated list below covers the first part of this line of succession, being limited to descendants of the sons of King George V, King Charles III's great-grandfather. People named in italics are unnumbered either because they are deceased or because sources report them to be excluded from the succession.
A hereditary monarchy may occasionally use election to fill a vacant throne. For example, the royal family may become extinct; depending on how precisely the succession to the throne is defined in law, several candidates with equally, or almost equally, strong claims could emerge, with an election being held to choose from among them.
Pool/Max Mumby/Getty Images Prince William has been preparing for his role as king his whole life, and he has big ideas when it comes to the monarchy’s future. William is first in line for the ...
His grandson Æthelstan was the first king to rule over a unitary kingdom roughly corresponding to the present borders of England, though its constituent parts retained strong regional identities. The 11th century saw England become more stable, despite a number of wars with the Danes, which resulted in a Danish monarchy for one generation. [36]
In addition to the UK, the King is head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms – but the monarchy’s future role in some of these countries appears less certain after the Queen’s death.
When Charles’ younger brother James, Duke of York became king as James II of England and VII of Scotland, concerns arose that James, a recent Catholic convert, would return England to Catholicism, especially after the birth of a son, James Francis Edward Stuart, who would be raised Catholic.
Before becoming King of Hanover, he served in the British Army, and in 1815, he married his first cousin, Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His mother, Queen Charlotte, opposed their ...
The oldest king to become a father was Edward I, who fathered his last child, Eleanor, in 1306, when he was 66, almost 67 years old. [10] [unreliable source?] The youngest queen consort to become a mother was Eleanor of Castile, who gave birth to a stillborn girl, in 1255, when she was around 13.