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Revision as of 20:04, 24 October 2012

For the main explanatory article, see Succession to the British throne.
Electress Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714)

The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of all those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. The Act of Settlement 1701 bestowed succession on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her descendants while excluding Roman Catholics.[1][2] The British government does not publish an official list of all those in line to succeed, but the work of genealogical authors and amateur researchers suggests that there are several thousand people potentially in line.[3] This article does not attempt to present an exhaustive list, but limits itself to the descendants of George V. At a summit in Perth, Western Australia in 2011, the heads of government of all the 16 Commonwealth realms agreed to take steps to end male preference primogeniture and the ban on the monarch's marriage to Roman Catholics, and to make other changes in the succession rules.[4]

The line of succession is also used to select the Counsellors of State (and a regent if the need arises) under the provisions of the Regency Act 1937.[5]

For earlier versions of the line of succession, see History of the British line of succession.

Eligibility

The right of succession is regulated by the Act of Settlement 1701, the Royal Marriages Act 1772 and common law,[6] and is limited to the legitimate descendants of legitimate line from the Electress Sophia of Hanover. A person born to parents who are not married to each other at the time of birth is not included in the line of succession and passes no rights to their descendants. The subsequent marriage of the parents does not alter this.[n 1][7]

  • The succession is ordered by male-preference (cognatic) primogeniture. A person is always immediately followed in the succession by his or her own legitimate descendants (his or her line) except for any legitimate descendants who already appear higher in the line of succession. A person's sons and their lines all come before a person's daughters and their lines. Older sons and their lines come before younger sons and their lines. Older daughters and their lines come before younger daughters and their lines.[8]
  • At the time of accession, the heir to the throne must be a Protestant and enter into communion with the Church of England.[7]
  • Anyone who is Roman Catholic, becomes Roman Catholic, or marries a Roman Catholic is excluded from the line of succession.[7]

Proposed rule changes

Main article: 2011 proposals to change the rules of royal succession in the Commonwealth realms

At the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia, the leaders of the Commonwealth realms agreed to introduce legislation to end male primogeniture of descendants of Charles, Prince of Wales, and to allow heirs to the throne to marry Roman Catholics.[9]

Line of succession

Charles, Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent

The above list is limited to the descendants of George V. The line of succession continues with the other eligible descendants of Edward VII and earlier British monarchs (as well as Frederick, Prince of Wales) back to George I (the list is limited to Sophia of Hanover's descendants, of whom all alive today are also George I's descendants). The last person in line, as reported in recent years, is believed to be Ms Karin Vogel (born 1973) from Rostock, Germany.[3][7] However no official, complete, version of the line of succession is currently maintained.

Notes and sources:
Children are shown after their parents and slightly indented. Ineligible persons are in italics.

XC Excluded as Roman Catholics
XM Excluded through marriage to a Roman Catholic
XA Excluded by His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
B listed by the official website of the British Monarchy, "Succession"
D listed on Debrett's website (as of 27 September 2012): "The Line of Succession to the British Throne"
W listed by Whitaker's Almanack 2011, London: A. C. Black, ISBN 978-1-4081-2848-0, p. 25
D88 Listed by Debretts (1988).[11]
1952 Succession as published on the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952[12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Legitimacy Act 1926, 10 (1) says, "Nothing in this Act shall affect the Succession to any dignity or title of honour or render any person capable of succeeding to or transmitting a right to succeed to any such dignity or title." The Legitimacy Act 1959, 6 (4) says, "It is hereby declared that nothing in this Act affects the Succession to the Throne."
  2. ^ Albert and Leopold Windsor are listed on The Official Website of the British Monarchy as following Estella Taylor (b 2004), not following Lady Amelia Windsor. They are not listed in either Debrett's or Whitaker's.
  3. ^ Lady Helen Taylor is listed on The Official Website of the British Monarchy, Debrett's and Whitaker's as following Lady Amelia Windsor, not following Leopold Windsor.

References

  1. ^ van Caenegem, R.C. An historical introduction to western constitutional law. Cambridge University Press, 1995 ISBN 0-521-47693-3 p. 117
  2. ^ "Act Of Settlement British Monarchy Site". Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b Sonne, Paul (27 April 2011). "Last in the Line of Succession, Ms. Vogel is Glad She Isn't Queen", The Wall Street Journal, retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Girls equal in British throne succession", BBC, 28 October 2011.
  5. ^ The Official Web Site of the British Monarchy, "Counsellors of State"
  6. ^ Bogdanor, Vernon (1995). The Monarchy and the Constitution. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-829334-8 p. 42
  7. ^ a b c d William Addams Reitwiesner, "Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2001"
  8. ^ The Official Web Site of the British Monarchy, "Succession"
  9. ^ "UK royal succession laws changed". BBC News. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  10. ^ Edmunds, Susan (9 September 2012). "Kiwi royal named for king of forest". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  11. ^ Williamson, David; Ellis, Patricia, eds. (1988). Debrett's Distinguished People of Today. Debrett's Peerage. p. 61. ISBN 0 905649 99 0. First 25 in succession as listed - Viscount [David] Lascelles being the 25th
  12. ^ "Line of succession to the throne". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1952. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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