The succession of the British throne

The inheritance of the British throne is defined in the Union Act of 1800 , which establishes the rules recorded in the Dispensation Act of 1701 and the Bill of Rights of 1689 . According to these standards, the succession of inheritance is determined by primogeniture with a male advantage over the female and religion. Also, according to the dispensation act of 1701, only descendants of duchess Sophia of Hanover , mother of the king of Great Britain George I can inherit the throne. On October 28, 2011, the order of succession was changed at the summit of the Commonwealth countries (for more, see the section “The advantage of seniority and male sex”) .

Legitimacy

Only those born in wedlock have rights to the British throne. Extramarital children are excluded from the order of succession; subsequent marriage of parents in this respect does not change. The law on royal marriages of 1772 requires the monarch's consent to marriages of the descendants of George II , except when these descendants belong to a different royal house. In the case of such a marriage without the consent of the monarch, the offspring of this marriage is formally considered illegitimate (sometimes it is interpreted as a morganatic marriage , which is not quite right legally). From the middle of the 19th century there were no cases of refusal (or marriage without notifying the monarch).

The advantage of seniority and male

The elder son of the previous challenger inherits the throne; in the absence of such a right, he is transferred to the eldest daughter. The inheritance line includes relatives of a person on the descending line, followed by his brothers and sisters. Sons are always counted before daughters, but this does not exclude daughters from the order of inheritance, in contrast to the inheritance of the French type ( salic law ). In contrast to the “half-saline” inheritance adopted earlier in Austria or the Russian Empire, a woman can inherit the throne in the case when there are other direct male dynasty lines (the daughter of an older brother takes precedence over the son of a younger brother).

In April 2011, the British government expressed the possibility of changing the law defining the order of inheritance, so that it matches the simple birthright, that is, without the advantage of a male, and also allows marriages of the heirs to the throne with Catholics. This will bring the law in line with modern social norms of gender equality and freedom of religion. The question of the succession of the throne was submitted for discussion in the UK.

At the summit of the Commonwealth countries, held in Australia, on October 28, 2011, the heads of state and government of the member countries of the organization approved changes in the rules of inheritance of the British throne. According to the new order of succession, the male heir loses his priority over the woman, and the order of inheritance is determined by simple seniority ^[1] . However, the new rules do not affect the order of succession among heirs already born at the time of their adoption.

In December 2012, changes in the rules of succession were legally secured by the parliaments of the states that approved them. British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the government would submit this bill to the House of Commons in the very near future. ^[2]

Religion

By the time he comes to the throne, the heir must be a Protestant and be in Eucharistic communion with the Anglican Church . A person who is inherited by the British throne is excluded from the order of succession if Catholicism is accepted or married to a person of the Catholic religion (and this rule does not apply to other religions). At the already-mentioned Commonwealth Summit in Australia on October 28, 2011, the principle that the future British monarch could not marry with Catholics was also repealed.

Regardless of the establishment of the future monarch, the succession of inheritance is used to determine the state advisers, as well as the regent, if necessary.

Sophia Hanover → George I → George II → Prince of Wales Frederick → George III → Prince Edward, Duke of Kent → Victoria → Edward VII → George V → George VI → Elizabeth II (born 1926)

After Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II , the succession to the British throne is carried out as follows:
1. His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales (born 1948), the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II
2. E.KV Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (born 1982), the eldest son of Prince Charles
3. EKV Prince George of Cambridge (born 2013), the eldest son of Prince William
4. EKV Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (born 2015), daughter of Prince William
5. EK Q. Prince Louis of Cambridge (born 2018), the youngest son of Prince William
6. EKV Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984), the youngest son of Prince Charles
7. Archie Mountbetten-Windsor (born 2019), son of prince Harry
8. E. K. W. Prince Andrew, Duke of York (born 1960), second son of Queen Elizabeth II
9. E.KV Princess Beatrice of York (born 1988), Prince Andrew's eldest daughter
10. E.KV Princess Eugene of York (born 1990), the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew
11. E. K. W. Prince Edward, Count of Wessex (born 1964), the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II
12. Lord James, Viscount Severn (born 2007), son of Prince Edward
13. Lady Louise Windsor (born 2003), daughter of Prince Edward
14. E. K. W. Anna , Royal Princess (born 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
15. Peter Phillips (born 1977), son of Princess Anne
16. Savannah Phillips (born 2010), the eldest daughter of Peter Phillips
17. Isla Phillips (born 2012), the youngest daughter of Peter Phillips
18. Zara Tindoll (born 1981), daughter of Princess Anne
19. Mia Grace Tyndoll (born 2014), the eldest daughter of Zara Tyndoll
20. Lina Elizabeth Tyndoll (born 2018), the youngest daughter of Zara Tyndoll

    Above are the descendants of Queen Elizabeth II

    George VI → Princess Margaret (1930–2002)

21. David Armstrong-Jones , 2nd Earl of Snowdon (born 1961), son of Princess Margaret
22. Charles Armstrong-Jones , Viscount Linley (born 1999), son of Earl Snowdon
23. Lady Margaret Armstrong-Jones (born 2002), daughter of Earl Snowdon
24. Lady Sarah Chatto (born 1964), daughter of Princess Margaret
25. Samuel Chatto (born 1996), the son of Lady Sarah
26. Arthur Chatto (born 1999), son of Lady Sarah

    The above are descendants of King George VI.

    George V → Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900–1974)

27. E. K. W. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 1944), son of Prince Henry
28. E. V. Lord Alexander Windsor, Count of Ulster (born 1974), son of Prince Richard
29. Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden (born 2007), son of Alexander, Count of Ulster
30. Lady Cosima Windsor (born 2010), daughter of Alexander, Earl of Ulster
31. Lady Davina Lewis (born 1977), the eldest daughter of Prince Richard
32. Senna Lewis (born 2010), the daughter of Lady Davina Lewis
33. Thane Lewis (born 2012), son of Lady Davina Lewis
34. Lady Rose Gilman (born 1980), Prince Richard's youngest daughter
35. Laila Gilman (born 2010), daughter of Lady Rose Gilman
36. Rufus Gilman (born 2012), son of Lady Rose Gilman
    

    George V → Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902—1942)

37. E. K. W. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935), the eldest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent
38. George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (born 1962), the eldest son of Prince Edward
    - ( Catholic ) Edward Windsor, Baron Downpatrick (born 1988), son of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews
    - ( Catholic ) Lady Marina Windsor (born 1992), the eldest daughter of George Windsor, Earl St. Andrews
39. Lady Amelia Windsor (born 1995), the youngest daughter of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews
    - ( Catholic ) Lord Nicholas Windsor (born 1970), the youngest son of Prince Edward
    - ( Catholic ) Albert Windsor (born 2007), eldest son of Lord Nicholas Windsor
    - ( Catholic ) Leopold Windsor (born 2009), middle son of Lord Nicholas Windsor
    - ( Catholic ) Louis Windsor (born 2014), the younger son of Lord Nicholas Windsor
40. Lady Helen Taylor (born 1964), daughter of Prince Edward
41. Columbus Taylor (born 1994), Lady Helen Taylor's eldest son
42. Cassius Taylor (born 1996), the youngest son of Lady Helen Taylor
43. Eloise Taylor (born 2003), the eldest daughter of Lady Helen Taylor
44. Estella Taylor (born 2004), the youngest daughter of Lady Helen Taylor
45. Prince Michael of Kent (born 1942), the youngest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent
46. Lord Frederick Windsor (born 1979), son of Prince Michael of Kent
47. Maud Windsor (born 2013), daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor ^[3]
48. Isabella Windsor (born 2016), daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor
49. Lady Gabriella Windsor (born 1981), daughter of Prince Michael of Kent
50. E.KV Princess Alexandra of Kent , Hon. Lady Ogilvy (born 1936), daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent
51. James Ogilvy (born 1964), son of Princess Alexandra
52. Alexander Ogilvy (born 1996), son of James Ogilvy
53. Flora Ogilvy (born 1994), daughter of James Ogilvy
54. Marina Ogilvy (born 1966), daughter of Princess Alexandra
55. Christian Mowatt (born 1993), son of Marina Ogilvy
56. Zenuska Mowatt (born 1990), daughter of Marina Ogilvy ^[4]
    

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