Succession - The Royal Family
The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne. The basis for the succession was determined in the constitutional developments of the seventeenth century, which culminated in the Bill of Rights (1689) and the Act of Settlement (1701).
The Act of Settlement - The Royal Family
2024年12月5日 · The Succession to the Crown Act (2013) amended the provisions of the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement to end the system of male primogeniture, under which a younger son can displace an elder daughter in the line of succession. The Act applies to those born after 28 October 2011.
Accession - The Royal Family
2024年12月3日 · Following the proclamation, the Sovereign reads a declaration and takes the oath to preserve the Church of Scotland. The oath known as the accession declaration - an oath to maintain the established Protestant succession - …
George III (r. 1760-1820) - The Royal Family
George III was the most attractive of the Hanoverian monarchs. He was a good family man and devoted to his wife, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, for whom he bought the Queen's House (later enlarged to become Buckingham Palace). They had 15 children, 13 of …
The Prince of Wales - The Royal Family
2015年8月11日 · The Prince of Wales is the heir to the throne and the eldest son of His Majesty The King and Diana, Princess of Wales. His Royal Highness is married to The Princess of Wales, Catherine, with whom he has three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The family's official residence is Kensington Palace.
The King and The Queen Consort - The Royal Family
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Kings and Queens from 1066 - The Royal Family
Encyclopedia William III (r. 1689-1702) and Mary II (r. 1689-1694) Encyclopedia Anne (r. 1702-1714) Encyclopedia George I (r. 1714-1727)
Counsellors of State - The Royal Family
2024年12月3日 · By law, Counsellors of State include the Sovereign's spouse and the next four people in the line of succession who are over the age of 21. In 2022, the Regency Acts 1937 – 1953 were amended to enable The Princess Royal and The Duke of Edinburgh (then The Earl of Wessex) to serve as Counsellors of State.
Early life and education - The Royal Family
At the time she stood third in the line of succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace.
Anglo Saxon Kings - The Royal Family
Throughout the Anglo-Saxon period the succession was frequently contested, by both the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy and leaders of the settling Scandinavian communities. The Scandinavian influence was to prove strong in the early years.