Question:
Are members or any member of the British Royal Family in the line of succession for other monarchies?
2011-12-29 11:18:13 UTC
Are any of them in the line of succession to foreign monarchies outside the Commonwealth realms? If there's any, who is the nearest to succeed to the British crown? I'm asking because most members of royal families outside that of the Commonwealth realms' are in the line of succession to the British throne. What will happen if for example, the current 11 consecutive heirs to the Dutch throne were to be wiped out? Which particular dynasty/families will succeed after the eleventh? The Norwegian monarchy only has 7 heirs. Spanish royal family has 11. I know those respective monarchies may have more than heirs than what I have provided. I know the British have hundreds and maybe thousand of heirs/successors to the throne. I know it was Victoria who made other royal families in the British line of succession. So was there any Dutch, Swedish, Danish, etc. monarch or royal that had made members of the current and extended British royal family in the line of succession to the throne of that particular royal family?
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Diana T
2011-12-29 11:26:41 UTC
No member of the British Royal Family is currently in the Line of Succession of any foreign Royal House.

Prince Philip and his descendants would have been in the Line of Succession to the former Greek throne, had Prince Philip not renounced all his styles, titles and rights to the Greek throne before his marriage to the Princess Elizabeth.



The only way a member of the British Royal Family could be included in the lines of succession of the current European Monarchies is if they actually marry into it. For example, if a theoretical daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge married Prince Christian of Denmark, their children would obviously be in the Line of Succession of both countries, unless otherwise stipulated by marriage treaties.



The Dutch Line of Succession is NOT limited to 11 people; rather, it is limited to those who are within three degrees of kinship from the current Monarch. If all those who enjoy such kinship were wiped out, the Parliament would either designate the closest relative by proximity of blood as the next Heir, or would just abolish the Monarchy altogether, depending on the circumstances.

The same would be true for other Monarchies, unless otherwise stipulated by laws of that country; for example, the Spanish Constitution clearly states that the line of succession is limited to the descendants of Juan Carlos I (though some interpretations allow the possibility that his siblings and their descendants, and even more remote relatives are included in the Line of Succession as well).





- Danish line of succession is limited to the descendants of the reigning Monarch.

- Belgian line of succession is limited to the descendants of the reigning Monarch.

- Dutch line of succession is limited to three degrees of kinship from the current Monarch.

- Norwegian line of succession is limited to the descendants of the reigning Monarch.

- Line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne is limited to those individuals who comply with the rules of inheritance.

- Line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg is limited to the descendants of the late Grand Duchess Charlotte

- Line of succession to the Monegasque throne is limited to the descendants of Louis II (unless special stipulations are made).

- Swedish line of succession is limited to the descendants of the reigning Monarch (which means there are currently only three people in the line - Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeline).

- Spanish line of succession is limited to the descendants of Juan Carlos I (though some interpretations allow the possibility that his siblings and their descendants are included in the Line of Succession as well).





EDIT: My mistake, thank you for correcting!
2011-12-29 11:44:22 UTC
Yes, they are in line of succession of the other 15 Commonwealth realms. Canada, Australia, New Zealand etc, etc.



Edit.......Oops, my mistake, sorry.
Dorothy
2016-09-06 02:20:17 UTC
No, however, there are several monarchs of other thrones in Europe who are heirs to the British throne.

75th heir to Britain's throne is HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (b. 1973)

76th heir to Britain's throne is HH Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (b. 2005)

77th heir to Britain's throne is HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (b. 2004)

78th heir to Britain's throne is Princess Martha Louise of Norway (b. 1971)

91st heir to Britain's throne is Princess Astrid of Norway (b. 1932)

283rd heir to Britain's throne is Carl XVI Gustaf

321st heir to Britain's throne is Margarathe II of Denmark (Reigning Monarch of Denmark)

322nd heir to Britain's throne is Frederik of Denmark (Crown Prince of Denmark)

336th heir to Britain's throne is Ann Marie of Denmark who is married to Konstantinos of Greece (b. 1946)

565th heir to Britain's throne is Konstantinos of Greece (b. 1940)

566th heir to Britain's throne is Sofia of Greece married to Juan Carlos of Spain (King of Spain)

and lo! Ecce!!

679th heir to Britain's throne is Prince Philip of Edinburgh the husband of Queen Elizabeth. He was also Prince of Greece and Denmark. So there you are! If you look closely to the English succession, you will see that heirs are from Norway Royal Family, the Danish Royal Family, the Russian Royal Family, Princes and Princesses from Germany, the Spanish Royal Family, the Romanian Royal Family and the Yugoslavian Royal Family. All descendants from Sophia, a German Princess. Victoria's progeny married into European royal families.
Marcos Andre
2011-12-29 11:26:35 UTC
OH SORRY! Eu sou brasileiro eu não falo inglês então eu não posso responder a sua pergunta quem sabe na prossima pergunta eu já tenha aprendido a falar inglês.

GOOD LOOK!
Muhammad Body of Dog
2011-12-29 11:19:48 UTC
I believe they are all in line to be King of the dick holes.


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