Who is the successor to the british throne?
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Which person is the successor to the british throne? What is the successor to the british throne known as?
Charles, Prince of Wales
Heir Apparent
Succession to the British throne
Who is the successor to the british throne?
Succession to the British throne List of heirs to the British throne Edward VII George IV of the United Kingdom List of British monarchs Franz, Duke of Bavaria Monarchy of the United Kingdom Alternative successions of the English and British crown Heir apparent Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun
Succession to the <b>British throne</b> is determined by descent, sex legitimacy, and 
religion. ... Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign, and her <b>heir</b> apparent is her 
eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Next in line after him is Prince William, 
Duke of&nbsp;... This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in 
line to ... There have been two heirs who were <b>heir</b> presumptives for a short 
period until the monarch had a child: Prince Edward, Duke of York (brother of 
George&nbsp;... Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 
Emperor of India ... He was Prince of Wales and <b>heir</b> apparent to the <b>British</b> 
<b>throne</b> for almost 60 years. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely 
excluded&nbsp;... George IV was King of the <b>United Kingdom</b> of Great <b>Britain</b> and Ireland and King 
of Hanover ... Successor, William IV ... The influence of the <b>Crown</b> was so great, 
and the will of the Tories under Prime Minister Liverpool so strong, that Catholic&nbsp;... There have been 12 monarchs of the Kingdom of Great <b>Britain</b> and the <b>United</b> 
<b>Kingdom</b> since ... After the death of Anne, with no living children, her second 
cousin, George Louis, was the closest <b>heir</b> to the <b>throne</b> who was not Catholic. 
George&nbsp;... Franz, Duke of Bavaria is head of the House of Wittelsbach, the former ruling 
family of the ... head of the House of Wittelsbach, and as pretender to the 
Bavarian <b>throne</b>, on the death of his father in 1996. ... Were it not for the Act of 
Settlement 1701, Franz would be the <b>successor to the British</b> crowns of the 
House of Stuart. The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the <b>British</b> 
<b>monarchy</b>, is the ... George VI and his <b>successor</b>, Elizabeth II, adopted the title 
Head of the Commonwealth as a symbol of the free association of its 
independent member&nbsp;... <b>British</b> history provides several opportunities for alternative claimants to the 
English and later ... However, Henry was not next in the line to the <b>throne</b>; the <b>heir</b> 
presumptive was Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, who descended from Edward 
III&#39;s&nbsp;... An <b>heir</b> apparent is a person who is first in a line of succession and cannot be 
displaced from ... Such a situation has not to date occurred with the English or 
<b>British throne</b>; several times an <b>heir</b> apparent has died, but each example has 
either&nbsp;... Michael Edward Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (22 July 1942 – 30 June 
2012), was a British-Australian ... If Edward IV had been illegitimate and the 
crown of England had descended by male-preference primogeniture before 1500
, ... &#39;Rightful <b>heir</b>&#39; to <b>British monarchy</b> dies in Australia AFP – Thu, 5 July 2012, 
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Charles , Prince of Wales
Succession to the British throne