Title: Succession to the British throne
Content:   Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 restrict succession to the throne to the legitimate Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hanover who are in "communion with the Church of England". Spouses of Roman Catholics were disqualified from 1689 until the law was amended in 2015. Protestant descendants of those excluded for being Roman Catholics are eligible. Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign, and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Next in line after him is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales's elder son. Third in 
Title: List of heirs to the British throne
Content:  This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the British monarch to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present), should the incumbent monarch die or abdicate. Those who actually succeeded (at any future time) are shown in bold. The list commences in 1707 following the Acts of Union, which joined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland (previously separate states, with separate legislatures but with the same monarch) into a single Kingdom of Great Britain. Anne became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 and Queen of Great Britain from 1707. The 1701 Act of Settlement established Electress Sophia of Hanover as successor to the English throne, and this was extended to 
Title: List of heirs to the British throne
Content:  through the Treaty of Union (Article II) and the Acts of Union. Since the establishment of the British throne, there have been five heirs who did not become monarch but would have done so had they lived long enough: Sophia, Dowager Electress of Hanover (first cousin once removed of Anne), Frederick, Prince of Wales (son of George II), Princess Charlotte of Wales (daughter of the future George IV), Prince Frederick, Duke of York (brother of George IV), and Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (son of the future Edward VII). There have been two heirs who were heirs presumptive for a short period until the monarch had a child: Prince Edward, Duke of York (brother of George III) and King Ernest Augustus of Hanover (uncle of Victoria). There has been one female heir presumptive who was displaced as heir by her younger brother: Victoria, Princess Royal (daughter of Victoria).
Title: Alternative successions of the English and British crown
Content:  Parliaments, nor did those laws receive the royal assent to become law), the 9th Earl of Jersey's divorce was not valid, and therefore both his remarriage during his ex-wife's lifetime was null and void, and the children of his third marriage illegitimate. Consequently, the current holder of the Stanley claim to the throne of England is the only child of the 9th Earl's first marriage, Lady Caroline Ogilvy (née Child Villiers). By a twist of fate her husband's family are themselves highly ranked in the (accepted) line of succession to the British throne, with Lady Caroline's nephew James Ogilvy being 
Title: Succession to the British throne
Content:  is Prince George, the eldest child of the Duke of Cambridge, followed by his sister, Princess Charlotte, and his younger brother, Prince Louis. Sixth in line is Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of the Prince of Wales. Under the Perth Agreement, which came into effect in 2015, only the first six in line of succession require the sovereign's consent before they marry; without such consent, they and their children would be disqualified from succession. The first four individuals in the line of succession who are over 21, and the sovereign's consort, may be appointed counsellors of state. Counsellors of state perform some of the sovereign's duties in the United Kingdom while he or she is out of the country or temporarily incapacitated. Otherwise, individuals in the 
Title: Succession to the British throne
Content:  2019) B D ; (8) Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2021) B D ; (9) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960) B D W ; (10) Princess Beatrice (b. 1988) B D W ; (11) Sienna Mapelli Mozzi (b. 2021) B D ; (12) Princess Eugenie (b. 1990) B D W ; (13) August Brooksbank (b. 2021) B D ; (14) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (b. 1964) B D W ; (15) James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (b. 2007) B D W ; (16) Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2003) B D W ; (17) Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950) 1952 B D W ; 
Title: Succession to the British throne
Content:  The Act of Settlement 1701 provides that Protestant "heirs of the body" (that is, legitimate descendants) of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, are eligible to succeed to the throne, unless otherwise disqualified. The meaning of heir of the body is determined by the common law rules of male preference primogeniture (the "male-preference" criterion is no longer applicable, in respect of succession to the throne, to persons born after 28 October 2011), whereby older children and their descendants inherit before younger children, and a male child takes precedence over a female sibling. Children born out of wedlock and adopted children are not eligible to succeed. Illegitimate children whose parents subsequently marry are legitimated, but remain ineligible 
Title: List of heirs to the English throne
Content:  This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to inherit the throne of England, should the incumbent monarch die. Those who actually succeeded (at any future time) are shown in bold. Stillborn children and infants surviving less than a month are not included. It may be noted that the succession was highly uncertain, and was not governed by a fixed convention, for much of the century after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Significant breaks in the succession, where the designated heir did not in fact succeed (due to usurpation, conquest, revolution, or lack of heirs) are shown as breaks in the table below. The symbols +1, +2, etc. are to be read "once (twice, etc.) removed in descendancy", i.e., the child or grandchild (etc.) of a cousin of the degree specified. The symbols −1, −2, etc. indicate the converse relationship, i.e., the cousin of a parent or grandparent (etc.).
Title: Succession to the British throne
Content:  (née Armstrong-Jones; b. 1964) D W ; (29) Samuel Chatto (b. 1996) D W ; (30) Arthur Chatto (b. 1999) D W ; Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900–1974) 1952 ; Prince William of Gloucester (1941–1972) 1952 ; (31) Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1944) 1952 D W ; (32) Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (b. 1974) D W ; (33) Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden (b. 2007) D W ; (34) Lady Cosima Windsor (b. 2010) D W ; (35) Lady Davina Windsor (b. 1977) D W ; (36) Senna Lewis (b. 2010) D W ; (37) Tāne Lewis (b. 2012) D 
Title: Succession to the British throne
Content:  on this unique provision as a condition of his military leadership against James. The English Bill of Rights and the Scottish Claim of Right Act, both passed in 1689, determined succession to the English, Scottish and Irish Thrones. First in the line were the descendants of Mary II. Next came Mary's sister Princess Anne and her descendants. Finally, the descendants of William by any future marriage were added to the line of succession. Only Protestants were allowed to succeed to the Thrones, and those who married Roman Catholics were excluded. After Mary II died in 1694, her husband continued to reign alone until his 

Question: who is next in line to inherit the british throne?
Answer: Charles, Prince of Wales.