Line of Succession to the British Throne

**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 Catholics were disqualified from 1689 until the law was amended in 2015. Protestant descendants of those excluded for being Roman Catholics are eligible.

King Charles III is the sovereign, and his heir apparent is his elder son, William, Prince of Wales. William's three children are next, in order of birth: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. Fifth in line is Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of the King; sixth is Harry's elder child, Prince Archie. 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.

## Current Line of Succession

* *George V (1865-1936)*
	+ *Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (1894-1972)*
	+ *George VI (1895–1952)*
		- *Elizabeth II (1926-2022)*
			* Charles III *(b.1948)*
				+ **(1)** William, Prince of Wales *(b.1982)*
					- **(2)** Prince George of Wales *(b.2013)*
					- **(3)** Princess Charlotte of Wales *(b.2015)*
					- **(4)** Prince Louis of Wales *(b.2018)*
				+ **(5)** Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex *(b.1984)*
					- **(6)** Prince Archie of Sussex *(b.2019)*
					- **(7)** Princess Lilibet of Sussex *(b.2021)*
			* **(8)** Prince Andrew, Duke of York *(b.1960)*
				+ **(9)** Princess Beatrice *(b.1988)*
					- **(10)** Miss Sienna Mapelli Mozzi *(b.2021)*
				+ **(11)** Princess Eugenie *(b.1990)*
					- **(12)** Master August Brooksbank *(b.2021)*
					- **(13)** Master Ernest Brooksbank *(b.2023)*
			* **(14)** Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh *(b.1964)*
				+ **(15)** James, Earl of Wessex *(b.2007)*
				+ **(16)** The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor *(b.2003)*
			* **(17)** Anne, Princess Royal *(b.1950)*
				+ **(18)** Mr. Peter Phillips *(b.1977)*
					- **(19)** Miss Savannah Phillips *(b.2010)*
					- **(20)** Miss Isla Phillips *(b.2012)*
				+ **(21)** Mrs Zara Tindall *(née Phillips; b.1981)*
					- **(22)** Miss Mia Tindall *(b.2014)*
					- **(23)** Miss Lena Tindall *(b.2018)*
					- **(24)** Master Lucas Tindall *(b.2021)*
		- *Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002)*
			* **(25)** David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon *(b.1961)*
				+ **(26)** Charles, Viscount Linley *(b.1999)*
				+ **(27)** Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones *(b.2002)*
			* **(28)** Lady Sarah Chatto *(née Armstrong-Jones; b.1964)*
				+ **(29)** Mr.Samuel Chatto *(b.1996)*
				+ **(30)** Mr.Arthur Chatto *(b.1999)*
	+ *Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974)*
		- *Prince William of Gloucester (1941-1972)*
		- **(31)** Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester *(b.1944)*
			* **(32)** Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster *(b.1974)*
				+ **(33)** Xan Windsor,Lord Culloden *(b.2007)*
				+ **(34)** Lady Cosima Windsor *(b.2010)*
			* **(35)** Lady Davina Windsor *(b.1977)*
				+ **(36)** Miss Senna Lewis *(b.2010)*
				+ **(37)** Master Tãne Lewis *(b.2012)*
			* **(38)** Lady Rose Gilman *(b.1980)*
				+ **(39)** Miss Lyla Gilman *(b.2010)*
				+ **(40)** Master Rufus Gilman *(b.2012)*
	+ *Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942)*
		- **(41)** Prince Edward, Duke of Kent *(b.1935)*
			* **(42)** George, Earl of St. Andrews (b.1962)
				+ *Edward, Lord Downpatrick (b.1988)*
				+ *Lady Marina Windsor (b.1992)*
				+ **(43)** Lady Amelia Windsor (b.1995)
			* *Lord Nicholas Windsor (b.1970)*
				+ *Master Albert Windsor (b.2007)*
				+ *Master Leopold Windsor (b.2009)*
				+ *Master Louis Windsor (b.2014)*
			* *Lord Patrick Windsor (1977-1977)*
			* **(44)** Lady Helen Taylor *(née Windsor; b.1964)*
				+ **(45)** Mr.Columbus Taylor *(b.1994)*
				+ **(46)** Mr.Cassius Taylor *(b.1996)*
				+ **(47)** Miss Eloise Taylor *(b.2003)*
				+ **(48)** Miss Estella Taylor *(b.2004)*
		- **(49)** Prince Michael of Kent *(b.1942)*
			* **(50)** Lord Frederick Windsor *(b.1979)*
				+ **(51)** Miss Maud Windsor *(b.2013)*
				+ **(52)** Miss Isabella Windsor *(b.2016)*
			* **(53)** Lady Gabriella Kingston *(née; b.1981)*
		- **(54)** Prince Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy *(née Windsor; b.1936)*
			* **(55)** James Ogilvy *(b.1964)*
				+ **(56)** Alexander Ogilvy *(b. 1996)*
				+ **(57)** Flora Vesterberg *(née Ogilvy; b. 1994)*
			* **(58)** Marina Ogilvy *(b.1966)*
				+ **(59)** Christian Mowatt *(b. 1993)*
				+ **(60)** Zenouska Mowatt *(b. 1990)*
	+ *Prince John (1905-1919)*
	+ *Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965)*
	+ George, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923-2011)
	+ (61) David, 8th Earl of Harewood (b.1950)
	+ (62) Alexander, Viscount Lascelles (b.1980)
	+ (63) The Honourable Ivy Lascelles (b.2018)
	+ (64) The Honourable Kit Lascelles (b.2023)