Line of succession to the British Throne

The line of succession to the British Throne (which includes the sovereignty over fifteen other Commonwealth Realms) is determined by male primogeniture and religion, whereby the eldest legitimate son of the incumbent inherits the throne, unless he is Catholic or has married a Catholic, although the laws preventing "Papists" from taking to the Throne have been neither used nor otherwise tested. The line of succession then follows the descendants of the person in line before going on to consider their siblings. Sons are always considered before daughters, but daughters are included in the succession. See Succession to the British Throne for further details

External links

• http://www.wargs.com/essays/succession/2001.html for a static list of all descendants of Electress Sophia as of January 1, 2001.
• Royal Family web page on succession