12 Facts About Succession to the British throne

Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, gender, legitimacy, and religion.

Succession to the British throne attempted to divert the course of succession in his will to prevent his Catholic half-sister, Mary, from inheriting the throne.

Succession to the British throne excluded Mary and Elizabeth, settling on the Duchess of Suffolk's daughter, Lady Jane Grey.

Succession to the British throne's was not universally recognised and after nine days she was overthrown by the popular Mary.

Whilst previous monarchs had specifically been granted authority to settle uncertain successions in their wills, the Treasons Act 1571 asserted that Parliament had the right to settle disputes, and made it treason to deny Parliamentary authority.

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Succession to the British throne reigned as James I of England and Ireland, thus effecting the Union of the Crowns, although England and Scotland remained separate sovereign states until 1707.

Edward had desired to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorcee, but the Church of England, of which the British Sovereign is Supreme Governor, would not authorize the marriage of divorcees.

The Act provided that he and his descendants, if any, were not to have any "right, title or interest in or to the succession to the Throne".

Succession to the British throne's was then succeeded in 2022 by her eldest son, Charles III.

The meaning of heir of the body is determined by the common law rules of male preference primogeniture, whereby older children and their descendants inherit before younger children, and a male child takes precedence over a female sibling.

Constitutional crisis arising from Edward VIII's decision to marry a divorcee in 1936 led to His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936, which provided that Edward VIII and his descendants would have no claim to the throne.

Rather than denouncing Roman Catholicism, the sovereign now declares him or herself to be a Protestant and that he or she will "uphold and maintain" the Protestant succession.