For over seven hundred years, albeit with
a few interruptions, the House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco. A
constitutional monarchy, it is currently headed by Albert II,
Prince of Monaco. The succession in Monaco is male-preference
primogeniture. Although Albert II is the middle child of Prince
Rainier III and Grace, Princess of Monaco, he is the only male
child, so he became heir apparent at…
Continuing our summer series on the lines
of succession to the world’s monarchies, we are looking at the line
of succession to the Jordanian throne, which operates under agnatic
primogeniture. Specifically, the line of succession is governed by
Article 28 of…
This summer, we are taking a look at the
various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. Today, we
are focusing on the sixteen people in line to the Monégasque
throne. There was a major change to the Constitution of Monaco in
2002 regarding the line of…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at the lines of succession of royal families around the world.
Today we are looking at the Dutch line of succession. The Dutch
order of succession has just eight people, as only those who are
relatives of the monarch in the first, second and third degrees of
consanguinity are eligible to succeed to the throne. The current
monarch is King…
This summer, we are taking a look at the
various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. Today, we
are focusing on the eleven people in line to the Danish throne. The
current monarch is Queen Margrethe II. She ascended the throne on
14 January 1972 following the…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who is who in the lines of succession around the world.
Today we are looking at the line of succession to the Norwegian
throne. Compared to many monarchies, the Norwegian order of
succession is relatively short and counts only…
Today we’re looking at the Luxembourgish
line of succession, which has seen some changes to its rules since
current Grand Duke Henri ascended to the throne. Luxembourg now
practices absolute primogeniture, which Grand Duke Henri
established in 2011 to apply to his heirs. Before then, women were
excluded from the line of succession, which we’ll see impacts the
line with the addition of two…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at the lines of succession across Europe and this latest
installment looks at the first twenty with a claim on the British
throne. Elizabeth II has achieved much in her long reign and from a
dynastic point of view she has…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who’s who in the lines of succession around the world. And
our latest instalment takes us to Spain. By law, the line of
succession there is limited to the descendants of King Juan Carlos
I, a rule that remained unchanged…
Today we’re looking at the line of
succession to the Belgian throne. Current Monarch: King Philippe,
who succeeded his father, King Albert II, on 21 July 2013 after he
stepped down for health reasons. Photo: Laura Dekkers King Philippe
was considered by many to be the heir to his uncle, King Baudouin,
but after his death in 1991, Baudouin’s younger brother, Albert
succeeded to the…
