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t. e. Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, [note 1] 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 ...
Age differences, outgoing and succeeding monarchs Greatest. The greatest age difference of an outgoing British monarch and successor was 54 years and 217 days between George II (born 30 October 1683) and his grandson George III (born 4 June 1738) who succeeded on the former's death on 25 October 1760. Smallest
Lists of monarchs in the British Isles are lists of monarchs that have reigned over the various kingdoms and other states that have existed in the British Isles throughout recorded history. They include monarchs of Britain as a whole, and monarchs of states that covered part or whole of what are now England , Ireland , Scotland , Wales and the ...
See Family tree of English monarchs, Family tree of Scottish monarchs, and Family tree of Welsh monarchs. This also includes England, Scotland and Wales; all part of the United Kingdom as well as the French Norman invasion. For a simplified view, see: Family tree of British monarchs. Key: Red borders indicate British monarchs
This category contains articles on all aspects of monarchy in the United Kingdom and its predecessor kingdoms. The articles about the monarchs of these kingdoms are in the British monarchs category, while the British royalty category contains all the articles about royal individuals, including the monarchs. The Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man ...
Counties. Count of Anjou — held from the King of France by Henry II, Richard I, and John, Kings of England. [5] [6] Count of Ponthieu — held from the King of France by Edward II and Edward III. Inherited from Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. [7] [page needed] [8] [page needed] Count of Boulogne — held by Stephen.
The official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-26. "The Plantagenet Dynasties 1216–1485" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-26. "The Tudors 1485–1603 and the Stuarts 1603–1714" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy
