British Line of Succession on 30 May 1820

King George IV
Image: Thomas Lawrence [Public domain]

Sovereign: King George IV

Age 57 (born 12 Aug 1762, will die on 26 June 1830)
Sovereign since 29 January 1820 (4 months)

Previous change: 27 May 1820 | Next change: 10 December 1820
Previous day: 29 May 1820 | Next day: 31 May 1820

  1. Prince Frederick, Duke of York
    Age 56 (born 16 Aug 1763, will die on 5 January 1827),
    Brother of the sovereign
  2. The Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (King William IV)
    Age 54 (born 21 Aug 1765, will die on 20 June 1837),
    Brother of the sovereign
  3. Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (Queen Victoria)
    Age 1 (born 24 May 1819, will die on 22 January 1901),
    Niece of the sovereign
  4. Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
    Age 48 (born 5 Jun 1771, will die on 18 November 1851),
    Brother of the sovereign
  5. George V of Hanover
    Age 1 (born 27 May 1819, will die on 12 June 1878),
    Nephew of the sovereign
  6. Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex
    Age 47 (born 27 Jan 1773, will die on 21 April 1843),
    Brother of the sovereign
  7. Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
    Age 46 (born 24 Feb 1774, will die on 8 July 1850),
    Brother of the sovereign
  8. Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
    Age 1 (born 28 Mar 1819, will die on 17 March 1904),
    Nephew of the sovereign
  9. Charlotte, Princess Royal
    Age 53 (born 29 Sep 1766, will die on 6 October 1828),
    Sister of the sovereign
  10. Princess Augusta Sophia
    Age 51 (born 8 Nov 1768, will die on 22 September 1840),
    Sister of the sovereign
  11. Princess Elizabeth
    Age 50 (born 22 May 1770, will die on 10 January 1840),
    Sister of the sovereign
  12. Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester
    Age 44 (born 25 Apr 1776, will die on 30 April 1857),
    Sister of the sovereign
  13. Princess Sophia
    Age 42 (born 3 Nov 1777, will die on 27 May 1848),
    Sister of the sovereign
  14. Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
    Age 44 (born 15 Jan 1776, will die on 30 November 1834),
    First cousin of the sovereign
  15. Princess Sophia of Gloucester
    Age 47 (born 29 May 1773, will die on 29 November 1844),
    First cousin of the sovereign
  16. Charles II, Duke of Brunswick
    Age 15 (born 30 Oct 1804, will die on 18 August 1873),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
  17. William, Duke of Brunswick
    Age 14 (born 25 Apr 1806, will die on 18 October 1884),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
  18. William I of Württemberg
    Age 38 (born 27 Sep 1781, will die on 25 June 1864),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
  19. Princess Marie Friederike Charlotte of Württemberg
    Age 3 (born 30 Oct 1816, will die on 4 January 1887),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  20. Princess Sophie of Württemberg
    Age 1 (born 17 Jun 1818, will die on 3 June 1877),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  21. Prince Paul of Württemberg
    Age 35 (born 19 Jan 1785, will die on 16 April 1852),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
  22. Frederick Karl August
    Age 12 (born 21 Feb 1808, will die on 9 May 1870),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  23. August
    Age 7 (born 24 Jan 1813, will die on 12 January 1885),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  24. Friederike Charlotte Marie
    Age 13 (born 9 Jan 1807, will die on 2 February 1873),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  25. Pauline Friederike Marie
    Age 10 (born 25 Feb 1810, will die on 7 July 1856),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  26. Catharina of Württemberg
    Age 37 (born 21 Feb 1783, will die on 29 November 1835),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
  27. Jérôme Napoléon Charles Bonaparte
    Age 5 (born 24 Aug 1814, will die on 12 May 1847),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  28. Mathilde Bonaparte
    Age 0 months (born 27 May 1820, will die on 2 January 1904),
    First cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  29. Princess Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
    Age 52 (born 17 May 1768, will die on 7 August 1821),
    First cousin of the sovereign
  30. Frederick VI of Denmark
    Age 52 (born 28 Jan 1768, will die on 3 December 1839),
    First cousin of the sovereign

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