British Line of Succession on 21 September 1840

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• 1.
  Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
  Age 69 (born 5 Jun 1771, will die on 18 November 1851),
  Uncle of the sovereign
• 2.
  George V of Hanover
  Age 21 (born 27 May 1819, will die on 12 June 1878),
  First cousin of the sovereign
• 3.
  Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex
  Age 67 (born 27 Jan 1773, will die on 21 April 1843),
  Uncle of the sovereign
• 4.
  Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
  Age 66 (born 24 Feb 1774, will die on 8 July 1850),
  Uncle of the sovereign
• 5.
  Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
  Age 21 (born 28 Mar 1819, will die on 17 March 1904),
  First cousin of the sovereign
• 6.
  Princess Augusta of Cambridge
  Age 18 (born 19 July 1822, will die on 5 December 1916),
  First cousin of the sovereign
• 7.
  Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
  Age 6 (born 27 November 1833, will die on 27 October 1897),
  First cousin of the sovereign
• 8.
  Princess Augusta Sophia
  Age 71 (born 8 Nov 1768, will die on 22 September 1840),
  Aunt of the sovereign
• 9.
  Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester
  Age 64 (born 25 Apr 1776, will die on 30 April 1857),
  Aunt of the sovereign
• 10.
  Princess Sophia
  Age 62 (born 3 Nov 1777, will die on 27 May 1848),
  Aunt of the sovereign
• 11.
  Princess Sophia of Gloucester
  Age 67 (born 29 May 1773, will die on 29 November 1844),
  First cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 12.
  Charles II, Duke of Brunswick
  Age 35 (born 30 Oct 1804, will die on 18 August 1873),
  Second cousin of the sovereign
• 13.
  William, Duke of Brunswick
  Age 34 (born 25 Apr 1806, will die on 18 October 1884),
  Second cousin of the sovereign
• 14.
  William I of Württemberg
  Age 58 (born 27 Sep 1781, will die on 25 June 1864),
  Second cousin of the sovereign
• 15.
  Charles I of Württemberg
  Age 17 (born 6 March 1823, will die on 6 October 1891),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 16.
  Princess Marie Friederike Charlotte of Württemberg
  Age 23 (born 30 Oct 1816, will die on 4 January 1887),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 17.
  Princess Sophie of Württemberg
  Age 22 (born 17 Jun 1818, will die on 3 June 1877),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 18.
  William, Prince of Orange
  Age 0 months (born 4 September 1840, will die on 11 June 1879),
  Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
• 19.
  Princess Catherine of Württemberg
  Age 19 (born 24 August 1821, will die on 6 December 1898),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 20.
  Princess Augusta of Württemberg
  Age 14 (born 4 January 1826, will die on 3 December 1898),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 21.
  Prince Paul of Württemberg
  Age 55 (born 19 Jan 1785, will die on 16 April 1852),
  Second cousin of the sovereign
• 22.
  Frederick Karl August
  Age 32 (born 21 Feb 1808, will die on 9 May 1870),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 23.
  August
  Age 27 (born 24 Jan 1813, will die on 12 January 1885),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 24.
  Princess Charlotte of Württemberg
  Age 33 (born 9 Jan 1807, will die on 2 February 1873),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 25.
  Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna
  Age 15 (born 9 March 1825, will die on 19 November 1846),
  Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
• 26.
  Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna
  Age 14 (born 26 May 1826, will die on 28 January 1845),
  Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
• 27.
  Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna
  Age 13 (born 28 August 1827, will die on 12 May 1894),
  Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
• 28.
  Pauline Friederike Marie
  Age 30 (born 25 Feb 1810, will die on 7 July 1856),
  Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
• 29.
  Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau
  Age 8 (born 20 September 1832, will die on 17 September 1905),
  Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
• 30.
  Princess Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne of Nassau
  Age 9 (born 12 April 1831, will die on 27 October 1888),
  Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign