British Line of Succession on 8 August 1844

Queen Victoria
Image: Alexander Bassano [Public domain]

Sovereign: Queen Victoria

Age 25 (born 24 May 1819, will die on 22 January 1901)
Sovereign since 20 June 1837 (7 years, 1 month)

Previous change: 6 August 1844 | Next change: 30 November 1844
Previous day: 7 August 1844 | Next day: 9 August 1844

  1. Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)
    Age 2 (born 9 November 1841, will die on 6 May 1910),
    Son of the sovereign
  2. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 0 months (born 6 August 1844, will die on 30 July 1900),
    Son of the sovereign
  3. Victoria, Princess Royal
    Age 3 (born 21 November 1840, will die on 5 August 1901),
    Daughter of the sovereign
  4. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
    Age 1 (born 25 April 1843, will die on 14 December 1878),
    Daughter of the sovereign
  5. Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
    Age 73 (born 5 Jun 1771, will die on 18 November 1851),
    Uncle of the sovereign
  6. George V of Hanover
    Age 25 (born 27 May 1819, will die on 12 June 1878),
    First cousin of the sovereign
  7. Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
    Age 70 (born 24 Feb 1774, will die on 8 July 1850),
    Uncle of the sovereign
  8. Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
    Age 25 (born 28 Mar 1819, will die on 17 March 1904),
    First cousin of the sovereign
  9. Princess Augusta of Cambridge
    Age 22 (born 19 July 1822, will die on 5 December 1916),
    First cousin of the sovereign
  10. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
    Age 10 (born 27 November 1833, will die on 27 October 1897),
    First cousin of the sovereign
  11. Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester
    Age 68 (born 25 Apr 1776, will die on 30 April 1857),
    Aunt of the sovereign
  12. Princess Sophia
    Age 66 (born 3 Nov 1777, will die on 27 May 1848),
    Aunt of the sovereign
  13. Princess Sophia of Gloucester
    Age 71 (born 29 May 1773, will die on 29 November 1844),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
  14. Charles II, Duke of Brunswick
    Age 39 (born 30 Oct 1804, will die on 18 August 1873),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
  15. William, Duke of Brunswick
    Age 38 (born 25 Apr 1806, will die on 18 October 1884),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
  16. William I of Württemberg
    Age 62 (born 27 Sep 1781, will die on 25 June 1864),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
  17. Charles I of Württemberg
    Age 21 (born 6 March 1823, will die on 6 October 1891),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  18. Princess Marie Friederike Charlotte of Württemberg
    Age 27 (born 30 Oct 1816, will die on 4 January 1887),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  19. Princess Sophie of Württemberg
    Age 26 (born 17 Jun 1818, will die on 3 June 1877),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  20. William, Prince of Orange
    Age 3 (born 4 September 1840),
    Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  21. Prince Maurice of the Netherlands
    Age 10 months (born 15 September 1843, will die on 6 June 1850),
    Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  22. Princess Catherine of Württemberg
    Age 22 (born 24 August 1821, will die on 6 December 1898),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  23. Princess Augusta of Württemberg
    Age 18 (born 4 January 1826, will die on 3 December 1898),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  24. Prince Paul of Württemberg
    Age 59 (born 19 Jan 1785, will die on 16 April 1852),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
  25. Frederick Karl August
    Age 36 (born 21 Feb 1808, will die on 9 May 1870),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  26. August
    Age 31 (born 24 Jan 1813, will die on 12 January 1885),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  27. Friederike Charlotte Marie
    Age 37 (born 9 Jan 1807, will die on 2 February 1873),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
  28. Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna
    Age 19 (born 9 March 1825, will die on 19 November 1846),
    Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  29. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna
    Age 18 (born 26 May 1826, will die on 28 January 1845),
    Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign
  30. Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna
    Age 16 (born 28 August 1827, will die on 12 May 1894),
    Second cousin twice removed of the sovereign

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