British Line of Succession on 8 April 1879

Queen Victoria
Image: Alexander Bassano [Public domain]

Sovereign: Queen Victoria

Age 59 (born 24 May 1819, will die on 22 January 1901)
Sovereign since 20 June 1837 (41 years, 9 months)

Previous change: 28 March 1879 | Next change: 12 May 1879
Previous day: 7 April 1879 | Next day: 9 April 1879

  1. Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)
    Age 37 (born 9 November 1841, will die on 6 May 1910),
    Son of the sovereign
  2. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
    Age 15 (born 8 January 1864, will die on 14 January 1892),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  3. Prince George of Wales (King George V)
    Age 13 (born 3 June 1865, will die on 20 January 1936),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  4. Louise, Princess Royal
    Age 12 (born 20 February 1867, will die on 4 January 1931),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  5. Princess Victoria
    Age 10 (born 6 July 1868, will die on 3 December 1935),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  6. Maud, Queen of Norway
    Age 9 (born 26 November 1869, will die on 20 November 1938),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  7. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 34 (born 6 August 1844, will die on 30 July 1900),
    Son of the sovereign
  8. Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 4 (born 15 October 1874, will die on 6 February 1899),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  9. Marie of Romania
    Age 3 (born 29 October 1875, will die on 18 July 1938),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  10. Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 2 (born 25 November 1876, will die on 2 March 1936),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  11. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 7 months (born 1 September 1878, will die on 16 April 1942),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  12. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
    Age 28 (born 1 May 1850, will die on 16 January 1942),
    Son of the sovereign
  13. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
    Age 26 (born 7 April 1853, will die on 28 March 1884),
    Son of the sovereign
  14. Victoria, Princess Royal
    Age 38 (born 21 November 1840, will die on 5 August 1901),
    Daughter of the sovereign
  15. Kaiser Wilhelm II
    Age 20 (born 27 January 1859, will die on 4 June 1941),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  16. Prince Henry of Prussia
    Age 16 (born 14 August 1862, will die on 20 April 1929),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  17. Princess Charlotte of Prussia
    Age 18 (born 24 July 1860, will die on 1 October 1919),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  18. Princess Viktoria of Prussia
    Age 12 (born 12 April 1866, will die on 13 November 1929),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  19. Sophia of Prussia
    Age 8 (born 14 June 1870, will die on 13 January 1932),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  20. Princess Margaret of Prussia
    Age 6 (born 22 April 1872, will die on 22 January 1954),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  21. Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
    Age 10 (born 25 November 1868, will die on 9 October 1937),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  22. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
    Age 16 (born 5 April 1863, will die on 24 September 1950),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  23. Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
    Age 14 (born 1 November 1864, will die on 18 July 1918),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  24. Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
    Age 12 (born 11 July 1866, will die on 11 November 1953),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  25. Alexandra Feodorovna
    Age 6 (born 6 June 1872, will die on 17 July 1918),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  26. Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
    Age 32 (born 25 May 1846, will die on 9 June 1923),
    Daughter of the sovereign
  27. Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
    Age 11 (born 14 April 1867, will die on 29 October 1900),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  28. Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
    Age 10 (born 26 February 1869, will die on 27 April 1931),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  29. Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
    Age 8 (born 3 May 1870, will die on 13 March 1948),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  30. Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
    Age 6 (born 12 August 1872, will die on 8 December 1956),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign

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