British Line of Succession on 15 January 1882
 
      Sovereign: Queen Victoria
Age 62
        (born 24 May 1819, will die on 22 January 1901)
        Sovereign since 20 June 1837
        (44 years, 6 months)
      Previous change: 12 May 1879
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          Next change: 6 May 1882
    
          Previous day: 14 January 1882
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          Next day: 16 January 1882
    
- Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales
                (King Edward VII)
                
 Age 40 (born 9 November 1841, will die on 6 May 1910),
 Son of the sovereign
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
                
 Age 18 (born 8 January 1864, will die on 14 January 1892),
 Grandson of the sovereign
- Prince George of Wales
                (King George V)
                
 Age 16 (born 3 June 1865, will die on 20 January 1936),
 Grandson of the sovereign
- Louise, Princess Royal
                
 Age 14 (born 20 February 1867, will die on 4 January 1931),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Victoria
                
 Age 13 (born 6 July 1868, will die on 3 December 1935),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Maud, Queen of Norway
                
 Age 12 (born 26 November 1869, will die on 20 November 1938),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
                
 Age 37 (born 6 August 1844, will die on 30 July 1900),
 Son of the sovereign
- Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
                
 Age 7 (born 15 October 1874, will die on 6 February 1899),
 Grandson of the sovereign
- Marie of Romania
                
 Age 6 (born 29 October 1875, will die on 18 July 1938),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
                
 Age 5 (born 25 November 1876, will die on 2 March 1936),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
                
 Age 3 (born 1 September 1878, will die on 16 April 1942),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
                
 Age 31 (born 1 May 1850, will die on 16 January 1942),
 Son of the sovereign
- Princess Margaret of Connaught
                
 Age 0 months (born 15 January 1882, will die on 1 May 1920),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
                
 Age 28 (born 7 April 1853, will die on 28 March 1884),
 Son of the sovereign
- Victoria, Princess Royal
                
 Age 41 (born 21 November 1840, will die on 5 August 1901),
 Daughter of the sovereign
- Kaiser Wilhelm II
                
 Age 22 (born 27 January 1859, will die on 4 June 1941),
 Grandson of the sovereign
- Prince Henry of Prussia
                
 Age 19 (born 14 August 1862, will die on 20 April 1929),
 Grandson of the sovereign
- Princess Charlotte of Prussia
                
 Age 21 (born 24 July 1860, will die on 1 October 1919),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
                
 Age 2 (born 12 May 1879, will die on 26 August 1945),
 Great granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Viktoria of Prussia
                
 Age 15 (born 12 April 1866, will die on 13 November 1929),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Sophia of Prussia
                
 Age 11 (born 14 June 1870, will die on 13 January 1932),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Margaret of Prussia
                
 Age 9 (born 22 April 1872, will die on 22 January 1954),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
                
 Age 13 (born 25 November 1868, will die on 9 October 1937),
 Grandson of the sovereign
- Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
                
 Age 18 (born 5 April 1863, will die on 24 September 1950),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
                
 Age 17 (born 1 November 1864, will die on 18 July 1918),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
                
 Age 15 (born 11 July 1866, will die on 11 November 1953),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Alexandra Feodorovna
                
 Age 9 (born 6 June 1872, will die on 17 July 1918),
 Granddaughter of the sovereign
- Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
                
 Age 35 (born 25 May 1846, will die on 9 June 1923),
 Daughter of the sovereign
- Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
                
 Age 14 (born 14 April 1867, will die on 29 October 1900),
 Grandson of the sovereign
- Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
                
 Age 12 (born 26 February 1869, will die on 27 April 1931),
 Grandson of the sovereign
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15 January 1882
- Princess Margaret of Connaught was born