British Line of Succession on 22 September 1886
Sovereign: Queen Victoria
Age 67
(born 24 May 1819, will die on 22 January 1901)
Sovereign since 20 June 1837
(49 years, 3 months)
Previous change: 17 March 1886
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Next change: 29 January 1887
Previous day: 21 September 1886
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Next day: 23 September 1886
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1.
Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)
Age 44 (born 9 November 1841, will die on 6 May 1910),
Son of the sovereign -
2.
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Age 22 (born 8 January 1864, will die on 14 January 1892),
Grandson of the sovereign -
3.
Prince George of Wales (King George V)
Age 21 (born 3 June 1865, will die on 20 January 1936),
Grandson of the sovereign -
4.
Louise, Princess Royal
Age 19 (born 20 February 1867, will die on 4 January 1931),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
5.
Princess Victoria
Age 18 (born 6 July 1868, will die on 3 December 1935),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
6.
Maud, Queen of Norway
Age 16 (born 26 November 1869, will die on 20 November 1938),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
7.
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Age 42 (born 6 August 1844, will die on 30 July 1900),
Son of the sovereign -
8.
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Age 11 (born 15 October 1874, will die on 6 February 1899),
Grandson of the sovereign -
9.
Marie of Romania
Age 10 (born 29 October 1875, will die on 18 July 1938),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
10.
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Age 9 (born 25 November 1876, will die on 2 March 1936),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
11.
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Age 8 (born 1 September 1878, will die on 16 April 1942),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
12.
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Age 2 (born 20 April 1884, will die on 13 July 1966),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
13.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Age 36 (born 1 May 1850, will die on 16 January 1942),
Son of the sovereign -
14.
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Age 3 (born 13 January 1883, will die on 12 September 1938),
Grandson of the sovereign -
15.
Princess Margaret of Connaught
Age 4 (born 15 January 1882, will die on 1 May 1920),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
16.
Princess Patricia of Connaught
Age 6 months (born 17 March 1886, will die on 12 January 1974),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
17.
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Age 2 (born 19 July 1884, will die on 6 March 1954),
Grandson of the sovereign -
18.
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Age 3 (born 25 February 1883, will die on 3 January 1981),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
19.
Victoria, Princess Royal
Age 45 (born 21 November 1840, will die on 5 August 1901),
Daughter of the sovereign - 20.
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21.
Crown Prince Wilhelm
Age 4 (born 6 May 1882, will die on 20 July 1951),
Great grandson of the sovereign -
22.
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
Age 3 (born 7 July 1883, will die on 8 December 1942),
Great grandson of the sovereign -
23.
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Age 2 (born 14 July 1884, will die on 22 September 1948),
Great grandson of the sovereign -
24.
Prince Henry of Prussia
Age 24 (born 14 August 1862, will die on 20 April 1929),
Grandson of the sovereign -
25.
Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Age 26 (born 24 July 1860, will die on 1 October 1919),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
26.
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
Age 7 (born 12 May 1879, will die on 26 August 1945),
Great granddaughter of the sovereign -
27.
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
Age 20 (born 12 April 1866, will die on 13 November 1929),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
28.
Sophia of Prussia
Age 16 (born 14 June 1870, will die on 13 January 1932),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
29.
Princess Margaret of Prussia
Age 14 (born 22 April 1872, will die on 22 January 1954),
Granddaughter of the sovereign -
30.
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
Age 17 (born 25 November 1868, will die on 9 October 1937),
Grandson of the sovereign
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