British Line of Succession on 17 October 1888

Sovereign: Queen Victoria

Age 69 (born 24 May 1819, will die on 22 January 1901)
Sovereign since 20 June 1837 (51 years, 3 months)

Previous change: 27 July 1888 | Next change: 20 March 1889
Previous day: 16 October 1888 | Next day: 18 October 1888

• 1.
  Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)
  Age 46 (born 9 November 1841, will die on 6 May 1910),
  Son of the sovereign
• 2.
  Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
  Age 24 (born 8 January 1864, will die on 14 January 1892),
  Grandson of the sovereign
• 3.
  Prince George of Wales (King George V)
  Age 23 (born 3 June 1865, will die on 20 January 1936),
  Grandson of the sovereign
• 4.
  Louise, Princess Royal
  Age 21 (born 20 February 1867, will die on 4 January 1931),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 5.
  Princess Victoria
  Age 20 (born 6 July 1868, will die on 3 December 1935),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 6.
  Maud, Queen of Norway
  Age 18 (born 26 November 1869, will die on 20 November 1938),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 7.
  Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Age 44 (born 6 August 1844, will die on 30 July 1900),
  Son of the sovereign
• 8.
  Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Age 14 (born 15 October 1874, will die on 6 February 1899),
  Grandson of the sovereign
• 9.
  Marie of Romania
  Age 12 (born 29 October 1875, will die on 18 July 1938),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 10.
  Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Age 11 (born 25 November 1876, will die on 2 March 1936),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 11.
  Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Age 10 (born 1 September 1878, will die on 16 April 1942),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 12.
  Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Age 4 (born 20 April 1884, will die on 13 July 1966),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 13.
  Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
  Age 38 (born 1 May 1850, will die on 16 January 1942),
  Son of the sovereign
• 14.
  Prince Arthur of Connaught
  Age 5 (born 13 January 1883, will die on 12 September 1938),
  Grandson of the sovereign
• 15.
  Princess Margaret of Connaught
  Age 6 (born 15 January 1882, will die on 1 May 1920),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 16.
  Princess Patricia of Connaught
  Age 2 (born 17 March 1886, will die on 12 January 1974),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 17.
  Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Age 4 (born 19 July 1884, will die on 6 March 1954),
  Grandson of the sovereign
• 18.
  Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
  Age 5 (born 25 February 1883, will die on 3 January 1981),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 19.
  Victoria, Princess Royal
  Age 47 (born 21 November 1840, will die on 5 August 1901),
  Daughter of the sovereign
• 20.
  Kaiser Wilhelm II
  Age 29 (born 27 January 1859, will die on 4 June 1941),
  Grandson of the sovereign
• 21.
  Crown Prince Wilhelm
  Age 6 (born 6 May 1882, will die on 20 July 1951),
  Great grandson of the sovereign
• 22.
  Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
  Age 5 (born 7 July 1883, will die on 8 December 1942),
  Great grandson of the sovereign
• 23.
  Prince Adalbert of Prussia
  Age 4 (born 14 July 1884, will die on 22 September 1948),
  Great grandson of the sovereign
• 24.
  Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
  Age 1 (born 29 January 1887, will die on 25 March 1949),
  Great grandson of the sovereign
• 25.
  Prince Oskar of Prussia
  Age 2 months (born 27 July 1888, will die on 27 January 1958),
  Great grandson of the sovereign
• 26.
  Prince Henry of Prussia
  Age 26 (born 14 August 1862, will die on 20 April 1929),
  Grandson of the sovereign
• 27.
  Princess Charlotte of Prussia
  Age 28 (born 24 July 1860, will die on 1 October 1919),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 28.
  Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
  Age 9 (born 12 May 1879, will die on 26 August 1945),
  Great granddaughter of the sovereign
• 29.
  Princess Viktoria of Prussia
  Age 22 (born 12 April 1866, will die on 13 November 1929),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign
• 30.
  Sophia of Prussia
  Age 18 (born 14 June 1870, will die on 13 January 1932),
  Granddaughter of the sovereign