British Line of Succession on 16 December 1893

Queen Victoria
Image: Alexander Bassano [Public domain]

Sovereign: Queen Victoria

Age 74 (born 24 May 1819, will die on 22 January 1901)
Sovereign since 20 June 1837 (56 years, 5 months)

Previous change: 15 October 1893 | Next change: 23 June 1894
Previous day: 15 December 1893 | Next day: 17 December 1893

  1. Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)
    Age 52 (born 9 November 1841, will die on 6 May 1910),
    Son of the sovereign
  2. Prince George, The Duke of York (King George V)
    Age 28 (born 3 June 1865, will die on 20 January 1936),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  3. Louise, Princess Royal
    Age 26 (born 20 February 1867, will die on 4 January 1931),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  4. Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife
    Age 2 (born 17 May 1891, will die on 26 February 1959),
    Great granddaughter of the sovereign
  5. Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk
    Age 8 months (born 3 April 1893, will die on 14 December 1945),
    Great granddaughter of the sovereign
  6. Princess Victoria
    Age 25 (born 6 July 1868, will die on 3 December 1935),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  7. Maud, Queen of Norway
    Age 24 (born 26 November 1869, will die on 20 November 1938),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  8. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 49 (born 6 August 1844, will die on 30 July 1900),
    Son of the sovereign
  9. Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 19 (born 15 October 1874, will die on 6 February 1899),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  10. Marie of Romania
    Age 18 (born 29 October 1875, will die on 18 July 1938),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  11. Carol II of Romania
    Age 2 months (born 15 October 1893, will die on 4 April 1953),
    Great grandson of the sovereign
  12. Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 17 (born 25 November 1876, will die on 2 March 1936),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  13. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 15 (born 1 September 1878, will die on 16 April 1942),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  14. Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 9 (born 20 April 1884, will die on 13 July 1966),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  15. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
    Age 43 (born 1 May 1850, will die on 16 January 1942),
    Son of the sovereign
  16. Prince Arthur of Connaught
    Age 10 (born 13 January 1883, will die on 12 September 1938),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  17. Princess Margaret of Connaught
    Age 11 (born 15 January 1882, will die on 1 May 1920),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  18. Princess Patricia of Connaught
    Age 7 (born 17 March 1886, will die on 12 January 1974),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  19. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Age 9 (born 19 July 1884, will die on 6 March 1954),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  20. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
    Age 10 (born 25 February 1883, will die on 3 January 1981),
    Granddaughter of the sovereign
  21. Victoria, Princess Royal
    Age 53 (born 21 November 1840, will die on 5 August 1901),
    Daughter of the sovereign
  22. Kaiser Wilhelm II
    Age 34 (born 27 January 1859, will die on 4 June 1941),
    Grandson of the sovereign
  23. Crown Prince Wilhelm
    Age 11 (born 6 May 1882, will die on 20 July 1951),
    Great grandson of the sovereign
  24. Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
    Age 10 (born 7 July 1883, will die on 8 December 1942),
    Great grandson of the sovereign
  25. Prince Adalbert of Prussia
    Age 9 (born 14 July 1884, will die on 22 September 1948),
    Great grandson of the sovereign
  26. Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
    Age 6 (born 29 January 1887, will die on 25 March 1949),
    Great grandson of the sovereign
  27. Prince Oskar of Prussia
    Age 5 (born 27 July 1888, will die on 27 January 1958),
    Great grandson of the sovereign
  28. Prince Joachim of Prussia
    Age 2 (born 17 December 1890, will die on 18 July 1920),
    Great grandson of the sovereign
  29. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
    Age 1 (born 13 September 1892, will die on 11 December 1980),
    Great granddaughter of the sovereign
  30. Prince Henry of Prussia
    Age 31 (born 14 August 1862, will die on 20 April 1929),
    Grandson of the sovereign

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