Succession to the British throne
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title:
Succession to the British throne
text:
Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 restrict succession to the throne to the legitimate Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hanover who are in "communion with the Church of England". Spouses of Catholics were disqualified from 1689 until the law was amended in 2015. Pr
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description:
Law governing who can become British monarch
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne
date created:
2004-08-05T18:33:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T17:10:02Z
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