When Victoria became Queen of England she had an uncle that was passed over for the throne. If Elizabeth II and Charles, his sons and Andrew would be killed, then Andrew's daughter would be Queen, passing over Anne. Why is it that the British throne passes over the first generation females but not the second?

romeomikegolf

The line of succession normally follows the male line. Any male children are higher in line than their aunts, therefore Andrew's daughters would succeed before Anne, as would Edward's new child. Jan 30 04, 11:47 PM

Baloo55th

Basically, the throne is inherited downwards before sideways. And males before females each time. In other words, it descends to the monarch's own eldest son and then to that son's son and so on. If the eldest son has died first, it goes to his children in order. If there are none of them, it goes to the next eldest son, and when you run out of sons, to the daughters in order of birth. Once a line downwards dies out, it passes to the next best line branching from a common ancestor monarch. This got a bit complicated at the time of the Wars of the Roses (and a bit heated, too!). To a nation that can understand cricket, it's not too complicated. ;) Mind you, if the Americans can understand their football, they should be able to understand both cricket and the descent of thrones. Jan 31 04, 12:30 PM

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