Royalty 101: Line of Succession to the British Throne 2022

[@LindsayHoliday]

CORRECTIONS: Senna and Tane Mahuta Lewis (35 and 36 in the succession) are half Māori and are of Polynesian decent (Not Asian). Prince Edward is labeled Duke of Cambridge. That should read Earl of Wessex.

[@nobodyimportant3909]

I've just read Harry and Megan have been moved down in the line next to Andrew? If this is true, can you please cover this?

[@thelazychefuk4410]

@@nobodyimportant3909 Meghan is not in line to the throne, she is not a child of the Royal family. Harry is now fifth in line to the throne, he has gone up a notch since the Queen died. His son Archie is 6th in line and Lilibet, 7th. Prince Andrew is now 8th in line, hope that helps.

[@Richardsonprincess00]

That explains everything about this mistake.

[@SheOpines]

Great suggestion!

[@reneenayfabnaynay5679]

@@Richardsonprincess00 what mistake?

[@clawruh28]

you should do a series about european nobilities that technically aren’t part of their countries anymore, but the families still exist. an example being princess beatrice’s in-laws being part of italian nobility

[@nuotatorre8741]

Oh yes as an Italian I'd love that. Too bad all of our kings sucked.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

The late queen had cousins who are Brazilian and are descendants of Victoria. I don't think they have any titles though. My late aunt's husband was a baron who was 4th cousin to her late majesty lived out his life on Cape Cod. Not sure if that counts.

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

It would be cool, but, counting only German, there's like a gazillion of small houses to talk about. Maybe she could just narrow it down to the biggest/ more famous- Hannover, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony. With Italy it is the same, as before the unification almost region had their own family- Savoia, Parma, Two Sicilies...

[@heatherordonez1490]

I agree that you should try to do something on other royal families. I would love one on Queen Margrethe of Denmark who canceled most of her 50th Jubilee celebrations for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, her cousin.

[@EAlyahya]

In many British royal family weddings or funerals, their cousins from German houses like the Hanover, the Saxe Coburg, the Hohenzollern, the Baden have been always invited despite no longer reign because they still have their own organisations that deal with their inheritance to the hereditary titles and estates.

[@kainoadaines5489]

I may have misunderstood what I heard, but Maori is not Asian. Maori are the native peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand) who are Polynesian. Excellent video though, mahalo!

[@gidzmobug2323]

UPDATE: *Anne and Edward are now Counsellors of State. Parliament added them at Charles' request. *Edward was granted the Edinburgh title, but only for his lifetime. James is now known as the Earl of Wessex.

[@cb4883]

HIP HIP HOORAY 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Hello-yq8kk]

Fun Fact: Prince William is the first Prince of Wales to not have a ceremony to be Prince of Wales

[@niyatis0207]

I guess

[@jonesvideo80]

Charles kinda sucks

[@sharp52092]

I wonder if he'll have one later.

[@elderscrollsswimmer4833]

Yet. I mean they should do the king's coronation first. At least William is old enough and married already so probably the ceremony will be soonish.

[@GailB0707]

Not yet. They are still in mourning

[@jamiemontgomery-mansfield8894]

Yes, Lady Davina (not Davinia) has two children, whose father is Maori. Senna was the first person whose place in the succession was directly impacted by the change to Absolute Primogeniture; her younger brother Tane was born after her but did not displace her. Senna is Senna Kowhai (pronounced Korf-eye) and Tane is Tane Mahuta (pronounced Tarn-e (with a short 'e' sound) Mahuta (pronounced Mah-hoo-ta). Incidentally a kowhai is a tree with beautiful yellow bell-shaped flowers and Tane Mahuta is the Maori God of the Forest, as well as a specific giant totara tree in the Northland forest in New Zealand. Kia ora!

[@hamidkamara8150]

Congratulations on a splendid explanation of the Line of Succession. I wanted to point out two things: (i) The Reformed Succession to the Crown Act 2013 removed the disqualification of Royal Family members marrying Roman Catholics, thus Royals who had married Roman Catholics, but who themselves had not converted to Roman Catholicsm, were reinstated to the Line of Succession eg HRH Prince Michael of Kent. (ii) Prior to her marriage with Peter Phillips (The Late Queen`s first grandson) in 2008, Autumn Kelly converted to the Church of England, ensuring her husband did not lose his place in the Line of Succession. The Reformed Succesion to the Crown Act 2013 was irrelevant in this instance, as it did not exist.

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

Public, do a search: BIBLE + Freemasonry. Come to know all the deceptions of this world. Freemasonry is a world wide club, with many members. Be not deceived by them, but know their tricks and expose. They (singers + actors + politics - royals) are trans serving baphomet, who is lucifer. deceivers, who also are deceived. it is wise to idolise them NOT nor spend any amount of money on them John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

[@reallavaturtle3903]

Isn’t Princess Beatrice’s husband a count in the Italian nobility? I know they do not have nobility any more but by Italians laws, isn’t Sienna an Italian Countess by that right?

[@alsc1806]

Her husband has an older son that will inherit the title ( even though as you said Italy doesn't recognise nobility titles anymore).

[@desilanni2]

Too bad. I'd be a Duchess from my Savoy ancestors

[@Ionabrodie69]

@@desilanni2 thought you yanks didn’t “ do Royalty “ 🙄🇬🇧

[@sadiekincaid5310]

@@alsc1806 actually his son can not inherit the title because he was born outside of wedlock. Beatrice's husband never married the mother of his son. So his daughter will inherit the title one day instead of the his son.

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

@@sadiekincaid5310 Not necessarily true. Salic Law may favor a bastard over a female. It depends on the letters patent.

[@BellaPeninah]

WOW! The more you know...thank you for breaking this down completely in simple terms, for all us commoners!🧐

[@mikhail114]

I don’t know how you keep all of this straight but it is pretty amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[@bendonaldson9026]

Hello my lovely friend

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

These orders of succession and rules for them are online.

[@Kexgoija]

A little gay, but kind of amazing.

[@SkiverGeorge]

What a great video. Lovely to see someone from the US taking such a detailed interest in the royal family and the traditions that go with it. Also, great that you have clearly done some great research and got it all correct unlike many other videos. Great job, keep the videos coming. Really enjoyed it. 😊

[@tobyrose6906]

Pity their not good at pronunciation....

[@reneenayfabnaynay5679]

Henry VII was NOT illegitimate. He came from an illegitimate line. But, he himself, was not illegitimate.

[@OrleidisLozada]

Well he was born inside a legal marriage, so he was not a "bastard", but he WAS illegitimate because his blood line and relation to the crown was not "pure". It's not the same

[@the_awaited_two2831]

They were legitimized, however they were not 'allowed' to succeed or become a ruler.

[@patrickjeffers7864]

Well he married THE legitimate heiress

[@Ionabrodie69]

@@patrickjeffers7864 Err no.. Elizabeth’s father Edward lVs marriage to the Wydeville woman was found to be not legal pre marriage contract to Eleanor Butler ..( hence Richard lll being King ) .. thus any offspring were not in the Royal line .. Do wish yanks would get their facts right… or leave Our History alone . 🙄🇬🇧

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

Henry VII came to power by slaying the crowned King Richard III whose corpse was found under a parking lot in Leicester just a couple of years ago. There can be no doubt that Henry VII was an illegitimate usurper of the throne.

[@allydubya7644]

From William I Who conquered the land, To William II - Was that “accident” planned? Henry I Left the succession in doubt, Leaving Stephen and Matilda To battle it out. Henry II Brought justice and law. Richard I Went crusading for war. Then came John, His reign was a shower, Though Henry, his boy, Would cling on to power. Edward I Hammer of the Scots Poor Edward II - That poker looked hot! Edward III, What a chivalrous reign, Besting the French On every campaign! Richard II For his tyranny and sin, Was duly deposed By Henry, his kin. Henry V took England to war, The conqueror! The Victor! Of Agincourt. The wars of the roses Went back and forth ‘Till poor Henry sixth Fell to Edward the fourth. Edward V should have Ascended the throne. But his usurping uncle Took it for his own! Then one day At Bosworth field The mighty Plantagenets, Did finally yield. Uniting the roses Of white and red Henry VII Struck King Richard dead! Henry VIII Took wife after wife Edward and Mary - Religion and strife! Good Queen Bess Brought England her glory, But we must borrow from Scotland To continue the story! James I Ruled Celts and Angles Avoiding the thorniest Of political tangles. With Charles I Defeat did beckon, But it was time to party With Charles II. James II - The last Catholic ever. William and Mary, Took the throne together. After Anne, the Queen (Ignoring Jacobite defectors) We turn to Germany And Hanovers’ electors. George I - Missing in action. The second no better - The head of a faction! The third seized power Whatever the cost. Madness descended! America lost! George IV And a time of disgrace. William the sailor Helped to save face. Queen Victoria, A new age was dawning. But little could amuse An empress in mourning! Edward VII Of gregarious fame. George V Changed the family name. Edward VIII Who followed his heart Burdening a brother Not born for the part. George VI Our strength at war What nobler a servant, Could have served any more? With Elizabeth the great Now Queen in the heavens, We cry, “God Save the King!” And a new reign beckons. (C) Gareth Streeter, September 2022

[@queenelizabethwoodville8285]

Poor little Sienna had her first birthday the day before her great grandmother’s funeral

[@kinghenryviiiofengland1284]

We had the same thing, I was nearly 1 years of age when you left the world in 1492

[@elizabeth1stofenglandirela901]

@@kinghenryviiiofengland1284 oop

[@Splexsychiick]

Why would that make her 'poor little Sienna' it won't affect her much. Plus she was able to have a 1st birthday without sadness of death. I think it would be sadder if she died on Sienna birthday....

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@Splexsychiick Agreed.

[@CallieMasters5000]

You get a big enough family and every day of the year will be important to one of them. That kid will be just fine. More concerned the girl will be confused with her cousin Savannah, one of Anne's grandchildren, as the names are similarly sounding nontraditional.

[@t.grimes9973]

You commented several times that Princes Beatrice and her husband do not have a titles in the peerage. This is only partially accurate, as her husband holds a title in the Italian aristocracy. Thanks for the update video!

[@Kexgoija]

King Ravioli.

[@kanyebreast6072]

Lindsey constantly gets info wrong. She doesnt research properly at all

[@traceynorth9877]

Defender of the Faith was a title Pope Leo X gave to Henry VIII back in 1521 for his defense of the Roman Catholic Church against the threat posed by Martin Luther. It represented Henry's piety and loyalty to the Church. When Henry broke with the Catholic Church and established the Church of England with himself as its head, he kept the title. It has been passed down to every Monarch since 1544.

[@janblackhurst1652]

There is speculation that at his coronation, King Charles will change it to 'Defender of the Faiths'. Will need to wait and see.

[@jonoc3729]

​@@janblackhurst1652 It wouldnt make much sense since the king of england is literally the head of the anglican church, aswell as a political title its also a religious one, thats why catholics cant be monarchs, and though there is no specific law, I dont think muslims or jews could be too.

[@Iluvantir]

Partially true: The "original" title of Defender of the Faith was given by the pope to Henry VIII, but once he broke with Rome it was removed. A new Title "Defender of the Faith" was given by the newly created Church of England as the Monarch was the defacto Governor of the Church (of England) and the one defending the Church. That is the meaning behind the Title used today. A lot of people get confused about the title, but the "Catholic title" is certainly not in use. It was removed and replaced. Same wording, different meaning.

[@sophroniel]

Small note: Queen Victoria had no _full_ siblings, i.e. no siblings who had the same mother (Victoria of Saxe-Coberg-Saalfeld) and father (Edward, Duke of Kent & Strathearn) as she did. She did, however, have two half siblings from her mother's first marriage to Emich Karl, Prince of Leiningen, Carl (Prince of Leiningen after his father died in 1814) and Feodora (Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg). Everyone seems to forget about her two (German!) older half siblings, and that she was raised with her first language being German, until John Conroy realised how bad it would look if a future monarch (that they were trying to distance from the licentious, improvident Georgians, aka her grandparents, uncles, &c, who were much hated for being so very German and _"un-English")_ to retain the German-ness, via her accent, that was a calling card of her predecessors. That said, she and Albert preferred to converse in German, as she was very much a native speaker. (People tend to forget that the reason Prussia and all those minor german states and monarchies existed is that Germany is _a lot fekning bigger than the UK,_ especially England alone (because the world seems to forget that Wales, Scotland and N. Ireland are wholeass different countries to England, and "British" is not really an identity-well, it is, but it's like when you realise that "American", whilst usually used to refer to the people of the USA, can technically include any country south of-and including-Canada). Anyway, TL;DR: Victoria wasn't an only child, and please stop claiming she was.

[@shehannanayakkara4162]

Interestingly, Germany in the early 20th century was ruled by grandkids from both Victoria and Feodora. Kaiser Wilhelm II was Victoria's grandson and Empress Augusta (Wilhelm's wife) was Feodora's granddaughter.

[@bonietashuler1116]

So 2nd cousins married. Is that correct? And their children would then be a bit more than just 3rd cousins.

[@eli_drottningu]

In terms of succession, she was an only child.

[@supergirl1386]

she was the only child of both her parents, the legitimate one for the throne

[@ellenL400]

You are saying ALOT, without saying ALOT!!

[@s6r231]

Small correction, Senna and Tāne aren't of asian descent. Their father is Māori, which is a people who came from the pacific region. Also their names are pronounced "senn-ah" and "tah-nay" You're missing the flat accent (ā) in Tāne's name. Their mother's name is Davina, not Davinia. You've also got Edward listed as Duke of Cambridge for some reason. I thought maybe that was there because HMTQ offered Edward that Dukedome but he wanted Earl of Wessex due to a Shakespear character with the same title. But then you didn't talk about it so maybe not.

[@natashaa43]

Just coming in to say this. New Zealand is not in Asia. LOL

[@ZeZa.]

Big corrections: this all tree is Family of the illomenates..

[@emmapomare5331]

“Tah-neh” not “Tah-nay” 😕

[@s6r231]

@@emmapomare5331 Sorry! Friend with that name pronounces it with a nay at the end, so I thought that was correct (he's Maori).

[@savannahbanks]

Anyone who watches Home and Away knows how to pronounce Tane!!😂

[@patriciacretni9143]

Master video in which in 25 mims you get every information you need to know if being interested in those things. GREAT JOB!!! 🤗🤗❤️🇬🇧 Rest easy HM The Queen and Long live the once future kings william and george👑🇬🇧❤️

[@manue1283]

Correction... Autumn Kelly while raised Catholic was received into the Church of England before her marriage. So Peter wouldn't have been excluded. The rule of excluding people who married Catholics was changed with the Succession to the Crown Act of 2013.

[@cmgraham]

Kudos for this! You made it interesting and informative at the same time. Thank you so much!

[@bendonaldson9026]

Hello my lovely friend

[@rubendaniel249]

Hello Graham, how are you doing today.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

Considering William's significant popularity in the UK I don't think Wales is going to vote to bar him from being their prince of Wales and I predict that as long as he behaves himself, and all indications thus far is that he will, George will also not be barred from being Prince of Wales by the Welsh people. Though I think it would help matters if George had some Welsh ancestry. He probably does as most Brits have at least a little Welsh DNA.

[@chrisclements5245]

Most brits have Welsh dna? Eh where’d you get that from😂 I’m 0% Welsh, like almost all of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and only small area of England has welsh dna as far as I know - excluding the odd cases here and there of course

[@rosamermaid6984]

Edward of Caernarvon, although he didn't have Welsh ancestory he was just born there. His parents were Edward I and Elenore of Castile, not quite Wales.

[@Iluvantir]

Since Henry VII, all monarchs have Welsh blood, even James VI and I (Scotland and England) has Welsh blood being the great-great-grandson of Henry VII. So... meh! Oh, and I'm Welsh. I'm fine with it. Kinda. My family is descended from Llewelyn the Great. So... I'd not mind them throwing the title away in my direction... but that's not going to happen, lol.

[@jbshiva865]

You should do a video about whoever is LAST in the current line of succession.

[@angelat5554]

i don’t think there’s a definite end, it probs goes on and on and on to a distant relative that could probably live in a council house in wolverhampton, there’s a lot of distant relatives to the windsors all over the world.

[@CheeseOnTop2007]

@@angelat5554 You can actually trace who’s last in the line of succession. Some genealogist long ago traced all the descendants of Sophia of Hanover and there’s a full list available online

[@CheeseOnTop2007]

Lol I wrote this comment before finishing the vid 😂 I feel every stupid right now

[@nuotatorre8741]

@@CheeseOnTop2007 Even if you could, it's probably some nobody and the most you could find about them are most likely a instagram page and that is it.

[@RaymondHng]

@@CheeseOnTop2007 ​ Karin Vogel is the last person in the line of succession as a descendant of Electress Sophia of Hanover. Vogel is 4,973th in line as of 2011.

[@clintonbowers7589]

Autumn Kelly converted to Church of England before her marriage to Peter Philips. The Succession to the Crown Act of 2013 is what eliminated the prohibition of marrying a Catholic.

[@mienafriggstad3360]

👍👍 Great video; thanks for sharing how the Norwegian Royal Family is connected to The British Royal Family.

[@SuperRabbi1]

ALL Royal families in Europe are connected. In fact most of them are one big family with shared grandparents or at least great-grandparents!

[@popkevanbruggen9607]

@@SuperRabbi1je

[@martinalewis2844]

All the European Royals are connected. They all intermarried throughout Centuries

[@derekthomas7487]

Very informative and enlightening. One correction the title Defender of the Faith, was given to Henry V111 by the Pope, for Henry's thesis on religion against Martin Luther. This was before The break with the Roman catholic church

[@Iluvantir]

The "original" title of Defender of the Faith was given by the pope to Henry VIII, but once he broke with Rome it was removed. A new Title "Defender of the Faith" was given by the newly created Church of England as the Monarch was the defacto Governor of the Church (of England) and the one defending the Church. That is the meaning behind the Title used today. A lot of Catholics seem to get snide about the title, but the Catholic title is certainly not in use. It was removed.

[@robinharwood5044]

Changed the faith, kept the title.

[@kmaher1424]

Henry VII was not illegitimate. He won the monarchy by Richard III'S death in battle. His own lineage was a bit dicey William III was invited to reign alongside his wife

[@gidzmobug2323]

As I remember, Henry's descent was through John of Gaunt (one of Edward III's sons), but I will have to double-check that.

[@dime3838]

My family have Catholic Royal lines in Spain. My great grandmother's great grandmother was Maria Christina of the Two Siciles. Her son Fernando is my grandmother's great grandpa. He was a Catholic man,but had to apparent illegitimate child named Lucia. Her mother (Alice)was married to a German Ambassador named Christopher,and they lived in Barcelona. Lucia believed Chris was her father,but when she was 15 her mother told her the truth. Lucia asked her mother to leave and never return or she would tell Chris that Alice cheated. However,Lucia wanted to meet her biological father. She went to meet Fernando,but he rejected to see her and asked her to leave. Lucia was upset,and came home to see that Alice lied and said Lucia had planned overthrow the family once she sided with Fernando. Lucia was shocked her mother would lie and her father believed it. She was thrown out the house and the family shipped her off to Marsielle. She decided to cut everything to due eith her family and became Protestant

[@thenamazing6530]

I have always found it interesting that Princess Mary's descendants are excluded from joining their cousins for balcony appearances and so on. I've always wondered if it was because Mary was close to her brother Edward VIII and got frozen out by the Queen Mother over it.

[@chrisgeenadriver1631]

I think that was the case. Mary pretended she was ill to not go to Elizabeth and Phillip's wedding. When really she was salty that Edward was not invited.

[@evl4757]

I’ve thought about this as well! The Lascelles family are mostly excluded in any RF events- I’m not sure whether any of them attended HMTQ’s funeral?

[@kathrynstemler6331]

I have always wondered this as well.

[@karenkratzer7036]

@@evl4757 her cousins George & Gerald are both deceased. George in 2011. There are pictures of her with him around that time. The Queen never went to Gerald's first wedding she was supposedly sick and didn't go but I think the Queen mother and Prince Philip and even Prince Charles went. Yesterday was the first time I heard Princess Mary was in contact with her brother after the abdication.

[@bonhamcarter4488]

@@evl4757 true I was looking out to see if the Lascelles or their descendants attended, I think they may have been in the crowd of guests, as it's impossible to leave any relatives out for such an important event, the final goodbye

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

Can we acknowledge that Henry’s marriage to Elizabeth of York, his mother’s royal descents and the battle he won proved his legitimacy and he wouldn’t have been accepted by the English otherwise.

[@ATLmodK]

And his mother was married to his father though neither were considered to be legitimate heirs to the throne. So he was legitimate in the sense that this term meant at the time.

[@MiiFone1]

Henry VII himself was not illegitimate. His line or right to the throne came through his mother Margret Beaufort who's line was Illegitimate but was legitimized but barred from the throne.

[@shellyreena2192]

Overly complicated. And this went on for years....love history but omgosh this video is the best nutshell ever 😀 thank you so much history tea time

[@rubendaniel249]

Hello Shelly, how are you doing today.

[@GabyPivet]

This is the most informative, interesting and unbiased explanation of the line I succession I have seen 👍

[@Ionabrodie69]

Then your grasp of Royal lineage is weak if you think this woman knows ANYTHING ..🙄🇬🇧

[@juliawatkins5983]

This was extremely interesting and explanatory. Thank you.

[@dariussantistevan9258]

I love your videos. So eloquent and knowledgable.

[@Ionabrodie69]

😂😂😂🇬🇧

[@MadLamb]

The Duchess of Kent retired from official duties some years ago and then converted to Catholicism, which is probably why her children and some grandchildren are catholic. The Duke of Kent continued to carry out official duties including giving out the Wimbledon trophies until 2021 when Catherine took over as patron to the All England Club. He was the chancellor of the University of Surrey when I was a student there some 20 years ago. The Duke of Gloucester still carries out official duties and he walked behind the Queen’s coffin during the procession to lying to state and the processions for her funeral.

[@ruthstevens8805]

Thank you, youve made a confusing subject easy to understand. Love your content.

[@Alusnovalotus]

This would be the premise of King Ralph (1991). Imagine a midwestern truck driver as new king of England?! Tea would be spilled all over the UK! ☕️ 🌬

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

Imagine Meghan Markle as new queen consort of England - which is not completely impossible, suppose Prince William and his children die together in a plane crash.

[@baronvg]

Still rooting for my guy Ralph to get the throne one of these days.

[@slamdancer777]

All hail king Ralph, first of his name lol

[@AussieFaraday2024]

I really love your conclusion to this video! There is hope out there for 5,300 people (should there be a catastrophic tragedy).

[@HikaruxMaru]

It would be such a great fun fact if you could say "Yeah, I'm like 4759th in line for the British throne. 💅 LOL

[@nunyabiznez6381]

I'm 10 cousin to his majesty which puts me right around 5000th or so in line. I say around because no one knows for sure everyone in the line that far out. I could be 4500th or 6000th. My number is a rough estimate based on average family size for each generation in the various historic periods.

[@CallieMasters5000]

I think they officially stop counting at like 500, though.

[@RaymondHng]

​@@CallieMasters5000 Karin Vogel is the last person in the line of succession as a descendant of Electress Sophia of Hanover. Vogel is 4,973th in line as of 2011.

[@bonhamcarter4488]

@@CallieMasters5000 nope, it line goes on till all the descendants of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, are accounted for. The last person in line is Katherine Vogel, who lives in Germany.

[@bonhamcarter4488]

@@nunyabiznez6381 you are not in any line as the line stops after Katherine Vogel, the descendant of Sophia, Electress of Hanover. Anyone descending from lines before that are not in the line of succession, unless something happens to the 5000 living descendants of Sophia before them.

[@evileyeball]

The KZbin algorithm recommended you to me probably because I was watching a lot of useful charts hahaha however I must say you have a very calm and soothing voice that is perfect for the type of video you make and is excellent for listening to when I don't have to watch the video

[@kenharry5625]

Henry VIII did not create the title “Defender of the Faith” for himself. He was awarded the title in 1521 by Pope Leo X.

[@IceDarkEmber]

I am also a descendant of Edward III through my maternal grandfather (and possibly my maternal grandmother (still digging in that branch)), but my line's too far out there for any actual claim. Plus, my maternal family's catholic, so no chance of getting anywhere. All I can do is pay my respects to my royal ancestors.

[@michaelmulvey6753]

You have to be descended from Sophia, electress of Hanover.

[@Ionabrodie69]

Another yank desperate to claw a title ..🙄🇬🇧

[@mdc3148]

I’m a descendant of Edward III as well through my Mexican ancestors, but then again there are so many.

[@mdc3148]

@@Ionabrodie69 he said he was a descendant, stop implying anything else

[@ElGrecoDaGeek]

Large portion of England is related to Alfred the Great. My wife is related to William the conquer. That's how lines of genealogy behave over centuries, quite exponential. So what's your point...

[@rowennoonan6716]

I am not over 18 so I cannot be a patron, but of I was, I definitely would be!! I LOVE your videos. History fascinates me.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

forTunaTeLy am born as a daughTer no one ever found me guilty ThaT i would climb The ThrOnE 😂😂😂😂

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

and amb born as a AusTrian🇦🇹ciTizen i have here no fake AcCounT

[@chelyr5517]

@@andrealuisecandido1154 Are you drunk???

[@Ionabrodie69]

Well I suggest you find a European Royal history channel then.. 🙄🇬🇧

[@lynnesmith5680]

@@Ionabrodie69 why are you so negative about peoples replies? Don’t be a troll 😑

[@rocketmom60]

This was very informative and well presented. Thank you.

[@rubendaniel249]

Hello Kathy, how are you doing today.

[@impartial8987]

The title "Defender of the Faith" was awarded to Henry VIII by the Pope when Henry wrote a rebuttal to Martin Luther in the 1520s. "Defensor Fidei" was not a title created by Henry VII, he just continued to use it in the Anglican Church and passed it down to protestant rulers.

[@CatholicTraditional]

Correct. Many previous English Kings also were granted this title by Popes.

[@bjoernrietz6401]

5:25 - The fact that a Grandson becomes Heir also happend in 1751 when Frederic, Prince of Wales died. Not his younger brother became the new Heir but his Son (later George III.)

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

Lots of English people have some Royal Blood on them. Well, counting how much Charlie #2 and Edward #7 played around, I can believe that. Maybe you should make a video about Charles II and the Girls, and how, even when he didn't have any legitimate children and the crown passed to his brother, his lineage will be reinstated on the throne once William is King as Diana actually descended from one, maybe two, of Charles II's illegitimate lines.

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Loads and loads of people. I have royal ancestors, and I’m nobody,and I wasn’t born in the UK.

[@patrickjeffers7864]

Wills and Harry descend from both Cll and Jll/Vll..crazy..will is actually the jacobite heir(the real one is a German and after the world wars umm)

[@bonhamcarter4488]

@@patrickjeffers7864 the heiress of the real one is Hereditary Grand Duchess of Liechtenstein, a Bavarian princess who attended the late Queen's funeral.

[@patrickjeffers7864]

@@bonhamcarter4488 yup..german

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

In the second half of the 17th century, it was normal for a European monarch to have "mistresses" and numerous illegitmate children. Charles II just behaved as a monarch was supposed to behave in his time.

[@MandyJMaddison]

Despite some nit-picking in the comments over specifics, this is very clearly and simply presented.

[@ThatBearHasMoxie]

This is so well done. Thank you!

[@michaelfrost4584]

Queen Anne to have all of her children die is just sooooooooooo sad and heartbreaking, yet she had to be strong as a Queen. As an Australian, lm not a Royalist but god bless her R.I.P. Plus l have always thought Princess Anne would have been a great Queen like her mother.

[@truefairytale164]

We all know about the British crown jewels, but we know nothing about other countries royal regalias so please could you make a video about Royal regalias around the world.... 🙏🥰

[@ChibiProwl]

Oooh, yes please.😌France and Russia especially.😌

[@kendallrichardson5639]

I would love to learn more about the other monarchs. Such as Japan and Spain.

[@ATLmodK]

Henry VII was not illegitimate. His mother came from a lancastrian line that was not legitimate for succeeding to the throne. His father was a Tudor who had no right to the throne but his mother and father were married, thus his succession to the throne was in doubt, he was of legitimate birth.

[@JacklinR17]

Beatrice's husband doesn't have an English title. He has a Italian one

[@sassyjintheuk]

Thank u that was so interesting. Explained things far clearer than anyone else has thus far. Glad the ladies finally get a proper look in. Particularly grateful for our very much missed late Queen Elizabeth II. I wish the rule change had allowed for Anne to succeed. Although I think she is probably far happier in her close support role and less pressure on her children. And no shade to King Charles III, he has come into his own with Queen Camilla 's essential support. And Prince William and Princess Kate are, God bless them, the best to come forward to match and serve all our peoples.

[@alsc1806]

Autumn Kelly converted to anglicanism before marrying Peter Philips (Meghan Markle also converted before her wedding).

[@janblackhurst1652]

Prince Michael of Kent lost his position in the succession when he married the Catholic Marie (current Princess Michael of Kent). When Queen Elizabeth changed the Letters Patent before the birth of Prince George, the rule about marrying a Catholic was changed which reinstated Prince Michael. However, although someone in the succession can marry a Catholic and retain their place in the queue, no Catholic can be King or Queen.

[@alsc1806]

@@janblackhurst1652 yes but Autumn Kelly converted to Anglicanism before her wedding so Peter Philips did not marry a Catholic. Also the law doesn't apply to only Catholics but all other faiths. To be in the line of succession you have to be Anglican.

[@sandrarecker1907]

Markle didn't !

[@addisyn4realsies]

I am getting unreasonably addicted to this to listen to while I play video games.

[@cristianmoldovan2180]

I'm trying to find the list that you where showing us the succession list, I saw that a few years back ❤️ Btw I love your channel soooooo much!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️😍

[@irisabercromby]

Hi, I love how comprehensive your videos are! Can you do a video about the Orders of Precedence in the United Kingdom?

[@royaltyfandomx]

Prince Harry had his birthday on 15 September, 1 week after his Grandmothers death-

[@obrien6320]

Defender of the faith, was a title given to Henry viii from the Pope in gratitude for a book he had written regarding religion and the Pope.

[@ProjectRaijin]

I hope Charles keeps his mother’s wish to give Edward the title

[@kelvindeng5304]

eye wish.....

[@marthajimenez8317]

Thank you so much, I am from Phoenix, Az and I really like your post

[@andrewnelson3403]

Hopefully Parliament with change the statute to address the "Counsellor of State" problem inherited by the King.

[@katetarrant-dean4182]

Thank you so much, I really enjoyed seeing all this. I will be checking in for more history lessons

[@maryloumawson6006]

I watched a series on KZbin recently which you can find by searching "The Father-in-Law of Europe. It follows the line of King Christian IX of Denmark, Queen Margrethe's Great,Great,Grandfather, who's 6 children all married into royal houses all over Europe. It's a fascinating series that follows each of his children's descendants down to the present (or nearly) day. Of course, many of the children's children became Kings or Queens themselves, including Queen Alexandra of UK, Queen Maria Fedorova (Dagmar) of Russia, plus the monarchs of Sweden, Norway, etc. It gets rather confusing, but a genealogical tree, such as you've provided here, would be most helpful. Just an idea for your channel. I've watched the series several times, and it never fails to enthrall, because the descendants tell the family stories in their own words.

[@h.j.hatcher6265]

There is a documentary of queen Victoria and she put every one of her children married kings and or to in every royal house in Europe so lots of riyals have done this also queen Maria Theresa of Austria queen marie antionettes mother also has lots of children married into other royal houses as well

[@rubendaniel249]

Hello Mary, how are you doing.

[@snow640]

William is indeed deserved to be a king. From Lady Diana's grandmother, Lady Cynthia, he's also descended from Charles of the Palatine, Elizabeth Stuart's second son through his morganatic marriage. Charles is the older brother of Sophia of Hanover.

[@anthonybateman7527]

Only discussing this with my children during QE2 funeral, I've shared with all 5 as a royalist and amateur historian, they should know as I now have grandchildren interested in the subject, but probably won't be taught this at school, and 5 of my 6 grandchildren are welsh, born into my family. Thankyou, very interesting and informative 👍

[@huguettegilbert5045]

I'm so impressed about your huge work for this video !

[@TyeArtisik]

Same

[@randyking3057]

The plural of Princess Royal is Princesses Royal. Great stuff, though.

[@jonnaughton]

An interesting thing is that the “absolute primogeniture” change could have resulted in a very warped system had things been different. As a Commonwealth, each member ‘state’ needed to pass the same laws in their own jurisdiction and had they all not changed their legislation, could have resulted in two different heads of state within the Commonwealth countries (and even states within the same country). Assuming for a moment, Charles, William and George all died in an accident together, we could have ended up with Queen Charlotte in some Commonwealth countries and King Louis in others. I remember a news article how Queensland (Australia) reserved its right as a sovereign state to legislate their own line of succession when it came to abolishing the male-preference primogeniture. Queensland officially joined the rest of the world in 2014 when it adopted the line of succession the rest of the commonwealth followed, but had they not, it could have led to Australia having two different sovereigns.

[@SigurdStormhand]

I read this as "Loyalty 101" and now I'm disappointed.

[@sierrasky2491]

Your videos are most appreciated and most fascinated thank you so very much for posting them.

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Hopefully, show George the fifth daughter, Mary, and her descents in an upcoming video.

[@federicoprice2687]

Aaargh, you said Charles III is the third Charles to sit on the ENGLISH throne! Thankfully, your title caption is correct. Greetings!

[@dfuher968]

6:17 I would like to point out, that William IV did indeed have living children, they were just not from his queen, but from his mistress of decades, and as such they were not eligible to inherit. 8:45 Yes, the heir to the Swedish throne is Victoria, and after her comes her daughter Estelle. The next Norwegian monarch will be male, but after him his daughter Ingrid will be Queen. In The Netherlands the heir is Catharina-Amalia. In Belgium the heir is Elisabeth. And in Spain, the last European monarchy with male primogeniture, the heir is Leonor, as she has no brothers. So at this point, we can already predict the next 6 Queens regnant. 25:04 Yeah, between the 13 legitimate children and who knows how many illegitimate, Edward III spread himself around, as did the next many generations. Or as the wiki page on descendants of Edward III states: "According to British geneticist Adam Rutherford, it is "virtually impossible" that a person with a predominantly British ancestry is not descended from Edward III.[2] He has calculated that "almost every Briton" is "descended between 21 and 24 generations from Edward III"." So u dont even need a family tree to claim that 😉

[@bonhamcarter4488]

Former PM David Cameron is a descendant of William IV. Yes but it is mostly nobility and landed gentry that can trace themselves to Edward I, Henry III, Edward III, Henry VII or Charles II.

[@kathydurow6814]

Both my parents are approx. 20th cousins since they both have Edward III as their (unverified) ancestor on their English family sides. Possibly through illegitimate kids, too. This is despite my Mom's heritage being predominantly German and Dad's 50% German/French Huguenot. Someone did a statistical calculation once that basically said everyone in Western Europe could trace some portion of their ancestry back to, say, Charlemagne. Probably if you added the proviso that all your grandparents (or great-grandparents?) were born there, this could be true, with a few exceptional outliers.

[@jgr7487]

in Portuguese peerage 3 female breaks are allowed until the title reverts to the Crown, so - under that rule - Princess Beatrix, Lady Sienna would be Duchesses of York, then, if Lady Sienna only has daughters, her 1st daughter would be the last Duchess of York, but, if she has sons, the dukedom would descend in the male line until a 4th daughter without brothers isn't allowed to inherit it.

[@johnnzboy]

'Tane' is pronounced 'ta-neh' :) And I don't think it's quite accurate to describe the Maori as Asian - more appropriate would be Polynesian.

[@igotsome4526]

New Expungements and Pardons as well no doubt. Im sure he's relieved.

[@azuregiant9258]

Prince George is beginning to look a lot like his great uncle Charles Spencer.

[@rubendaniel249]

Hello Azure, how are you doing today.

[@jennydaniel3069]

There is a huge line of royals on my mother side. It's mingles with royalty from France, Spain, Scotland and many others. Listening to histories, it's fun to hear names that I've seen in my direct line!

[@Deady4u]

Imagine being born as the crown prince damn what a life

[@ledam2654]

History often says otherwise!

[@riverAmazonNZ]

I’m not sure if ‘what a life’ means yahoo! or yikes! I’m leaning toward yikes.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

@@riverAmazonNZ definitly "yikes".

[@04nbod]

You really want to be between 5-10. Still invited to all the good stuff, lots of cash but no chance at any responsibility

[@davidyoung5114]

I doubt very much that Prince Louis will received the traditional title of the second son of a monarch, Duke of York, given Andrew's legacy. But I'd be willing to bet that Charles III's decision to give the title of Duke of Edinburgh to Prince Edward was a clever bit of future planning. Most likely Edward will have passed on by the time Louis would be thinking of getting married, and as the title will not be inherited by Edward's son, James, that title would be available for Louis instead of Duke of York.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

There is a precedent for that as Queen Victoria made her 2nd son Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh

[@astrol64]

I'm getting dizzy! Lindsay how did you do all that? You must have been up all night!

[@velmamendoza1120]

Very informative on the British line of succession. Thank you.

[@katrisekneeland7992]

Thank you so much for your videos! I would love to learn more about other current queens, like the queen of Denmark. 😊

[@cocoaorange1]

Considering she us the oldest European monarch now, there should be more media attention on them, if they wish to be in the spotlight.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

One interesting fact about Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II is that she is an amateur Tolkien scholar, loves "The Lord of The Rings" and herself translated the entire series from English to Danish.

[@shemene647]

You do great commentary. Your voice is soothing

[@robinwest1635]

Was wondering what all of King Charles medals are for. I only recognise one of them, third from the left, awarded to prince Charles in 1963 by Queen Elizabeth for eating all his brussell sprouts and broccoli.

[@rosamermaid6984]

Just about the level for most of the royals, the only ones who actually put their lives on the line for their Queen are Harry and Andrew. They actually earned some of their medals.

[@MarshalltonUMC792]

Thank you for this. Always appreciated!

[@g_4boy184]

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex became Duke of Edinburgh

[@gidzmobug2323]

The title is only for Edward's lifetime. It won't descend to James, who will be styled as Earl of Wessex.

[@g_4boy184]

​@@gidzmobug2323Title Duke of Edinburgh will be revert back to the crown

[@gidzmobug2323]

@@g_4boy184 Yes, it will, when Edward passes. I wonder why Charles decided to do it that way. As I remember, it had been the wish of both parents that Edward would become Duke of Edinburgh.

[@matthewmacpherson5071]

@@gidzmobug2323 So it can remain a Royal Dukedom. When The Duke of Kent and The Duke of Gloucester eventually die, their Dukedoms will cease being Royal Dukedoms.

[@Nightbird1914]

Fascinating! Cleared up a lot of things for me as an American.

[@gabsolute]

I know this comment might be an *extremely* tall order, but can you do a video on “What if the English monarchy always had the rules it had now?” Like for example, Mary I was the immediate ruler after Henry VIII died. No Lady Jane Grey and no Edward VI…

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

Lady Jane Gray was deposed as queen just 13 days after her "enthronement", and Edward VI died as a child.

[@angelv527]

Wow that was a lot of information crazy how it's all kept in order with who is who and who receives a title and who does not.

[@rubendaniel249]

Hello Angel, how are you doing today.

[@adriangilbert5364]

A clarification about the accession of Queen Victoria. She was not an only child. She was her mother's third and youngest child; her older brother was the Prince of Leiningen and her older sister the Princess-consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Victoria succeeded because her father the Duke of Kent fathered no legitimate sons.

[@bccrayfish]

Looking forward to a line of succession update unless you already did it.

[@luniers4629]

Think you just made Prince Sverre's homework to set his plans in motion a lot easier.

[@RaymondHng]

24:38 Article II of the Norwegian Constitution prohibits the monarch from accepting the crown of another country without the Norwegian Parliament's permission.

[@ceruleangolem4936]

Is Andrew Windsor still a Counsellor of State? How could he possibly be a potential substitute for the king if he's been banned from public functions?

[@richardhutchinson5546]

Yes, he is still a Counsellor of State

[@marshatolbert154]

@@richardhutchinson5546 Yikes 😱

[@CheeseOnTop2007]

Apparently Charles is know stripping the royal family’s titles and privileges. All those useless Senior royals will be stripped off their titles and won’t be getting any privileges

[@LaurenSnowofLondon]

I think/hope that’ll change. There’s been talk of Andrew and Harry being relieved of this duty.

[@janblackhurst1652]

He and Harry both are, however, it seems likely that King Charles will change the Counsellors of State to only those working Royals which will eliminate Andrew, Harry and Beatrice. I can see the new Counsellors as Camilla (his spouse), William, Edward and Anne.

[@mysticalmargaret6105]

Princess Margaret's daughter is styled Lady Sarah Chatto. She is the daughter of the late Earl Snowdon.

[@nothingtonooneinparticular8500]

**Corection Charles did NOT inherit the title of Prince of Wales from Prince Phillip.