If a king dies and has no wife/child/siblings, who is next in line for the crown? Does it go by family (as in, uncles, aunts, etc) or are there specific (unrelated) people who are in line for the crown?
2007-02-28 15:31:35 · 7 answers · asked by jttrwffle 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
The line of succession is meant to be as straight as possible, and stays within the extended family, but if necessary will go back to find the direct descendants of past monarchs. In 2002 the Guardian wanted to interview someone in the British line of succession and had to make do with someone (non-British) who was about 90th in line to the throne. Unlike in the movie King Ralph, if the immediate royal family died it would not take long to determine who was next in line.
Remember the murderous Nepalese prince Dipendra, who was comatose king for a few days, was succeeded by his uncle Gyanendra. King William IV of Britain was succeeded by his niece Victoria, whose father died before his elder brother. And Prince Philip is even in the line of succession, as a direct descendant of Queen Victoria.
2007-03-01 08:12:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most monarchy's it is a direct descendant of the original family, ie son or daughter. If a current monarch has no children it would then revert to the next sibling of the monarch. If he had no brothers or sisters it would go back another generation to the sibling of the previous monarch. In very rare circumstances, I can think of only one offhand, would it alter from the direct line and never to the spouses line.
2007-02-28 15:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by Rye Encoke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the monarch dies without an heir, that is, no children, the crown (typically, the rules can be made up as needed) will go to his or her sibling in order of age, eldest to youngest. If no siblings, it would go to cousins, then aunts or uncles, then to members of the government hierarchy - in whatever order that government organized itself.
2007-02-28 20:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by eschampion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally one dies and the next in line gets it.
If for example Prince Charles had no children, his brother Andrew would get it, likewise if he no children his other brother would get it. So it really goes from parent to child, and from sibling to sibling.
2007-03-01 00:57:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The line of succession usually continues with either a cousin or the offspring of a close relative.
2007-02-28 16:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by nabdullah2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes directly to the sibling of the monarch. The one who was born after him.
2007-02-28 18:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by tachabei 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Exceping the British system, it's heir-male.
2007-02-28 21:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋