Line of succession to the former German throne

It is also the Line of succession to the former Prussian throne.

note:
As of July 2020.

See also:
Line of succession to the former Monarchical throne and others : From (deleted) Wikipedia’s articles.

The German Empire and Kingdom of Prussia were abolished in 1918. The current head of the former ruling House of Hohenzollern is Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia. The Law of Succession used is Agnatic Primogeniture.[citation needed]

The Head of the House of Hohenzollern is styled His Imperial and Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia. The house is smaller now than it was in 1918 because after the monarchy was deposed, many princes married morganatically, excluding their descendants from the list of dynastic princes. For example, the two eldest sons of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia married morganatically.

Members of this family compose the Prussian Royal Family. There was no German Imperial Family as the only individuals with German imperial titles were the emperor, his consort, empresses dowager, the crown prince and the crown princess. There were no Princes of Germany, only Princes of Prussia.

Present line of succession

  • German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859–1941)
    • German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882–1951)
      • Prince Louis Ferdinand (1907–1994)
        • Prince Louis Ferdinand (1944–1977)
          • Prince Georg Friedrich (born 1976)
            • (1) Prince Carl Friedrich (b. 2013)
            • (2) Prince Louis Ferdinand (b. 2013)
            • (3) Prince Heinrich (b. 2016)
        • (4) Prince Christian-Sigismund (b. 1946)
          • (5) Prince Christian Ludwig (b. 1986)
    • Prince Joachim (1890–1920)
      • Prince Karl Franz (1916–1975)
        • (6) Prince Franz Wilhelm (b. 1943)
          • (7) Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (b. 1981)

 

 

Line of succession in November 1918

  • King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (1770–1840)
    • King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia (1795–1861)
    • German Emperor Wilhelm I (1797–1888)
      • German Emperor Friedrich III (1831–1888)
        • German Emperor Wilhelm II (born 1859)
          • (1) German Crown Prince Wilhelm (b. 1882)
            • (2) Prince Wilhelm (b. 1906)
            • (3) Prince Louis Ferdinand (b. 1907)
            • (4) Prince Hubertus (b. 1909)
            • (5) Prince Frederick (b. 1911)
          • (6) Prince Eitel Friedrich (b. 1883)
          • (7) Prince Adalbert (b. 1884)
          • (8) Prince August Wilhelm (b. 1887)
            • (9) Prince Alexander Ferdinand (b. 1912)
          • (10) Prince Oskar (b. 1888)
            • Count Oskar von Ruppin (b. 1915, born of morganatic marriage; later granted succession rights following the abolition of the monarchy)
            • Count Burchard von Ruppin (b. 1917, born of morganatic marriage; later granted succession rights following the abolition of the monarchy)
          • (11) Prince Joachim (b. 1890)
            • (12) Prince Karl Franz (b. 1916)
        • (13) Prince Henry (b. 1862)
          • (14) Prince Waldemar (b. 1889)
          • (15) Prince Sigismund (b. 1896)
    • Prince Charles (1801–1883)
      • Prince Friedrich Karl (1828–1885)
        • (16) Prince Friedrich Leopold (b. 1865)
          • (17) Prince Friedrich Sigismund (b. 1891)
          • (18) Prince Friedrich Leopold (b. 1895)
    • Prince Albert (1809–1872)
      • Prince Albert (1837–1906)
        • (19) Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht (b. 1874)
        • (20) Prince Joachim Albert (b. 1876)
        • (21) Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (b. 1880)

Line of succession to the former Yugoslav throne

Also it’s Line of succession to the former Serbian throne.

note:
As of July 2020.

See also:
Line of succession to the former Monarchical throne and others : From (deleted) Wikipedia’s articles.

The Yugoslav monarchy was abolished by the Communist-led government on 29 December 1945, on the second anniversary of the Second Session of the AVNOJ.

The current pretender to the defunct throne of Yugoslavia is Crown Prince Alexander. However Yugoslavia is now a defunct state and questions remain whether there is claim to the Serbian throne.

Law of succession

The succession is determined by Article 36 of the Constitution of 1931, which states ‘King Alexander I, of the Karageorge dynasty Reigns over the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. King Alexander I shall be succeeded by his male descendants in the order of primogeniture’. The order of succession after Crown Prince Alexander is:[1]

Art. 37. If the King has no male descendants, he shall designate his heir from the collateral line. If the King has not prior to his death designated his heir, Parliament shall in joint session elect a King from the same dynasty.

Current situation

  • Prince Alexander (1806–1885)
    • King Peter I (1844–1921)
      • King Alexander I (1888–1934)
        • King Peter II (1923–1970)
          • Crown Prince Alexander (born 1945)
            • (1) Hereditary Prince Peter (b. 1980)
            • (2) Prince Philip (b. 1982)
              • (3) Prince Stefan (b. 2018)
            • (4) Prince Alexander (b. 1982)
        • Prince Tomislav (1928–2000)
        • Prince Andrew (1929–1990)
          • (8) Prince Vladimir (b. 1964)
          • (9) Prince Dimitri (b. 1965)
    • Prince Arsen (1859–1938)
      • Prince Paul (1893–1976)
        • Prince Alexander (1924–2016)
          • (*) Prince Dimitri (b. 1958)
          • (*) Prince Michael (b. 1958)
          • (*) Prince Sergius (b. 1963)
          • (*) Prince Dušan (b. 1977)

 

 

Article 37 of the Constitution of 1931 states that, should there be no eligible descendants of King Alexander, the reigning monarch has the right to designate heir presumptive from the collateral lines of the House of Karađorđević. In case the monarch died without designating an heir, the Parliament would have had a right to elect a new monarch. The living male members of the collateral line of the House of Karađorđević are marked with an asterisk (*) in the above list.

Line of succession on 29 December 1945

  • Prince Alexander (1806–1885)
    • King Peter I (1844–1921)
      • Prince George (b. 1887) (renounced rights)
      • King Alexander I (1888–1934)
        • King Peter II (born 1923)
          • (1) Crown Prince Alexander (b. 1945)
        • (2) Prince Tomislav (b. 1928)
        • (3) Prince Andrew (b. 1929)
    • Prince Arsen (1859–1938)
      • (*) Prince Paul (b. 1893)
        • (*) Prince Alexander (b. 1924)
        • (*) Prince Nikola (b. 1928)