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The following is the Line of succession to the former Hanoverian throne:

The Kingdom of Hanover was abolished in 1866 and the Duchy of Brunswick in 1918. The Hanoverian royal family was also deprived of the Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale in 1919. The current senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom and head of the House of Hanover is Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, titular King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick, and Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale. The Succession Law in Hanover and Brunswick is semi-salic, allowing for female succession but only on the extinction of the male line of the house.[1]

  • King George V of Hanover (1819–1878)
    • Prince Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1845–1923)
      • Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887–1953)
        • Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987)
          • Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (b. 1954)
            • (1) Prince Ernst August of Hanover (b. 1983)
              • Prince Welf August of Hanover (b. 2019)
            • (2) Prince Christian of Hanover (b. 1985)
              • Prince Nicolás of Hanover (b. 2020)
          • Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover (1955–1988)
            • (3) Prince Otto Heinrich of Hanover (b. 1988)
          • (4) Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover (b. 1961)
            • (5) Prince Albert of Hanover (b. 1999)
            • (6) Prince Julius of Hanover (b. 2006)
        • Prince George William of Hanover (1915–2006)

 

 

Note: Prince Ernst August, head of the House of Hanover since 1987, refused to give consent to his eldest son Hereditary Prince Ernst August’s marriage to Ekaterina Malysheva. As a result the couple’s children do not hold dynastic rights.[2]

Line of Succession in 1866

  • King George III of Hanover (1738–1820)
    • King George IV of Hanover (1762–1830)
    • King William of Hanover (1765–1837)
    • Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851)
      • King George V of Hanover (born 1819)
        • (1) Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover (b. 1845)
    • Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850)
      • (2) Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1819)

In the event of the extinction of the above royal line the succession was to pass to the ducal Brunswick line.[1] Living members of that line in 1866 were:

  • Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1771–1815)
    • (3) Charles II, ex reigning Duke of Brunswick (b. 1804)
    • (4) William, Duke of Brunswick (b. 1806)

Line of succession to the former Mecklenburger thrones

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The line of succession to the Mecklenburg thrones was an ordered list of people eligible to succeed to the grand ducal thrones of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The monarchies in both these states were abolished in 1918 following the outbreak of the November Revolution in the German Empire. Today only the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz survives.

Succession

The Grand Duchies law of succession stated that only males could succeed to the total exclusion of females and so this remains the succession law used by the House today.[1] As a result, the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin became extinct in 2001 on the death of the last male of the House, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, leaving the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz the only surviving line of the House of Mecklenburg.[2]

The House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz itself was on the brink of extinction until 1928 when the only male and head of the House, Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg, adopted and recognised his morganatic nephew, Count George of Carlow, as his heir. The last Grand Duke from the Strelitz line, Adolphus Frederick VI, committed suicide on 23 February 1918 and as his cousin and heir Charles Michel was a national of Russia and so not in Mecklenburg, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, established a regency in Strelitz until the establishment of a Free State.

Count George was recognised as a Duke of Mecklenburg (Serene Highness) on 18 July 1929 by the head of the Imperial House of Russia, Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich, and then five months later on 29 December by Frederick Francis IV. On 18 December 1950 it was announced the style of Highness was recognised for him and the rest of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz family.[3] His position as head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was also confirmed.[4]

Lines of succession in November 1918

Mecklenburg-Schwerin

  • HRH Grand Duke Frederick Francis II (1823–1883)
    • HRH Grand Duke Frederick Francis III (1851–1897)
      • HRH Grand Duke Frederick Francis IV (b. 1882)[5]
        • (1) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Francis (b. 1910)[5]
        • (2) HH Duke Christian Louis (b. 1912)[5]
    • (3) HH Duke John Albert (b. 1857)[5]
    • (4) HH Duke Adolphus Frederick (b. 1873)[5]
    • (5) HRH Duke Henry, Prince of the Netherlands (b. 1876)[5]
    • (6) HH Duke Paul Frederick (b. 1852)[5]
      • (7) HH Duke Henry Borwin (b. 1885)[5]

Note: On 21 April 1884 Duke Paul Frederick deferred his and his sons rights of succession in favour of his younger brothers and their sons, enabling them to take precedence over him and his.[6][7]

Mecklenburg-Strelitz

  • HRH Grand Duke George (1779–1860)
    • HRH Grand Duke Frederick William (1819–1904)
      • HRH Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick V (1848–1914)
        • HRH Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick VI (1882–1918)
    • HH Duke George August (1824–1876)
      • HH Duke Georg Alexander (1859–1909)
        • Count George of Carlow (b. 1899)
      • (1) HH Duke Charles Michael (b. 1863)[5]

Note: The throne became vacant on 23 February 1918 following the death of Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick VI. The heir to the throne Duke Charles Michael was in Russia at the time.

Current House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz line of succession

  • HH George, Duke of Mecklenburg (1899-1963)
    • HH George Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (1921-1996)
      • Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg (born 1956)
        • (1) HH Duke Alexander (b. 1991)[2]
        • (2) HH Duke Michael (b. 1994)[2]

 

 

Line of succession to the former Badener throne

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The monarchy in Baden came to an end in 1918 along with the rest of the monarchies that made up the German Empire. The last sovereign was Grand Duke Frederick II who abdicated at Karlsruhe, 14–22 November 1918.[1] The current head of the Grand Ducal House is Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Duke of Zähringen.

History

Near extinction

In the early 19th century the grand ducal house was on the verge of extinction. By 1817 the only male members of the family were the reigning Grand Duke Charles and his unmarried uncle Prince Louis. In the event that the male line died out the throne would pass to King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. The only alternative to this was for the grand duke to recognise his morganatic uncles Leopold, William and Maximilian, the Counts von Hochberg as dynastic members of the grand ducal family. On 4 October 1817 Grand Duke Charles took this step issuing a new house law recognising his uncles as Princes of Baden. The Hochberg’s right of succession was recognised by the Great Powers on 10 July 1819.[2] The former Count Leopold von Hochberg succeeded as Grand Duke in 1830 and his descendants went on to rule Baden until 1918. By the early 20th century the succession was once again insecure with the future of the dynasty resting on Prince Berthold of Baden.[3]

Kasper Hauser

Main article: Kasper Hauser

According to contemporary rumours – probably current as early as 1829 – Kaspar Hauser was the son of Grand Duke Charles who was born on 29 September 1812, and who, according to known history, had died on 16 October 1812. It was alleged that this prince had been switched with a dying baby, and had subsequently surfaced 16 years later as Kaspar Hauser in Nuremberg. These theories linking him with the princely House of Baden have long since been rejected by professional historians.

Succession law

The succession law is Semi-Salic, with the succession hereditary among the male members. However, in the event of the extinction of the male line the succession could be transmitted to princesses and their descendants.[2]

Line of succession in 1918

  • Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (1790-1852)
    • Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826-1907)
      • Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (born 1857)
    • William of Baden (1829-1897)
      • (1) Prince Max of Baden (born 1867)
        • (2) Prince Berthold of Baden (born 1906)

Current line of succession to the headship of the house

  • Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (1790-1852)
    • Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826-1907)
      • Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857-1928)
    • William of Baden (1829-1897)
      • Maximilian I, Margrave of Baden (1867-1929)
        • Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1906-1963)
          • Maximilian II, Margrave of Baden (born 1933)
            • (1) Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (born 1970)
              • (2) Prince Leopold (born 2002)
              • (3) Prince Friedrich (born 2004)
              • (4) Prince Karl-Wilhelm (born 2006)
            • (5) Prince Leopold (born 1971)
            • (6) Prince Michael (born 1976)
          • (7) Prince Ludwig (born 1937)
            • (8) Prince Berthold (born 1976)

 

 

Line of succession to the former Hessian throne

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The Electorate of Hesse was abolished in 1866 when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine came to an end in 1918. Like most former German realms of the Holy Roman Empire the succession in Hessian lands was semi-Salic, with the nearest female kinswoman of the last male inheriting the crown upon extinction of the dynasty in the male line. The current pretender to both Hessian thrones is Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, from the electoral line of the family, which inherited its claim to the grand duchy following the death of Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine in 1968. Donatus became head of the House of Hesse on the death of his father, Prince Moritz, in 2013. Landgrave Donatus is the titular Grand Duke and Elector of Hesse.

Hesse-Kassel

  • Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868-1940)
    • Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896-1980)
      • Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (1923-2013)
        • Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse (born 1966)
          • (1)Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Hesse (born 2007)
          • (2)Prince August of Hesse (born 2012)
        • (3) Prince Philipp of Hesse (born 1970)
          • (4) Prince Tito of Hesse (born 2008)
    • Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901-1943)
      • (5) Prince Karl Adolf of Hesse (born 1937)
        • (6) Prince Christoph of Hesse (born 1969)
      • (7) Prince Rainer of Hesse (born 1939)

 

 

Line of Succession in 1866

  • Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720-1785)
    • William I, Elector of Hesse (1743-1821)
      • William II, Elector of Hesse (1777-1847)
        • Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (born 1802)
    • Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747-1837)
      • (1) Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (born 1787)
        • (2) Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (born 1820)
          • (3) Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (born 1854)
          • (4) Prince Alexander Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (born 1863)
      • (5) Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel (born 1790)
      • (6) Prince Georg Karl of Hesse-Kassel (born 1793)

Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and Hesse-Philippsthal

The Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld was annexed by Prussia in 1866. The main branch of Hesse-Philippsthal was extinguished in 1925, thus making the Barchfeld branch the only surviving one of the Hesse-Philippsthal line.

  • Chlodwig, titular Landgrave 1905–54, inherited Hesse-Philippsthal as well in 1925 (1876–1954)
    • Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1905–1942)
      • Wilhelm, titular Landgrave 1954–present (born 1933)
        • (1) Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 1963)
          • (2) Prince Wilhelm Ernst of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 2005)
          • (3) Prince Philipp August of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 2006)
          • (4) Prince Konrad of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 2007)
        • Prince Otto of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1965-2020)
          • (5) Prince Max of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 1999)
          • (6) Prince Moritz of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 2007)
          • (7) Prince Leopold of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 2009)
      • Prince Hermann of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1935-2019)[1]
        • (8) Prince Alexis of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 1977)

 

 

Lines of Succession in 1866

  • Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1655-1721)
    • Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1682-1770)
      • William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1726-1810)
        • Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1771-1849)
          • Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (born 1803)
            • (1) Hereditary Prince Ernest of Hesse-Philippsthal (born 1846)
    • William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1692-1761)
      • Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1743-1803)
        • Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1784-1854)
          • Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 1829)
          • (1) Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born 1831)

Line of Succession to the Grand Duchy of Hesse in November 1918

  • Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (born 1868)
    • (1) Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (born 1906)
    • (2) Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1908)

Line of succession to the former German throne

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

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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)