Law of succession

Laws of succession govern the order of succession to various monarchies. Some laws of succession include:

United Kingdom

 * British succession
 * Act of Settlement 1701

Denmark

 * Succession to the Danish throne

Norway

 * Norwegian Law of Succession

Sweden

 * Swedish Act of Succession

Spain

 * Law of Succession to the Headship of the State

Japan

 * Imperial Household Law

Thailand

 * 1924 Palace Law of Succession

France

 * Kings of France
 * Salic law
 * Legitimist claimants to the throne of France
 * Orléanist claimants to the throne of France
 * Bonapartist claimants to the throne of France
 * Jacobite claimants to the throne of France

Russia

 * Russian law of succession 1797

General

 * Agnatic succession
 * Elective monarchy
 * Primogeniture
 * Proximity of blood
 * Ultimogeniture
 * Tanistry