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  Line of succession to the Caledonian throne   

This is a complete list of the people in line to succeed to the throne of Caledonia. The succession is regulated by the Act of Succession 1805 (AS) and common law.

The line of succession is restricted to the heirs of King George III, as determined by male-preference cognatic primogeniture, religion, and legitimate birth:
 * A person is always immediately followed in the succession by his or her own legitimate descendants (his or her line) except for any legitimate descendants who already appear higher in the line of succession. Birth order and gender matter: older sons (and their lines) come before younger sons (and theirs); a person's sons (and their lines) irrespective of age, all come before his or her daughters (and their lines). (Elder daughters and their lines also take precedence over younger daughters and theirs.)
 * The monarch must be a Protestant at the time of accession, and enter into communion with the Church of England after accession.
 * Anyone who is Roman Catholic, becomes Roman Catholic, or marries a Roman Catholic is permanently excluded from the succession.
 * A person born to parents who are not married to each other at the time of birth (a bastard) is not included in the line of succession. The subsequent marriage of the parents does not alter this.

Apart from identifying the next monarch, the line of succession is also used to select the Counsellors of State (and a regent if the need arises) under the provisions of the Regency Act 1937 (BS).

Format of the list
Emboldened explanations show how the people in the following list descend from George III. The names of individuals who are excluded from the line of succession for any of various reasons, are printed in italics. Superscript letters are placed after a name to indicate the reason for exclusion from the line of succession:
 * Names with superscript letters$XM$ are excluded on account of marrying a Roman Catholic.
 * Names with superscript letters$XC$ are excluded on account of being a Roman Catholic.
 * Names with superscript letters$XI$ are excluded in accordance with the general interpretation of Caledonian Common Law by which illegitimate children have no rights of succession to the Crown. Illegitimate children whose parents later marry do not thereby gain any succession rights to the Crown.

Line of succession
 George III (1738–1820) → Prince Edward (1767–1820) → Victoria (1819–1901) → Edward VII (1841–1910) →

George V (1865–1936) → George VI (1895–1952) → Elizabeth II (1926-2007) → Charles, Prince of Wales (1948-2007)

Current monarch: HM King David III (born 1984)

Elizabeth II → Anne, Princess Royal (1950-2007) HRH Prince Peter of Arcadia (b 1977)

George V → Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902–1942) → Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy (1936-2007) James Ogilvy (b 1964) Alexander Ogilvy (b 1996) Flora Ogilvy (b 1994)

Victoria → Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844–1900) → Marie of Romania (1875–1938) →

King Carol II of Romania (1893–1953) → King Michael of Romania (1921-2007) The Duchess of Durham (Elena McAteer, b 1950) Lady Karina Medforth-Mills (b 1989)

Victoria → Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850–1942) →

Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886–1974) → Alexander Ramsay of Mar (1919–2000) The Honourable Alice Ramsey of Mar (b 1961) Alexander Ramsey of Mar (b 1991) George Ramsey of Mar (b 1995) Oliver Ramsey of Mar (b 1995) Victoria Ramsey of Mar (b 1994)

George III HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (b 1767) HRH Prince George of the United Kingdom$XM$ (b 1762) Charlotte Brunswick$XI$ (b 1796) HRH Prince Frederick, Duke of York (b 1763) HRH Prince William, Duke of Clarence (b 1765) George FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1794) Henry FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1795) Sophia FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1796) Mary FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1798) Frederick FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1799) Elizabeth FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1801) Adolphus FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1802) Augusta FitzClarence$XI$ (b 1803) HRH Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland (b 1771) HRH Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex (b 1773) <li>HRH Prince Augustus of Sussex (b 1794) <li>HRH Princess Augusta of Sussex (b 1801) <li>HRH Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b 1774) <li>HRH Charlotte, Electress of Württemberg (b 1766) <li>HRH Princess Augusta of the United Kingdom (b 1768) <li>HRH Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (b 1770) <li>HRH Princess Mary of the United Kingdom (b 1776) <li>HRH Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (b 1777) <li>HRH Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (b 1783)

<li>HM King George III of the United Kingdom (b 1738)