Line of succession to the former Yugoslav throne

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The Coat of Arms of the former Royal Family

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.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.

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Law of succession[edit]

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[edit]

Crown Prince Alexander with his second wife, Princess Katherine.

•  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)
        • (5) Prince Nicholas (b. 1958)
        • (6) Prince George (b. 1984)
        • (7) Prince Michael (b. 1985)
      • 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[edit]

•  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)

Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Order of line of Succession - The Royal Family of Serbia

External links[edit]

• Order of Succession of the Royal Family of Serbia
• Website of the Royal Family

Line of succession to the former throne of Württemberg

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The monarchy of Württemberg came to an end in 1918 along with the rest of the monarchies that made up the German Empire. The last member of the dynasty to reign as King of Württemberg was William II.

With the death of William II in 1921, succession to the royal claim bypassed the former Duke of Teck and the Duke of Urach, both of whom descended from morganatic marriages, and the headship of the royal house was inherited by Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, of the Roman Catholic, Altshausen branch of the royal family. The current head of the House of Württemberg is Carl, Duke of Württemberg. His elder brother Duke Ludwig Albrecht had previously renounced his succession rights for himself and his issue.

The succession is determined by Article 7 of the 1819 Constitution of the Kingdom of Württemberg, which states, "The right of the succession to the throne belongs to the male line of the royal house; the order of the same is determined by the succession of lines according to primogeniture."[1] The current order of succession is:

• Duke Albrecht (1865–1939)
  • Duke Philipp Albrecht (1893–1975)
    • Duke Carl (born 1936)
      • Duke Friedrich (1961–2018)
        • (1) Duke Wilhelm (born 1994)
      • (2) Duke Eberhard (born 1963)
        • (3) Duke Alexander (born 2010)
      • (4) Duke Philipp (born 1964)
        • (5) Duke Carl Theodor (born 1999)
      • (6) Duke Michael (born 1965)
  • Duke Albrecht Eugen (1895–1954)
    • (7) Duke Ferdinand Eugen (born 1925)
    • (8) Duke Eugen Eberhard (born 1930)
    • (9) Duke Alexander Eugen (born 1933)

Line of succession in 1918[edit]

• Duke Frederick II Eugene (1732–1797)
  •  King Frederick I (1754–1816)
    •  King William I (1781–1864)
      •  King Charles I (1823–1891)
    • Prince Paul (1785–1852)
      • Prince Frederick (1808–1870)
        •  King William II (b. 1848)
  • Duke Alexander (1771–1833)
    • Duke Alexander (1804–1881)
      • Duke Philipp (1838–1917)
        • (1) Duke Albrecht (b.1865)
          • (2) Duke Philipp Albrecht (b.1893)
          • (3) Duke Albrecht Eugen (b.1895)
          • (4) Duke Karl Alexander (b.1896)
        • (5) Duke Robert (b.1873)
        • (6) Duke Ulrich (b.1877)

Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Constitution of the Kingdom of Württemberg, 1819 Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

• House Laws of Württemberg

Line of succession to the former throne of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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The Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont was abolished in 1918 during the German Revolution, following the defeat of the Central Powers in the First World War. The succession, as with most former states of the Holy Roman Empire, was semi-salic, with the nearest female kinswoman of the last male inheriting the crown upon extinction of the dynasty in the male line.[1][self-published source?] The current pretender to the throne and head of the house is Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, grandson of Friedrich, the last ruling prince.[citation needed]

Present line of succession[edit]

•  Frederick, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865-1946)
  • Josias, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896-1967)
    • Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 1936)
      • (1) Karl-Anton, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 1991)
      • (2) Prince Josias Christian (born 1993)
      • (3) Prince Johannes (born 1993)
  • Prince Maximilian Wilhelm (1898-1981)
    • (4) Prince Georg-Viktor (born 1936)
      • (5) Prince Christian-Ludwig (born 1967)
        • (6) Prince Christian Wolrad (born 1998)
        • (7) Prince Viktor (born 2000)
        • (8) Prince Casimir (born 2002)
        • (9) Prince Moritz (born 2006)
      • (10) Prince Wolrad (born 1974)
        • (11) Prince Nikolaus Christian-Ludwig (born 2012)
  • Prince Georg Wilhelm (1902-1971)
    • (12) Prince Josias Friedrich (born 1935)
      • (13) Prince Alexander (born 1972)
        • (14) Prince Josias Ludwig (born 2012)
      • (15) Prince Clemens (born 1975)
    • Prince Georg-Friedrich (1936-2020)
      • (16) Prince Philipp-Heinrich (born 1967)
    • (17) Prince Volkwin (born 1940)
      • (18) Prince Friedrich (born 1969)
        • (19) Prince Paul-Ferdinand (born 2012)
      • (20) Prince Nikolaus Karl (born 1970)
      • (21) Prince Ludwig Wilhelm (born 1983)
    • (22) Prince Christian-Peter (born 1945)
      • (23) Prince Georg-Wilhelm (born 1972)
        • (24) Prince Friedrich-Karl Ulrich (born 1999)
        • (25) Prince Max Georg (born 2000)
        • (26) Prince Caspar (born 2004)
        • (27) Prince Christian Hubertus (born 2004)

Line of Succession in November 1918[edit]

•  Frederick, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 1865)
  • (1) Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 1896)
  • (2) Prince Maximilian Wilhelm (born 1898)
  • (3) Prince Georg Wilhelm (born 1902)

References[edit]

1. ↑ Zoepfl, Heinrich. "Reading Notes on Family Law in German Ruling Families of the 19th Century". Retrieved 30 September 2016.