RE: QUESTION FOR YOU BRITS
May 3, 2011 at 12:39 am
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2011 at 12:41 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(April 30, 2011 at 10:10 am)LEDO Wrote: If I was to marry Pippa Middleton. how many people would have to die beofre I was King of England? A lot, or could one hand grenade get them all? I mean I'm just asking...
You could not be. See below,on primogeniture.
Kate Middelton is not in line to the throne.She will be queen consort due to being married to the king just as was Queen Elizabeth's mum,Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.When her husband King George V1 died, she became the dowager queen. Her daughter became queen because there were no male heirs
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The full Wiki article is worth reading
Quote:Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings (compare to ultimogeniture). Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females. According to the Norman tradition, the first-born son inherited the entirety of a parent's wealth, estate, title or office and then would be responsible for any further passing of the inheritance to his siblings. In the absence of children, inheritance passed to the collateral relatives, in order of seniority of the males of collateral lines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primogeniture
DOWAGER QUEEN:
Quote:A queen dowager or dowager queen (compare: princess dowager, dowager princess, or princess mother) is a title or status generally held by the widow of a deceased king. Its full meaning is clear from the two words from which it is composed: queen indicates someone who served as queen consort (i.e., wife of a king), while dowager indicates a widow who holds the title from her deceased husband. (A queen who rules in her own right and not due to marriage to a king is a queen regnant.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowager_queen
