The Royal Marriages Act of 1772

[Grandduchess24]

I believe that times have changed since 1772 and so has the monarchy so I think that it should be tweaked a bit because what if prince william and Kate have two girls like Andrew because william carries the genes to have:
Boy/boy
Girl/girl
Boy/girl
I mean do they propose to keep it the way it is? What if the monarchy comes to a point where only 3 princesses are born,who would inherit the throne?

[PrincessKaimi]

It's House of Hanover (especially if you want to research it; House of Hannover is an entertainment conglomerate).

[NGalitzine]

Originally Posted by PrincessKaimi

It's House of Hanover (especially if you want to research it; House of Hannover is an entertainment conglomerate).

Hanover in English, Hannover in German (Prinz von Hannover).....and they are German, but since these boards are in English I guess you are correct.

[wbenson]

Originally Posted by Grandduchess24

I mean do they propose to keep it the way it is? What if the monarchy comes to a point where only 3 princesses are born,who would inherit the throne?

The oldest of the the princesses, as happened when Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne over her younger sister. There was actually a good deal of discussion about that in the 1930s. A legal opinion was sought, which stated that "in the event of the demise of His present Majesty, without issue male, leaving two or more daughters him surviving, the Crown would descend to the eldest of those daughters."

[focusoninfinity]

At the time King Edward VIII wed Bessie Warfield, were English Kings (or Queens) allowed to wed spouses of illegitimate birth, and maintain their Crown? If then not allowed, has the rule changed; and if so, when? And what was the reasoning behind the change? What was the kinship relationship of New Orleans assistant City Attorney, Peregrine 'Perry' Snowden Warfield, Esq., from Georgetown, D.C.; and said Bessie Warfield?

[Iluvbertie]

Originally Posted by focusoninfinity

At the time King Edward VIII wed Bessie Warfield, were English Kings (or Queens) allowed to wed spouses of illegitimate birth, and maintain their Crown? If then not allowed, has the rule changed; and if so, when? And what was the reasoning behind the change? What was the kinship relationship of New Orleans assistant City Attorney, Peregrine 'Perry' Snowden Warfield, Esq., from Georgetown, D.C.; and said Bessie Warfield?

As far as I am aware there has never been a ban on marriage to an illegitimate child.

[nascarlucy]

There is no ban or laws banning a marriage to a person born out of wedlock for British royals. I would imagine the same is true for other European royal households. A person born out of wedlock can not be an heir to the throne. I don't recall reading in any British royal history book that such a law ever existed or if it was just something that wasn't written down but understood (gentlemen's type of agreement).

The heir to the throne or any royal can marry someone who was born out of wedlock, someone who had a child out of wedlock, someone whose parents divorced or they were divorced or someone who didn't grow up with their biological parents or someone who was adopted and had royalty in their ancestry.

There is no prohibition against marriage to these individuals even though in some cases it has raised eyebrows or people have questioned whether the royal should marry such an individual as their character comes into question (especially on the issue of divorce or having a child out of wedlock). A high percentage of these cases have been females who were not royal.