05-25-2005, 10:55 AM
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Still in Line
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Originally Posted by florawindsor
does the duchess's conversion to catholism affect the duke's status in the line of succession, theorectically?
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No. The relevant law (Act of Settlement) states that anyone MARRYING a Roman Catholic is excluded from the line of succession to the Throne. It does not exclude someone whose spouse BECOMES a Roman Catholic after the marriage.
So that Prince Michael of Kent forfeited his right of succession when he married the Roman Catholic Baroness Marie Christine von Riebnitz, but the Duke of Kent retains his rights because the Duchess converted after they were married.
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