02-08-2007, 02:05 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by Henri M.
The line of succession for Prince Philip's peerages is: Charles -> William -> Henry -> Andrew -> Edward
The route is as following:
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Prince Philip dies and Queen Elizabeth is still Sovereign:
- Prince Charles will inherit his peerages (and become 2nd Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich)
- When Prince Charles dies before the kingship, his son Prince William will become 3rd Duke of Edinburgh
- When Prince Charles (or Prince William) assumes the Kingship after Queen Elizabeth II, the peerages will revert to the Crown.
It is solely upon His Majesty's pleasure to create a new Dukedom for Prince Edward, if he wishes so. Prince Edward will then become the 1st Duke of Edinburgh (of the new creation). Because he has no male heirs, it will again revert to the Crown after Prince Edward's death
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Prince Philip dies and King Charles is Sovereign:
His eldest son, The King, will inherit his peerages but these will merge with the Crown.
It is solely upon His Majesty's pleasure to create a new Dukedom for Prince Edward, if he wishes so. Prince Edward will then become the 1st Duke of Edinburgh (of the new creation). Because he has no male heirs, it will again revert to the Crown after Prince Edward's death
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As this will be a new creation it is possible for the King (Charles/William or ??) to allow for female inheritance - a precedence has been set for this sort of inheritance with the Mountbatten title which allowed for female inheritance due to Lord Mountbatten having no sons at the time of the creation. I wouldn't be surprised if that happened as it is obvious that the Queen and the present Duke would like the title to pass on through subsequent generations. That would mean that at some future date Louise would be a Duchess in her own right - but as the parents want her to have a low key upbringing and I suspect a life out of the limelight they mightn't want that anyway.
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