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Freddie

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2. I don't think so

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat May 20, 2023, 04:34 AM

May 2023

King William IV (?) - George III’s son - had a number of children with a girlfriend but no “proper” heir. He hastily married the requisite German princess but they were unable to produce a child that lived past infancy, so the throne went to his niece Victoria, daughter of George III’s youngest son Prince Edward, who’d died fairly young. Queen Victoria was King Charles’ 3x-great grandmother.

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Would the "Royal Succession" change if [View all] no_hypocrisy May 2023 OP

or this guy and his descendants lapfog_1 May 2023 #1

I don't think so Freddie May 2023 #2

True LeftishBrit May 2023 #8

No - illegitimate children have never counted in the royal succession muriel_volestrangler May 2023 #3

UK (England) doesn't bastard king much. They used "Fitz" appendage to denote them in royal cases Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #4

I haven't paid much attention to these claims. Is there DNA analysis to support the story? hlthe2b May 2023 #5

It's all an argument about who and how society is organized bucolic_frolic May 2023 #6

Then there is Harry. Sneederbunk May 2023 #7