![]() ![]() Her family was a high-status Hawaiian clan, and her mother was an advisor to Kamehameha III, who ruled from 1825 to 1862. Liliuokalani was born in 1838 as Lydia Kamakaeha. Her story is inextricably tangled with how the island chain went from a sovereign kingdom to a republic to a U.S. The monarch personally determines the time of abdication, and is succeeded by the next in line to the throne.November 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch of Hawaiʻi. A tradition has grown up of monarchs relinquishing the throne: King Willem I, Queen Wilhelmina, Queen Juliana and Queen Beatrix have done so to date. AbdicationĪlthough monarchy is for life, the Dutch Constitution makes provision for abdication. The same applied to the marriages of Prince Floris (2005), Prince Pieter-Christiaan (2005), Princess Christina (1975) and Princess Irene (1964). This was the case, for example, in 2004, when Prince Friso married Mabel Wisse Smit. Members of the Royal House in line to the throne also lose their right of succession if they marry without Parliament’s consent. Membership of the Royal House, on the other hand, requires a relationship to the King in the first or second degree. When Prince Willem-Alexander became King, Princess Margriet’s children lost their right of succession, since only those who are relatives of the King in the first, second and third degrees of consanguinity are eligible to succeed to the throne. Is only possible between parent and child. Brothers and sisters cannot be related in the first degree that Relationship, but the people in question share a parent/ancestor: Princessīeatrix. Relatives in the collateral line (two steps means a relative in the secondĭegree, three steps means a relative in the third degree).įor example: Prince Constantijn is related to the King in the second degree,Īnd to the Princess of Orange in the third degree. Degrees in the collateral lineĪre determined by counting back to the common ancestor, and from there to the The degrees in the collateral line measure the distance to aīrother or sister, an aunt or uncle or a cousin. Is related to the King in the first degree.Ī relationship in the collateral line involves more steps than one in theĭirect line. Theĭistance from grandchild to grandparent is two degrees in the direct line, while The direct line ofĭescent is as follows: great-grandparent, grandparent, parent, child. Or descendant, either in the direct or collateral line. Throne, although the spouses of his relatives in the first and second degrees ofĬonsanguinity are members of the Royal House.ĭegrees of consanguinity are measured by the distance from a common ancestor Spouses of the monarch’s relatives are not eligible for succession to the Relatives of the monarch in the first, second and third degree of consanguinity Second degree of consanguinity and their spouses. Members of the royal family who are related to the monarch in the first or Under the Membership of the Royal House Act, the Royal House comprises the The last in line of succession is Princess Margriet. If they could not succeed for some reason, Prince Constantijn, followed by his children, Countess Eloïse, Count Claus-Casimir and Countess Leonore, would be next in line. Next in line after the Princess of Orange come her younger sisters Princess Alexia and then Princess Ariane. If she becomes Queen while still a minor, a regent will be appointed to exercise the royal prerogative on her behalf. Princess Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange, is now first in line to the throne because she is King Willem-Alexander’s eldest child. If no heir can be found within the House of Orange-Nassau, a successor may be appointed by Act of Parliament, which must be passed by both Houses of Parliament meeting in joint session. When Prince Willem-Alexander became King, therefore, the two oldest sons of his aunt Princess Margriet lost their right to succeed. But if the monarch has no children or grandchildren, the throne passes to the descendants of his parent or grandparent, provided they are not further removed from the deceased King than the third degree of consanguinity. If the eldest child has died but has legitimate children, his or her oldest child will succeed. The last revision of the Constitution laid down that the monarch is to be succeeded by his/her eldest child, regardless of whether that child is a son or a daughter. The rules governing succession to the throne are enshrined in article 25 of the Constitution. ![]() ![]() Image: ©ANP Amsterdam, 30 April 2013: King Willem-Alexander swears his allegiance to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands and to the Constitution. ![]()
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