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The Windsor dynasty isn’t the only noble family that can claim the British throne. Descendants of the York, Tudor or Stuarts could also claim the royal crown. It is the last mentioned family which, according to many, has the greatest claim to rule the UK.
The family of the late Queen Elizabeth II. he has no business on the British throne. Especially the Jacobites and many other opponents of the Windsor dynasty are convinced of this. According to them, Buckingham Palace should call 89-year-old Francis, Duke of Bavaria.
He is currently the oldest living direct descendant of King Charles I of the Stuart family, who ruled England, Scotland and Ireland from 1600 to 1649. His son James II. in 1688 they deposed him as a Catholic. And his lineage was deprived of the possibility of regaining the royal scepter by the succession law of 1701, which excluded from it all Catholics and those who had married a Catholic.
Right from the name of King James II. the Jacobites derive their name. Duke Francis is considered the rightful ruler of England, Scotland and Ireland.
The British are ruled by the Germans
The Windsors, whose reign in Great Britain began in 1901 with King Edward VII, were originally called Saxe-Coburg-Goths and come from the territory of present-day Thuringia in Germany. The change came in 1917 during World War I, when there was strong anti-German sentiment in the islands.
Another adaptation to Mountbatten-Windsor after her husband’s surname, Prince Philip, but only for more distant descendants, was imposed by Elizabeth II. in 1960. Philip is also of German origin, descended from the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg dynasty. In the veins of King Charles III. so he probably has more German than British blood.
According to critics of the Windsors, this too is a substantial argument to launch at the head of the monarchy, the portal pointed out Star of the day. If male primogeniture, that is, the order of inheritance with firstborn priority, were superior to British law in the traditional sense, Duke Francis would indeed have to rule. According to the Jacobites, the title Francis II belongs to him. English, Scottish, French and Irish. However, he does not use them himself and has not claimed the British crown in his entire life.
Francesco is also the head of the Wittelsbach family, which once ruled the Kingdom of Bavaria. His great-grandfather was King Louis III, who was overthrown in 1918. After his death the titles, which are no longer valid in Germany as in the Czech Republic, but can be used as surnames, will go to his brother Prince Max. He doesn’t even have a son, after his death he will be replaced by Prince Ludvík of Bavaria. Max’s daughter, Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, will become the heir to the Stuart family.
Although Duke Francis has no such ambitions, it cannot be ruled out that one of his successors will want to acquire Buckingham Palace for himself.
The adamant Windsors
Descendants of other royal families may also attempt to enter the game. Of the York dynasty, he may be Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudon, but he has lived in Australia for a long time. The Tudors are currently represented by Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Mint.
But the position of the Windsors, thanks to the incredible length of the reign of Elizabeth II. even its high popularity seems adamant. The first in order after the arrival of King Charles III. his son is Prince William, followed by his children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Queen Elizabeth II. passed away on Thursday 8 September. She ascended the throne at age 25 and remained there for a respectable 70 years. She became the longest-lived British monarch, surpassed globally by two years by the only French king Louis XIV. Britain greeted her for the last time this week on Monday.
Charles III had already promised loyal service to the British the day after his mother’s death, he reminded him BBC. “Just as the Queen did years ago, I now swear to you God help me, to protect the principles of the constitutional monarchy and the heart of our nation, wherever you live and whatever faith you have, I promise to serve you all with respect, love and devotion. , as I have served all my life, “he said nearly two weeks ago.
The queen’s farewell was followed by billions of people. She was buried at Windsor Castle on Monday evening:
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