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History of the French line of succession

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A history of the French line of succession, from Hugh Capet to Napoléon III, showing its state at the death of each monarch. For the current lines of succession to the French throne, see the links section below. Normally, only the first ten heirs are listed if possible. It is notable that the dynastic rules of Salic Law prevalent in France were never broken from Hugh Capet's accession in 987 until the abdication of Louis XVI in 1792; every monarch of France (with the exceptions of the Napoleonic monarchs) was a patrilineal (agnatic) male descendant of Hugh Capet.

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[edit] House of Capet 987–1328

Following the accession of Hugh Capet to the French throne in AD 987, there was not to be a significant issue of dynastic inheritance for three centuries: through thirteen generations, the deceased King's oldest surviving son inherited the throne as follows:

Following the death of Philip IV in 1314, he was succeeded by his eldest son Louis X, but Louis died two years later, leaving his posthumous son John I as his heir; John died within five days of his birth. It was then deemed, in accordance with French Salic Law, that females could not inherit the throne; Joan II of Navarre, Louis X's daughter, was therefore passed over for the French throne (although she later inherited the throne of Navarre). Louis X's younger brothers Philip V, and then Charles IV, succeeded him in turn and died without sons (although both, like Louis X, had daughters). Following the death of Charles IV in 1328 a successional dispute arose: by Salic Law, which permitted inheritance only through male lines, the heir to the throne was Philip (son of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III), who duly acceeded to the throne as Philip VI; however, the system of Cognatic Primogeniture in place elsewhere gave Edward III of England (son of Isabella of France, daughter of Philip IV and sister of Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV) a superior claim to the throne. See the Hundred Years' War.

[edit] Charles IV (following Salic Law)

At the date of the death of Charles IV, the last male member of the direct House of Capet, February 1st 1328, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Philippe de Valois, son of Charles de Valois, grandson of Philip III of France (b. 1293)
  2. Jean de Valois, son of Philippe de Valois (b. 1319)
  3. Charles II of Alençon, son of Charles of Valois, (b. 1297)
  4. Charles d'Évreux, Count of Étampes, son of Louis d'Évreux, grandson of Philip III (b. 1305)
  5. Philip III of Navarre, son of Louis d'Évreux (b. 1306)
  6. Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, son of Robert, Count of Clermont, grandson of Louis IX of France (b. 1279)
  7. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, son of Louis I (b. 1311)
  8. James I, Count of La Marche, son of Louis I (b. 1319)
  9. Peter of Clermont, Archdeacon of Paris, son of Robert, Count of Clermont (b. 1287)
  10. Robert III of Artois, great-great-grandson of Louis VIII of France (b. 1287)

[edit] House of Valois 1328-1498

[edit] Philippe VI (following Salic Law)

At the date of Philippe VI’s death, August 22nd 1350, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Jean de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Normandy and Guyenne, Count of Anjou, Maine, Poitiers, Auvergne and Boulogne (b. 1319), Philippe VI’s eldest son
  2. Charles de Valois, Son of France (b. 1338), Jean de Valois’ eldest son
  3. Louis I d'Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Jean de Valois’ younger son
  4. John de Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), Jean de Valois’ younger son
  5. Philippe de Bourgogne, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Jean de Valois’ youngest son
  6. Philip de Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1336), Philippe VI’s youngest son
  7. Charles III d'Alençon, Count of Alençon (b. 1337), Philippe VI’s nephew
  8. Philip d'Alençon (b. 1338), Charles III d'Alençon’s younger brother
  9. Peter d'Alençon (b. 1340), Charles III d'Alençon’s younger brother
  10. Robert d'Alençon, Count of Perche (b. 1344), Charles III d'Alençon’s youngest brother

[edit] Jean II (following Salic Law)

At the date of Jean II’s death, April 8th 1364, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Charles de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1338), Jean II’s eldest son
  2. John de Valois, Son of France (b. 1359), Charles de Valois’s son
  3. Louis I d'Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Jean II’s younger son
  4. John de Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), Jean II’s younger son
  5. Charles de Berry, Grandson of France, Count of Montpensier (b. 1362), John de Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne’s eldest son
  6. Jean de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1363), John de Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne’s younger son
  7. Louis de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), John de Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne’s youngest son
  8. Philippe de Bourgogne, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Jean II’s youngest son
  9. Philip de Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1336), Jean II’s youngest brother
  10. Charles III d'Alençon, Count of Alençon (b. 1337), Jean II’s first cousin

[edit] Charles V (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles V's death, September 16th 1380, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Charles de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1368), Charles V’s eldest surviving son
  2. Louis de Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1372), Charles V's second surviving son
  3. Louis I d'Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Charles V’s younger brother
  4. Louis de Anjou, Grandson of France (b. 1377), Louis I de Anjou’s son
  5. John de Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), Charles V’s younger brother
  6. Charles de Berry, Grandson of France, Count of Montpensier (b. 1362), Jean I, Duke of Berry’s son
  7. Jean de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1363), Charles de Berry’s younger brother
  8. Louis de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), Charles de Berry’s youngest brother
  9. Philippe de Bourgogne, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Charles V’s youngest brother
  10. John de Bourgogne (b. 1371), Philippe de Bourgogne’s son

[edit] Charles VI (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles VI’s death, October 21st 1422, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Charles de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Touraine, Duke of Berry, Count of Poitou (b. 1403), Charles VI’s son
  2. Charles de Orléans, Grandson of France Duke of Orléans (b. 1391), Charles VI’s nephew
  3. Jean de Orléans, Grandson of France, Count of Angoulême (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans’s younger brother
  4. Louis III de Anjou, Duke of Anjou, King of Naples (b. 1403), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed
  5. René de Anjou (b. 1408), Louis III, Duke of Anjou’s younger brother
  6. Charles de Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise (b. 1414), Louis III, Duke of Anjou’s youngest brother
  7. Philippe III de Bourgogne, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1396), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed
  8. Jean IV de Bourgogne, Duke of Brabant and Limburg (b. 1403), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed
  9. Philippe de Bourgogne (b. 1404), Jean IV de Bourgogne’s brother
  10. Charles de Bourgogne, Count of Nevers and Rethel (b. 1414), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed

[edit] Charles VII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles VII’s death, July 22nd 1461, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Louis de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1423), Charles VII’s son
  2. Charles de Valois, Son of France, Duke of Berry, Normandie and Guyenne (b. 1446), Louis’s youngest brother
  3. Charles de Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1391), Charles VII’s first cousin
  4. Jean de Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans’s younger brother
  5. Charles de Orléans (b. 1459), Jean of Orléans’s son
  6. René I de Anjou, Duke of Anjou (b. 1408), Charles VII’s second cousin
  7. John II de Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1425), René I’s son
  8. Nicholas de Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1448), John II of Anjou’s son
  9. Charles de Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise (b. 1414), René I’s brother
  10. Charles de Anjou (b. 1436), Charles de Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise’s son

[edit] Louis XI (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XI’s death, August 30th 1483, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Charles, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1470), Louis XI’s son
  2. Louis de Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Louis XI’s second cousin
  3. Charles de Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1459), Louis XI’s second cousin
  4. René de Alençon, Duke of Alençon (b. 1454), Louis XI’s fourth cousin once removed
  5. Jean II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1427), Louis XI’s seventh cousin
  6. Charles II de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1433), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon’s younger brother
  7. Pierre de Bourbon (b. 1438), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon’s younger brother
  8. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre de Bourbon’s son
  9. Louis I de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1403) Louis XI’s fifth cousin twice removed
  10. Gilbert de Bourbon-Montpensier (b. 1443), Louis I de Bourbon’s son

[edit] Charles VIII (following Salic Law)

All of Charles' children predeceased him, including his only son Charles Orland, Dauphin de France, who died in 1495 aged 3. At the date of Charles VIII’s death, April 7th 1498, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Charles VIII’s second cousin once removed
  2. François de Valois-Angoulême, Count of Angoulême (b. 1492), Charles VIII’s third cousin
  3. Charles IV de Valois-Alençon, Duke of Alençon, Count of Perche, Count of Armagnac, Count of Fézensac (b. 1489), Charles VIII’s fifth cousin once removed
  4. Pierre II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1438), Charles VIII’s sixth cousin twice removed
  5. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre II’s son
  6. Louis II de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1483), Charles VIII’s seventh cousin once removed
  7. Charles de Bourbon (b. 1489), Louis II de Bourbon’s younger brother
  8. François, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Louis II de Bourbon’s youngest brother
  9. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme (b. 1489), Charles VIII’s seventh cousin once removed
  10. François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme’s brother

[edit] House of Valois-Orléans (1498–1515)

[edit] Louis XII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XII’s death, January 1st 1515, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. François de Valois-Angoulême, Count of Angoulême, Duke of Valois, Duke of Brittany (b. 1494), Louis XII’s first cousin once removed
  2. Charles IV de Valois-Alençon, Duke of Alençon, Count of Perche, Count of Armagnac, Count of Fézensac (b. 1489), Louis XII’s fifth cousin
  3. Charles III de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1489), Louis XII’s seventh cousin
  4. François de Bourbon, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Charles III de Bourbon’s younger brother
  5. Charles de Bourbon-La Marche, Duke of Vendome (b. 1489), Louis XII’s seventh cousin
  6. Louis de Bourbon-La Marche, Count of Marle (b. 1514), Charles de Bourbon-La Marche’s son
  7. François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Louis XII’s seventh cousin
  8. Louis de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), François I de Bourbon’s brother
  9. Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1473), Louis XII’s sixth cousin once removed
  10. Louis de Bourbon (b. 1513), Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon’s son

[edit] House of Valois-Angoulême (1515–1589)

[edit] François I (following Salic Law)

At the date of François I’s death, March 31, 1547, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Henri de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Brittany (b. 1519), François I’s eldest son
  2. François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France (b. 1544), Henri’s son
  3. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), eighth cousins
  4. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother
  5. Jean de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien and of Estouteville, Count of Soissons (b. 1528), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother
  6. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon’s youngest brother
  7. Louis de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), Francois I’s seventh cousin once removed
  8. Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), Francois I’s seventh cousin once removed
  9. François de Bourbon (b. 1542), Louis III de Bourbon’s son
  10. Charles de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1515), Louis III de Bourbon’s younger brother

[edit] Henri II (following Salic Law)

At the date of Henri II’s death, July 10th 1559, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Dauphin of France, jure uxoris King of Scotland (b. 1544), Henri II’s eldest son
  2. Charles-Maximillien de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), Henri II’s second son
  3. Alexandre-Édouard de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), Henri II’s third son
  4. Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Henri II’s fourth son
  5. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Henri II’s eighth cousins once removed
  6. Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon’s son
  7. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother
  8. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon’s youngest brother
  9. Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon’s son
  10. François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé’s younger brother

[edit] François II (following Salic Law)

At the date of François II’s death, December 5th 1560, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Charles-Maximillien de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), younger brother of François II
  2. Alexandre-Édouard de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), younger brother of François II
  3. Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), youngest brother of François II
  4. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Francis II’s eighth cousins twice removed
  5. Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon’s son
  6. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother
  7. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon’s youngest brother
  8. Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon’s son
  9. François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé’s younger brother
  10. Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed

[edit] Charles IX (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles IX’s death, May 30th 1574, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Henri de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angouleme, Duke of Orleans, Duke of Anjou (b. 1551), Charles IX’s younger brother
  2. Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alencon (b. 1555), Charles IX’s youngest brother
  3. Henry III de Bourbon, King of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed
  4. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed
  5. Henri I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1552), ninth cousin once removed
  6. François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri I de Bourbon’s younger brother
  7. Charles de Bourbon (b. 1562), Henri I de Bourbon’s younger brother
  8. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Henri I de Bourbon’s youngest brother
  9. Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed
  10. François de Bourbon-Vendome (b. 1542), Louis III de Bourbon’s son

[edit] Henri III (following Salic Law)

At the date of Henri III’s death, August 2nd 1589, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Henry III de Bourbon, King of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed
  2. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed
  3. Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1588), tenth cousins
  4. François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), ninth cousin once removed
  5. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1562), Francois de Bourbon’s younger brother
  6. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Francois de Bourbon’s youngest brother
  7. François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1542), eighth cousin twice removed
  8. Henri de Bourbon-Vendome (b. 1573), Francois de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier’s son

[edit] House of Bourbon (1589–1792)

[edit] Henri IV (following Salic Law)

At the date of Henri IV’s death, May 14th 1610, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Louis de Bourbon, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1601), Henri IV’s eldest son
  2. Nicholas Henri de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1607), Henri IV's middle son
  3. Gaston de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, future Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Henri IV’s youngest son
  4. Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1588), Henri IV’s first cousin once removed
  5. François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri IV’s first cousin
  6. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Francois de Bourbon’s younger brother
  7. Louis de Bourbon-Soissons (b. 1604), Charles de Bourbon’s son

[edit] Louis XIII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XIII’s death, May 14th 1643, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Louis-Dieudonné de Bourbon, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1638), Louis XIII’s elder son
  2. Philippe de Bourbon, Son de France (b. 1640), Louis XIII’s younger son
  3. Gaston de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Louis XIII’s youngest brother
  4. Henri II de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1588), Louis XIII’s second cousin
  5. Louis de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1621), Henri II de Bourbon’s eldest son
  6. Armand de Bourbon-Conti, Prince of Conti (b. 1629), Henri II de Bourbon’s youngest son

[edit] Louis XIV (following Salic Law)

The succession to Louis XIV was altered by the deaths of his eldest son Louis, le Grand Dauphin, the Grand Dauphin's eldest son Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Burgundy's eldest son Louis, Duke of Brittany, all in 1711–1712. The Grand Dauphin's second son Philippe, Duke of Anjou had acceeded to the throne of Spain in 1700, precluding himself and his descendants from the succession by the Treaty of Utrecht. At the date of Louis XIV’s death, September 1st 1715, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. HRH Louis de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Anjou (b. 1710), Louis XIV’s great-grandson
  2. HRH Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674), Louis XIV’s nephew
  3. HRH Louis of Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1703), Philippe II’s son
  4. Louis IV Henri, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1692) Louis XIV’s third cousin thrice removed
  5. Charles de Bourbon-Condé, Count of Charolais (b. 1700), Louis IV Henri's younger brother
  6. Louis de Bourbon-Condé, Count of Clermont (b. 1709), Louis IV Henri’s youngest brother
  7. Louis-Armand II de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1695), Louis XIV’s third cousin twice removed
  8. Louis de Bourbon-Conti, Count of La Marche (b. 1715), Louis-Armand II’s son

[edit] Louis XV (following Salic Law)

The succession to Louis XV was altered by the death of his son Louis in 1765. At the date of Louis XV’s death, May 10th 1774, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1754), Louis XV’s grandson
  2. Louis-Stanislaus de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XVI’s third brother
  3. Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVI’s brother
  4. HRH Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (b. 1725), Louis XV’s third cousin
  5. HRH Prince Louis Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1747), Louis Philippe I’s son
  6. HRH Prince Louis Philippe of Orléans (b. 1773), Prince Louis Philippe’s son
  7. Louis V Joseph, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1736), Louis XVI’s sixth cousin once removed
  8. Prince Louis of Bourbon-Condé (b. 1756), Louis V, Prince de Condé’s son
  9. Prince Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772), Prince Louis of Bourbon-Condé’s son
  10. Prince Louis François of Bourbon-Conti (b. 1717), Louis XV’s sixth cousin

[edit] Louis XVI (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XVI’s abdication, August 10th 1792, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Louis-Charles de Bourbon, Son of France, Prince Royal of France (b. 1785), Louis XVI’s son
  2. Louis-Stanislaus de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XVI’s third brother
  3. Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVI’s brother
  4. Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles-Philippe de Bourbon’s eldest son
  5. Charles Ferdinand de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1778), Charles-Philippe de Bourbon’s youngest son
  6. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1747), Louis XVI’s fourth cousin once removed
  7. Louis-Philippe of Orléans (b. 1773), Louis Philippe II’s eldest son
  8. Antoine Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1775), Louis Philippe II’s second son
  9. Louis-Charles of Orléans, Count of Beaujolais (b. 1779), Louis Philippe II’s youngest son
  10. Louis V Joseph, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1736), Louis XVI’s seventh cousin once removed

[edit] House of Bonaparte (1804–1815)

[edit] Napoléon I (following Salic Law)

On the dates of Napoléon I’s first abdication, April 6th 1814, and his second abdication, June 22nd 1815, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. HM King Napoléon of Rome (b. 1811), Napoléon I’s son
  2. HIH Prince Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, Comte de Survilliers (b. 1768), Napoléon I’s eldest brother
  3. HIH Prince Lucien Bonaparte, Prince Français, 1st Principe di Canino and 1st Principe di Musignano (b. 1775), Napoléon I’s second brother
  4. HIH Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1803), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s eldest son
  5. HIH Prince Paul Marie Bonaparte (b. 1809), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s third son
  6. HIH Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1813), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s fourth son
  7. HIH Prince Louis Bonaparte, Prince Français, Comte de Saint-Leu (b. 1778), Napoléon I’s third brother
  8. HIH Prince Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (b. 1804), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s second son
  9. HIH Prince Charles Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1808), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s youngest son
  10. HIH Prince Jerome-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1784), Napoléon I’s youngest brother

Napoléon II (following Salic Law)

At the date of Napoléon II’s abdication, July 7th 1815, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. HIH Prince Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, Comte de Survilliers (b. 1768), Napoléon II’s eldest uncle
  2. HIH Prince Lucien Bonaparte, Prince Français, 1st Principe di Canino and 1st Principe di Musignano (b. 1775), Napoléon II’s second uncle
  3. HIH Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1803), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s eldest son
  4. HIH Prince Paul Marie Bonaparte (b. 1809), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s third son
  5. HIH Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1813), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s fourth son
  6. HIH Prince Louis Bonaparte, Prince Français, Comte de Saint-Leu (b. 1778), Napoléon II’s third uncle
  7. HIH Prince Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (b. 1804), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s second son
  8. HIH Prince Charles Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1808), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s youngest son
  9. HIH Prince Jerome-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1784), Napoléon II’s youngest uncle
  10. HIH Prince Jerome-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1814), Prince Jerome-Napoleon’s son

[edit] House of Bourbon (restored, 1815-1830)

[edit] Louis XVIII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XVIII’s death, September 16th 1824, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVIII’s brother
  2. Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles-Philippe’s eldest son
  3. Henri de Bourbon, Count of Chambord (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine’s nephew
  4. Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1773), King Louis XVIII’s fifth cousin
  5. Ferdinand-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1810), Louis-Philippe’s eldest son
  6. Louis de Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe’s second son
  7. François de Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe’s third son
  8. Charles de Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1820), Louis-Philippe’s fourth son
  9. Henri de Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe’s fifth son
  10. Antoine de Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1824), Louis-Philippe’s youngest son

[edit] Charles X (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles X’s abdication, August 2nd 1830, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Son of France, Prince Royal, Dauphin of France and Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles X’s eldest son
  2. Henri de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Count of Chambord (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine’s nephew
  3. Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1773), Charles X’s fifth cousin
  4. Ferdinand-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1810), Louis-Philippe’s eldest son
  5. Louis de Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe’s second son
  6. François de Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe’s third son
  7. Henri de Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe’s fifth son
  8. Antoine de Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1824), Louis-Philippe’s youngest son
  9. Louis VI de Bourbon-Condé, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1756), Charles X’s eighth cousin

[edit] House of Bourbon-Orléans (1830–1848)

[edit] Louis-Philippe I (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis-Philippe I’s abdication, February 24th 1848, the line of succession was as follows:

  1. Prince Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Count of Paris, Prince Royal (b. 1838) Louis-Philippe I’s grandson
  2. Prince Robert de Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1840), Prince Louis-Philippe’s younger brother
  3. Prince Louis de Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe I’s second son
  4. Prince Gaston de Orléans, Count of Eu (b. 1842), Prince Louis of Orléans’ first son
  5. Prince Ferdinand de Orléans, Duke of Alençon (b. 1844), Prince Louis of Orléans’ second son
  6. Prince François de Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe I’s third son
  7. Prince Pierre de Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1845), Prince Francois of Orléans’ son
  8. Prince Henri de Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe I’s fifth son
  9. Prince Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Prince of Condé (b. 1845), Prince Henri of Orléans’s son
  10. Prince Antoine de Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1824), Louis-Philippe I’s youngest son

[edit] House of Bonaparte (restored, 1852–1870)

[edit] Napoléon III (following Salic Law)

At the date of Napoléon III’s abdication, September 4th 1870, the line of succession read as follows:

  1. HIH Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, Prince Imperial of France (b. 1856), Napoléon III’s son
  2. HIH Napoléon Joseph Bonaparte, Prince François, Count of Meudon, Count of Moncalieri (b. 1822), Napoleon III’s first cousin
  3. HIH Prince Napoléon Victor Bonaparte (b. 1862), Napoléon Joseph’s son
  4. Prince Lucien Louis Bonaparte, 4th Prince of Canino and Musignano, Cardinal (b. 1828), Napoleon III’s first cousin once removed
  5. Prince Napoléon Charles Bonaparte (b. 1839), Lucien Louis Bonaparte’s youngest brother
  6. Prince Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1815), Napoléon III’s first cousin
  7. Prince Roland Bonaparte (b. 1858), Prince Pierre’s son
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