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Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
FUTURE
HEIRESSES TO THRONES
A list of Princesses who
are first or second-in-line to succeed as Monarchs.
See list of past
heiresses here:
Heiresses to thrones
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1957-58 and 2002-05 Heiress Presumptive
2005- Hereditary Princess H.S.H. Caroline of Monaco |
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Caroline Louise Marguerite
Grimaldi is the firstborn daughter of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly
she was first-in-line until the birth of her brother, prince Albert.
Until the constitutional changes in 2002 she was possible heir, but from
2002 she was second in-line-for the succession. After her father's death
and her brother's accesion as Albert II, she became heir to the throne.
Married to Philippe Junot 1978-80, to Stefano Casiraghi 1983-90, when he
died in a in a power-boat racing accident in 1990. In 1999 she married
Prince Ernst August of Hannover. Mother of four children; Andrea (1984),
Charlotte (1986), Pierre (1987) and Alexandra (2000). (b. 1957). |
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1977- Possible Heiress H.R.H. the Royal Princess, Somdetceh
Phra Debaratanarajasuda Chao Fa
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand (5.12-) |
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In 1977 the Thai constitution was changed to allow for possible
female succession and her title is often
translated into Crown Princess and she shares the rank of her
brother, whose title is Crown Prince. She is the Second daughter of King Bhumibol
Adulyadej Rama IX, and has acted as regent on several occasions
- in 1997 for example she averted a military coup d’etat during
her fathers illness. She is one of his closest advisors. In 1996
she was appointed General, Admiral and Air Chief-Marshal.
She is unmarried. (b. 1955-) |
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1980-
H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden,
Duchess of Västergötland |
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In 1980 absolute premogeniture was introduced and
Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiré became the
heiress. On her 18th birthday the 14th
of June the crown Princess swore the oath on the constitution
and was inaugurated as Deputy Head of State. In 2010 she married
David Westling who became HRH Prince David of Sweden, Duke of
Västergötland and in 2012 they had a daughter. (b. 1979-) |
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1997-
Heiress to the Headship of the Royal House H.R.H.
Crown-Princess Margarita of Romania |
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In 1997 her father, Mihai I
named her heir to the headship of the Royal House of Romania,
but he was not able to name her Heir to the Throne, since the
Monarchial Constitution only allows male succession, but in 2007
the succession was altered to allow male-preferred female
succession, as Romania had joined the EU and
alic law is discriminatory.
She was then named Crown Princess and future Head of the ROyal
House and Custodian of the Romanian Crown. She married Radu
Duda, who was created Prince von Hohenzollern-Veringen and later
Prince of Romania (b. 1960-). She does not have any children. (b
1949-). |
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1996-
Heiress to the Headship of the Stuart Royal House H.R.H.
Princess Sophia of England and Scotland |
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Sophie Elizabeth Marie
Gabrielle, Herzogin in Bayen and Hereditary Princess von und zu
Liechtenstein, Gräfin zu Rietberg is daughter of H.R.H. Prince
Max-Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria (1937-), and married to
Hereditary Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein and mother of four children.
(b. 1967-) |
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2001-13
H.R.H. the Hereditary Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
2013- Crown Princess, Duchess of Brabant |
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Elisabeth Thérčse Marie Hélčne is the first female in
the Western World to have been born as heir apparent. She has got two
younger brothers, Gabriel and Emmanuel and a sister, Éleonore. She is the daughter of the
King Philippe and Queens Mathilde. Elisabeth is (b. 2001-)
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2003-13
Hereditary Princess HRH
Priness
Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands
2013- Princess of
Oranje |
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Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria is normally
known as
Princess Amalia, and is the oldest
daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima
of the Netherlands. (b. 2003-) |
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2004- H.R.H.
the
Hereditary Princess
Ingrid Alexandra of Norway |
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She is the firstborn of Crown Prince
Haakon and his wife Mette-Marit, who has a son from a previous
relationship. In December 2005 her brother, Sverre Magnus, was
born. (b. 21.01.04-). |
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2005-14 Hereditary
Princess H.R.H. Infanta Leonor de Borbon y Ortíz of Spain
2014- Princess of Asturias, Crown Princess |
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de Todos los Santos is the firstborn daughter, and first in
line to the throne after her father, Prince Felipe de Asturia.
Her sister, Sofia, was born in 2007. (b. 08.11.2005-) |
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2012- Hereditary Princess Estelle of Sweden,
Duchess of Östergötland |
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Princess Victoria, she is third in line for the Swedish throne.
(b. 23.02.12-) |
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