the successor to the british throne is known as heir apparent.
the successor to the british throne is known as heir apparent.
what is the successor to the british throne known as?
heir apparent
although the ducal branch is eponymous with the dynasty, its head is not the senior member of the family genealogically or agnatic. in 1893, the reigning duke ernest ii died childless, whereupon the throne would have devolved, by male primogeniture, upon the descendants of his brother prince albert. however, as heirs to the british throne, albert's descendants consented and the law of the duchy ratified that the ducal throne would not be inherited by the british monarch or heir apparent. therefore, the german duchy became a secundogeniture, hereditary among the younger princes of the british royal family who belonged to the house of wettin, and their male-line descendants.
house of saxe-coburg and gotha
in general, this oath is sworn to the crown, monarch, sovereign, or regent, as represented by the incumbent king or queen, currently elizabeth ii. this oath also specifies that this same oath to the queen, is equally sworn to her ("plural") "heirs and successors," rather than the ("singular") heir and successor, or even, heir and/or successor. this ("plural") anomaly indicates that any oath given to the queen is equally given to all of her heirs, i.e., her/their children, and her/their grandchildren, and equally to all successors to the british throne, currently listed in the line of succession to the british throne, in the event that any one of them should accede to the throne.
oath of allegiance (united kingdom)