History of the English line of succession to the French succession. On the day of Henry IV's death, 20 March 1413, the line of succession to the English throne following agnatic primogeniture was: Upon his death, the throne passed smoothly to the first person in line, who became Henry V. On the day of Henry V's death, 31 August 1422, the line of succession following agnatic primogeniture was: Upon his death, the throne passed smoothly to the first person in line, who became Henry VI. On the day of Henry VI's first deposition, 4 March 1461, the line of succession following agnatic primogeniture was; However, during the
Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 Dominions. The "Succession to the Throne Act 1937" stated: "The alteration in the law touching the Succession to the Throne set forth in the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intituled 'His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act, 1936' is hereby assented to." The "Succession to the Throne Act 1937", however, also included His Majesty's "Declaration of Abdication Act 1936" in a schedule, something the "Succession to the Throne Act 2013" does not do with the "Succession to the Crown Bill 2012". Bill C-53 was, along with English and French language versions of the "Succession to the Crown Bill