Line of succession to the Chinese throne

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Orders of Succession Former Monarchies This box: view • talk • edit
Albania Austria-Hungary Baden Bavaria Brazil Bulgaria China Ethiopia Finland France (Bonapartist) France (Legitimist) France (Orléanist) Georgia Germany Greece Hanover Hawai'i (Kawānanakoa) Hawai'i (Laanui) Hesse Iran (Pahlavi) Iran/Persia (Qajar) Iraq Italy Mecklenburg-Strelitz Mexico Montenegro Nepal Ottoman Empire Portugal Prussia Romania Russia Saxony * Tuscany Two Sicilies Württemberg Yugoslavia * Kingdom, Grand Duchy and Duchies
See also Monarchies Presidencies

The Monarchy of China was abolished in 1912 when the Qīng Dynasty was overthrown and the Republic of China was declared. Since 1997, the current pretender to the Chinese throne is HH Prince Hengzhen (born 1944) who is the son of Prince Yuyan (born 1918, died 1997) who was the appointed heir of the Xuāntǒng Emperor (better known as "Pǔyí"), the last Emperor of China. The law of succession used is male-line Agnatic Primogeniture.

1. The Noble Prince Chinsin (born 1977), son of Prince Hêng Chen
2. The Noble Prince Hêng-k'ai (born 1945), first brother of Prince Hêng Chen
3. The Noble Prince Chin-ying Hui (born 1980), son of Prince Hêng-k'ai
4. The Noble Prince Hêng-chün (born 1966), second brother of Prince Hêng Chen

[edit] See also

• Aisin Gioro
• Table of Chinese monarchs

[edit] External links

• Genealogy of the Qīng Dynasty
• The Qīng Dynasty