Talk:Line of succession to the German throne
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When did the House of Hohenzollern adopt agnatic seniority? The German monarchy, before the First World War, had used the same system that was (and is) in place in other European states.
[edit] Length
Why was the line of succession longer in 1918 that it is now? Wouldn't it have become longer due to all of those people having children? Did that many people die, only produce daughters, or violate house laws? Emperor001 19:11, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
- Evidently so. Also, if the royal family has not exactly shrunk (I haven't checked), it may be that there are more princesses than princes now and those princesses will not show up in the line of succession. Charles 19:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Thanks for your advice. It turns out that many people are marrying morganatically. Except for Louis Ferdinand Jr., all of Louis Ferdinand I's sons married morganatically and lost their succession rights. That is why many monarchists are hoping that Georg Friedrich marries into royalty. Emperor001 19:13, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
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- George Frederick is the Head of the Brandenburg-Prussian line of the House of Hohenzollern and may be able to give himself permission to marry "equally" any woman regardless of birth status. Charles 04:04, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
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The above statement is untrue. All are bound by the equality laws regardless of their position in the line of succession. To state otherwise is misleading and stupidity. I vonH (talk) 05:05, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
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- Why are Prince Wilhelm Karl's children still in line, out of curiosity? I assume that the house rules are slightly more lax than they were 100 years ago, so that a prince may marry a countess or baroness and still retain his place; but Wilhelm Karl's wife is untitled. His eldest son is unmarried, but his younger son is, and his wife is untitled as well, yet he and his sons appear here. Was some special provision been made for Prince Oskar's line when he married Countess Ina-Marie? Morhange (talk) 07:21, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
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- Try asking on ATR. They might have a source that will clarify it. Charles 07:28, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Succession
Since there are only six people in the line of succession, it appears that the German Imperial family is shrinking. What would happen to the claims to the thrones of Germany, Prussia, and Mecklenburg if all of the male lines to these thrones died out? Would the last House head leave the claims to someone else in his will, or would it mean an end to claims to these thrones unless Germany decided to restore monarchy by electing a new line? Emperor001 21:05, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- This is a question that might be best asked at alt.talk.royalty... There are many knowledgeable people there who may have an in-depth answer to the question. Prussia might have had a remainder for a female heiress of the last male, much like Russia does. I briefly tried to search for the succession rules but nothing turned up. Charles 22:49, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
