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In response to "I wonder if there has ever been this many successors at the same time, from one direct line? -- nm" by loosilu

yes, there are four alive today and apparently there were four in Victoria's time. -- nm

Posted by Andie Jul 22 '13, 13:57

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well, 3 straight line succession (Charles, Will, Baby X), Harry is 4th, and Charles' siblings/nephews/nieces follow, then QE2's -- nm - zork Jul 22, 14:02 4
- and there would have been others in succession similarly during Victoria's time. Previous to that there could have been times when as many or more str - zork Jul 22, 14:04
- well there have probably been times when more successors were alive, when there were larger families. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 14:04
- four generations -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 14:03 1
  - ahh, that's what you meant. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 14:05
of course, forgot her. and her descendants married into other houses of Europe. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:59 3
- Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and George VI were all born before Vicky died, however, it wasn't a straight line because of the abdication. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 14:00 2
  - The Brits lost a colony and a king cause of us - Eag Jul 22, 14:06
  - well, they were all direct descendants. it just wasn't the oldest. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 14:03

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