Line of succession to the French throne (Legitimist)

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The Legitimist pretender to the French throne is Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou as the senior member of the House of Bourbon who considers Philip V of Spain's renounciation of his claim to the throne of France for himself and his descendants as null and void.

The Legitimist succession to the French throne includes all males who are descended in the male line from Hugh Capet through legal marriages. Morganatic marriages do not exist in the succession to the French throne. However, if a child is born to unmarried parents who subsequently marry, this does not render him legitimate for succession to the French throne. Thus, the first child of the Duke of Noto (born when his parents were unmarried) is not in the line of succession, but his two younger brothers (born after their parents' marriage) are. In addition, legitimists only recognise marriages that are canonically valid in the eyes of the Catholic Church. Thus the two sons of Prince Eudes of Orléans-Braganza and his second wife Mercedes Neves da Rocha who have a legal civil marriage, but are not married according to the rites of the Catholic Church (Prince Eudes being still married canonically to Ana Maria de Moraes e Barros, his marriage having only been legally dissolved by divorce rather than annulled by the Catholic Church), are not included in the line of succession. Eudo junior and Guy are canonically illegitimate, even though legally they are legitimate.

According to Legitimist usage, dynasts who are French nationals are accorded the style Prince of the Blood (prince du sang)

Descendants in the male line of Philip V of Spain numbers 1 to 75, descendants in the male line of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans numbers 76 to 120.

Current pretender : Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (Louis XX of France) (b. 1974)

  1. Juan Carlos, King of Spain (b. 1938)
  2. Felipe, Prince of Asturias (b. 1968)
  3. Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, Duke of Seville (b.1943)
  4. Don Francisco de Borbón y Hardenberg (b.1979)
  5. Don Alfonso de Borbón y Escasany (b.1945)
  6. Don Alfonso de Borbón y Yordi (b.1973)
  7. Don Enrique de Borbón y Garcia de Lobez (b.1970)
  8. Don Carlos de Borbón y Oro (b.1940)
  9. Henri, Prince of the Blood (b.1948)
  10. Don Alvaro de Borbón y Rich (b.1922)
  11. Don Alfonso de Borbón y Caralt, Marquis of Squilache (b.1926)
  12. Don Alfonso de Borbón y Sanchez, Duke of Santa Elena (b.1961)
  13. Don Alfonso de Borbón y Escriva de Romani (b.1995)
  14. Don Alfonso de Borbón y Pérez (b.1999)
  15. Don Fernando de Borbón y Medina (b.1966)
  16. Don Jaime de Borbón y Medina (b.1971)
  17. Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (b. 1938)
  18. Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto (b. 1968)
  19. Don Juan de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (b. 2003)
  20. Don Pablo de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (b. 2004)
  21. Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince of the Blood (b. 1963)
  22. Adrian de Bourbon (b.1948)
  23. Philippe de Bourbon (b.1977)
  24. Gregory de Bourbon (b.1950)
  25. Christian de Bourbon (b.1974)
  26. Raymond de Bourbon (b.1978)
  27. Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1929)
  28. Prince François of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1960)
  29. Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 2003)
  30. Prince Gennaro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1966)
  31. Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1938)
  32. Prince Louis of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1970)
  33. Prince Alexander of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1974)
  34. Carlos Hugo of Bourbon, Duke of Parma (b. 1930)
  35. Prince Carlos Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of Piacenza (b. 1970)
  36. Prince Jacques of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi (b. 1972)
  37. Prince Sixte Henri of Bourbon-Parma (b. 1940)
  38. Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1921)
  39. Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1955)
  40. Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1981)
  41. Prince Félix of Luxembourg (b. 1984)
  42. Prince Louis of Luxembourg (b. 1986)
  43. Noah de Nassau (b. 2007)
  44. Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (b. 1992)
  45. Prince Jean of Luxembourg (b. 1957)
  46. Prince Constantin of Nassau (b. 1988)
  47. Prince Wenceslas of Nassau (b. 1990)
  48. Prince Carl-Johan of Nassau (b. 1992)
  49. Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (b. 1963)
  50. Prince Paul Louis of Nassau (b. 1998)
  51. Prince Léopold of Nassau (b. 2000)
  52. Prince Jean of Nassau (b. 2004)
  53. Prince Robert of Luxembourg (b. 1968)
  54. Prince Alexandre of Nassau (b. 1997)
  55. Prince Frederik of Nassau (b. 2002)
  56. Prince Philippe of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1949)
  57. Jacques de Bourbon-Parme, Prince of the Blood (b. 1986)
  58. Joseph de Bourbon-Parme, Prince of the Blood (b. 1989)
  59. Prince Alain of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1955)
  60. Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1926)
  61. Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1953)
  62. Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1989)
  63. Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1991)
  64. Prince Charles Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1961)
  65. Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1991)
  66. Prince André of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1928)
  67. Axel de Bourbon-Parme, Prince of the Blood (b.1968)
  68. Côme de Bourbon-Parme, Prince of the Blood (b.1997)
  69. Louis de Bourbon-Parme, Prince of the Blood (b.1966)
  70. Guy de Bourbon-Parme, Prince of the Blood (b.1995)
  71. Prince Rémy of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1942)
  72. Tristan de Bourbon-Parme, Prince of the Blood (b.1974)
  73. Prince Jean Bernard of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of the Blood (b. 1961)
  74. Arnaud, Prince of the Blood (b.1989)
  75. Christophe, Prince of the Blood (b.1991)
  76. Henri, Duke of Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1933) (also the Orléanist pretender to French throne)
  77. François d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1961)
  78. Jean d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1965)
  79. Eudes d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1968)
  80. Pierre d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 2003)
  81. Michel d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1941)
  82. Charles Philippe d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1973)
  83. François d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1982)
  84. Jacques d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1941)
  85. Charles-Louis d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1972)
  86. Philippe d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1998)
  87. Constantin d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 2003)
  88. Foulques d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1974)
  89. Robert d'Orléans, Prince of the Blood (b. 1976)
  90. Pedro Carlos de Orléans-Bragança (b. 1945)
  91. Pedro Thiago de Orléans-Bragança (b.1979)
  92. Filipe de Orléans-Bragança (b.1982)
  93. Alfonso Duarte de Orléans-Bragança (b. 1948)
  94. Manoel Alvaro de Orléans-Bragança (b. 1949)
  95. Manoel Alfonso de Orléans-Bragança (b.1981)
  96. Francisco Humberto de Orléans-Bragança (b. 1956)
  97. Francisco Teodoro de Orléans-Bragança (b.1979)
  98. Gabriel Pires de Orléans-Bragança (b.1989)
  99. João Henrique de Orléans-Bragança (b. 1954)
  100. João Filipe de Orléans-Bragança (b.1986)
  101. Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1938)
  102. Prince Eudes Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1939)
  103. Luiz Filipe de Orléans-Bragança (b.1969)
  104. Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1942)
  105. Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1945)
  106. Gabriel de Orléans-Bragança (b.1980)
  107. Prince Fernando of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1948)
  108. Prince Antonio of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1950)
  109. Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1983)
  110. Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1986)
  111. Prince Francisco of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1955)
  112. Prince Alberto of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1957)
  113. Pedro Alberto de Orléans-Bragança (b.1988)
  114. Antonio de Orléans-Bragança (b.1997)
  115. Don Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera (b.1968)
  116. Don Alonso Juan de Orléans-Borbón (b.1994)
  117. Don Alvaro de Orléans-Borbón (b.1969)
  118. Don Alvaro Jaime de Orléans-Borbón (b.1947)
  119. Don Andrea de Orléans-Borbón (b.1976)
  120. Don Alois de Orléans-Borbón (b.1979)

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