Talk:Line of succession to the Saxon throne

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[edit] Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

The article presently reads: In the late 19th century Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Arthur, Duke of Connaught renounced the rights for themselves and their descendants to the ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. By those renunciations the present members of British Royal family don't have any rights to the succession of the duchy.

This is not quite the case. The Prince of Wales' 1863 renunciation effectively placed himself (and his issue) after Prince Leopold (and his issue) in the order of succession. The Duke of Connaught's 1899 renunciation was absolute for himself but reserved the succession to his issue (ahead of the Prince of Wales and his issue) in the event of the failure of the issue of the Duke of Albany.

See also http://www.heraldica.org/topics/royalty/HGSachsen-CG.htm Opera hat 18:48, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

You may amend the article to reflect that fact. Charles 18:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Opera hat, I added that paragraph, but didn't know that Edward VII's decendants are still in line to that ducal throne. Thanks for the additional info and web link, I now know the full facts. You're welcome to change it. JJC-IE 00:21, 31 May 2007 (UTC)