Line Of Succession To The Danish Throne
The Danish Act of Succession, adopted on 27 March 1953, restricts the throne to those descended from King Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, through approved marriages. Succession is presently governed by absolute primogeniture.
Dynasts lose their right to the throne if they marry without the permission of the monarch given in the Council of State. Individuals born to unmarried dynasts or to former dynasts that married without royal permission, and their descendants, are excluded from the throne. Further, when approving a marriage, the monarch can impose conditions that must be met in order for any resulting offspring to have succession rights. Should there be no elgible descendant of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine, the parliament has the right to elect s monarch and determine a new line of succession.
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