Line Of Succession To The Dutch Throne
Since 1983, the crown of the Netherlands passes according to absolute primogeniture. From 1814 until 1887, a monarch could only be succeeded by his closest female relative if there were no eligible male relatives. Male-preferance cognatic primogeniture was adopted in 1887. Proximity of blood has been taken into consideration since 1922, when the constitution was changed to limit the line of succession to three degrees of kinship from the current monarch.
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