01of 06Princess Victoria of SwedenCrown Princess Victoria.IBL/ShutterstockCrown Princess Victoria is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia. Although she has a younger brother, Prince Carl Philip, her place as heir formally went into effect in 1980 with the parliamentary change to the Act of Succession that introduced absolute primogeniture.When Victoria accedes to the throne, she will be Sweden’s fourth queen regnant (after Margaret, Christina and Ulrika Eleonora) and the first since 1720.
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Princess Victoria of Sweden
Crown Princess Victoria.IBL/Shutterstock
Crown Princess Victoria is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia. Although she has a younger brother, Prince Carl Philip, her place as heir formally went into effect in 1980 with the parliamentary change to the Act of Succession that introduced absolute primogeniture.
When Victoria accedes to the throne, she will be Sweden’s fourth queen regnant (after Margaret, Christina and Ulrika Eleonora) and the first since 1720.
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Princess Estelle of Sweden
Linda Broström / Courtesy Royal Court
03of 06Princess Leonor of SpainPrincess Leonor.Spanish Royal HousePrincess Leonor is the elder child of Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. When she accedes to the throne, she will be the first queen regnant since Isabella II (1833 to 1868). Like the U.K.‘sQueen Elizabeth, Leonor has a younger sister, Infanta Sofia.
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Princess Leonor of Spain
Princess Leonor.Spanish Royal House
Princess Leonor is the elder child of Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. When she accedes to the throne, she will be the first queen regnant since Isabella II (1833 to 1868). Like the U.K.‘sQueen Elizabeth, Leonor has a younger sister, Infanta Sofia.
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Princess Ingrid Alexandra.Julia Naglestad, the Royal Court
Princess Ingrid Alexandra is set to take the throne following the reign of her father, Crown Prince Haakon.
05of 06Princess Elisabeth of BelgiumPrincess Elisabeth of Belgium.Olivier Matthys/GettyPrincess Elisabeth became heir apparent to the Belgian throne in 2013 following the abdication of her grandfather, King Albert II. She is the the eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.If Elisabeth accedes as expected, she will become Belgium’s first queen regnant. A new act of succession which introduced absolute primogeniture in Belgium was put into effect 10 years before her birth in 1991.
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Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium.Olivier Matthys/Getty
Princess Elisabeth became heir apparent to the Belgian throne in 2013 following the abdication of her grandfather, King Albert II. She is the the eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.
If Elisabeth accedes as expected, she will become Belgium’s first queen regnant. A new act of succession which introduced absolute primogeniture in Belgium was put into effect 10 years before her birth in 1991.
06of 06Princess Catharina-AmaliaPrincess Catharina-Amalia.RVD – Martijn BeekmanKing Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have three daughters, the eldest being Princess Catharina-Amalia. She became the heir apparent following the 2013 abdication of her grandmother Queen Beatrix.
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Princess Catharina-Amalia
Princess Catharina-Amalia.RVD – Martijn Beekman
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have three daughters, the eldest being Princess Catharina-Amalia. She became the heir apparent following the 2013 abdication of her grandmother Queen Beatrix.
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