History of the French line of succession

A history of the French line of succession, from Hugh Capet to Napoléon III, showing its state at the death of each monarch. For the current lines of succession to the French throne, see the links section below. Normally, only the first ten heirs are listed if possible.

House of Valois 1328-1498

Philippe VI (following Salic Law)

At the date of Philippe VI’s death, August 22nd 1350, the line of succession was as follows:

# Jean de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Normandy and Guyenne, Count of Anjou, Maine, Poitiers, Auvergne and Boulogne (b. 1319), Philippe VI’s eldest son
# Charles de Valois, Son of France (b. 1338), Jean de Valois’ eldest son
# Louis I d'Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Jean de Valois’ younger son
# John de Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), Jean de Valois’ younger son
# Philippe de Bourgogne, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Jean de Valois’ youngest son
# Philip de Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1336), Philippe VI’s youngest son
# Charles III d'Alençon, Count of Alençon (b. 1337), Philippe VI’s nephew
# Philip d'Alençon (b. 1338), Charles III de Alençon’s younger brother
# Peter d'Alençon (b. 1340), Charles III de Alençon’s younger brother
# Robert d'Alençon, Count of Perche (b. 1344), Charles III de Alençon’s youngest brother

Jean II (following Salic Law)

At the date of Jean II’s death, April 8th 1364, the line of succession was as follows:

# Charles de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1338), Jean II’s eldest son
# John de Valois, Son of France (b. 1359), Charles de Valois’s son
# Louis I d'Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Jean II’s younger son
# John de Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), Jean II’s younger son
# Charles de Berry, Grandson of France, Count of Montpensier (b. 1362), John de Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne’s eldest son
# Jean de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1363), John de Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne’s younger son
# Louis de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), John de Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne’s youngest son
# Philippe de Bourgogne, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Jean II’s youngest son
# Philip de Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1336), Jean II’s youngest brother
# Charles III d'Alençon, Count of Alençon (b. 1337), Jean II’s first cousin

= Charles V (following Salic Law) =

At the date of Charles V's death, September 16th 1380, the line of succession was as follows:

# Charles de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1368), Charles V’s eldest son
# Louis de Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1372), Charles de Valois’s brother
# Louis I d'Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Charles V’s younger brother
# Louis de Anjou, Grandson of France (b. 1377), Louis I de Anjou’s son
# John de Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), Charles V’s younger brother
# Charles de Berry, Grandson of France, Count of Montpensier (b. 1362), Jean I, Duke of Berry’s son
# Jean de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1363), Charles de Berry’s younger brother
# Louis de Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), Charles de Berry’s youngest brother
# Philippe de Bourgogne, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Charles V’s youngest brother
# John de Bourgogne (b. 1371), Philippe de Bourgogne’s son

= Charles VI (following Salic Law) =

At the date of Charles VI’s death, October 21st 1422, the line of succession was as follows:

# Charles de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Touraine, Duke of Berry, Count of Poitou (b. 1403), Charles VI’s son
# Charles de Orléans, Grandson of France Duke of Orléans (b. 1391), Charles VI’s nephew
# Jean de Orléans, Grandson of France, Count of Angoulême (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans’s younger brother
# Louis III de Anjou, Duke of Anjou, King of Naples (b. 1403), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed
# René de Anjou (b. 1408), Louis III, Duke of Anjou’s younger brother
# Charles de Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise (b. 1414), Louis III, Duke of Anjou’s youngest brother
# Philippe III de Bourgogne, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1396), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed
# Jean IV de Bourgogne, Duke of Brabant and Limburg (b. 1403), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed
# Philippe de Bourgogne (b. 1404), Jean IV de Bourgogne’s brother
# Charles de Bourgogne, Count of Nevers and Rethel (b. 1414), Charles VI’s first cousin once removed

Charles VII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles VII’s death, July 22nd 1461, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Louis de Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1423), Charles VII’s son2. Charles de Valois, Duke of Berry, Normandie and Guyenne (b. 1446), Louis’s youngest brother3. Charles de Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1391), Charles VII’s first cousin4. Jean de Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans’s younger brother5. Charles de Orléans (b. 1459), Jean of Orléans’s son6. René I de Anjou, Duke of Anjou (b. 1408), Charles VII’s second cousin7. John II de Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1425), René I’s son8. Nicholas de Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1448), John II of Anjou’s son9. Charles de Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise (b. 1414), René I’s brother10. Charles de Anjou (b. 1436), Charles de Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise’s sonLouis XI (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XI’s death, August 30th 1483, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Charles, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1470), Louis XI’s son2. Louis de Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Louis XI’s second cousin3. Charles de Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1459), Louis XI’s second cousin4. René de Alençon, Duke of Alençon (b. 1454), Louis XI’s fourth cousin once removed5. Jean II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1427), Louis XI’s seventh cousin6. Charles II de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1433), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon’s younger brother7. Pierre de Bourbon (b. 1438), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon’s younger brother8. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre de Bourbon’s son9. Louis I de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1403) Louis XI’s fifth cousin twice removed10. Gilbert de Bourbon-Montpensier (b. 1443), Louis I de Bourbon’s sonCharles VIII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles VIII’s death, April 7th 1498, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Louis de Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Charles VIII’s second cousin once removed 2. François de Valois-Angoulême, Count of Angoulême (b. 1492), Charles VIII’s third cousin3. Charles IV de Valois-Alençon, Duke of Alençon, Count of Perche, Count of Armagnac, Count of Fézensac (b. 1489), Charles VIII’s fifth cousin once removed4. Pierre II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1438), Charles VIII’s sixth cousin twice removed5. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre II’s son6. Louis II de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1483), Charles VIII’s seventh cousin once removed7. Charles de Bourbon (b. 1489), Louis II de Bourbon’s younger brother8. François, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Louis II de Bourbon’s youngest brother9. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme (b. 1489), Charles VIII’s seventh cousin once removed10. François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme’s brotherLouis XII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XII’s death, January 1st 1515, the line of succession was as follows:

1. François de Valois-Angoulême, Count of Angoulême, Duke of Valois, Duke of Brittany (b. 1494), Louis XII’s first cousin once removed2. Charles IV de Valois-Alençon, Duke of Alençon, Count of Perche, Count of Armagnac, Count of Fézensac (b. 1489), Louis XII’s fifth cousin3. Charles III de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1489), Louis XII’s seventh cousin4. François de Bourbon, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Charles III de Bourbon’s younger brother5. Charles de Bourbon-La Marche, Duke of Vendome (b. 1489), Louis XII’s seventh cousin6. Louis de Bourbon-La Marche, Count of Marle (b. 1514), Charles de Bourbon-La Marche’s son7. François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Louis XII’s seventh cousin8. Louis de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), François I de Bourbon’s brother9. Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1473), Louis XII’s sixth cousin once removed10. Louis de Bourbon (b. 1513), Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon’s sonFrançois I (following Salic Law)

At the date of François I’s death, March 31, 1547, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Henri de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Brittany (b. 1519), François I’s eldest son2. François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France (b. 1544), Henri’s son3. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), eighth cousins4. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother5. Jean de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien and of Estouteville, Count of Soissons (b. 1528), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother6. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon’s youngest brother7. Louis de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), Francois I’s seventh cousin once removed8. Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), Francois I’s seventh cousin once removed9. François de Bourbon (b. 1542), Louis III de Bourbon’s son10. Charles de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1515), Louis III de Bourbon’s younger brotherHenri II (following Salic Law)

At the date of Henri II’s death, July 10th 1559, the line of succession was as follows:

1. François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Dauphin of France, King of Scotland (b. 1544), Henri II’s eldest son2. Charles-Maximillien de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), Henri II’s younger son3. Alexandre-Édouard de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), Henri II’s younger son4. Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Henri II’s youngest son5. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Henri II’s eighth cousins once removed6. Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon’s son7. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother8. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon’s youngest brother9. Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon’s son10. François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé’s younger brotherFrançois II (following Salic Law)

At the date of François II’s death, December 5th 1560, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Charles-Maximillien de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), younger brother of François II2. Alexandre-Édouard de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), younger brother of François II3. Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), youngest brother of François II 4. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Francis II’s eighth cousins twice removed5. Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon’s son6. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon’s younger brother7. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon’s youngest brother8. Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon’s son9. François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé’s younger brother10. Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removedCharles IX (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles IX’s death, May 30th 1574, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Henri de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angouleme, Duke of Orleans, Duke of Anjou (b. 1551), Charles IX’s younger brother2. Hercule Francois de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alencon (b. 1555), Charles IX’s youngest brother3. Henry III de Bourbon, King of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed4. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed5. Henri I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1552), ninth cousin once removed6. François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri I de Bourbon’s younger brother7. Charles de Bourbon (b. 1562), Henri I de Bourbon’s younger brother8. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Henri I de Bourbon’s youngest brother9. Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed10. François de Bourbon-Vendome (b. 1542), Louis III de Bourbon’s sonHenri III (following Salic Law)

At the date of Henri III’s death, August 2nd 1589, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Henry III de Bourbon, King of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed2. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed3. Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1588), tenth cousins4. François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), ninth cousin once removed5. Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1562), Francois de Bourbon’s younger brother6. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Francois de Bourbon’s youngest brother7. François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1542), eighth cousin twice removed8. Henri de Bourbon-Vendome (b. 1573), Francois de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier’s sonHenri IV (following Salic Law)

At the date of Henri IV’s death, May 14th 1610, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Louis de Bourbon, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1601), Henri IV’s eldest son2. Gaston de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Henri IV’s youngest son3. Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1588), Henri IV’s first cousin once removed4. François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri IV’s first cousin5. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Francois de Bourbon’s younger brother6. Louis de Bourbon-Soissons (b. 1604), Charles de Bourbon’s sonLouis XIII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XIII’s death, May 14th 1643, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Louis-Dieudonné de Bourbon, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1638), Louis XIII’s eldest son2. Philippe de Bourbon, Son de France (b. 1640), Louis XIII’s youngest son3. Gaston de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Louis XIII’s youngest brother4. Henri II de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1588), Louis XIII’s second cousin5. Louis de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1621), Henri II de Bourbon’s eldest son6. Armand de Bourbon-Conti, Prince of Conti (b. 1629), Henri II de Bourbon’s youngest sonLouis XIV (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XIV’s death, September 1st 1715, the line of succession was as follows:

1. HRH Louis de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Anjou (b. 1710), Louis XIV’s great-grandson2. HRH Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674), Louis XIV’s nephew3. HRH Louis of Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1703), Philippe II’s son4. Louis IV, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1692) Louis XIV’s third cousin thrice removed5. Charles de Bourbon-Condé, Count of Charolais (b. 1700), Louis IV, Prince de Condé’s younger brother6. Louis de Bourbon-Condé, Count of Clermont (b. 1709), Louis IV, Prince de Condé’s youngest brother7. Louis-Armand II de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1695), Louis XIV’s third cousin twice removed8. Louis de Bourbon-Conti, Count of La Marche (b. 1715), Louis-Armand II’s sonLouis XV (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XV’s death, May 10th 1774, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1754), Louis XV’s grandson2. Louis-Stanislaus de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XVI’s third brother3. Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVI’s brother4. HRH Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (b. 1725), Louis XV’s third cousin5. HRH Prince Louis Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1747), Louis Philippe I’s son6. HRH Prince Louis Philippe of Orléans (b. 1773), Prince Louis Philippe’s son7. Louis V, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1736), Louis XVI’s sixth cousin once removed8. Prince Louis of Bourbon-Condé (b. 1756), Louis V, Prince de Condé’s son9. Prince Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772), Prince Louis of Bourbon-Condé’s son10. Prince Louis François of Bourbon-Conti (b. 1717), Louis XV’s sixth cousinLouis XVI (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XVI’s abdication, August 10th 1792, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Louis-Charles de Bourbon, Son of France, Prince Royal of France (b. 1785), Louis XVI’s son2. Louis-Stanislaus de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XVI’s third brother3. Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVI’s brother4. Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles-Philippe de Bourbon’s eldest son5. Charles Ferdinand de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1778), Charles-Philippe de Bourbon’s youngest son6. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1747), Louis XVI’s fourth cousin once removed7. Louis-Philippe of Orléans (b. 1773), Louis Philippe II’s eldest son8. Antoine Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1775), Louis Philippe II’s second son9. Louis-Charles of Orléans, Count of Beaujolais (b. 1779), Louis Philippe II’s youngest son10. Louis V, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1736), Louis XVI’s seventh cousin once removedNapoléon I (following Salic Law)

On the dates of Napoléon I’s first abdication, April 6th 1814, and his second abdication, June 22nd 1815, the line of succession was as follows:

1. HM King Napoléon of Rome (b. 1811), Napoléon I’s son2. HIH Prince Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, Comte de Survilliers (b. 1768), Napoléon I’s eldest brother3. HIH Prince Lucien Bonaparte, Prince Français, 1st Principe di Canino and 1st Principe di Musignano (b. 1775), Napoléon I’s second brother4. HIH Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1803), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s eldest son5. HIH Prince Paul Marie Bonaparte (b. 1809), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s third son6. HIH Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1813), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s fourth son7. HIH Prince Louis Bonaparte, Prince Français, Comte de Saint-Leu (b. 1778), Napoléon I’s third brother8. HIH Prince Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (b. 1804), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s second son9. HIH Prince Charles Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1808), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s youngest son10. HIH Prince Jerome-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1784), Napoléon I’s youngest brotherNapoléon II (following Salic Law)

At the date of Napoléon II’s abdication, July 7th 1815, the line of succession was as follows:

1. HIH Prince Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, Comte de Survilliers (b. 1768), Napoléon II’s eldest uncle2. HIH Prince Lucien Bonaparte, Prince Français, 1st Principe di Canino and 1st Principe di Musignano (b. 1775), Napoléon II’s second uncle3. HIH Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1803), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s eldest son4. HIH Prince Paul Marie Bonaparte (b. 1809), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s third son5. HIH Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (b. 1813), Prince Lucien Bonaparte’s fourth son6. HIH Prince Louis Bonaparte, Prince Français, Comte de Saint-Leu (b. 1778), Napoléon II’s third uncle7. HIH Prince Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (b. 1804), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s second son8. HIH Prince Charles Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1808), Prince Louis Bonaparte’s youngest son9. HIH Prince Jerome-Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1784), Napoléon II’s youngest uncle10. HIH Prince Jerome Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1814), Prince Jerome-Napoleon’s sonLouis XVIII (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis XVIII’s death, September 16th 1824, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVIII’s brother2. Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles-Philippe’s eldest son3. Henri de Bourbon, Count of Chambord (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine’s nephew4. Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1773), King Louis XVIII’s fifth cousin5. Ferdinand-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1810), Louis-Philippe’s eldest son6. Louis de Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe’s second son7. François de Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe’s third son8. Charles de Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1820), Louis-Philippe’s fourth son9. Henri de Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe’s fifth son10. Antoine de Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1824), Louis-Philippe’s youngest sonCharles X (following Salic Law)

At the date of Charles X’s abdication, August 2nd 1830, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Son of France, Prince Royal, Dauphin of France and Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles X’s eldest son2. Henri de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Count of Chambord (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine’s nephew3. Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1773), Charles X’s fifth cousin4. Ferdinand-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1810), Louis-Philippe’s eldest son5. Louis de Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe’s second son6. François de Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe’s third son7. Henri de Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe’s fifth son8. Antoine de Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1824), Louis-Philippe’s youngest son9. Louis VI de Bourbon-Condé, Prince de Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1756), Charles X’s eighth cousinLouis-Philippe I (following Salic Law)

At the date of Louis-Philippe I’s abdication, February 24th 1848, the line of succession was as follows:

1. Prince Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Count of Paris, Prince Royal (b. 1838) Louis-Philippe I’s grandson2. Prince Robert de Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1840), Prince Louis-Philippe’s younger brother3. Prince Louis de Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe I’s second son4. Prince Gaston de Orléans, Count of Eu (b. 1842), Prince Louis of Orléans’ first son5. Prince Ferdinand de Orléans, Duke of Alençon (b. 1844), Prince Louis of Orléans’ second son6. Prince François de Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe I’s third son7. Prince Pierre de Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1845), Prince Francois of Orléans’ son8. Prince Henri de Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe I’s fifth son9. Prince Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Prince of Condé (b. 1845), Prince Henri of Orléans’s son10. Prince Antoine de Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1824), Louis-Philippe I’s youngest sonNapoléon III (following Salic Law)

At the date of Napoléon III’s abdication, September 4th 1870, the line of succession read as follows:

1. HIH Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, Prince Imperial of France (b. 1856), Napoléon III’s son2. HIH Napoléon Joseph Bonaparte, Prince François, Count of Meudon, Count of Moncalieri (b. 1822), Napoleon III’s first cousin3. HIH Prince Napoléon Victor Bonaparte (b. 1862), Napoléon Joseph’s son4. Prince Lucien Louis Bonaparte, 4th Prince of Canino and Musignano, Cardinal (b. 1828), Napoleon III’s first cousin once removed5. Prince Napoléon Charles Bonaparte (b. 1839), Lucien Louis Bonaparte’s youngest brother6. Prince Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1815), Napoléon III’s first cousin7. Prince Roland Bonaparte (b. 1858), Prince Pierre’s son