THE SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE ACT. (Amended in 2009)
- The Throne shall be inherited by the descendants of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine.
- On the demise of a King the Throne shall pass to his son or daughter so that the eldest child shall take precedence of a younger child.Where one of the King or the Queen regnant’s children has died the issue of the deceased shall take his place in accordance with the lineal descent and the rules laid down in subsection 1.
- On the demise of a King or a Queen regnant who has left no issue entitled to succeed to-the Throne, the Throne shall pass to his brother or sister. Where the King or the Queen regnant has one or more brothers or one or more sisters, or where any of his brothers or sisters have died, the rules of section 2 shall apply correspondingly.
- Where there is no person entitled to succeed to the Throne under the rules of sections 2 and 3, the Throne shall pass to the then nearest collateral line of the descendants of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine in accordance with the lineal descent, and with preference for the elder over the younger as laid down in sections 2 and 3.
- Only children born of lawful marriage shall be entitled to succeed to the Throne.The King or the Queen regnant shall not enter into marriage without the consent of the Folketing.
Where a person entitled to succeed to the Throne enters into marriage without the consent of the King or Queen regnant given in the Council of State, the person in question shall forfeit his right of succession to the Throne for himself and the children born of the marriage and for their issue.
- The provisions of sections 2-5 shall apply correspondingly in the case of the abdication of a King or a Queen regnant.
- This Act shall come into operation at the same time as the Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark Act, 5th June, 1953.
