Heir |
Type |
Tenure
|
William Rufus
|
Heir apparent
|
20 years, 258 days
|
Robert Curthose
|
Heir presumptive
|
12 years, 327 days
|
William Adelin
|
Heir apparent (long est.)
|
17 years, 329 days
|
William Adelin
|
Heir apparent (short est.)
|
16 years, 330 days
|
Empress Matilda
|
Heiress presumptive
|
15 years, 6 days
|
Eustace IV of Boulogne
|
Heir apparent
|
17 years, 238 days
|
William of Blois
|
Heir apparent (short est.)
|
76 days
|
William of Blois
|
Heir apparent (long est.)
|
105 days
|
Henry Curtmantle, Count of Anjou
|
Heir apparent (short est.)
|
329 days
|
Henry Curtmantle, Count of Anjou
|
Heir apparent (long est.)
|
358 days
|
William IX, Count of Poitiers
|
Heir apparent (short est.)
|
1 year, 159 days
|
William IX, Count of Poitiers
|
Heir apparent (long est.)
|
1 year, 188 days
|
Henry the Young King
|
Heir apparent and junior king (long est.)
|
27 years, 71 days
|
Henry the Young King
|
Heir apparent and junior king (short est.)
|
27 years, 42 days
|
Richard, Duke of Aquitaine
|
Heir apparent
|
6 years, 25 days
|
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
|
Heir presumptive
|
9 years, 274 days
|
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
|
Heir presumptive
|
8 years, 178 days
|
Henry of Winchester
|
Heir apparent
|
9 years, 18 days
|
Richard, Earl of Cornwall
|
Heir presumptive
|
22 years, 241 days
|
Edward Longshanks
|
Heir apparent
|
33 years, 156 days
|
Henry (1267–1274)
|
Heir apparent
|
1 year, 330 days
|
Alphonso, Earl of Chester
|
Heir apparent
|
9 years, 308 days
|
Edward of Carnarvon, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
22 years, 322 days
|
Edward of Carnarvon
|
Prince of Wales
|
6 years, 150 days
|
Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk
|
Heir presumptive
|
5 years, 129 days
|
Edward of Windsor, Earl of Chester
|
Heir apparent
|
14 years, 73 days
|
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
|
Heir presumptive
|
3 years, 141 days
|
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
45 years, 359 days
|
Edward of Woodstock
|
Prince of Wales
|
33 years, 27 days
|
Richard of Bordeaux, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
1 year, 14 days
|
Richard of Bordeaux
|
Prince of Wales
|
214 days
|
Philippa, Countess of Ulster
|
Heiress presumptive
|
4 years, 197 days
|
Roger Mortimer, Earl of March
|
Heir presumptive
|
16 years, 196 days
|
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
|
Heir presumptive
|
1 year, 72 days
|
Henry of Monmouth, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
13 years, 172 days
|
Henry of Monmouth
|
Prince of Wales
|
13 years, 157 days
|
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence
|
Heir presumptive
|
8 years, 2 days
|
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
|
Heir presumptive (1st time)
|
259 days
|
Henry VI, Duke of Cornwall
|
Heir apparent
|
268 days
|
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
|
Heir presumptive (2nd time)
|
13 years, 14 days
|
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
|
Heir presumptive (TOTAL)
|
13 years, 273 days
|
Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester
|
Heir presumptive
|
11 years, 162 days
|
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (1st time; short reck.)
|
7 years, 12 days
|
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (1st time; long reck.)
|
7 years, 142 days
|
Edward of Westminster
|
Prince of Wales
|
17 years, 27 days
|
Richard of York, Duke of York
|
Heir apparent
|
66 days
|
Edward, Duke of York
|
Heir apparent
|
64 days
|
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
|
Heir presumptive
|
4 years, 344 days
|
Elizabeth of York
|
Heiress presumptive (short reck.)
|
4 years, 262 days
|
Elizabeth of York
|
Heiress presumptive (long reck.)
|
4 years, 266 days
|
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (2nd time)
|
185 days
|
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (TOTAL; short reck.)
|
7 years, 197 days
|
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (TOTAL; long reck.)
|
7 years, 327 days
|
Edward of the Sanctuary, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (short reck.)
|
12 years, 156 days
|
Edward of the Sanctuary, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (long reck.)
|
11 years, 340 days
|
Edward of the Sanctuary
|
Prince of Wales
|
11 years, 287 days
|
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
|
Heir presumptive
|
74 days
|
Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
292 days
|
Edward of Middleham
|
Prince of Wales
|
229 days
|
Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick
|
Heir presumptive (short reck.)
|
326 days
|
Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick
|
Heir presumptive (long reck.)
|
356 days
|
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
|
Heir presumptive (long reck.)
|
174 days
|
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
|
Heir presumptive (short reck.)
|
144 days
|
Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
15 years, 194 days
|
Arthur Tudor
|
Prince of Wales
|
12 years, 124 days
|
Henry Tudor, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
7 years, 20 days
|
Henry Tudor, Duke of York
|
Prince of Wales
|
5 years, 63 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (1st time)
|
1 year, 254 days
|
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511)
|
Heir apparent
|
41 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time; short reck.)
|
3 years, 303 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time; long reck.)
|
3 years, 333 days
|
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1514)
|
Heir apparent (early short est.)
|
0 days
|
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1514)
|
Heir apparent (late short est.)
|
0 days
|
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1514)
|
Heir apparent (early long est.)
|
31 days
|
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1514)
|
Heir apparent (late mid est.)
|
1 day
|
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1514)
|
Heir apparent (longest est.)
|
61 days
|
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1514)
|
Heir apparent (late long est.)
|
31 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (3rd time; long est.)
|
1 year, 79 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (3rd time; short est.)
|
1 year, 18 days
|
The Lady Mary
|
Heiress presumptive (1st time; short est.)
|
18 years, 11 days
|
The Lady Mary
|
Heiress presumptive (1st time; long est.)
|
18 years, 41 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress apparent (1st time; est.)
|
1 year, 306 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress apparent (1st time; est.)
|
1 year, 276 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress apparent (1st time; est.)
|
2 years, 305 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress apparent (1st time; est.)
|
2 years, 275 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (4th time; long est.)
|
1 year, 284 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (4th time; short est.)
|
285 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (shortest TOTAL)
|
7 years, 130 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
|
Heiress presumptive (longest TOTAL)
|
9 years, 220 days
|
Edward VI, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
9 years, 108 days
|
The Lady Mary
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time)
|
6 years, 144 days
|
The Lady Mary
|
Heiress presumptive (short TOTAL)
|
24 years, 155 days
|
The Lady Mary
|
Heiress presumptive (long TOTAL)
|
24 years, 185 days
|
Lady Jane Grey
|
Heiress presumptive (short reck.)
|
15 days
|
Lady Jane Grey
|
Heiress presumptive (long reck.)
|
19 days
|
Catherine, Lady Herbert of Cardiff
|
Heiress presumptive (long reck.)
|
13 days
|
Catherine, Lady Herbert of Cardiff
|
Heiress presumptive (short reck.)
|
9 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time; long reck.)
|
5 years, 134 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time; mid reck.)
|
5 years, 130 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time; short reck.)
|
5 years, 121 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress presumptive (shortest TOTAL)
|
7 years, 2 days
|
The Lady Elizabeth
|
Heiress presumptive (longest TOTAL)
|
8 years, 74 days
|
Mary, Queen of Scots
|
Heiress presumptive
|
28 years, 83 days
|
James VI, King of Scots
|
Heir presumptive (E&I)
|
16 years, 43 days
|
Henry, Earl of Huntingdon
|
Heir apparent
|
Error: Need valid year, month, day
|
Malcolm Canmore, Earl of Huntingdon
|
Heir apparent
|
346 days
|
William the Lion, Earl of Northumbria
|
Heir presumptive
|
12 years, 199 days
|
David, Earl of Huntingdon
|
Heir presumptive (short est.)
|
27 years, 23 days
|
David, Earl of Huntingdon
|
Heir presumptive (long est.)
|
28 years, 22 days
|
Margaret (later Countess of Kent)
|
Heiress presumptive (1st time; long est.)
|
5 years, 235 days
|
Margaret (later Countess of Kent)
|
Heiress presumptive (1st time; short est.)
|
4 years, 236 days
|
Alexander MacWilliam
|
Heir apparent
|
16 years, 102 days
|
Margaret, Countess of Kent
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time)
|
26 years, 274 days
|
Alexander MacAlexander
|
Heir apparent
|
7 years, 307 days
|
Margaret, Countess of Kent
|
Heiress presumptive (3rd time)
|
10 years, 235 days
|
Margaret, Countess of Kent
|
Heiress presumptive (TOTAL; short est.)
|
42 years, 15 days
|
Margaret, Countess of Kent
|
Heiress presumptive (TOTAL; long est.)
|
43 years, 14 days
|
Margaret (later Queen of Norway)
|
Heiress presumptive (1st time)
|
2 years, 327 days
|
Alexander, Prince of Scotland
|
Heir apparent
|
361 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Norway
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time)
|
19 years, 82 days
|
Margaret, Queen of Norway
|
Heiress presumptive (TOTAL)
|
22 years, 44 days
|
Margaret, Maid of Norway
|
Heiress presumptive
|
2 years, 344 days
|
Edward Balliol
|
Heir apparent
|
3 years, 223 days
|
Marjorie Bruce
|
Heiress presumptive
|
9 years, 33 days
|
Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick
|
Heir presumptive
|
3 years, 220 days
|
Robert Stewart
|
Heir presumptive (1st time)
|
5 years, 93 days
|
David Bruce, Earl of Carrick
|
Heir apparent
|
5 years, 94 days
|
Robert Stewart, Earl of Atholl
|
Heir presumptive (2nd time)
|
41 years, 260 days
|
Robert Stewart, Earl of Atholl
|
Heir presumptive (TOTAL)
|
46 years, 353 days
|
John Stewart, Earl of Carrick
|
Heir apparent
|
19 years, 23 days
|
David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
11 years, 341 days
|
James I Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
4 years, 9 days
|
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive
|
14 years, 152 days
|
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive
|
4 years, 264 days
|
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl
|
Heir presumptive (1st time)
|
5 years, 144 days
|
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent (short est.)
|
1 day
|
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent (long est.)
|
76 days
|
James II Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent (long est.)
|
6 years, 127 days
|
James II Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent (short est.)
|
6 years, 52 days
|
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl
|
Heir presumptive (2nd time)
|
33 days
|
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl
|
Heir presumptive (TOTAL)
|
5 years, 177 days
|
Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France
|
Heiress presumptive
|
7 years, 143 days
|
Isabella, Duchess of Brittany
|
Heiress presumptive (1st time)
|
5 years, 276 days
|
Unnamed prince Stewart
|
Heir apparent
|
0 days
|
Isabella, Duchess of Brittany
|
Heiress presumptive (2nd time)
|
1 year, 52 days
|
Isabella, Duchess of Brittany
|
Heiress presumptive (TOTAL)
|
6 years, 328 days
|
James III Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
9 years, 85 days
|
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive
|
12 years, 165 days
|
James IV Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
15 years, 86 days
|
James Stewart, Duke of Ross
|
Heir presumptive (short est.)
|
15 years, 204 days
|
James Stewart, Duke of Ross
|
Heir presumptive (long est.)
|
15 years, 234 days
|
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive (1st time; long est.)
|
3 years, 51 days
|
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive (1st time; short est.)
|
3 years, 21 days
|
James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1507–1508)
|
Heir apparent
|
1 year, 6 days
|
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive (2nd time)
|
1 year, 235 days
|
Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
267 days
|
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive (3rd time)
|
1 year, 173 days
|
James V Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
1 year, 152 days
|
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross
|
Heir presumptive
|
2 years, 90 days
|
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive (4th time)
|
20 years, 207 days
|
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive (TOTAL; short est.)
|
26 years, 271 days
|
John Stewart, Duke of Albany
|
Heir presumptive (TOTAL; short est.)
|
26 years, 301 days
|
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
|
Heir presumptive (1st time)
|
3 years, 305 days
|
James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1540–1541)
|
Heir apparent
|
334 days
|
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
|
Heir presumptive (2nd time)
|
1 year, 231 days
|
Mary Stewart
|
Heiress presumptive
|
6 days
|
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
|
Heir presumptive (3rd time)
|
23 years, 187 days
|
James VI Stuart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
1 year, 35 days
|
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
|
Heir presumptive (4th time)
|
7 years, 182 days
|
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
|
Heir presumptive (TOTAL)
|
36 years, 175 days
|
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
|
Heir presumptive
|
19 years, 28 days
|
Henry Frederick Stuart, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent (Scots)
|
18 years, 261 days
|
Charles I, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent (Scots)
|
12 years, 141 days
|
Elizabeth, Electress Palatine
|
Heiress presumptive (Scots)
|
5 years, 63 days
|
Charles II, Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent (Scots)
|
18 years, 246 days
|
James VII, Duke of Rothesay (1633–1701)
|
Heir presumptive (Scots)
|
36 years, 7 days
|
Mary, Princess of Orange
|
Heiress presumptive (Scots)
|
3 years, 125 days
|
James Francis, Duke of Rothesay (1688–1766)
|
Heiress presumptive (Scots)
|
248 days
|
Princess Anne
|
Heiress apparent (Scots)
|
7 years, 70 days
|
Sophia, Electress of Hanover
|
Heiress presumptive (Scots)
|
5 years, 54 days
|
Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (E&I)
|
9 years, 227 days
|
Henry Frederick Stuart
|
Prince of Wales
|
2 years, 155 days
|
Charles I, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (E&I)
|
12 years, 141 days
|
Charles I, Duke of York
|
Prince of Wales
|
8 years, 143 days
|
Elizabeth, Electress Palatine
|
Heiress presumptive (E&I)
|
5 years, 63 days
|
Charles II, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent (E&I)
|
18 years, 246 days
|
Charles II
|
Prince of Wales (long est.)
|
12 years, 29 days
|
Charles II
|
Prince of Wales (short est.)
|
7 years, 30 days
|
James II, Prince of Wales (1633–1701)
|
Heir presumptive (E&I)
|
36 years, 7 days
|
Mary, Princess of Orange
|
Heiress presumptive (E&I)
|
3 years, 125 days
|
James Francis, Prince of Wales (1688–1766)
|
Heir presumptive (E&I)
|
184 days
|
James Francis Stuart (1688–1766)
|
Prince of Wales
|
160 days
|
Princess Anne
|
Heiress apparent (E&I)
|
7 years, 70 days
|
Sophia, Electress of Hanover
|
Heiress presumptive (E&I)
|
5 years, 54 days
|
Sophia, Electress of Hanover
|
Heiress presumptive (GB)
|
7 years, 38 days
|
Sophia, Electress of Hanover
|
Heiress presumptive (TOTAL)
|
12 years, 92 days
|
George Louis, Elector of Hanover
|
Heir presumptive
|
54 days
|
George Augustus, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
12 years, 314 days
|
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
|
Prince of Wales
|
12 years, 257 days
|
Frederick, Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
23 years, 293 days
|
Prince Frederick, Duke of Edinburgh
|
Prince of Wales
|
22 years, 82 days
|
George W.F., Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
9 years, 208 days
|
Prince George, Duke of Edinburgh
|
Prince of Wales
|
9 years, 188 days
|
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
|
Heir presumptive
|
1 year, 291 days
|
George, Prince Regent
|
Heir apparent
|
57 years, 170 days
|
Prince George A.F.
|
Prince of Wales
|
57 years, 163 days
|
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
|
Heir presumptive
|
6 years, 341 days
|
Prince William, Duke of Clarence
|
Heir presumptive
|
3 years, 172 days
|
Princess Victoria of Kent
|
Heiress presumptive
|
6 years, 359 days
|
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
|
Heir presumptive
|
3 years, 154 days
|
Victoria, Princess Royal
|
Heiress presumptive
|
353 days
|
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
59 years, 74 days
|
Prince Albert Edward
|
Prince of Wales
|
59 years, 45 days
|
George, Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
9 years, 104 days
|
Prince George, Duke of York
|
Prince of Wales
|
8 years, 178 days
|
Edward, Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay
|
Heir apparent
|
25 years, 259 days
|
Prince Edward David
|
Prince of Wales
|
25 years, 211 days
|
Prince Albert, Duke of York
|
Heir presumptive
|
326 days
|
Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh
|
Heiress presumptive
|
15 years, 57 days
|
The Prince of Wales
|
Heir apparent
|
72 years, 241 days
|
The Prince Charles (1948–present)
|
Prince of Wales
|
66 years, 70 days
|