Line of succession to the Throne of Laeland

Since the conception of the monarchy in 1795, Salic law (male only inheritance) has never applied to Laeland. The 1795 constitution outlined a system of male-preference primogeniture, whereby the eldest son of the monarch would succeed him, followed by younger sons. When there were no more sons, daughters (eldest to youngest) would then be considered for the succession. If the monarch of the day had no children, his brothers (eldest to youngest) would then be considered, followed by his sisters.

The first, and to date only, Queen of Laeland was Queen Elisabeth, whom was the eldest daughter of Leopold II, whose eldest son, also named Leopold, pre-deceased him.

Throughout the 1990s various governments have attempted to make Laeland adopt full lineal primogeniture, whereby the eldest child, regardless of sex, would be heir. So far, all attempts at this have failed, mainly due to disagreements on whether such would be applied only to future generations or to all generations. A recent poll, showed the majority of Laelanders favoured the change.

Current line of succession
Current monarch: Willem IV
 * 1) HRH Margriet, Princess of Liège, eldest daughter of Willem
 * 2) HH Prince Jochem of Liège, Jonkheer van Leeuwarderadeel, son of Princess Margriet
 * 3) HH Princess Katelijn of Liège, Jonkvrouwe van Leeuwarderadeel, daughter of Princess Margriet
 * 4) HRH Princess Dorothea, second daughter of Willem
 * 5) Leszek Podolski, eldest son of Princess Dorothea
 * 6) Mieczko Podolski, younger son of Princess Dorothea
 * 7) Michalina Podolski, eldest daughter of Princess Dorothea
 * 8) Izabela Podolski, younger daughter of Princess Dorothea
 * 9) HRH Princess Elisabeth, third daughter of Willem
 * 10) Siemen Rubens, son of Princess Elisabeth
 * 11) Stefanie Rubens, daughter of Princess Elisabeth
 * 12) HRH Princess Julia, youngest daughter of Willem
 * 13) Pieter de Slover, son of Princess Julia
 * 14) Zoë de Slover, daughter of Princess Julia
 * 15) Hendrik Meier, nephew of Willem through his younger sister Princess Amelia
 * 16) Frederik Meier, eldest son of Hendrik
 * 17) Johan Meier, younger son of Hendrik
 * 18) Emma Luyster, niece of Willem through his younger sister Princess Amelia
 * 19) Daniël Luyster, son of Emma Luyster
 * 20) Rakel Luyster, eldest daughter of Emma Luyster
 * 21) Heleen Luyster, younger daughter of Emma Luyster