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I refer to the “Line of Succession to the British Throne” article.

These sorts of lists are amusing enough even when they’re made up merely of the 15 or so people in the line of succession to the U.S. Presidency, but the British Crown is well-set to endure anything short of a massive asteroid impact. Consider #1579-#1599 in the line of succession, with the promise of “more still to be listed.” And there seem to be hundreds more who are banned from the list for religious reasons.

It may seem pointless, but I somehow find it heartwarming that there are people on salary somewhere to keep track of the fluctuations in this list.

“Count Maximilian von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (b. 1927)
Count Albrecht von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (b. 1929)
Countess Walburga von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (b. 1923)
Count Hans-Ulrich Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrei von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1950)
Count Hans-Ulrich Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrei von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1980)
Count Alexander Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrei von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1984)
Count Karl Friedrich Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrie von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1951)
Countess Sofia Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrie von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1988)
Countess Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrie von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1989)
Countess Sophie Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrie von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1952)
Count Johan Jakob von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (b. 1979)
Count Anselm Kasimir von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (b. 1981)
Count Philipp Carl von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (b. 1991)
Countess Antoinette von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (b. 1976)
Countess Desiree Schaffgotsch gennant Semperfrie von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (b. 1962)
Immanuel Jebsen (b. 1990)
Caspar Sophus Jebsen (b. 1991)
Marie Sidone Jebsen (b. 1993)
Clara Ludmilla Juliane Walpirgis Jebsen (b. 1999)
Filipa Amalaswintha Jebsen (b. 2003)
Countess Wilhelmine von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (b. 1925)”