Duc_et_Pair
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Based on semi-salic primogeniture; why would a younger daughter be ahead of the son of the eldest daughter upon premature death of the elder of the two sisters?!
Yes, in 1963 it is about being the closest related to the deceased King with males have precedence over females in the same degree of consanguity.
Imagine Princess Beatrix only had a daughter and Princess Margriet had sons, still then Princess Beatrix' daughter (the heiress to the heiress) would have precedence.
Before 1963 Princess Margriet's son would have had precedence.
1.
Juliana
1.1.
Beatrix
1.1.1.
Beatrix' daughter (Heiress under the succession of 1963)
1.2.
Margriet
1.2.1.
Margriet's eldest son (Heir under the succession before 1963)
1.2.2.
Margriet's junior son
1.2.3.
Margriet's junior son
1.2.4.
Margriet's junior son
Etc.
With position 1.1.1. Beatrix' daughter is closer to Juliana than Margriet's eldest son on position 1.2.1. Had Beatrix also a junior son, then he would have bypassed his senior sister.
We can say: in 1963 the Dutch were inspired by the new Danish system, with Margrethe and her sisters coming before Knud and his children Ingolf, Christian and Elisabeth.
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