Louis of Cambridge
HRH Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge (born April 23, 2018 in London ) is the third child of Prince William and Duchess Catherine . He is fifth in line to the British throne . His older siblings are Prince George of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge . As the great-grandson of Queen Elisabeth II and Prince Philip , he belongs to the House of Windsor and the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg .
Life
Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge was born on April 23, 2018 at 11:01 am local time in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital , London . On July 9, 2018, he was baptized with water from the Jordan by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in the chapel of St James's Palace . His godparents are his mother's cousins, Lucy Middleton, Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Lady Laura Meade and Hannah Carter.
Title and line of succession
On December 31, 2012, Queen Elizabeth II had ordered through letters patent that all future children of Prince William should receive the title and salutation of Royal Highness , not just the eldest son, as was customary until then.
Louis is fifth in the British line of succession . Standing in front of the prince are his grandfather Charles, his father William and his older siblings George and Charlotte .
In March 2015, the equal succession of female descendants to the throne came into force for all children born after October 28, 2011. By this law, Louis remains in line of succession to his sister.
ancestors
Pedigree of Prince Louis of Cambridge | ||||||||
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Great-great-grandparents |
Prince Andreas of Greece |
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Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer |
Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy |
Richard Noel Middleton |
Frederick Glassborow |
Stephen Goldsmith |
Thomas Harrison |
Great grandparents |
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (* 1921) |
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer |
Peter Middleton |
Ronald Goldsmith |
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Grandparents |
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Michael Middleton (* 1949) |
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parents |
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Prince Louis of Cambridge (* 2018) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Son of Kate and William. A prince named Louis. In: tagesschau.de . April 27, 2018.
- ^ Royal baby: Duke and duchess show off new son. bbc.com, April 23, 2018, accessed April 23, 2018 .
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 60384, HMSO, London, 8 January 2013, p. 213 ( PDF , English).
- ↑ Royal baby girl 'would be princess' , BBC News. January 9, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
predecessor | successor | |
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Princess Charlotte |
British Succession No. 5 |
Prince Harry |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Louis of Cambridge |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prince of Cambridge |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman, member of the British royal family |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 2018 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |