Succession_to_the_Tongan_throne

Succession to the Tongan throne

Succession to the Tongan throne

Line of succession

The order of succession to the throne of Tonga is laid down in the 1875 constitution. The crown descends according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture. Only legitimate descendants through legitimate line of King George Tupou I's son and grandson, Crown Prince Tēvita ʻUnga and Prince ʻUelingatoni Ngū, are entitled to succeed. A person loses their right of succession and deprives their descendants of their right of succession if he or she marries without the monarch's permission.

Line of succession

The current line of succession is as follows:[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Succession to the Tongan Throne". Tonga Government Portal. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-06-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland", Matangi Tonga
  3. [3]
    "Tonga's New Princess: Halaevalu Mata'aho", Matangi Tonga, 14 July 2014
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