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16. 1982- Third-in-line H.R.H Princess Madeleine of Sweden. Also Duchess of Hälsingland och Gästrikland. She is the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf, and she acts as regent in the absence of her elder sister and brother, Prince Carl Phillip (b. 1979). She is born (b. 1982-).
17. 1991-2004 Second-in-Line Princess Märta Louise of Norway, 2004- Third-in-line. In 1991 Norway introduced absolute premogeniture, until then women were excluded from the Norwegian succession, but it was stipulated that the provision would only come in force for the following generations, so Märtha Louise became second in line after her younger brother, Crown Prince Håkon until the birth of his daughter in 2004. Märtha Louise married Ari Behn in 2002 and the following year she gave birth to her daughter, Maud. (b. 1971-).
18. 1991-2001 Second-in-Line H.R.H. Princes Astrid of Belgium, 2001- Third-in-Line. After the Succession-Law was changed in 1991 to allow female succession, she became second-in-line after her oldest brother, Prince Filip and her four children took precedence before her younger brother Laurents.
19. 1996-98 Second-In-Line H.R.H. Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece, 1998- Third-in-Line. The oldest child of Crown Prince Pavlos, she was second-in-line until the birth of her brother, Constantine Alexios in 1998. (b. 1996-).
20. 1997- Heiress to the Headship of the Royal House H.R.H. Princess Margarita of Romania. In 1997 her father, King Michael named her heir to the headship of the Royal House of Romania, but he was not able to name her Heir to the Throne, since the Monarchial Constitution only allows male succession. She married Radu Duda, who was created Prince von Hohenzollern-Veringen (b. 1960-). She (1949-). -Martin Christansin.
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