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Heirs Who Never Became King or Queen (of England)

These are all people who were at one point the designated or assumed heir of a reigning King or Queen of England/Britain. Can you guess them all?
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Last updated: March 30, 2022
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Designated the heir of Edward VI to avoid his Catholic sister Mary becoming Queen. Known as the '9-day queen' but was never crowned.
Lady Jane Grey
Son of Henry I, drowned in the catastrophic sinking of the White Ship
William Aetheling
Eldest son of Henry VII and older brother of Henry VIII, named after a legendary English king
Arthur
The younger of the two Princes in the Tower, disappeared alongside his brother
Richard Duke of York
Son of George II and father of George III, previously thought to have been killed by a cricket ball
Frederick
Cousin of Elizabeth I, who reluctantly ordered her execution for treason in 1587
Mary Queen of Scots
Daughter of Henry I whose throne was seized by Stephen of Blois, prompting a 15-year civil war known as 'the Anarchy'.
Matilda
One of the greatest knights and commanders in the 100 Years' War, father of Richard II
Edward the Black Prince
Son of the exiled James II, became head of the Jacobites and was known as 'The Old Pretender'
James III
Selected as heiress due to the lack of heirs in the Stuart line, died less than two months before her cousin Queen Anne
Sophia, Electress of Hanover
Co-ruler with his father Henry II, but never became king in his own right
Henry the Young King
George III's second son, heir during the reign of his elder brother George IV, who had no sons
Frederick Duke of York
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