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 | | In the cases of Princess Elisabeth and Princess Catharina-Amalia, their fathers are both first born children, so have the right of succession in any case. |
 | | In 1884, King William’s daughter, Princess Wilhelmina, became his heir in the absence of a son, and on the king’s death in 1890, she succeeded her father as Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. |
 | | Since 1980, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium have all constitutionally recognized cognatic (or absolute) primogeniture, which dictates that the throne is passed to the eldest surviving child of the sovereign, regardless of gender. |
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