Constitution

Spain 1837 Constitution

Title VII. The Succession of the Crown

Article 50

The legitimate Queen of Spain is Isabel II of Bourbon.

Article 51

Succession to the Throne of Spain shall, according to the regular order of primogeniture and representation, always prefer the anterior line to the posterior; in the same line, it shall prefer the closest rank of relative to the most remote; in the same rank, it shall prefer the male to the female; and in the same sex, the person with the most age to the least.

Article 52

In the case of the line of legitimate descendants of Isabel II of Bourbon being extinguished, there shall be succession according to the order established: her sister and her paternal uncles, male just as female, and their legitimate descendants, if they were not excluded.

Article 53

If the mentioned lines of legitimate decedents of Isabel II of Bourbon are extinguished, the parliament shall make new appeals, as most appropriate to the nation.

Article 54

The parliament should exclude the succession of people who are unable to govern or have acted as such to merit the loss of the right to the Crown.

Article 55

When a female reigns, her husband shall not have any part in the government of the Kingdom.