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Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz

The Act of Succession to the habsburg trone implies that only man can be heir to the trone. For that reason Archduke Otto is at this moment "rightfull" heir. However, if also woman can heir the trone, this is called "cognatic succession", this princess was the heir to the habsburg trone.

The same goes for Belgium. Only since 1990 females can be heir to the trone.
If not the salic law was applied, but the art of succession with cognatic succesion was applied, Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz would currently by Queen of Belgium. When King Leopold II died in 1909, he would have been succeeded by:
Louise of Belgium (his daughter)(1909-1924)
Dorothy (1924-1967)
Franz Josef (1967-1981)
Stephanie (from 1981)

Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz
Parents are: Franz Joseph of Windisch Graetz
(1904-1981)
Countess Ghislaine d'Arschot Schoonhoeven
(1912-1997)		 . . .
.

Stephanie

(1939)		 Dermot Blundell-Hollinshead_Blundell
(1935)		 . .
. Henry
(1967)
eng(2000)
Lisa Abadijan		 . Alexander
(1969)		 .

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