# Liechtenstein changes succession rules to allow women to inherit the throne

https://mins.news/en/item/23165

- BBC News, 2026-08-15 19:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9nnxrxg4qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Liechtenstein has changed its succession system from male primogeniture to absolute primogeniture, meaning the first-born child, regardless of sex, can eventually inherit the throne. The change does not alter the current line and applies only to descendants of Hereditary Prince Alois’s four children.