The order of succession to the throne of Tonga is laid down in the 1875 constitution. The crown descends according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture. Only legitimate descendants through the legitimate line of King George Tupou I's son and grandson, Crown Prince TÃÂvita ûUnga and Prince ûUelingatoni Ngà «, are entitled to succeed. A person loses their right of succession and deprives their descendants of their right of succession if they marry without the monarch's permission.
The current line of succession is as follows: