What is ecological succession?

What is the accuracy of the Line of Succession in Wikipedia?

• Several people cite the Line of Succession to the British throne in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_succession_to_the_British_throne The list is not complete and at some point the numbering is not accurate. [There are a number of disclaimer in the artcle that says it is not complete]. There are placeholders in spots that were not researched. For instance after #1341 is a placeholder that says= -- Sophia → George I → George II → Anne, Princess Royal → Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau → Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg → This line followed for another 7 generations leads to Catherine Oxenberg, a 47 year old American actress who has played Diana in two TV movies, and who starred in the prime time soap Dynasty. A major part of her publicity is that she is in the line of succession to the British throne. Of course she never says how far away she is. → Personally, I think that the UK should pass a law that says the only people in the line of succession are descended from the George V, the original founder of the Windsor Royal family. George V was born a few weeks after Abraham Lincoln was shot and has 54 descendants that are currently eligible. If all 54 of these people die then UK should probably become a republic. It seems silly to have a list that has thousands of people in it. Heck, if you stretch it out that far you've got Americans, Canadians, Brazilians, and all sort of people.

• Answer:

  Catholics are excluded from the British Line of Succession to the Throne. All descendants stretch back numerous generations and encompass all European Royal Families hence why there are Spaniards, Danish and Swedish Royals mentioned etc. these are all distant relations of The Queen and the present Royal Family; most are twice removed cousins.