The Dukedom of Kent is not subject to the Act of Settlement, so St Andrews' son and heir, Lord Downpatrick, is in line to become the first Roman Catholic Duke or Earl of Kent since the Reformation.
The Dukedom of Kent is not subject to the Act of Settlement, so St Andrews, as heir apparent, can succeed to his father's peerage titles. His son and heir, Lord Downpatrick, is in line to become the first Roman Catholic Duke or Earl of Kent since the Reformation.