Traditional authority is the legitimacy of power based on time-honored tradition or custom. In traditional authority, the authority of the individual or group in power is not questioned by those under their rule because traditionally this is how their society has functioned. An example of traditional authority are the monarchs of The United Kingdom where one person by birthright inherits the position of ruler and traditionally retains power until they die. Upon their death the next in line usually a son and in some cases a daughter, succeeds them. For instance, when Queen Victoria died, her eldest son, Edward VII became King. When Edward died his son George V ascended to the throne. Charismatic authority is the legitimacy of power based on