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Abermore Line of Succession

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Introduction
Welcome to the House Abermore line of succession ledger. This ledger shall track the order in which claimants rank for the Throne of the Kingdom of Abermore. Rising and falling on this list is not merely a result of right of birth, but also is a game of intrigue.

The Kingdom of Abermore, believing that mind and body have but one life, does not recognize the legitimacy of resurrection. A resurrected citizen shall be treated as a person separate from the decedent. As such, claim to any noble or leadership position, including to the Throne of the Kingdom of Abermore, shall pass upon death of the subject holding said claim. Resurrected citizens will have to work their way back up to nobility. These rules apply only to nobility. (OOC Note: A death that one doesn’t consent to, or a death that the cause of unrealistic or lame circumstances won’t count. Said death would probably be retconned anyway, and any retconned deaths do not count. One is not required to consent, but should be a good sport when agreeing to realistic things like overthrown attempts, dangerous rp, et cetera.)

As such, no leader of Abermore is truly immortal and a ledger tracking line of succession must be maintained. So without further ado, here are the rules!


Line of Succession
A ledger for the line of succession shall be maintained, with the order determined by a ranking procedure. It is important to note that while the throne shall pass to an individual in the first category as well as the Consort without pause, a simple majority vote of the Council of Lords is needed to confirm the ascension of an individual who is not the Consort of the Monarch who falls into the second category, or who falls into either the third or fourth category. It is the intention that the vote be “ceremonial” in nature, but the Council of Lords may deviate if so desired.
  1. The ledger shall first record and rank the lineal descendants of the Monarch by legitimacy of sanguinity, by generation, and then by age. All fully legitimate children of the Monarch and his current Consort, regardless of generation or age, shall be ranked higher than children of the Monarch born by prior marriage or out of wedlock. After legitimacy is determined, lineal descendants are to be ranked generationally, such that the Monarch’s children are a higher rank than grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Finally, within each generation, the descendants are to be ranked by age from eldest to youngest. A child who is younger than a grandchild is still considered closer to the throne than the elder grandchild.
  2. After the order of the Monarch’s lineal descendants have been determined, the ledger shall next list the Consort of the Monarch, followed by the Consort’s lineal descendants not sharing the blood of the Monarch. The order in which the ledger records said lineal descendants shall be determined first by generation, followed by age. Lineal descendants are to be first ranked generationally, such that the Consort’s children are a higher rank than grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Finally, within each generation, the descendants are to be ranked by age from eldest to youngest. A child who is younger than a grandchild is still considered closer to the throne than the elder grandchild.
  3. The ledger shall next consider the collateral relatives of the Monarch, who are blood related but not lineal descendants. The order of which shall be determined by the degrees of kindredship, followed by generation and age. Parents shall be related in the first degree, followed by grandparents (2nd degree) and great-grandparents (3rd degree) and so on and so forth. Members of higher degrees shall have higher claim to the throne compared to members of lower degrees. Within each degree, the ranking will continue by generation, such that those descendants closer to the degree-establishing generation shall have higher rank than those of generations further. Within each generation, the ledger shall rank members by age, from eldest to youngest.
  4. Following the members and spouses of the Royal family are the Nobility of the of the Kingdom who hold actual, and not honorary, title through Patent of Nobility. Within Nobility, the Lords and Ladies shall inherit the throne before the Barons and Baronesses. Within each level of nobility, rank shall be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to age of Patent, political influence, wealth and land holdings, and reputation.
 
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