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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8797836" data-attributes="member: 72555"><p>I would expect that, even ruling as regent, the prince (the heir) would be a position.</p><p></p><p>That position might have multiple titles. Like "Prince of Whalesburg" and "Defender of the Eastern Reaches" and "Protector of the Rose" and "Beloved of Amon".</p><p></p><p>I could see this position originally having lots of power, or following some strict rules of blood lines.</p><p></p><p>But a scandal (illegitimate child!), a compromise (splitting up who has what title), and worse (a title being subsumed in another, then the parent title being split). Now these titles are held by various in theory descendents of the king and queen (except for one, strangely).</p><p></p><p>Some are inherited usually. Others are given for life. Some used to be inherited, but the last time was not. Some last 5 years.</p><p></p><p>The queen falls ill. While she is ill, one title that use to be inherited has its bearer die from assassionation; their heir claims it.</p><p></p><p>Her last words are the name of the title that is not publicly inherited from either the queen or king.</p><p></p><p>Each of the titles produces documents, of varying certainty and providence, saying they are the designated heir.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8797836, member: 72555"] I would expect that, even ruling as regent, the prince (the heir) would be a position. That position might have multiple titles. Like "Prince of Whalesburg" and "Defender of the Eastern Reaches" and "Protector of the Rose" and "Beloved of Amon". I could see this position originally having lots of power, or following some strict rules of blood lines. But a scandal (illegitimate child!), a compromise (splitting up who has what title), and worse (a title being subsumed in another, then the parent title being split). Now these titles are held by various in theory descendents of the king and queen (except for one, strangely). Some are inherited usually. Others are given for life. Some used to be inherited, but the last time was not. Some last 5 years. The queen falls ill. While she is ill, one title that use to be inherited has its bearer die from assassionation; their heir claims it. Her last words are the name of the title that is not publicly inherited from either the queen or king. Each of the titles produces documents, of varying certainty and providence, saying they are the designated heir. [/QUOTE]
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