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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Agback" data-source="post: 1370213" data-attributes="member: 5328">Maybe not. Imperial Rome didn't have a law of succession. England didn't get one until the Act of Settlement about 1700.Let's look at England, shall we?The kingdom was elective until 1066.1 In 1066, Wiliam the Bastard siezed the throne, while the lawful king Edgar was still alive.2. When William died, his son Willilam Rufus seized the throne, though the heir was his brother Robert.3. When William II was murdered, his borther Henry seized the throne, though the heir was his brother Robert.4. When Henry I died, the nobles enthroned his nephew Stephen, though the heir was Henry's daughter Maud.5. When Stephen died, Henry II became king, though the heir was his mother Maud.6. When Henry II died, his (second) son Richard became king, though the heir was his nephew Arthur.7. When Richard I died, his brother John became king. I think Arthur was dead by then, but I'm not sure.8. When John died, his son Henry became king, the first due succession of an eldest son to his father according to the supposed hereditary principle.9. When Henry II died his son Edward became king. (2nd regular succession.)10. When Edward I died, his son  Edward became king (3rd regular succession).11. Edward II was deposed, and his infant son Edward became king.12. When Edward III died, his grandson Richard became King (a lawful but not direct succession).13. Richard II was deposed, and his cousin Henry became king, though the heir was their mutual cousin (whose name I forget).14. When Henry IV died, his only son Henry became king. He was not the lawful heir of Edward III.15. When Henry V died, his eldest (?only?) son Henry became king. He was not the lawful heir of Edward III.16. Henry VI was deposed by Edward of York, lawful heir of Edward III.17. Edward IV was deposed and Henry VI restored.18. Henry VI was deposed (or possibly killed, I forget the details) and Edward IV restored.19. When Edward IV died, he was succeeded by his son Edward. Perhaps this was the sixth lawful and sixth direct succession, but there is a question mark over the leglity of Edward IV's marraige and Edward V's legitimacy.20. When Edward V was deposed, his uncle Richard of Gloucester became king.21. When Richard III was killed, a nobody named Henry Tudor became king, though the heir was Richard's nephew, or possibly his niece. That was 1485, the end of the mediaeval period in England.21 successions to the throne in 417 years. Only 6 were in accordance with law, and only six involved an eldest or only sone succeeding his father. The two sets of six are not the same.I don't think the addition of Resurrections would make tthis simpler.Regards,Agback</blockquote>

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