Data #6. Line of Succession to the Romanian Throne
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The narrative portion of Part One is already finished (with Chapter 64).
The following posts will contain various data in summarized form about Romania & the Empire of the Orient, then the rest of Europe and its Colonies, and finally the Islamic World and the rest of the World, as well as about the main protagonists of this story.
- Before 1599, in the Romanian Principalities: (more or less) Arbitrary Succession -- the new Voivode was chosen from the local ruling family (usually the most capable member of the voivodal family, whatever that was supposed to mean).
- 1599 - 1601, in the Romanian Principalities: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince).
- 1601: Unification of the Romanian Lands of Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia.
- 1601, in the United Romanian Lands: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince).
- 1601 Law of Succession to the Throne (in force, with amendments, until TTL present day).
I find it difficult to clearly formulate the law, so I will only provide an example:
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Plus, anyone marrying into a foreign ruling dynasty loses the right to the Romanian Throne for themselves and all their descendants.
- 1601 - 1604, in the Principality of Romania: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Florica (Princess).
- 1604: Princess Florica marries King Sigismund III Vasa of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (future Sarmatia), becomes Queen Flora and forfeits the rights to the Romanian Throne for herself and all her descendants.
- 1604 - 1615, in the Principality of Romania: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince).
- 1615: Princess Iulia (second in line) is born to Crown Prince Nicolae and his wife, Princess Maria.
- 1615 - 1625, in the Principality of Romania: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Iulia (Princess).
- 1625: Death of Lady Stanca, Mihai's first wife.
- 1625: Proclamation of the Imperium.
- 1625 - 1627, in the Imperium of Romania: Mihai (Emperor of Romania / of the Romanians), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Iulia (Princess).
- 1626: Emperor Mihai weds his second wife, Princess Christine of France (sister of King Louis XIII of France), who becomes Empress Cristina of Romania.
- 1627: Princess Maria (third in line) is born to Emperor Mihai and Empress Cristina.
- 1627 - 1628, in the Imperium of Romania: Mihai (Emperor), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Iulia (Princess), (3) Maria (Princess).
- 1628: Death of Crown Prince Nicolae, Mihai's only son.
- 1628 - 1642, in the Imperium of Romania: Mihai (Emperor), (1) Iulia (Crown Princess), (2) Maria (Princess).
- 1641: Iulia becomes Empress of Greece / Basileos Autokrator (Emperor) of the Greeks (first crown of Iulia).
- 1641: Death of Emperor Mihai (anounced to the public two months later, in 1642).
- 1642: Coronation of Imperatrix Iulia of Romania / of the Romanians (second crown of Iulia).
- 1642 - 1648, in the Romania and Greece: Iulia (Empress), (1) Maria (Crown Princess).
- 1648: Iulia becomes Empress in Constantinople / Empress of Rome / of the (Eastern) Roman Empire, later renamed as the Empire of the Orient with Iulia as Empress of the Orient (third crown of Iulia).
- 1648: Princess Alexandra (second in line) is born to Crown Princess Maria and Prince Frederick from the House of Wettin (the ruling German Imperial Dynasty).
- 1648 - 1650, in Romania, Greece and the Orient: Iulia (Empress), (1) Maria (Crown Princess), (2) Alexandra (Princess).
- 1650: Prince Mihai (second in line) is born to Crown Princess Maria and Prince Frederick.
- 1650 - 1651, in Romania, Greece and the Orient: Iulia (Empress), (1) Maria (Crown Princess), (2) Mihai (Prince), (3) Alexandra (Princess).
- 1651: Death of Empress Iulia.
- 1652: Prince Cezar (second in line) is born to Empress Maria and Prince Frederick.
- 1652: Coronation of Empress Maria of Romania, Greece and the Orient.
- From 1652, in the Oriental Realms (Romania, Greece and the Orient): Maria (Empress), (1) Mihai (Crown Prince), (2) Cezar (Prince), (3) Alexandra (Princess), (4, ...) the other children (and later grandchildren and grand-grandchildren, etc) of Maria and Frederick.
Notes:
1. Prince Frederick did not become Emperor but remained merely a Prince Consort, in order to highlight the fact that Maria was Empress Reignant.
2. Empress Maria continued to have children up to a total of three boys and four girls (more information in Part Two), thus forever solving the problem of the succession to the thrones.
3. Maria lived until [wait for Part Two, please].
4. The Dynasty founded by our first Emperor, Mihai, continues to reign in Romania to this day (TTL present, 2016).
The following posts will contain various data in summarized form about Romania & the Empire of the Orient, then the rest of Europe and its Colonies, and finally the Islamic World and the rest of the World, as well as about the main protagonists of this story.
Line of Succession to the Romanian Throne
- Before 1599, in the Romanian Principalities: (more or less) Arbitrary Succession -- the new Voivode was chosen from the local ruling family (usually the most capable member of the voivodal family, whatever that was supposed to mean).
- 1599 - 1601, in the Romanian Principalities: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince).
- 1601: Unification of the Romanian Lands of Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia.
- 1601, in the United Romanian Lands: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince).
- 1601 Law of Succession to the Throne (in force, with amendments, until TTL present day).
I find it difficult to clearly formulate the law, so I will only provide an example:
Ruler (0)
--- Female (5)
------ Male (6)
--------- Female (8)
------------ Male (9)
--------- Male (7)
------ Female (10)
--------- Male (11)
--- Male (1)
--- Female (12)
------ Female (17)
--------- Female (19)
--------- Male (18)
--------- Female (20)
------ Male (13)
------ Male (14)
------ Male (15)
--------- Male (16)
------ Female (21)
--------- Male (22)
--------- Male (23)
--- Male (2)
------ Male (3)
------ Female (4)
Plus, anyone marrying into a foreign ruling dynasty loses the right to the Romanian Throne for themselves and all their descendants.
- 1601 - 1604, in the Principality of Romania: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Florica (Princess).
- 1604: Princess Florica marries King Sigismund III Vasa of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (future Sarmatia), becomes Queen Flora and forfeits the rights to the Romanian Throne for herself and all her descendants.
- 1604 - 1615, in the Principality of Romania: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince).
- 1615: Princess Iulia (second in line) is born to Crown Prince Nicolae and his wife, Princess Maria.
- 1615 - 1625, in the Principality of Romania: Mihai (Great Voivode and Lord), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Iulia (Princess).
- 1625: Death of Lady Stanca, Mihai's first wife.
- 1625: Proclamation of the Imperium.
- 1625 - 1627, in the Imperium of Romania: Mihai (Emperor of Romania / of the Romanians), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Iulia (Princess).
- 1626: Emperor Mihai weds his second wife, Princess Christine of France (sister of King Louis XIII of France), who becomes Empress Cristina of Romania.
- 1627: Princess Maria (third in line) is born to Emperor Mihai and Empress Cristina.
- 1627 - 1628, in the Imperium of Romania: Mihai (Emperor), (1) Nicolae (Crown Prince), (2) Iulia (Princess), (3) Maria (Princess).
- 1628: Death of Crown Prince Nicolae, Mihai's only son.
- 1628 - 1642, in the Imperium of Romania: Mihai (Emperor), (1) Iulia (Crown Princess), (2) Maria (Princess).
- 1641: Iulia becomes Empress of Greece / Basileos Autokrator (Emperor) of the Greeks (first crown of Iulia).
- 1641: Death of Emperor Mihai (anounced to the public two months later, in 1642).
- 1642: Coronation of Imperatrix Iulia of Romania / of the Romanians (second crown of Iulia).
- 1642 - 1648, in the Romania and Greece: Iulia (Empress), (1) Maria (Crown Princess).
- 1648: Iulia becomes Empress in Constantinople / Empress of Rome / of the (Eastern) Roman Empire, later renamed as the Empire of the Orient with Iulia as Empress of the Orient (third crown of Iulia).
- 1648: Princess Alexandra (second in line) is born to Crown Princess Maria and Prince Frederick from the House of Wettin (the ruling German Imperial Dynasty).
- 1648 - 1650, in Romania, Greece and the Orient: Iulia (Empress), (1) Maria (Crown Princess), (2) Alexandra (Princess).
- 1650: Prince Mihai (second in line) is born to Crown Princess Maria and Prince Frederick.
- 1650 - 1651, in Romania, Greece and the Orient: Iulia (Empress), (1) Maria (Crown Princess), (2) Mihai (Prince), (3) Alexandra (Princess).
- 1651: Death of Empress Iulia.
- 1652: Prince Cezar (second in line) is born to Empress Maria and Prince Frederick.
- 1652: Coronation of Empress Maria of Romania, Greece and the Orient.
- From 1652, in the Oriental Realms (Romania, Greece and the Orient): Maria (Empress), (1) Mihai (Crown Prince), (2) Cezar (Prince), (3) Alexandra (Princess), (4, ...) the other children (and later grandchildren and grand-grandchildren, etc) of Maria and Frederick.
Notes:
1. Prince Frederick did not become Emperor but remained merely a Prince Consort, in order to highlight the fact that Maria was Empress Reignant.
2. Empress Maria continued to have children up to a total of three boys and four girls (more information in Part Two), thus forever solving the problem of the succession to the thrones.
3. Maria lived until [wait for Part Two, please].
4. The Dynasty founded by our first Emperor, Mihai, continues to reign in Romania to this day (TTL present, 2016).
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