The line of succession to the Ivory Throne is a list of the people in line to succeed to the throne of Ivory and the Provinces of Foreboding. The succession is regulated by the Act of Independence (Kerrinne), which limits it to the heirs of Kerrinne, as determined by male-preference primogeniture, religion, and legitimate birth:
- A person is always immediately followed in the succession by his or her own legitimate descendants (his or her "line") except for any legitimate descendants who already appear higher in the line of succession. Birth order and gender matter: older sons (and their lines) come before younger sons (and theirs); a person's sons (and their lines), irrespective of age, all come before his or her daughters (and their lines).
- The monarch must not be a Roman Catholic. Any other religion is acceptable.
- Anyone who is Roman Catholic, becomes Roman Catholic, or marries a Roman Catholic is permanently excluded from the succession.
- A person born to parents who are not married to each other at the time of birth are still included in the line of succession. Under Ivory law, a child born to a married woman is assumed to be the child of her husband, even if not necessarily so.
By the provisions of the Foreboding Act (Kerrinne), the line of succession in the Province of Foreboding is legally identical to that in Ivory.
Apart from identifying the next monarch, the line of succession is also used to select the Counsellors of State (and a regent if the need arises) under the provisions of the Ivory Regency Act.
Individuals who are excluded from the list due to Catholicism or other reasons would be marked as skipped. If the exclusion applies to their descendants, the excluded descendants are not listed.
Current monarch: HM Queen Kerrinne
1. HRH The Prince of Seston (The Prince Kyle), son of Queen Kerrinne
2. HRH Prince Kheven of Seston, son of The Prince of Seston
3. HRH The Duke of Malacia (The Prince Kincaid), son of Queen Kerrinne
4. HRH Princess Kassandra of Seston, daughter of The Prince of Seston
5. HRH The Princess Royal (The Princess Korrina), daughter of Queen Kerrinne
6. HRH The Princess Kendra, daughter of Queen Kerrinne
7. The Earl of Sindata (Kimbal MacMillan), first cousin of Queen Kerrinne
8. The Countess of Whisper (Keelia MacMillan), first cousin of Queen Kerrinne
9. The Earl of Lenta (Glerraent Sneed), former nephew-in-law of Queen Kerrinne
10. The Baron of Olates (Rodelfo Grubensteir), former uncle-in-law of Queen Kerrinne
In Ivory, Counsellors of State are senior members of the Ivory Royal Family to whom the Monarch, presently Kerrinne, delegates certain state functions and powers when she is abroad or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness). Any two Counsellors of State may attend Privy Council meetings, sign state documents or receive the credentials of new ambassadors to Ivory.
Primogeniture is the common law right of the firstborn son to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings. It is the tradition brought by the Normans of Normandy to England in 1066. According to the Norman tradition, the firstborn son inherited the entirety of a parent's wealth, estate, title or office; or in the absence of children, by collateral relatives, in order of seniority of the collateral line. |
