Line of succession to the Sydalene throne
Sydalon uses the system of absolute primogeniture in accordance with house law first established in 1631. Succession dictates that to be eligible, a dynast must practice Fabrian Catholicism. Dynasts who marry without the express consent of the reigning Monarch are excluded from succession, as are any of their descendants. Once succeeding to the throne, a Monarch is anointed 30 days later and takes an oath before peers, government ministers, members of the clergy, and the citizenry at-large.
Current line of succession
| First six in line from 1 December 2021 | |
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| 1. The Prince of Petra | |
| 2. The Princess Melisende | |
| 3. The Princess Elisabetta | |
| 4. The Prince Michael | |
| 5. The Prince Desiderius | |
| 6. The Princes Belandra | |
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Below is listed the current line of succession and their place. This list is limited to the descendants of King Jordan IX, while in reality the line is much longer and contains hundreds of individuals.
King Jordan IX (1939–2017)
- Desiderius I of Sydalon (1962–2013)
Queen Melisende III (b. 1990)
- (1) Hugh, Prince of Petra (b. 2012)
- (2) Princess Melisende of Sydalon (b. 2014)
- (3) Princess Elisabetta of Sydalon (b. 2016)
- (4) Prince Michael of Sydalon (b. 2017)
- (5) Prince Desiderius of Sydalon (b. 2017)
- (6) Princes Belandra of Sydalon (b. 2019)
- (7) Princes Esmerelda of Sydalon (b. 2020)
- (8) Princes Jordan of Sydalon (b. 2021)
- (9) Sebastian I, Duke of Toron (b. 1992)
- (10) Edward, Hereditary Duke of Toron (b. 2016)
- (11) Alaric of Toron (b. 2018)
- (12) Victoria of Toron (b. 2020)
- (13) Prince William of Sydalon (b. 1994)
- (11) Princess Desideria of Sydalon (b. 1996)
- (12) Roletus, Duke of Rhithasa (b. 1997)
- (13) Prince Bohemond of Sydalon (b. 2002)
- (14) Elisabetta, Dowager Countess of Pelerin (b. 1964)
- (15) Elisabetta of Pelerin (b. 1985)
- (16) Charles IV, Count of Pelerin (b. 1987)
- (17) Melisende of Pelerin (b. 1990)
- (18) Ramirus of Pelerin (b. 1992)
- (19) Constance of Pelerin (b. 1993)
- (20) Maria of Pelerin (b. 1998)
- (21) Jordana, Countess Palatine (b. 1965)
- (22) Louis, Count Palatine (b. 1986)
- (23) Eleanor of the Palatinate (b. 1991)
- (24) Princess Elena of Montgisard (b. 2016)
- (25) Zidore, Count of Eallase (b. 2017)
- (26) Princess Luciana of Montgisard (b. 2019)
- (27) Prince James of Montgisard (b. 2021)
- (28) Francis I, Duke of Rema (b. 1968)
- (29) Prince Alaric of Rema (b. 1990)
- (30) Prince Arthur of Rema (b. 2019)
- (31) Princess Belandra (b. 1993)
- (32) Princess Emmanuelle of Rema (b. 1995)
- (33) Prince Henry of Rema (b. 1997)
- (34) Princess Berenice of Rema (b. 2000)
- (29) Prince Alaric of Rema (b. 1990)
- (35) Theodore I, Duke of Thapse (b. 1970)
- (36) Princess Caroline of Thapse (b. 1997)
- (37) Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Birkara (b. 1975)
- Violant Claudia de Aultavilla (b. 1993) I
- Princess Elissa of Dakmoor (b. 1998) XC
- (38) Prince Gabriel of Dakmoor (b. 1999)
- Princess Bastila of Dakmoor (b. 2000) XC
- Prince Baelon of Dakmoor (b. 2002) XC
- Prince Damon of Dakmoor (b. 2004) XC
- Princess Jocelyn of Dakmoor (b. 2006) XC
- Princess Melara of Dakmoor (b. 2008) XC
- Prince James of Dakmoor (b. 2010) XC
- Prince Gerold of Dakmoor (b. 2012) XC
- Princess Gemma of Dakmoor (b. 2015) XC
- Prince Louis of Dakmoor (b. 2017) XC
- Princess Charlotte of Dakmoor (b. 2020) XC
- (39) Robert I, Duke of Seressi (b. 1977)
- (40) Prince Amalric of Sydalon (b. 1980)
- (41) Richard I, Duke of Valmosia (b. 1983)
- (42) Madelaine, Hereditary Countess of Canosa (b. 1986)
- (43) Jordan, Lord of Canosa (b. 2012)
- (44) Beatrice of Canosa (b. 2015)
- (45) Achille of Canosa (b. 2017)
- (46) Sophie of Canosa (b. 2020)
- (47) Princess Emilia of Sydalon (b. 1997)
- (48) Prince Alfonse of Sydalon (b. 2000)
| Mark | Source for listing or note on exclusion from succession |
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| D | This person has been excluded from the official line of succession by forfeiting their eligibility through disclaimer. |
| I | this person is not eligible to succeed the throne due to illegitimacy. |
| R | This person is barred from the succession by being a foreign Sovereign. |
| SC | This person is barred from the succession by marrying without the Sovereign's consent. |
| XC | This person has been barred from succession for not being part of the Fabrian Catholic Church, or been excluded by marrying outside of the Catholic Church. |
Alternative lines
Guilhemite
The Guilhemite claim to the throne is based on the belief that the deposition of William VII & I and subsequent disclaimer of then John, Prince of Petra was not legally valid due to his minority. Proponents of this line assert that the descendants of King William VII are the legitimate monarchs of Sydalon ahead of the current line of Queen Elissa IV. The Guilhemite claim was mostly recently strongly during the 1972 Sydalene Succession Crisis. Unlike succession in Garza, Sydalene succession of the Guilhemite claim follows gender-neutral succession practices; the Guilhemite claim remains in union with the Crown of Garza. The current pretender to this line is William II of Garza; his heir apparent is John, Prince of Gavera, whose heir presumptive is Princess Alara of Garza.
- Queen Emmanuelle I (1886–1944)
- King William VII & I (1910–1966)
- John VII of Garza (1936–2012)
- (1) William II of Garza (b. 1964)
- (2) John, Prince of Gavera (b. 1988)
- (3) Princess Alara of Garza (b. 2013)
- (4) Prince Robert of Garza (b. 2015)
- (5) Prince Peter of Garza (b. 2018)
- (6) Princess Clara of Garza (b. 2021)
- (7) Infanta Maria of Garza (b. 1990)
- (8) Infanta Rosa of Garza (b. 1992)
- (8) Blanca, Duchess of Entella (b. 1994)
- (19) Infanta Teresa of Garza (b. 1996)
- (11) Infanta Sancha of Garza (b. 1998)
- (12) Infanta Elena of Garza (b. 2000)
- (2) John, Prince of Gavera (b. 1988)
- (13) Infanta Alexandra of Garza (b. 1963)
- (14) Princess Christina of Catana (b. 1990)
- (15) Prince Philip of Catana (b. 1993)
- (16) Constance, Princess of Aligonia (b. 1966)
- (17) Ofelia of Abellan (b. 1989)
- (18) Valentin of Abellan (b. 1990)
- (19) Ramon of Abellan (b. 1990)
- (20) Artesia of Abellan (b. 1992)
- (21) Silvana of Abellan (b. 1993)
- (22) Adion of Abellan (b. 1995)
- (23) Infante Henry of Garza (b. 1968)
- (24) Princess Valencia of Garza (b. 1990)
- (25) Princess Elvira of Garza (b. 1992)
- (26) Princess Veronica of Garza (b. 1994)
- (27) Princess Lucia of Garza (b. 1997)
- (28) Princess Victoria of Garza (b. 2002)
- (29) Infanta Isabella of Garza (b. 1970)
- (30) Infante Louis of Garza (b. 1972)
- (31) Princess Alexandra of Garza (b. 1994)
- (32) Prince Selena of Garza (b. 1996)
- (33) Infanta Emmanuelle of Garza (b. 1974)
- (34) Infanta Basilia of Garza (b. 1977)
- (1) William II of Garza (b. 1964)
- (35) Prince Philip of Garza (b. 1940)
- (36) Princess Joanna of Garza (b. 1974)
- (37) Princess Leonore of Garza (b. 1977)
- (38) Princess Petra of Garza (b. 1977)
- Aultavilla line of Elissa IV
- John VII of Garza (1936–2012)