Succession to the Latin throne

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Succession to the Latin throne is based on descent, religion and legitimacy. Traditionally, succession follows to the Monarch's children, children's line or for a childless Monarch to their nearest collateral line. Under the most recent update of the Acts of Succession, one must be legitimate, Fabrian Catholic, and eligible under the many other requirements to be considered an eligible heir.

Individuals whom meet the basic requirements to retain a place in succession may otherwise be deemed ineligible due to disclaimer. Any individual holding a place in succession may freely disclaim themselves, which results in that individual being treated as if they were legally dead for the purposes of succession. Individuals in the line of succession may also be forced to disclaim themselves under certain circumstances such as: standing for public office, marriage to a reigning foreign monarch (though most often does not occur until after a child is born of that union), etc. One of the most well known methods of forced disclaimer happens as the result of not having his or her marriage approved by the reigning Monarch. Failing to obtain Sovereign's consent to marriage results in an automatic disclaimer and forfeiture of any titles or related benefits to being a member of the Imperial household. Sovereign's consent to marriage is only required for individuals possessing an Imperial title; in most instances this means children or siblings of a reigning Monarch.

Current line of succession

First six in line from 21 December 2024
1. The Prince of Youth
2. The Prince Leo
3. The Princess Diana
4. The Princess Philippa
5. The Princess Evantia
6. The Crown Princess of Dakmoor Maria of Latium at event.jpg
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Below is the current line of succession. This list is limited to immediate decedents of Empress Diana I Anicia. The current laws of the Acts of Succession provide that Imperial Catholic heirs of the body, or legitimate born children, are eligible to succeed to the throne. "Heirs of the body" is defined in the Acts of Succession as being male-preference primogeniture, where older children and their descendants inherit before younger children, and a male child takes precedence over a female sibling. Any amendments to the Acts of Succession are at the sole discretion of the reigning Monarch. Any child born out of wedlock is excluded from succession unless otherwise legitimized by decree of the reigning Monarch. Further rules of succession include Sovereign's consent to marriage (though only of dynasts that are children of a Sovereign), and marriage to a spouse following the "Latin Imperial Church", which was first added following the East-West Schism. The Latin Imperial Church is often interpreted to mean both the Catholic Church, and some Protestant churches.

Notes and sources
Mark Source for listing or note on exclusion from succession
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.
XR This person is barred from the succession by being a foreign Sovereign or marrying 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 Latin Imperial Church.

Alternative successions to the Latin crown

Descendants of Peter of Adrianople

Main article: Descendants of Empress Maria I Claudius

This line's claim to the throne is based on the belief that Emperor Theodosius V was not the lawful Latin Emperor due to his illegitimate birth. Peter I of Adrianople was the youngest son and child of Empress Maria I Claudia and Emperor Ascanius II Claudius, and a member of the Claudii dynasty that ruled Latium and its territories from 556 AD until its last emperor, Ascanius III Claudius, was overthrown in the Crisis of the 11th Century. Peter of Adrianople and his descendants would rule from Adrianople and continue to claim the Imperial throne from the city of Adrianople on Latium's west coast until 1331 when the pretender Emperor Michael I of Adrianople renounced his claims on the Latin throne to retain his family's lands and ducal titles. Members of the Claudian dynasty again asserted their claim during the Great Council of 1842, claiming that the throne had been illegally held by usurping pretenders. While unsuccessful in 1842, the dynasty would eventually regain the throne in 1954 with marriage of Leo Claudius (later Leo X) to Empress Diana I Anicia. He was also, Jacobus VI under the Adrianople line of succession, leading to speculation with the ascension of his son Constantine as to whether he would assume the regnal name Constantine XX under the Senatorial-Ostian succession numbering or Constantine XXI under the ancient-Claudian succession.

The current descendant of this line is Emperor Constantine XX Claudius. The line of succession is as follows:

  1. Peter I of Adrianople, son of Empress Maria I Claudia (1027–1099)
  2. Constantine I of Adrianople, son of Peter I (1065–1115)
  3. Adrian I of Adrianople, son of Constantine I (1094–1132)
  4. Leo I of Adrianople, son of Adrian I (1113–1151)
  5. Jacaerus I of Adrianople, son of Leo I (1131–1194)
  6. Constantine II of Adrianople, grandson of Jacaerus I (1184–1229)
  7. Leo II of Adrianople, son of Constantine II (1200–1240)
  8. Alexius I of Adrianople, uncle of Leo II (1186–1255)
  9. Alexius II of Adrianople, son of Alexius I (1219–1267)
  10. Constantine III of Adrianople, grandson of Alexius II (1254–1311)
  11. Jacaerus II of Adrianople, son of Constantine III (1286–1335)
  12. Adrian II of Adrianople, son of Jacaerus II (1312–1361)
  13. Jacaerus III of Adrianople, son of Adrian II (1330–1400)
  14. John I of Adrianople, nephew of Jacaerus III (1370–1419)
  15. Constantine IV of Adrianople, son of John I (1395–1448)
  16. Peter II, Duke of Adrianople, son of Constantine IV (1421–1471)
  17. Leo III, Duke of Adrianople, son of Peter II (1442–1483)
  18. Marcus I, Duke of Adrianople, son of Leo III (1475–1534)
  19. Jacaerus IV, Duke of Adrianople, son of Marcus I (1500–1560)
  20. Maria I, Duchess of Adrianople, daughter of Jacaerus IV (1525–1560)
  21. John II, Duke of Adrianople, son of Maria I (1546–1610)
  22. Philip I, Duke of Adrianople, son of John II (1564–1629)
  23. Marcus II, Duke of Adrianople, son of Philip I (1590–1665)
  24. Philip II, Duke of Adrianople, grandson of Marcus II (1640–1675)
  25. Constantine V, Duke of Adrianople, son of Philip II (1666–1678)
  26. Leo IV, Duke of Adrianople , uncle of Constantine V (1650–1705)
  27. John III, Duke of Adrianople, son of Leo IV (1680–1731)
  28. Constantine VI, Duke of Adrianople, son of John VI (1708–1770)
  29. Theodosius I, Duke of Adrianople, son of Constantine VI (1730–1775)
  30. Jacaerus V, Duke of Adrianople, son of Jacobus (1754–1782)
  31. Leo V, Duke of Adrianople, son of Jacaerus V (1777–1830)
  32. Isidorus I, Duke of Adrianople, son of Leo V (1800–1871)
  33. Peter III, Duke of Adrianople, son of Isidorus I (1826–1896)
  34. Philip III, Duke of Adrianople, son of Peter III (1845–1910)
  35. Theodosius II, Duke of Adrianople, son of Philip III (1867–1930)
  36. Jacobus V, Duke of Adrianople, son of Theodosius I (1900-1976)
  37. Leo VI, Duke of Adrianople, son of Jacobus V (1929–1997)
  38. Emperor Jacobus VI Claudius, son of Leo VI (1960–2016)
  39. Emperor Constantine XX Claudius, son of Jacobus VI (b. 1994)

Heir apparent: Alexius, Prince of Youth (b. 2019).

See also

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