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After the assassination of Hengist Duval in 3301, there was no clear successor to the Imperial Throne, because Hengist had disqualified his son, Prince [[Harold Duval]], from the line of succession only the year before. This left the choice of who would be crowned the next Emperor entirely to the Imperial Senate. [[Chancellor]] [[Anders Blaine]] was widely considered the strongest candidate for the throne, but the revelation of his indirect connection to [[Emperor's Dawn]] left Princess [[Aisling Duval]] and [[Senator]] [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval|Arissa Lavigny]] as the most convincing contenders.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/561249259657ba7207f31fd4 Imperial Succession Vote in Senate Today]</ref> Arissa Lavigny had previously declared that Prince [[Aristide Lavigny]] was not her biological father, and that she was the illegitimate daughter of [[Hengist Duval]]. This made her claim to the throne stronger than Aisling Duval's, since Aisling was Harold's illegitimate daughter.<ref>[http://elitedangerous.com/news/galnet/?read=20DEC33002fa394d61b9087f2f0343faadd867bcd Arissa Lavigny is the Daughter of the Emperor]</ref> Senator [[Denton Patreus]] was also briefly thought to be vying for the throne after he opined that the Emperor should be chosen based on merit rather than bloodline, and Senator [[Zemina Torval]] signaled her support for Patreus when she asserted that Patreus was the most popular Senator among the citizenry.<ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#Senator Patreus Declares Succession About Power Not Blood|GalNet: Senator Patreus Declares Succession About Power Not Blood]]</ref><ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#Torval Backs Patreus's Line on the Imperial Succession|GalNet: Torval Backs Patreus's Line on the Imperial Succession]]</ref> In the end, the Imperial Senate voted to elect Arissa Lavigny-Duval as the next Emperor. She was crowned in the Imperial Palace as the 16th Emperor of the Empire on October 18, 3301.<ref name=":1" /> | After the assassination of Hengist Duval in 3301, there was no clear successor to the Imperial Throne, because Hengist had disqualified his son, Prince [[Harold Duval]], from the line of succession only the year before. This left the choice of who would be crowned the next Emperor entirely to the Imperial Senate. [[Chancellor]] [[Anders Blaine]] was widely considered the strongest candidate for the throne, but the revelation of his indirect connection to [[Emperor's Dawn]] left Princess [[Aisling Duval]] and [[Senator]] [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval|Arissa Lavigny]] as the most convincing contenders.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/561249259657ba7207f31fd4 Imperial Succession Vote in Senate Today]</ref> Arissa Lavigny had previously declared that Prince [[Aristide Lavigny]] was not her biological father, and that she was the illegitimate daughter of [[Hengist Duval]]. This made her claim to the throne stronger than Aisling Duval's, since Aisling was Harold's illegitimate daughter.<ref>[http://elitedangerous.com/news/galnet/?read=20DEC33002fa394d61b9087f2f0343faadd867bcd Arissa Lavigny is the Daughter of the Emperor]</ref> Senator [[Denton Patreus]] was also briefly thought to be vying for the throne after he opined that the Emperor should be chosen based on merit rather than bloodline, and Senator [[Zemina Torval]] signaled her support for Patreus when she asserted that Patreus was the most popular Senator among the citizenry.<ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#Senator Patreus Declares Succession About Power Not Blood|GalNet: Senator Patreus Declares Succession About Power Not Blood]]</ref><ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#Torval Backs Patreus's Line on the Imperial Succession|GalNet: Torval Backs Patreus's Line on the Imperial Succession]]</ref> In the end, the Imperial Senate voted to elect Arissa Lavigny-Duval as the next Emperor. She was crowned in the Imperial Palace as the 16th Emperor of the Empire on October 18, 3301.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
== Funeral arrangements == | |||
The death of an Emperor is followed by a four-week official mourning period during which they lie in state inside the Hall of Martyrs for public viewing. The number of attendees may total in the millions, though not all will have the chance to view the body in-person. A state funeral and procession are then held the day after the end of the mourning period. The coffin is carried by the [[Imperial Guard]] through the city of Capitol and followed by the Emperor's spouse, then immediate family, [[Senator]]s, [[Patron]]s of high status with direct connections to the Emperor, [[Client]]s, citizens, and lastly the Emperor's favourite [[Imperial Slaves]], who are traditionally set free at the end of the funeral. The Emperor is finally interred in the Hall of Martyrs in a private ceremony, while citizens across the Empire partake in the Feast of Remembering.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/55c31f5a9657bac2700d630d GalNet: Official Period of Mourning Begins]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/55c472ab9657bac35e0d6310 GalNet: Millions Pay Respects]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55e6b8429657ba7a21ed4373 GalNet: Public Viewing of Emperor Hengist Duval Ceases]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/55e80b2e9657bafa07ed4373 GalNet: Emperor Hengist Duval's Funeral]</ref> | |||
== Titles and Styles == | == Titles and Styles == | ||