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The legitimacy of an emperor's rule depends on the recognition by | The legitimacy of an emperor's rule depends on the recognition by thImperial Senate]]. The [[senators]] are responsible for enforcing Imperial Law and they are only accountable to the Emperor. Senators and the chancellor are appointed by the Emperor.<ref name=":0" /> If the Emperor is unable to rule then the [[Chancellor]] can rule in the Emperor's stead.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/07ba16d2a4f6f8ebd10d5e7b07f87924bf8bca34 Chancellor Blaine Opens Senate Debate]</ref> | ||
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Imperial succession is generally hereditary if there is a suitable candidate acceptable to the | Imperial succession is generally hereditary if there is a suitable candidate acceptable to the Imperial Senate. There are usually no elections. The rare exception is if there's not a clear line of succession then the Imperial Senate has the duty to decide who will rule the Empire. They must follow the rules set out by centuries of law and tradition. The Senate has one month to determine who will be the next ruler to sit on the Imperial Throne. The candidate must be of royal blood or of royal marriage, and must have a clear majority backing of the Senate in the final count.<ref name=":2">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55ed60f59657ba7e69c575d7 Chancellor Blaine Opens Senate Debate] | ||
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Early in his reign, the 15th Emperor [[Hengist Duval]] changed the laws of succession so that daughters of the Imperial line would also be able to become Emperor.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/561397259657ba7007435572 Senate Declares Arissa Lavigny-Duval Emperor]</ref> The [[Imperial Senate|Senate]] determined that the title 'Emperor' should be used for both male and female rulers.<ref name=":1">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5620c5189657bab1612a1853 Arissa Lavigny-Duval Crowned Emperor]</ref> | Early in his reign, the 15th Emperor [[Hengist Duval]] changed the laws of succession so that daughters of the Imperial line would also be able to become Emperor.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/561397259657ba7007435572 Senate Declares Arissa Lavigny-Duval Emperor]</ref> The [[Imperial Senate|Senate]] determined that the title 'Emperor' should be used for both male and female rulers.<ref name=":1">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5620c5189657bab1612a1853 Arissa Lavigny-Duval Crowned Emperor]</ref> | ||
After the assassination of [[Hengist Duval]], there was no clear successor to the Imperial Throne, because Hengist decreed that his son [[Prince]] [[Harold Duval]] was not of sound mind | After the assassination of [[Hengist Duval]], there was no clear successor to the Imperial Throne, because Hengist had decreed on December 19, 3300 that his son [[Prince]] [[Harold Duval]] was not of sound mind and thus ineligible. 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" /> | ||
== Titles and Styles == | == Titles and Styles == | ||
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| [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]] | | [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]] | ||
| 18 October 3301 - Present<ref name=":1" /> | | 18 October 3301 - Present<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| 16th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" /> first female Emperor | | 16th Emperor;<ref name="Beacon0159" /> the first female Emperor, as well the first illegitimate member of the Imperial Family to be elected Emperor | ||
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