I'm surprised there's no revolution happening with laws like that, if that happened in real life it won't be long before the emperor to have any "accident" or is forced to abdicate lol.
@garnzlok It doesn't matter whether the nobles support the heir or not, the eldest will still inherit the throne(qualified or not), most european kingdoms/empires in the medieval period follows the primogeniture order of succession. If the nobles don't like the heir, they can plan something but...
@FreshfEshes Nah, people who novels like this(like me lol) just want a handsome and likeable character, but in reality regardless if the 1st in line is likeable or not he/she will inherit the throne. Just like in the british monarchy, once queen Elizabeth 2 dies, prince charles will become the...
Why stories like these don't use the actual order of succession to inherit the throne? I wanna see an eldest child actually be the king regardless even they are stupid, not the "perfect" second child. Lol