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Random question, but here goes (hopefully this is an appropriate place to ask it): Do you think that Emperor Naruhito will ever abdicate in his old age (just like his father Emperor Emeritus Akihito did) in order to give his younger brother Crown Prince Fumihito a chance to reign? Or will he...

Thanks for this information. Also, I just want to make sure: This trend/pattern began in the early 1300s when the direct Capetian male line ran out in France and thus the French came up with the agnatic succession that was allegedly based on Salic Law in order to allow the Valois to inherit the...

Have any male-line Romanovs married at least aristocrats non-stop up to the present-day?

What about the surviving male-line Romanovs who would have to be reintroduced into the succession if their marriages would now be accepted retroactively as dynastic due to noble marriages now being acceptable? Do any surviving male-line Romanovs actually qualify for this? If so, which ones?

This system could have easily survived had the Japanese cadet branches not been made commoners in 1947.

So, what happens to the succession?

Though if Hisahito will remain childless, then things could get interesting. Still, in such a scenario, one of Hisahito's sisters (the other one is leaving the Japanese royal family right now) and her descendants (assuming an eventual change in the Japanese succession laws) could end up being...

While this isn't directly comparable, this is sort of similar to how a lot of Jewish branches in the world refuse to change the principle of matrilineal descent in regards to granting Jewish status at birth even though it's clearly incompatible with the principle of egalitarianism. US Reform and...

The majority might want it, but apparently not enough to penalize Japanese politicians for not implementing this idea. If I was in charge of Japan, I would, of course, aim to allow female succession but only for all Japanese heirs after Hisahito. So, the current Japanese line of succession will...

Seems like having Prince Hitachi adopt a male from the former Japanese royal cadet branches would be MUCH better than the "concubines" option if one wants to keep agnatic male succession intact, no?

Minor nitpick, but Prince Mikasa actually outlasted all three of his sons, so his male line actually died with himself rather than with any of his sons. It's quite amazing: Two of Prince Mikasa's sons did have children of their own, but only daughters (two daughters and three daughters...

So, an open (non-monogamous) marriage? Or would that be too scandalous for a Japanese royal? Or can this be done in secret? Ultimately, though, I suspect that even in such a scenario, one child (or one son) simply won't be enough. The pressure on him will be to have a large family. Think of...

A boy, right?

Thank you! I now see that they're mentioned here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Amedeo,_Duke_of_Aosta_(1943-2021)#Marriages_and_family Looks like they have two younger sisters and one younger brother. Thank you. That makes perfect sense.

But if the succession laws would have been changed, then Umberto II's daughters and/or their descendants could have also been put in the line of succession to the Italian throne. Umberto II had three daughters.