we see David Falkayn's mother and brothers on Hermes;
Falkayn and van Rijn's granddaughter have children;
Hermetians also include Runebergs.
In "Wingless," Falkayn's son, Nicholas, has a son on Avalon.
In "Rescue on Avalon," there is an Ivar Holm on Avalon.
In The People Of The Wind, Tabitha Falkayn marries Christopher Holm on Avalon.
In A Stone In Heaven, there are still Runebergs on Hermes.
In Mirkheim, "Hunters of the Sky Cave" and The Game Of Empire, there are Kittredges on Vixen.
See also The Technic History: Generations.
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Kaor, Paul!
And we see Nicholas van Rijn's illegitimate son Eric by Lady Sandra Tamarin being accepted as heir presumptive to the Grand Duchy of Hermes in MIRKHEIM. I said "presumptive" because Grand Dukes are elected from within the Tamarin family.
Sean
Hmmm. I'd think that pre-Mirkheim Hermes would best be described as a "crowned conglomerate" as the domains are corporations or agribusinesses.
I wonder what keeps the domains from doing M&A of each other? Anti-trust laws?
Per: Wikipedia:
Currently, the world's only true elective monarchies are:
Cambodia, where the king is chosen for a life term by the Royal Council of the Throne from candidates of royal blood.
The Holy See and the associated Vatican City State, where the Pope is elected in a conclave by the College of Cardinals, generally from among their number.
Malaysia, where the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Head of State) is elected to a five-year term. Nine hereditary rulers from the Malay States form a Council of Rulers who will determine the next Agong via a secret ballot. The position has to date been de facto rotated amongst the State rulers, originally based on seniority.
Additionally, the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan is itself an elective monarchy, where the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan is selected by a council of ruling chiefs. The ruling chiefs themselves are elected by the chieftain. Male candidates are determined based on matrilineal clan. The system was partially the basis for the federal monarchy.
The Sultan of Perak is selected from amongst the most senior male princes descending from the 18th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Ahmadin. The Sultan, Raja Muda (Crown Prince), and Raja Di-Hilir (Deputy Crown Prince) are selected by the Dewan Negara of Perak. A son of the reigning Sultan cannot become Raja Muda if there is a more senior prince descendent from the previous Sultan; this is possible should the senior prince relinquish his right to become Raja Muda.
Samoa was established as an elective monarchy upon its independence in 1962. The Constitution of Samoa stipulates successors to the two original heads of state, Malietoa Tanumafili II and Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole, who were one of the four paramount chiefs (Tama-a-Aiga), are to be elected for five-year terms by the Fono, the Samoan parliament. Articles 18 and 45 of the Constitution provide, respectively, that any Member of Parliament may be elected head of state, and that any Samoan citizen may be elected to Parliament, although 47 out of the 49 seats in the Fono are reserved for matai, or chiefs (the other two are reserved for non-Samoans).[12] Thus Samoa might possibly be considered a parliamentary republic; however, the head of state is still referred to as "His Highness",[13] nor does the Constitution expressly declare that the form of government has been changed. The incumbent as of 2018, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, is also one of the four paramount chiefs.
-kh
Kaor, Keith!
Very interesting, many thanks! Everybody knows Popes are elected by the Cardinals under age 80. And I knew of the rotating kingship of Malaysia. But not the curious political system of Samoa.
And in past history the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth became an elective monarchy after the extinction of the Jagiellonian dynasty in the 1570's. An experiment which proved to be disaster for Poland/Lithuania.
Sean
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