Order of succession to the Kaisership

The Order of Succession to the Kaisership is determined by the Imperial Charter of Shireroth and decrees made under it.

Rules

A simplified version of the rules are as follows:

1. Only legitimate heirs of the body of Kaiseress Noor are allowed to succeed.
2. Elder sons and daughters and their descendants have precedence over younger sons and daughters and their descendants
3. No discrimination based on gender
4. Legitimacy is ranked: the child from a marriage ranks higher than the child from concubinage, the child from a concubinage ranks higher than the child from courtesan.
5. The Kaiser may remove persons from the order of succession, acting as if they were dead (e.g. if Jeremy is removed from the order of succesion, as if he were dead, his eldest child will take his place instead)

Current Order of Succession

1. Kir Azariah Vidar (b. 1667, eldest brother of the Kaiseress, Kian's twin)
2. Kian Aiomide Shahnaz (b. 1667, younger sister of the Kaiseress, Kir's twin)
3. Rubin Leonid Orientalis (b. 1671, youngest brother of the Kaiseress, born posthumously to Kaiser Ayreon IV)
4. Zahir al Din Benjamin Rai (Prince Aldin) (b. 1630, the Kaiseress's grandfather's twin brother)
5. David Raion (b. 1657, Aldin's only son)
6. Abigail Jayna Noor (b. 1661, Aldin's only daughter)

Previous orders of succession

1671

Following the death of Kaiser Ayreon IV and the accession of Kaiseress Salome, but before the birth of Rubin Leonid Orientalis

1. Kir Azariah Vidar (b. 1667, eldest brother of the Kaiseress, Kian's twin)
2. Kian Aiomide Shahnaz (b. 1667, younger sister of the Kaiseress, Kir's twin)
3. Aldin (b. 1630, the Kaiseress's grandfather's twin brother)
4. David Raion (b. 1657, Aldin's only son)
5. Abigail Jayna Noor (b. 1661)

1667–1671

In 1667, Kaiser Ayreon IV had twins, pushing Aldin, David and Abigail down in the order of succession.

1. Salome Ylva Octavia (b. 1665, Ayreon's eldest daughter)
2. Kir Azariah Vidar (b. 1667, Ayreon's second child, Kian's twin)
3. Kian Aiomide Shahnaz (b. 1667, Ayreon's third child, Kir's twin)
4. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)
5. David Raion (b. 1657, Aldin's only son)
6. Abigail Jayna Noor (b. 1661)

1665–1667

In 1665, Kaiser Ayreon IV had a daughter, Salome, with his concubine Isidora.

1. Salome Ylva Octavia (b. 1665, Ayreon's eldest daughter)
2. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)
3. David Raion (b. 1657, Aldin's only son)
4. Abigail Jayna Noor (b. 1661)

1661–1665

In 1661, Aldin had a daughter, Abigail Jayna Noor:

1. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)
2. David Raion (b. 1657, Aldin's only son)
3. Abigail Jayna Noor (b. 1661)

1657–1661

In 1657, Aldin had a son, David Raion:

1. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)
2. David Raion (b. 1657, Aldin's only son)

1656–1657

In 1656, the marriage between Noah and Noor had been annulled, causing the children of that "union" to be illegitimate and ineligible for succession:

1. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)

1653–1656

In 1653, Vilhjalm changed his name to Villy and contracted a loyal subjecthood, thus inelligible to succession:

1. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)
2. Esther of Anglia (b. 1638)

1650–1653

After the accession of Vidar Ayreon as Kaiser Ayreon IV:

1. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)
2. Vilhjalm of Amokolia (b. 1635)
3. Esther of Anglia (b. 1638)

1648–1650

1. Vidar Ayreon (b. 1645)
2. Aldin (b. 1630, Noor's eldest living son)
3. Vilhelm of Amokolia (b. 1635)
4. Esther of Anglia (b. 1638)