When creating new nations in the 19th c., nearly all independence leaders chose kings in reigning foreign families or in close lineages. These family links were essential to be accepted in the "concert of kings". The only exceptions were the Serbians, where the insurrections started in early 19th c., and the Montenegrins, where the Petrovic-Njegos family held power since the 17th c. In absence of a clear dominant family, the choice of a foreign prince seemed an insurance vis-a-vis the western Great powers.
Alright interesting. Say despot Thomas does have legitimate surviving descendants until the time of Greek independence who remain in the public eye so to speak, could they be put forward?
True points as mentioned.
Though say there was a clear claimant from the old dunasty, could they be put forward? Especially if they'd fought in the war?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_EdinburghPhillip?