Suppose in a European Kingdom A from the 800s to the 1700s has its monarch be heir presumptive to nearby Kingdom B. People in Kingdom B recognizes the succession, but that doesn't matter too much since B's king is young and healthy. B's King also recognizes the succession if he should die heirless, so no one is opposing it. He is on good terms with the King of A.
Oh... B's King died young and heirless. Welp, The King of A is now a duel king.
So the King goes over and holds a coronation, a feast, and then gives some gifts to some of his new aristocratic vassals that he likes, while not doing anything positive or negative to the ones he didn't like. The treasury is running a surplus and doesn't need any new taxes. Then he appoints some random relative count/Earl of the previous king (relative from the non-royal mother side obviously, most primogeniture systems would have the closer related relative inherit if it was related from the royal side) as regent and says "so uh, if anyone needs anything done, ask him because I'm going back to my birthplace to see my wife and children. I'll come back in a few years"
How would the nobles take this?
How would the nobles take this if the random relative was a female countess and cousin to the old king?
Edit: Regent not Reagent
Oh... B's King died young and heirless. Welp, The King of A is now a duel king.
So the King goes over and holds a coronation, a feast, and then gives some gifts to some of his new aristocratic vassals that he likes, while not doing anything positive or negative to the ones he didn't like. The treasury is running a surplus and doesn't need any new taxes. Then he appoints some random relative count/Earl of the previous king (relative from the non-royal mother side obviously, most primogeniture systems would have the closer related relative inherit if it was related from the royal side) as regent and says "so uh, if anyone needs anything done, ask him because I'm going back to my birthplace to see my wife and children. I'll come back in a few years"
How would the nobles take this?
How would the nobles take this if the random relative was a female countess and cousin to the old king?
Edit: Regent not Reagent
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