Succession question

I would consider that there would be some succession line already drafted out. The Regent can not name a successor to the crown on their own will, unless they've got the other likely candidates quaking in their boots. The Regent would usually only rule or represent the crown until there was a candidate of appropriate age.
 
Most modern monarchies have rules relating to the succession and regency incase of a minor monarch or the incapacity of the monarch - however prior to that things were much more fluid. In the absence of succession laws you can pretty much do as you please bearing in mind two points - any monarch without clear rights is going to be vulnerable, and any regent without clear control is also going to be vulnerable
 

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In short, at least in Europe no, because in Europe succession laws are usually not set by monarchs. If it was a monarchs powers it woudl also be in the regents power, but this isnt so. In other monarchies, where succession is maybe essentially ruled by the monarchs decree, the regent (having all the monarchs authority) coudl do so. If its not a restricted regency, of course...
 
In short, at least in Europe no, because in Europe succession laws are usually not set by monarchs. If it was a monarchs powers it woudl also be in the regents power, but this isnt so. In other monarchies, where succession is maybe essentially ruled by the monarchs decree, the regent (having all the monarchs authority) coudl do so. If its not a restricted regency, of course...

Well if you look at the history of Naples and associated dominions in the c15th century, I would say you COULD, if the conditions were right

There's also the issue of forcing someone to cede their rights, or sell them, so that the heir of your choice is in place

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Grey Wolf
 
I would consider that there would be some succession line already drafted out. The Regent can not name a successor to the crown on their own will, unless they've got the other likely candidates quaking in their boots. The Regent would usually only rule or represent the crown until there was a candidate of appropriate age.

I think it would depend on the laws of succession and the nature of the powers given to the regent. Most likely he or she would not have this power, although a regent holding executive power would be in a position to influence succession.

There are times when practical considerations do outweigh chains of succession - a hard-pressed kingdom might not be able to afford a king who is disabled in some major way, for instance.
 
This would depend entirely on the time period, and the culture in question. Without clarification of either of those, this question is unanswerable.
 
Well my plan for my first timeline was to have Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Modena and Ferrara die but he had a baby with his first wife Lucrezia de' Medici before his death. When he dies he puts Lucrezia as regent, but she see that she and her baby are slowly dying (form tuberculosis). So in order not to have Austria gain more land and supporters in Italy she makes her father heir to her son. But I think that what people are saying is this would not happen. I just saw your post V-J so it is around 1560 in Italy .
 
Well my plan for my first timeline was to have Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Modena and Ferrara die but he had a baby with his first wife Lucrezia de' Medici before his death. When he dies he puts Lucrezia as regent, but she see that she and her baby are slowly dying (form tuberculosis). So in order not to have Austria gain more land and supporters in Italy she makes her father heir to her son. But I think that what people are saying is this would not happen. I just saw your post V-J so it is around 1560 in Italy .

If you are making Alfonso II die childless in 1560 then his legal heir would be his brother, Luigi D'Este: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_d'Este. At that time he was Bishop of Ferrara, but he still could inherit his brother's territories. Of course, he would need to leave the clergy in order to marry and have a heir.

Interesting enough, if you achieve that, and make Luigi have a legitimate heir, than Ferrara wouldn't go back to the Papal States as happened after the death of Alfonso II, and the D'Este family remains even more important ITTL.
 
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