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Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer was one of the greatest Byzantine emperors, but he never had an heir. What if he did?

Three variations of this scenario:
  1. Emperor Basil marries in the early 1010s and has a legitimate son, who succeeds him in 1025.
  2. Emperor Basil marries in the early 1010s and has a legitimate son, who succeeds him in the 1030s, as the emperor lives longer.
  3. An illegitimate son of Basil from before his ascent to emperor, shows up in the 1020s with a reasonable case for his descent from Basil. The emperor adopts him as his successor.
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