Line of Succession to the Grandelumierian Throne

Succession to the Grandelumierian Throne is determined by ancestry, gender, legitimacy, and religion. The throne is inherited by the monarch's children, or in the case of childlessness, by the nearest line of children. Grandelumiere carries on a Frankish tradition of Salic Law, though since the inheritance of Elisabeth I from her father Philippe I, female succession has been permitted if two conditions are met: the reigning house must have no male heirs, and a special decree by the reigning monarch designating a female as heir apparent must be made.
The famous Edict of Grand Light (955) by Pope Agapetus II stated: "Should this blessed crown be granted or fall into the hands of a heretic then it shall be henceforth dissolved in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." Thus retaining the rights to the Kingdom of Grandelumiere to Roman Catholics. This act was further solidified centuries later by the Cardinal-King Louis XI in the Preservation of Faithful Succession (1577), which stated, "Only those in communion with the Church in Rome may be eligible for the Crown of Grandelumiere." In another means of protecting the throne from a potential Protestant inheritance, those with "spouses of a faith other than the Roman Catholic faith" are excluded from succession as well.
Illegitimate children born outside wedlock may be eligible for inheritance, so long as they were legitimized by decree of a Grandelumierian sovereign. Currently, the heir apparent to the Empire of Grandelumiere is Charles Edouard François, who carries the traditional style Dauphin.
The following list is the current line of male heirs of the House of Blois to the Empire of Grandelumiere in accordance with these laws:
Order	Name 	Born 	Title 	House
1. 	Charles Edouard François 	10th October 1754 	Duc de Bar
Dauphin 	Blois
2. 	Louis Emmanuel 	20th August 1730 	Duc de Bretagne 	Blois
3. 	Charles Emmanuel 	9th February 1749 	Archevêque de Toulouse 	Blois
4. 	Louis Charles 	14th January 1738 	Duc d'Aquitaine 	Blois
5. 	Louis Baptiste 	16th December 1742	Duc de Maine 	Blois
6. 	Louis Charles Emmanuel Marie 	29th January 1737 	Duc de Penthièvre
Monsieur le Prince	Blois de Penthièvre
7. 	Louis-Jean Thibault 	11th June 1759 	Prince de Lamballe
Monsieur le Duc	Blois de Penthièvre
8. 	Louis François Casimir 	20th February 1763	Duc de Châteauvillain 	Blois de Penthièvre
9. 	Jean Alphonse 	16th June 1737 	Comte de Guingamp 	Blois de Penthièvre
10. 	Louis-Augustin Philippe 	18th January 1758 	Comte de Gisors 	Blois de Penthièvre (de jure)
11. 	Louis Clément François Benoît	2nd March 1733 	Archevêque de Tours 	Blois de Penthièvre
12. 	Louis-Pierre Léopold 	29th November 1738	Prince de Condé
Monsieur le Comte	Blois de Soissons
13. 	Louis Alphonse Clément 	8th July 1739 	Duc de Mercoeur 	Blois de Soissons
14. 	Louis-Marie Étienne 	17th February 1756	Comte d'Alais 	Blois de Soissons
15. 	Louis-Armand Honoré 	26th November 1757	Seigneur de Château-Chinon 	Blois de Soissons
16. 	Louis Auguste 	3rd August 1758 	Seigneur de Château-Renault	Blois de Soissons
17. 	Louis-Pierre Baptiste 	2nd May 1759 	Chevalier de Beaugé 	Blois de Soissons
18. 	Louis-François Auguste 	3rd January 1740 	Archevêque d'Embrun 	Blois de Soissons
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