Succession to the Karsylvanian throne

**Succession to the Karsylvanian throne** is determined by descent and legitimacy. By law, the crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. Karsylvanian law limits succession to legitimate descendants of Antoni VI. Any rule change to the line of succession must be passed by the House of Representatives.

Antoni IV is the current sovereign, and his heir apparent is his elder daughter Elena, Countess of Messarabia. Next-in-line is Elena's eldest child Princess Catarina, followed by Catarina's elder child Prince Antoni and younger child Princess Nicoleta. Fifth-in-line is Catarina's younger brother Prince Ion.

## Succession

### Current line of succession

* Antoni IV (born 1926)
	+ **(1)** The Countess of Messarabia (born 1952)
		- **(2)** Princess Catarina (born 1978)
			* **(3)** Prince Antoni (born 2009)
			* **(4)** Princess Nicoleta (born 2012)
		- **(5)** Prince Ion (born 1980)
			* **(6)** Princess Carmela (born 2009)
			* **(7)** Princess Isabela (born 2011)
		- **(8)** Princess Elisabeta (born 1983)
			* **(9)** Prince Henric (born 2014)
			* **(10)** Prince Elias (born 2016)
			* **(11)** Princess Georgina (born 2019)
			* **(12)** Princess Daniela (born 2019)
	+ **(13)** Princess Alexandra (born 1955)
		- **(14)** Prince Alexandru (born 1980)
			* **(15)** Adriana Alexandra Würestmalscher (born 2013)
			* **(16)** Kevin Alexandru Würestmalscher (born 2015)
			* **(17)** Daniel Antoni Würestmalscher (born 2018)
		- **(18)** Princess Inna (born 1983)
			* **(19)** Ion Antoni Mûremescu (born 2016)
			* **(20)** Margreta Violeta Mûremescu (born 2019)
			* **(21)** Paula Ingrita Mûremescu (born 2021)

### Eligibility

The Succession Act of 2000 was passed by the House of Representatives on 22 May 2000, and signed into law on 1 July 2000. The legislation provides the rules of succession to the Karsylvanian throne. Through the act, only legitimate descendants of Antoni IV are entitled to succeed to the throne. The act also introduced absolute primogeniture and backdated it to 1952, allowing women to succeed to the throne even with a male sibling. Presently, an individual forfeits their right to the throne if they:

* were born after 1 January 2000 and were not brought up in Karsylvania
* marry without the consent of the monarch
* ascend to the throne of a foreign sovereign state, through election, inheritance, or marriage

## Royal titles

The sovereign is granted the royal title of *His Majesty* The King of Karsylvania. The sovereign has the authority to grant royal titles to anyone that they choose to grant one to, although this is seldom done except for specific circumstances. The spouse of the sovereign is automatically styled as *Her Majesty* The Queen consort of Karsylvania. The heir apparent and their spouse are automatically granted the royal title *His/Her Royal Highness* The Count and Countess of Messarabia. All children and grandchildren of the current sovereign are automatically granted the royal titles *His/Her Royal Highness* Prince/Princess of Karsylvania.

Apart from these titles, all other royal titles are designated by the choice of the monarch, and not conferred automatically. By convention, the spouse of a child or grandchild of the sovereign will be granted the royal title *His/Her Royal Highness* Prince/Princess of Karsylvania upon their wedding, typically awarded as a wedding gift. Great-grandchildren and further descendants in the direct line of sovereign may be designated as *His/Her Royal Highness* Prince/Princess of Karsylvania upon their births even if they are not yet the child or grandchild of a monarch, due to the assumption that they one day will be. Other royal titles are not commonly awarded in Karsylvania.