WSC 2023 History FULL Solutions

WSC 2023 History FULL Solutions The Salic Law A frankish civil law code compiled around the year 500, and that no woman can hold the throne, and all women must be excluded from transferring succession rights. Continental Hereditary Monarchies A system where the throne is passed from one member of the family to the other Line of succession People that are next in line for crown, or the leader of a position Absolute Primogeniture The oldest child succeeds the throne, REGARDLESS of gender. Agnatic Primogeniture The son or the brother or the next male descendents succeed the throne. If there are no male descendents at all, then the daughter or the next female descendent is chosen to succeed the throne. Illegitimate Child A child born to people who are not married (An example of this, is Marie Antonette who had an illegitimate child with Count Axel von Fersen, a Swedish diplomat, not Louis XVI). As a result, these children still inherit the throne under the name of the parent whose raise the child. Coronation The act and celebration around placing a crown upon the head of the next successor. It symbolizes the passing of the monarchy and the succession of the king or queen. Abdication The act of an authority/leader giving up their power, essentially leaving their throne. Usurper When someone takes control or power of the throne illegally. This person basically establishes the entire empire to his own often by brute force and seizing often all power.