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BeefyBelisarius on scored.co
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The 1st Reich had a good solution for that. A small group of the top aristocrats in the Holy Roman Empire also held the title of Prince-Elector and they would gather to select the new Emperor after the old one died. This way it wouldn't matter if the Emperor's son was a tard.