On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Mark A Mandel wrote: > I'm catching up on the list. > > [Sean Whalen replying to Philip Hart:] > > > Heirship seems hereditary in the Phoenix. Zerika wouldn't be Heir > > > because she wasn't born yet, so her position is probably assumed by > > > way of her mother. Yes, I assume that there is a minimum and > > > maximum length of time for each reign but any number of Emperors > > > (though usually just one in practice). > > [Philip:] > #> If you can find a reference to the sister as Phoenix Heir I'll be > #> impressed. But wasn't Loudin the logical heir (if she was alive?) > #> possibly already being the Princess? Me, March 23, desnipped midsentence ellipsislessly (admittedly a long wordy thread): Note that according to pg 320 of _FHYA_ [found via http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/deaths.html#Zerikas_Parentage ], Loudin was the Phoenix Heir just before the Interregnum. > #>Loudin was the Phoenix Heir just before the Interregnum. > So I went to my own page to see if I'd found anything: See the desnip above. Credit where credit is due, and C&S is due. Apologies to David Silberstein for "ellipsislessly".