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Originally Posted by Anthony
It's fairly common to try to maintain a veneer of legitimacy by reference to an existing legal system, but with enough changes that it's not really the same system any more ('constitutional reform', etc).
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It is less common to pull it off. The Hanovers did or rather their councilors(basically they were hauled out of the great Germanic hiring hall for kings because a king was needed). But satisfying the desire for legitimacy is a lot harder then getting a temporary rule merely by force and fraud(though in any event there will likely be a bit of aforesaid "F&F" whatever happens) .