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Originally Posted by Johnny1A.2
A hereditary monarchy in which the heir is chosen from among the former king's (or whatever title) blood offspring at random. All blood offspring, by marriage or mistress (or male equivalent) are eligible, but the choice is made by lot among them at the death or abdication of the monarch.
Among other effects, this means that courtiers, foreign powers, and so forth can not simply cultivate the eldest son or whatever, and the at least in theory it gives the offspring a reason to stay on good terms with each other, because they don't know which one will eventually be the new monarch, and again in theory it undercuts intrigues between potential heirs, since they don't know who to ally with or against.
In practice of course...
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The problem is that bastardy cannot be accounted for without warning if one is going to count offspring of mistresses. It might be better to allow lawful concubinage.
By the way the male equivalent is ciscisbeo. For the record.