(03-13-2017, 09:51 AM)Skae Wrote: Not quite correct. Â There are actually several different positions that in English are all called Prince/Princess.
The first is of course children/grand-children/other descendants of a monarch. Â Those are indeed neither elected nor do they usually have any formal authority attached to the prince/princess title.
But there are also rulers of smaller independent territories (principalities) that have the title prince/princess. Â One real-world example is the Prince of Monaco. Â Such a prince/princess does have quite a bit of authority attached to the title.
(There are also a bunch of other uses of the prince/princess title. Â See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince for the whole silly mess.)
There are such a thing as elective monarchies, so there have been elected kings etc. throughout history  I am not familiar with any elected rulers using the title prince/princess, but they could certainly exist.
On a related note: Â So far I do not believe we have seen anybody use any of the king/queen/prince/princess titles in Eorzea.
I'm in a rush but I thought I'd respond to this quickly, so excuse the brevity and sloppy formatting:
1. I'll give you Monaco. That's fair I guess. But this Rydian place isn't a principality, it's a kingdom, according to OP.
2. I am also not familiar with any elected rulers using the title "Princess", nor am I familiar with any such rulers being elected because of their showing at a dance. Of course elective monarchies are a thing, and are plausible in fantasy land, but electing said ruler because they went to the annual ball is not a thing anywhere and reads like a bad disney pitch.
3. Theodoric, the last King of Ala Mhigo. That's the only one I can think of.
It's not that I think OP's story is unworkable. It just needs an overhaul to make sense in this game's world.
