Imperial Election of V 90

Following Vidorion's War, the lords and monarchs of Pelegon convened in Arcanopolis to elect the next monarch. After two months of debate, the lords selected Vidorion I Pelegon as Shahanshah.

Prince Vidorion, the recent victor of the late war, was cognizant and sensitive to his position as a usurper to the Golden Falcon Throne. As a means of placating the Imperium, the Prince held the election despite know ahead of time that the vast majority of the votes would go to him. This allowed him to grant a degree of legitimacy to his reign, legitimacy that he later leveraged against the few Oderionists who continued to rebel during his reign.

Candidates

Name	Claim	Notes and Result
Prince Vidorion Pelegon	Partially through rite of conquest as the victor and leader of Vidorion's War Son of Virdia Pelegon and grandson of Pelgos I Pelegon	By the election, Vidorion was an adult, was popular, had a strong reputation of justness, and had heirs Elected with an overwhelming majority of the votes
Prince Setherion Pelegon	Oderion III's younger brother and legal heir	As her brother's legal heir, he was the major frontrunner besides her uncle Setherion's claim was largely dismissed on account of his age to avoid a regency
Princess Bellia Pelegon	Pelegon I's last surviving child	By the time of the election, she was old, infirm, and senile Additionally, she was exceptionally far back in the line of succession due to her brother's descendants
King-consort Beldranos Pelegon	One of Pelgos I's last surviving children	His claim was largely dismissed due to his marriage to Melissa III Orthed
Princess Mariah Pelegon	One of Pelgos I's last surviving children	Her name was entered into the running against her will She declared that she would not seek the crown and her claim was dismissed
Sir Gered Goodfellow	Son of Bellia Pelegon One of two surviving grandchildren of Pelegon I	Gered was considered a distant relation to the main branch of the Imperial family Not even supported by most of House Goodfellow, his claim was quickly dismissed His half-brother, Jerichon Mannos, called his attempt "folly," destroying any credibility he had
Lord Jerichon Mannos	Son of Bellia Pelegon One of two surviving grandchildren of Pelegon I	His name was entered into the running against his will He called the attempt, and the attempt of his half-brother Gered, folly
Wu Guanyu	Daughter of Prince of the Blood Wu Yin Granddaughter of Bellia Pelegon	As a foreigner and the daughter of a bastard, her claim was flatly rejected