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===The imperial succession and Celestial dragons=== | ===The imperial succession and Celestial dragons=== | ||
− | The imperial succession required finding a suitable match between a Celestial dragon and a potential heir. The Emperor's | + | The imperial succession required finding a suitable match between a Celestial dragon and a potential heir. The Emperor's brother, [[Prince Yongxing]], lost his own eligibility for the throne by accepting the albino [[Lung Tien Lien]] for a companion, due to her inauspicious "mourning colors". (None of their other siblings have been mentioned in the series so far.) |
− | [[Prince Mianning]], the | + | [[Prince Mianning]], the eldest of the Jiaqing Emperor's three sons, was approximately twenty years old. He was widely known as the Crown Prince and the heir apparent to the throne. His Celestial companion, [[Lung Tien Chuan]], was Temeraire's twin brother. |
− | + | One of the younger sons, [[Prince Miankai]], was about ten years old and had no dragon companion. Prince Yongxing's planned coup was partially based on convincing Temeraire to abandon Laurence and accept Prince Miankai, in whose name Yongxing hoped to rule as imperial regent after placing the boy on the throne. | |
− | Nothing was said of the Jiaqing Emperor's consorts or possible daughters. | + | Nothing was said of the Jiaqing Emperor's third son beyond his mere existence, nor anything of the Emperor's consorts or possible daughters. |
To satisfy the tradition that members of the Imperial family were the only worthy companions for Celestial dragons, the Emperor technically adopted William Laurence as a fourth son. Since Laurence soon left China, this had no effect on the internal succession and little effect outside its borders until 1810, when Laurence's nominal status became useful at the Chinese/[[Larrakia]] trading post on the northern coast of Australia. | To satisfy the tradition that members of the Imperial family were the only worthy companions for Celestial dragons, the Emperor technically adopted William Laurence as a fourth son. Since Laurence soon left China, this had no effect on the internal succession and little effect outside its borders until 1810, when Laurence's nominal status became useful at the Chinese/[[Larrakia]] trading post on the northern coast of Australia. |