WSC 2023 History FULL Solutions

WSC 2023 History FULL Solutions The Salic Law A frankish civil law code compiled around the year 500, and that no woman can hold the throne, and all women must be excluded from transferring succession rights. Continental Hereditary Monarchies A system where the throne is passed from one member of the family to the other Line of succession People that are next in line for crown, or the leader of a position Absolute Primogeniture The oldest child succeeds the throne, REGARDLESS of gender. Agnatic Primogeniture The son or the brother or the next male descendents succeed the throne. If there are no male descendents at all, then the daughter or the next female descendent is chosen to succeed the throne. Illegitimate Child A child born to people who are not married (An example of this, is Marie Antonette who had an illegitimate child with Count Axel von Fersen, a Swedish diplomat, not Louis XVI). As a result, these children still inherit the throne under the name of the parent whose raise the child. Coronation The act and celebration around placing a crown upon the head of the next successor. It symbolizes the passing of the monarchy and the succession of the king or queen. Abdication The act of an authority/leader giving up their power, essentially leaving their throne. Usurper When someone takes control or power of the throne illegally. This person basically establishes the entire empire to his own often by brute force and seizing often all power. Regency The reign and act of someone being apointed to rule a sate because the person in power is missing, a minor, or is incapacitated. Act of Settlement States that the next heirs to the English and Irish throne must be limited to protestants only (1701) Succession to the Crown Act Altered the succession of the english throne according to the laws stated in the perth agreement Perth Agreement An agreement made by commonwealth nations in Australia in 2011 with the objective of changing the male-preference primogeniture with absolute primogeniture Triumvirates A group of three leaders sharing power. Happened mainly in Ancient Rome First Triumvirate Julius caesar shared the throne with Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus from the years 60 to 54 BC with the intention of bringing order over Rome. Ended when Licinius was killed in 53 BC during a battle against the Parthians hoping he could conquer Parthia (because of the wealth it had in store). Anyways, soon after the death of Crassus, Julius Caesar and Pompeius started a civil war ultimately leading to Caesar successful. Second Triumvirate (Very Detailed) The two potential rulers could have been Anthony who was Caesar's military second in command, and Octavian who was Caesar's grandson and successor to Caesar. Antony and Octavian didn't like each other that much, but nobody wanted to go to war because of the previous conflicts. So a close ally of Caesar, Lepidus, helped merge the two into a triumvirate with him with the intention of rebuilding the Roman republic and gain revenge on the murderers of Caesars. They are the true Avengers. Unlike the first triumvirate, the second triumvirate was a legal entity endorsed by the state instead of a private agreement. As you might have expected, the egos of the three got the better of them resulting in Octavian exiling Lepidus because Lepidus thought Octavian was treating unequally, resulting in him making some bad decisions, justifying his exile. Without Lepidus to control Antony and Octavian, Octavian illegally got hold of Anthony's will, and scholars still don't know whether this was a real will or a forged one. This will said things that went against common tradition in Rome, and once Octavian showed it to the Senate, it was enough to support Octavian for a battle against Antony. The chased down Antony to Alexandria where he commited suicide with Cleopatria. And just like that, Octavian was the successor to the Roman Empire throne.