Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24267938-20130323172448/@comment-112.205.3.25-20140608084757

The PC in Skyrim has a legitimate claim to the throne.

Akatosh said to Allesia that : As long as the blood of the dragon flows in her rulers. The glory of the empire shall continue for untold days.

That's like how when a new Chinese dynasty took the throne they would claim it through divine mandate even if previously they were a fisherman.

In most cultures a divine mandate is a better claim to the thrones than bloodline.