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The fuck? You haven't heard about how a Monarchy works before Game of Thrones? Hell, all of the scenarios I am about to list have already happened in Game of Thrones.If they kill Tommen, then Margaery would just become Queen, wouldn't she? And rule would pass through her line unless she was killed? idk, it is complicated at that point I guess. But the Tyrells are certainly better equipped to stage a coup than Dorne.
Rule is passed only through blood relatives only. The wife/husband of the Monarch is NOT of equal status. Myrcella is next in line to the throne.
If we are going off English rules then if Tommen dies, his older sister Myrcella becomes Queen, if Myrcella dies then her uncle Stannis becomes King as brother of a previous King, if Stannis dies then you go back a few generations down the family tree and find some distant Baratheon cousin. Any children of these people come after their parents, so if Margaery became pregnant then her child would be next after Tommen. If the child is too young to rule then someone is appointed regent, thiswasCersei but it's basically whoever has the most political support (likely Kevan Lannister (as in the books) or Mace Tyrell, possibly a neutral party like Littlefinger, not Margaery).
If we are going off French rules then just ignore all women and their children. Since Westeros hasn't had any ruling Queens so this is possible, however Daenerys fancies her chances so it can't be taboo to have a Queen.
Dornish rules would have Myrcella be Queen right now, since there women inherit before their younger brothers. This was the book plot.
Having a giant army and taking the throne by force trumps regular succession as long as you can keep down rebellions.
If we are going off French rules then just ignore all women and their children. Since Westeros hasn't had any ruling Queens so this is possible, however Daenerys fancies her chances so it can't be taboo to have a Queen.
Dornish rules would have Myrcella be Queen right now, since there women inherit before their younger brothers. This was the book plot.
Having a giant army and taking the throne by force trumps regular succession as long as you can keep down rebellions.