If I'm not mistaken, his father is the emperor but died so the current emperor which is the lil bro of his father ascend in his stead because he is too young to be emperor. Thus, he has all the right to be the successor.
can we all just agree that aria's mom is the best mom? she went through so many hardships but she never give up raising aria even though she was having financial problems before she marries the count
all men are trash but not my manga guysヾ(❀╹◡╹)ノ~