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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Who is next in line if Jon and Danny die?
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As we saw with Cersei (who had no legitimate claim to the throne), it will ultimately be whoever has the might and support of enough powerful people to hold it.
However, under the order of succession that they used to legitimize Robert's claim to the throne, it would be Gendry. If there are no legitimate Targaryen heirs, the next family in line are the Baratheons. Gendry is the last surviving legitimate Baratheon (thanks to Dany).
After the Baratheons, I believe that House Martell of Dorne has the best claim to the Iron Throne in terms of the straight line of descent from Aegon the Conqueror. At this point, we don't even know who is running Dorne after Prince Dr. Bashir was assassinated.
With King's Landing all but destroyed, I could see the Seven Kingdoms all deciding to go their separate ways and become independent Kingdoms again. Although, at this point, they've all been pretty weakened and probably need to work together to rebuild more than at any previous point in history.