Talk:Hornet/@comment-34906343-20180710134445/@comment-38551140-20190217084745

Three points here:

1. Horet isn't a princess. She's a royal bastard. And they typically aren't considered valid inheriters. She is not an 'heir'

2. The Knight and The Hollow Knight are arguably both legitimate royals and thus each have a stronger claim. (Knight actually does get declared 'king' in the process of getting the voidheart)

3. Hollownest likely has no royal inheritance laws. Less we forget: the pale king was an immortal higher being. I suspect the kingdom's very existance was tied to his. So, no pale king menas no hollownest.