i’m not sure about the hierarchy in the seven kingdoms beyond the power struggle group. taking out the incest bs here, and starting from robert, it is: robert>>joffrey>>tommen>>myrcella>>stannis>>shireen>>renly. after that, is it the lannisters through matrimony? or, say joff marries sansa, the starks? or are the estermonts in right? on the show, cersei takes the throne, but through force. in asoiaf canon, who would be king after each of the above royals are dead?

It is not the Lannisters. Cersei may hold the Throne by force on the show, but she has no legal right to it. 

As to which of the collateral relations would count, I think there would be a variety of competing claims. The Florents would press their proximity through Shireen, the Estermonts would probably argue for a claim proceeding from Robert, some might back a Targaryen as a way to get back to a clear line of succession, etc.

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