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I believe Chavez wants Trubel so she can be forcibly recruited into her organization, though last I remember, she believed Nick was at least no longer a Grimm. She & her underlings will be getting a shock once they storm into Nick's house.

Regarding the succession of this Royal Family, like any succession where there's still someting of a feudal order going on, there's going to be a feud for the sucessor to the late King.

Let's look at the Game of Thrones for this royal family, as there's surely going to be some sort of council amongst them to determine who is the legal heir to the King:

The King who Flew:


 * No living Wife or Queen at time of death, thus eliminating a strong candidate who could serve as Kingmaker.


 * No living "trueborn" heirs.


 * Has a bastard line (unless he legitimized it after his wife's passing) which could potentially contest the throne. Sean & Diana.

Sean Renard:


 * Only known surviving son (or child) of the King.


 * Technically a bastard and as such, he has a claim he can press with diplomacy or force, but it's highly unlikely he'd even be considered in a succession council.


 * He may have been legitimized by his father after the death of the Queen, but given Victor's comment about Sean being his "half-cousin" it's likely Sean was never legitimized to the status of his late brother.

Prince Victor:


 * I believe he's a nephew of the late King.


 * He was recalled to Vienna when Prince Kenneth was sent, giving him the advantage of being in the seat of his House & proximity to where any succession council would meet.


 * Since he's infertile others in his House may be more willing to back him as he'd produce no heirs, thus allowing him to offer the bestowal of succession advantages to succeed him in return for any rivals backing him to succeed his late uncle.

Diana:


 * One of only 2 direct descendents of the King, though she belongs to a bastard line.


 * Currently in the custody of a known Resistance affiliate and being taken to an undisclosed location. Most likely being taken to a Resistance base, but given Meisner's positive relationship with Adalind, Diana, & Sean, there's a 15% chance he may take her to Portland to join her family.


 * Although her father's claim would come before her own, given her power, potential, & age, there's a signigificant chance her father may be skipped over in favor of her because of the following reasons. Diana is a toddler, so there would be a long regency (Other Royals could rule in her name till she became old enough; if Victor becomes King, he may always adopt her if he recovers her). Diana is a direct descendant of the late King & a powerful hexenbiest with enormous potential (and predicted future charisma). In my belief, it's highly likely Diana will end up as heir to a King Sean, or as a Queen herself by the series end.