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...I said that Elrond has the strongest CLAIM. I did NOT say that Elrond actually claims the thrones and titles and whatnot.

As for not judging it compared to real-world monarchies....Guess how Tolkien constructed his monarchies? Yep, based off of a (possibly idealized in a few ways) bunch of real-world monarchies!

As for Gandalf, yes, Aragorn is the rightful heir because he's both a Man, and not going to literally leave the entire world soon.