Enthroned in 2015 at the age of 80, King Salman Ibn Abdelaziz has been gradually overshadowed by the rise of his son, Mohamed Ben Salman (MBS), official crown prince and unofficial viceroy since 2017. And yet the father’s legacy has been a major influence on his son’s decisions. Born in 1935, ailing, discreet by nature, Salman is the twenty-fifth-known son of the founder of the kingdom, Abdelaziz Ibn Saud who died in 1953. He will probably be the last of his generation to occupy the throne. (.)