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Kayla asked in Arts & HumanitiesHistory · 6 years ago

Who has the birthright in case of twins.?

Back when there were lords and stuff and the first born son inherited the "Lord" title, but what if there were twins? Would the first twin born inherit it? Or would their father pick one? Or some other way?

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  • 6 years ago
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    It would be the 'first born' most often, although the Lord may change his references of a favoured son over the years

    It would probably take a lawyer to answer you about how the Lord can decide who retains the title if it is a heritditory title

    Chetak

  • 6 years ago

    Whichever was born first,even if this was only by a few minutes.

    Primogeniture was a strong influence and fact in Medieval inheritance law.

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