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This is a phenomenon (harsh in the case of Jiro's son amid modern sensibilities about free will and obligation), which is said to have fueled some aspects of hu
by supernova87a 6y ago
This is a phenomenon (harsh in the case of Jiro's son amid modern sensibilities about free will and obligation), which is said to have fueled some aspects of human exploration (and also unfortunately the bad aspects of it) in history.
The 2nd son didn't inherit under the doctrine of primogeniture, leading the later sons to be the (often) neglected or less favored / wealthy, motivating them (for better and worse) to set out on their own and prove their worth.
- jamiek88 6y agoThe crusades too. Too many second and third sons this too many knights. Inherit, clergy or war.
- jacobwilliamroy 6y agoThe first son would inherit the family assets. Second son would join clergy. The third son would be sent off to join a knight's group such as the Knights of St. John.
- User23 6y agoUnless the first son was a total fuckup, in which case he'd get Uriah gambited.
- Turing_Machine 6y agoYes. A son in the Church was sort of a hot-swappable backup, as the Church would cut him loose if you had a good reason, such as the primary heir having died (and, of course, subject to the payment of a ...modest donation...), but while he was in the Church he was no threat to the primary. Any children he himself had (this was far from unheard of) would be automatically be illegitimate and not in the line of succession. Extra sons were, yep, often sent off to war. They'd either conquer their own territories or be killed. In either case, they were no longer a threat to the primary heir.
- jacobush 6y agoSounds like Harvard