My British Empire

Chapter 347 New Inheritance Law

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England nobles are quite conservative in inheriting family property.

Generally speaking, if a nobleman has no direct relatives, that is, sons, such as brothers and nephews, his title will be cancelled, and the family property and title will also belong to the royal family.

For example, the Duchy of York, which has a large family property, has now been incorporated into the hands of the royal family. This long-standing title has become the title of the king.

If you only have a daughter, then if you want her to inherit the title, you must obtain the approval of His Majesty the King. Afterwards, after inheriting the title, her descendants will no longer enjoy the title, ending in her generation.

A male heir is the greatest pursuit of the English nobles.

However, this small wish, due to monogamy and frequent marriages between nobles, caused genetic diseases, even if male heirs were born, they would die young.

For example, according to historical arrangements, the Tudor dynasty will be after Henry VIII, Edward VI will die without heirs, Queen Mary will succeed to the throne without heirs, Queen Elizabeth will never marry, the Tudor dynasty will be extinct, and Stuart of Scotland will have no heirs. The Arthur dynasty ruled England.

In fact, before Edward was born, Henry VIII already had a beloved illegitimate son. Before Edward was born, he was the most likely heir, and he was also the heir that Henry VIII wanted to support.

Henry Fitzroy (1519-1536), the illegitimate son of Henry VIII, was named Duke of Richmond, Duke of Somerset, and Earl of Nottingham by Henry VIII when he was 6 years old (1525).

Among them, the Duke of Richmond has his own duchy, and the other Dukes of Somerset and the Earl of Nottingham are only court nobles.

It can be said that before Edward was born, Henry VIII had been thinking about how to support him on the throne, even if it was to change the inheritance tradition, he had to be supported on the throne.

No one dares to doubt the courage of His Majesty the King. After all, in order to marry the queen and have children, even the Pope is ignored, and England has become a Protestant country, a country of Protestant lighthouses.

Although the nobles are so dissatisfied with the inheritance system, they can only hold their noses and endure it. This is a universal value.

The entire English society has always been based on the primogeniture system, whether it is a commoner or an aristocrat.

Commoners have at least distant relatives who can inherit the family property, while nobles can only hand it over to the royal family, and the family is removed from the Bureau of Heraldry.

In the following time, the ministers fell silent, and the atmosphere in the conference room made people feel uneasy.

"Dear Speaker, I have a proposal, don't you know?"

Sir Kyle Lance, who was sitting at the bottom, stood up and looked at the other ministers weakly, his eyes wandering, looking a little timid.

"Of course, Your Excellency, this is the Privy Council Chamber, and you have the right to make proposals!"

His Excellency Faris smiled slightly, glanced at him affirmatively, and said softly.

"I think that among the nobles, the lack of male heirs is the main reason for the disappearance of titles!"

Kyle Lance straightened his back, and he looked a little imposing, like a minister.

"Bullshit—"

All the sitting ministers said the same sentence in their hearts, but their faces still listened to each other.

"In my opinion, we are going to solve the weakness of male heirs."

"And the heirs are weak, then we will expand the scope of heirs and include more men in the heir list!"

After the last sentence was finished, the other ministers sat up straight, staring directly at Kyle Lance, and all their attention was focused on him.

Feeling the feeling of being valued by all the ministers, Kyle Langston suddenly felt that this taste was particularly pleasant, his heart was congested, and his thighs trembled slightly.

"Continue, Your Excellency!" The smile on Faris's face suddenly spread.

"I think that we cannot limit the scope of inheritance to immediate family members, but can extend it to the paternal line, within five generations."

"Only having the same great-grandfather, male members can be included in the scope of inheritance, so the probability of title disappearing is much reduced!"

The more Kyle Lance spoke, the more confident he became, and the more he spoke, the more powerful he became.

"good-"

The other ministers were silent for a while, lost in thought, but His Excellency Faris took the lead in applauding, and the entire parliament immediately burst into applause.

"This is really a good proposal!" "Your Excellency Kyle Lance, this is a genius idea!"…

Immediately, there were praises in the conference room one after another, which made Kyle Lance a little embarrassed.

"Since this is the case, everyone has approved Mr. Kyle Lance's proposal, then, Mr. Kyle Lance—"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Speaker!" Kyle Lance bowed and bowed, and responded.

"Sir, since you proposed this proposal, it is up to you to draft it! You submit it tomorrow, and I will submit it to His Majesty the King!"

"Of course, Mr. Speaker, this is my honor!"

Kyle Lance smiled instantly, every joint in his body seemed to be jumping, the muscles on his face were trembling, and his whole body was shining brightly.

...

The next day, Edward personally received the Speaker of the Privy Council and Minister Kyle Lance, and after reading the bill, he expressed his satisfaction.

"Gentlemen, I think this proposal is good, but there are some problems that make me a little confused?"

Seeing His Majesty's friendly smile, Faris Alexander and Kyle Lance immediately bowed and saluted.

"Of course, Your Majesty, this is the responsibility of our Privy Council, please give instructions!"

Faris responded.

"If the heir is found from the collateral line, what is the status of the extinct noble? Also, if the extinct noble has a daughter, how will the daughter's interests be guaranteed?"

Edward looked at the two of them and asked sentence by sentence.

The more they asked, the two became a little nervous, and their eyes began to communicate with each other.

Seeing the dumb and nervous expressions of the two, Edward knew that the two definitely hadn't thought about it.

"In this case, let me decide!"

So, Edward said what he wanted in his heart.

"After the collateral succession, after inheriting the title, the extinct noble must be recognized as the father, and from then on, he will no longer have any connection with the previous family. If he dies again, he can no longer adopt, and the title will be revoked!"

"After adopting the male heir, if the extinct noble has a daughter, then the daughter will enjoy half of the land and property, and she has the absolute right to own and use it freely!"

In folk, knight, jazz, and gentleman families, if there is no male heir, a male is selected from the family to inherit the land and title, and the daughter will not get half a dime of the property, unless the father buys a dowry for her early!

(end of this chapter)

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