How would identical twins effect succession.

So let's say a king in Europe had 2 identical twin sons, born minutes apart how would they try to keep succession. Especially if someone tried to switched them around.
 
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Saphroneth

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Seconds apart is very hard given the realities of childbirth. Minutes apart is quite doable.


I imagine, though, that they'd just have the firstborn be the heir as per normal. Switching around could be a cause of a civil war if the "secondborn" contested it and claimed he was really "firstborn".
 
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The first born would be, well, the firstborn, and hence would be the heir as per.

Incidentally, Herodotus says that the Spartans' dual kingship was first instituted when people couldn't tell which of two twins was the eldest; if they could, the older one would have been made king.
 
The firstborn would be king, the second would be put in an iron mask and thrown into prison.

(Sorry.)
 
The firstborn would be king, the second would be put in an iron mask and thrown into prison.

(Sorry.)

Naw, the secondborn would buy his brothers inheritance for some stew, and then trick his blind father into giving him the inheritance. Obviously. :rolleyes::p
 
Trying to Distract Us?

Naw, the secondborn would buy his brothers inheritance for some stew, and then trick his blind father into giving him the inheritance. Obviously. :rolleyes::p

Trying to distract us from how you gained your sovereignty? :eek:

(Esau, Esau a hairy tat. -- OK, not good, but the best I can come up with on short notice. :eek: )
 
Trying to distract us from how you gained your sovereignty? :eek:

(Esau, Esau a hairy tat. -- OK, not good, but the best I can come up with on short notice. :eek: )

Shhh, you. I totally don't have a brother in an iron mask in a secret cell in a fortress prison. Silly. :rolleyes:

But basically, whomever is born first is the monarch. Its as simple as that.
 
But basically, whomever is born first is the monarch. Its as simple as that.

Yeah, pretty much. A younger twin brother would have less difference in age than a younger regular brother, but in terms of succession law it's the fact of an age difference that counts, not its magnitude.
 
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