Before the 20th century, dynasties throughout the world have traditionally been reckoned patrilineally, such as under the FrankishSalic law. In polities where it was permitted, succession through a daughter usually established a new dynasty in her husband's ruling house. This has changed in some places in Europe, where succession law and conventions have maintained dynasties de jure through a female. For instance, the House of Windsor will be maintained through the children of Queen Elizabeth II,
朋友几年前去瑞士住了几个月,住湖边度假屋,房主是兄妹俩,有祖父辈传下来的房产、度假屋无数,价值数亿美元。50 多岁,不婚、无孩。这也许是他们先辈们没想到的。西人观念与国人不一样,说不定他们将来就捐给慈善机构盖个学校医院等,冠上他的名字。我原来工作的中心的楼都是冠名的,都是捐献者的名字。
英国的历史很有意思,最后要是没了男嗣,公主可以当女王,但是女王也要有后代啊,但是后代就姓了爸的名,这就是英国的改朝代: 女王的后代姓别人的名。
如果连女王都没后代,这个就糟糕了,一个王国要回溯一代,两代,三代... N 代找一个旁系男嗣来继承。三代以上的旁系,基本上和普通人无异,有的投机大臣出去找一个声称王子的人来抢王位,古代没有照片,旁系多年不联系,谁知道他真的是不是老王爷的third cousin twice removed。如果有几个旁系,每个旁系都有投机大臣拥护,这就要抢王位打起内战了。
正所谓:白发渔樵江渚上, 惯看秋月春风。 一壶浊酒喜相逢。 古今多少事, 都付笑谈中。
一个国王占有两个王国不是统一。因为如果这个国王的香火断了,两个王国要各自找旁系来接任。
伊丽莎白一世的下一任,是她侄子,苏格兰的James VI,1603接任英格兰成为James I。名称上是James VI and I,VI是苏格兰的王位数字,I是英格兰的王位数字。
大不列颠统一是1707年,苏格兰和英格兰成为大不列颠帝国。从一个国王两个王国变成一个国王一个王国。
一家5个孩子算什么, 法国人一家有十几个孩子的不是少数, 我见过一家20个孩子的, 一个老婆一胎一个这样生的。
清楚是否因为他们捐款的原因。
Before the 20th century, dynasties throughout the world have traditionally been reckoned patrilineally, such as under the Frankish Salic law. In polities where it was permitted, succession through a daughter usually established a new dynasty in her husband's ruling house. This has changed in some places in Europe, where succession law and conventions have maintained dynasties de jure through a female. For instance, the House of Windsor will be maintained through the children of Queen Elizabeth II,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty?