Cadet branch
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cadet-branch-283-3113361
title:
Cadet branch
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A cadet branch consists of the male-line descendants of a monarch's or patriarch's younger sons (cadets). In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets have historically been passed from a father to his firstborn son in what is known as primogeniture; younger sons, the cadets, inherited less wealth and authority to pass on to future generations of descendants. In families and cultures in which that was not the custom or law, such as the feudal H
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Male-line descendants of a monarch's younger sons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadet_branch
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2024-01-29T20:45:47Z
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