Need help understanding this inheritance scenario

[wtfnonamesleft]

I'm an Irish Duke, with 7 counties and 4 adult sons. All the laws are default, so it's agnatic-cognatic gavelkind. My 1st son is shown as heir to everything -- the one duchy, with it's 2 counties, and also the 5 remaining counties. My 2nd son has a bishopric, so I can maybe see why he's not inheriting. My 3rd son is heir to a bishopric, so maybe that disqualifies him too. My 4th son, however, is just a nobody hanging out in my court soaking up my mead. Shouldn't he be heir to something?

I thought I understood the succession laws, but apparently I do not. It's not going to all explode on me when I die, is it?

 

[Kaiser Ludwig]

Is the 4th son a bastard? Or a heir to another bishopric?

 

[wtfnonamesleft]

Aha! You, sir, are a gem! Yes, he is a love child .. a by-product of my dalliance with the lovely Ben-Mide. I had forgotten that, and it's not highlighted on his character sheet or anything. Thanks for clearing up my confusion!

 

[Battle bunny]

Aha! You, sir, are a gem! Yes, he is a love child .. a by-product of my dalliance with the lovely Ben-Mide. I had forgotten that, and it's not highlighted on his character sheet or anything. Thanks for clearing up my confusion!

It should be. Does the kid not have a "Bastard" trait or a black blood drop next to his portrait?

 

[tuareg109]

It should be. Does the kid not have a "Bastard" trait or a black blood drop next to his portrait?

I always thought it was more of a clear blood drop (as in, of the relevant dynasty but not having the right/church-sanctioned blood).

 

[wtfnonamesleft]

Doh! Yeah, he has the black blood drop AND the trait. So much for my powers of observation.