Somebody care to explain Gavelkind to me?

[Stratagyfan101]

Interesting scenario I do not quite get. I am King (queen) of Castille (primary), Leon, Galicia, and Portugal. I have four sons. The first is set to inherit Navarre and Castille, then second gets Galicia, the third gets Portugal and the fourth gets Leon.

Now my Primary heir inherits Navarre early, and subsequently dies in battle. His son inherits him. Now my grandson is the heir to Portugal and Leon. My second son is heir to Castille, the third son is heir to Galicia and the fourth son is left flapping in the breeze. So my question is, why does the inheritance not trace through the lineage directly stated otherwise as, why did my grandson not become my primary heir? Follow this question up with, why is my grandson now heir to two of my secondary titles? Final question is why is he taking precedence over my fourth son?

I actually like Gavelkind succession but it seems so incomprehensible and jumbled.

 

[Dracko81]

Have you saved and reloaded? Sometimes fixes the issues with succession.

But your grandson inheritting does not sound correct, he should be excluded from your inherittances as you still have surviving children.

 

[Stratagyfan101]

Saved and reloaded and everything remained the same. I am using a lightly modded game but nothing that should effect succession.

 

[Vasious]

Isnt that the children and grandchildren of the first son take precedence over the second such and so forth upon the death of the first son correct?

 

[Wezqu]

I think you better upload a save as this really seems to be a bug. What I know about gavelkind is that the titles are divided between living children and if you don't have a living child the law reverts to primongeniture. So first sons sons should only inherit after the brothers are dead. Also the fourth son is clearly removed from succession without any reason. Only way he could be taken out is if he is imprisoned.