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Post #65. What should Bee call this?


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I thought that was a French Catholic thing, 1st boy gets all of Daddy's stuff, 2nd boy goes into the military, 3rd boy becomes a priest.
I think it might be more just a practice of the times. Firstborn son is the heir & also responsible to care for the dependents of the household (unmarried sisters, mother, minor children, etc.), the estate, cot-holders, servants, & so on. Second son was often provided with a purchased officer's commission as soon as of age (often before the father's death). Third son might get a commission also if feasible, or did often join the clergy (or for RCC the priesthood I suppose.) That's old England but I expect it was much the same throughout Europe.
 
I think it might be more just a practice of the times. Firstborn son is the heir & also responsible to care for the dependents of the household (unmarried sisters, mother, minor children, etc.), the estate, cot-holders, servants, & so on. Second son was often provided with a purchased officer's commission as soon as of age (often before the father's death). Third son might get a commission also if feasible, or did often join the clergy (or for RCC the priesthood I suppose.) That's old England but I expect it was much the same throughout Europe.
Yes, and even further back the surplus sons were disposed of by sending them on the crusade to Jerusalem.
 
I think it might be more just a practice of the times. Firstborn son is the heir & also responsible to care for the dependents of the household (unmarried sisters, mother, minor children, etc.), the estate, cot-holders, servants, & so on. Second son was often provided with a purchased officer's commission as soon as of age (often before the father's death). Third son might get a commission also if feasible, or did often join the clergy (or for RCC the priesthood I suppose.) That's old England but I expect it was much the same throughout Europe.
Man if that was still practiced imagine all the safe spaces required for all the responsibility they would have to endure lol
 

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