Corylea said:
"in many societies has denied "illegitimate" persons the same rights of inheritance as "legitimate" persons, [...]I don't think Sapkowski would have a drastically different view of illegitimacy, but it's possible.
But Platinum, royalty has always been a law unto itself. When Henry VIII of England wanted to annul the marriage to his first wife and the pope said no, the king broke away from the Catholic church and started his own church. All three of his children held the throne, even though the theory at the time was that if the marriage with Wife #1 was annulled, then Mary wasn't legitimate, and if the marriage with Wife #1 was not annulled, then Elizabeth wasn't legitimate.Royalty has proclaimed illegitimate children their heirs, adopted heirs, skipped over heirs -- they're in charge, so they make the rules.As far as I'm concerned, the biggest impediment to her claiming the throne is having been a striga for 14 years -- it's a wonder she can even TALK.