What if the firstborn of the king is a twin?

[Veltar]

And it's possible for both to become king/queen. Who's going to be the crown prince? Do they choose or is it the first one out of the womb?

[desrt_rat]

They have to face off in an infant duel-to-the-death in the local arena. The baby that isnt torn apart by the other one becomes the new king/queen.

[editline]13th May 2011[/editline]

In all seriousness thats a very good question.

[Veltar]

[QUOTE=desrt_rat;29796357]They have to face off in an infant duel-to-the-death in the local arena. The baby that isnt torn apart by the other one becomes the new king/queen.
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This would be the case in a perfect world, alas..

[Kagrs]

I'd imagine it's the first one that's out. This case here:

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Stewart,_Duke_of_Rothesay[/url]

Shows that he was supposed to be king, but since he died in infancy his younger twin brother got to inherit the throne.

[Sirias]

First one to get out of the womb becames king i guess, also the movie "The man in the iron mask" had that plot.

[pr00ch]

Remember Rome?

[Fence]

[QUOTE=proch;29796779]Remember Rome?[/QUOTE]

[img]http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/statue-of-wolf-feeding-founders-of-rome-romulus-and-remus.jpg[/img]
Their future seems grim.

[Veltar]

So everytime this happens one must commit fratricide. Seems fair, strongest/sneakiest becomes king.

[pr00ch]

[QUOTE=Fancy Godgineer;29797037][img_thumb]http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/statue-of-wolf-feeding-founders-of-rome-romulus-and-remus.jpg[/img_thumb]
Their future seems grim.[/QUOTE]

Basically the point was they share, or its the Kings choice in the first place. [B]IF[/B] they actually do share though, It is probably going to end in a Murder, you know how the past was...

[Nightsure]

[QUOTE=Sirias;29796448]First one to get out of the womb becames king i guess, also the movie "The man in the iron mask" had that plot.[/QUOTE]

Yeah it would be, that's how I'm older than my twin.

[Archangel125]

Well, firstborn twins are rare enough that it probably never happened in European royal families.

[MightyLOLZOR]

The twin with a crappier personality is killed

[SolubleShoe]

What if they were siamese twins?

[Revanold]

What if the first born was a hermaphrodite?

[Cabbage]

Then they will kill one of them

... look it's never happened before so

[Veltar]

[QUOTE=RubberFruit;29798365]Then they will kill one of them

... look it's never happened before so[/QUOTE]

That's not to say that it will never happen...