I’m writing a book. Here’s the situation:
– The current earl has no sons, but he has a grandson.
– Conditions of an entail dictate that if the earl doesn’t have a son, the estate/title will be passed on to his daughter’s firstborn son. (Is this scenario realistic? Please feel free to poke holes in my plot lol)
– Would the grandson, who has not yet inherited anything, be addressed as “my lord”? (most commonly by servants, such as his valet).
Bonus question: How many generations could an entailment last in England during the Regency era, taking into account the rule against perpetuities?
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