"All my serene Mother's!" cried the young Heir of Pfalz-Neuburg: "Properly all mine!" cried he.
"Is not she NEAREST of kin?
Second Daughter, true; but the Daughter; not Daughter OF a Daughter, as you are (as your Serene Electress is), O DURCHLAUCHT of Brandenburg:--consider, besides, you are female, I am male!" That was Pfalz-Neuburg's logic: none of the best, I think, in forensic genealogy.

His tenth point was perhaps rather weak; but he had possession, co-possession, and the nine points good.

The other Two Sisters, by their Sons or Husbands, claimed likewise; but not the whole: "Divide it," said they: "that surely is the real meaning of Karl V.'s Deed of Privilege to make such a Testament.

Divide it among the Four Daughters or their representatives, and let us all have shares!" Nor were these four claimants by any means all.

The Saxon Princes next claimed; two sets of Saxon Princes.