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Yes, I figure that's how it would go. I mean, AW as King could still hold Hans Herrmann's duty inheritance back and/or decide the majority of the money should go to cousin Ludolf, not out of spite but because of the same reason Fritz didn't want any Prussian nobility marrying non Prussians in rl (and neither had FW)- fear of foreign claims to Prussian estates thereafter. Otoh, Hans Herrmann living in French exile without a sign of marrying into French nobility isn't likely to pass the estate on to a French family, so that's not so much an issue, and also, I figure that Katte's stepmom, after going through the horror of her sons killing each other, is going to need consolation. In an ideal scenario, AW has already pardoned both Fritz and Katte (and Peter) for the desertion when he came to the throne, so Hans Herrmann can come back (not for good, just for a visit) to console Stepmom, and then she petitions the King to grant the estate and lion's share of the money to her beloved stepson.