Quote Originally Posted by therussian91
4. No. I tried doing that in my Scottish campaign (it was VI) when my leader suddenly died, but it didn't count the general as an heir. So, no.
In the past, some people have claimed it did work for them. Im betting it can work (just like you can gain another faction's territory), its just very hard to engineer.

I doubt it would work with any old general. It would probably need to be one with royal blood.

Im not sure how long "royal blood" lasts though. Uncles of the current king have royal blood. When these die of old age, do their descendant's have it? If not then that would mean you would have to marry a princess to an uncle!