Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-206.248.160.84-20160222060332/@comment-25396609-20160226231351

Keep in mind these things tend to ba a bigger deal in fiction, where uncertain parentage can have much more wide-reaching consequences.

It ceased to be particularly relevant in our world with less royal and noble lineages being active, laws protecting the rights of unclaimed children (assuming a DNA test can prove their heritage down the line) and various other societal evolutions.