someoneyouknow2452
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But why is she treating Catherine and Sarah with so much respect then? If she was in the families, even as a side branch, surely she wouldn't have to. Catherine I can maybe understand seeing as she is a first daughter, but Sarah is the daughter of the 4th wife and the lowest on the Hamilton ladder according to herself.Sarah and Catherine only say Annabelle's not from a main family. Could easily be that she's from a branch family. Related to the main families but outside of the line of succession or ruling circle. There were too many people at the function for them to all be in the ruling circle and with all of the polygamy there's way too many children born into the families to keep them all in the main family's line of succession. I don't think Cosy's expanded on the politics of succession but I suspect after being detached to the line for a generation or two a person in the family would be considered a branch family member rather than a main one. Then they'd likely still be invited to functions and potentially involved in match making but unless they marry into a main family wouldn't have an avenue to join the ruling council.
Just my personal interpretation of it all though.