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This is the whole point of hereditary: it does not need to be actual power of the perceived or actual blood relative, the military, generals, the nobles, Senators, high officials will crown the puppet child as a pawn for them to retain power - this keeps the hereditary dinasty going in actuality, pure unadulterated fact, even if you do not like it - Napoleon was not a wealthy Senator, in line politically to take precedence, yet he did. Caesar was not the most preminent senator, yet he made it into his dinasty - his declared heir became de facto, objectively, undeniably the Emperor - direct consequence of his doing, even if there were a lot of others pulling the strings and working in the shadows to instate him in that role = Senators will flock to a preminent person to further their goals and aspirations while supposedly sustaining a republic with a senate.
This is a historical simplification for children learning history in elementary school. The fact that children of officials often inherited offices from their fathers is simply the ancient Romans' understanding of bloodlines
Hereditary dinasty is a functioning concept with how the others position themselves in opposite camps to support at least one heir or perceived heir or sibling or blood relative - they will keep the hereditary dinasty going long after the actual blood line will have died out if it benefits their political goals.Adopted children are also included in this. Adoptions were often within a different branch of the same gens.