That’s the reason why I extended the number of concubines to such an extent.” (Breithilde)
“Because of that even more boys were born in vain.” (Retainer) (T/N: That’s slapstick comedy, I tell ya, lol!)
Even though it was problematic if there weren’t any young men to succeed the house, it would likewise become troubling if one had to deal with too many of them.
As one would expect, it wasn’t feasible to drop the children of the Margrave’s main household to commoner status either.