Although it isn’t unusual either if it’s royalty and nobles, there occasionally are family head’s suddenly dying while having forgotten about the testament. Since there are also cases where this caused needless strife, you can say it is a necessary measure to leave behind a will.
“Well, actually, it looks like he got in touch with the eldest son at his parent’s home.” (Helmut)
“The one in the southern sticks?” (Armstrong)
“That’s right. The home of Baron Baumeister.” (Helmut)