The claim, however, that upon his inheritance of the duchy it was merged with the crown is more difficult to refute: for while this in itself certainly was not the case, he immediately attempted to merge the duchy into the crown by means of letters patent.
Väidet, et pärast tema hertsogkonna pärimist liideti see siiski krooniga, on raskem ümber lükata: sel ajal ei olnud sel iseenesest kindlasti tähtsust, kuid ta püüdis hertsogkonda kohe patentkirjade abil krooniga liita.