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im now stuck with 50 year old character who got 4 young wifes, and got no children... plus recently got a -90% fertility trait... its granted that he will die without children... is the only way to evade game over is to win game before he dies?

Heirs is not restricted to male childs. It will also take brothers, fathers and uncles into account if I remember correctly.
 
or have the option to adopt someone added to the game for some fun and to rub it in your brothers' faces xD

We discussed adoption a lot during design, since it wasn't uncommon during the time period. We found it to be too exploitable though.