Handing out titles To be safer, only give your dynasty members bishoprics, baronies and cities. This will get your dynasty a little less prestige but greatly reduces the chance of them revolting.
Who should I grant Duchy to CK3?
to whom should i grant duchies and counties?
- your heir (this way you get the lands back when he inherits)
- your family members (they generally like you), assuming you share faith&culture. Preferably uncles/not close kin to avoid the claims.
- people of your faith & culture.
How do you claim a kingdom?
You have several options:
- Invade county after county, until you have enough counties to usurp the title.
- Find someone who has an inheritable claim to the kingdom. Marry them, have a son.
- If you’re already an emperor, invite someone with a claim to the kingdom to your court, grant him land and press their claim.
How to avoid having vassal kings in Crusader Kings 2?
Since kingdoms can’t be revoked this way, players with access to duchy revocation may prefer to avoid having vassal kings, e.g. by instead creating megadukes who do not control 51% of any de jure kingdom. Alternatively, hand out kingdom titles that have only 1 or 2 de jure duchies; such kings usually have weak armies.
What happens if a ruler has too many vassals?
Every ruler of the rank of duke and above should recognise that they cannot have too many direct vassals (of at least the rank of count; barons are not counted towards that limit). Having too many direct vassals will incur various penalties (mainly to liege taxes and levies), and some vassals may become independent upon succession .
What does it mean to be a vassal of a king?
Vassals have to be at least dukes in order to benefit from the bonus to levies at their capital county (+15%). A duke who owns more than one duchy is called a grand duke, which grants a +1 bonus to their demesne limit. The duke portrait is identified by a jeweled silver ring, curled by a coloured ribbon. A king/queen controls a Kingdom.
How many duchies does a king have to control to become a vassal?
Kings and emperors may define realm laws in their demesne . It is required to control a minimum of 2 duchies to create a de jure kingdom. The king portrait is identified by a golden ring, curled by a coloured ribbon. An emperor/empress rules over an Empire and may vassalize kings (usually through force).
