I have an inheritance situation in my game as Burgundy that I need some help with. The situation is I am currently the King of Burgundy and a vassal of the HRE. My inheritance is elective and my chosen heir is my son. Crown Authority in HRE is limited.
My son is the Duke of Burgundy and a vassal of France. His inheritance is Gavelkind but as he is unmarried and has no children I am the only heir for his Duchy and County. Crown Authority in France is Autonomous Vassals.
Basically I want to know exactly what would happen i.e. where my capital would be and who my liege would be (if I still have one) depending on who dies first.
My theory is that if the son dies I will inherit the Duchy and it will become part of my kingdom and I will remain under the HRE, everything else will stay the same.
But if the father dies I'm really not sure. Does he just resume where the old king left off but bring his Duchy with him (i.e. the same as above)? Or does my capital move to his current capital and I become independent (since from France's perspective his Duke just inherited a Kingdom which is the same level as France and hence immediately given independence)?
EDIT: Oh just in case it matters the Duchy of Burgundy is now de jure part of France.
My son is the Duke of Burgundy and a vassal of France. His inheritance is Gavelkind but as he is unmarried and has no children I am the only heir for his Duchy and County. Crown Authority in France is Autonomous Vassals.
Basically I want to know exactly what would happen i.e. where my capital would be and who my liege would be (if I still have one) depending on who dies first.
My theory is that if the son dies I will inherit the Duchy and it will become part of my kingdom and I will remain under the HRE, everything else will stay the same.
But if the father dies I'm really not sure. Does he just resume where the old king left off but bring his Duchy with him (i.e. the same as above)? Or does my capital move to his current capital and I become independent (since from France's perspective his Duke just inherited a Kingdom which is the same level as France and hence immediately given independence)?
EDIT: Oh just in case it matters the Duchy of Burgundy is now de jure part of France.