Appoint Ecumenical Patriarch?

[berke]

Is there any way to choose who becomes the patriarch? Playing as the ERE with LOR

 

[Shuriken]

I don't think so.

It should be the Emperor's court Chaplain, but I guess the king rank makes that difficult.

What happens if you try revoking the title to the Bishop of Constantinople?

 

[riknap]

I don't think so.

It should be the Emperor's court Chaplain, but I guess the king rank makes that difficult.

What happens if you try revoking the title to the Bishop of Constantinople?

you can choose an autocephalous patriarch if you're a king by appointing a court chaplain.
But the Ecumenical Patriarch himself... you can't. It's a king-title that follows church succession.

 

[D.PHa]

If i remember correctly you can appoint him as your court chaplain though

 

[Darkgamma]

The thing is - it's simply not historical. The Byzantines never meddled in who got to bethe greatest among equals.

 

[berke]

The thing is - it's simply not historical. The Byzantines never meddled in who got to bethe greatest among equals.

What?
Basil's third son Stephen was made patriarch when his brother became emperor though we are told he had no religious experience and was fond of horses and women. The whole spiel with Ignatius vs. Photius? The Iconoclast issue? The patriarch of Constantinople was more of political than religious role and emperors had tremendous power in choosing who took office.

Patriarch Nicholas Mysticus?

I admit, there was a limit on their power, but the patriarch was appointed by the emperor who himself represented the will of the divine on earth and was seen as the conduit through which the beneficence of God may be bestowed upon all of his children.

 

[Muskeato]

you can choose an autocephalous patriarch if you're a king by appointing a court chaplain.
But the Ecumenical Patriarch himself... you can't. It's a king-title that follows church succession.

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Spot on.