Does the AI move capitals on its own?

[Dlin369]

Yesterday (as Spain) I was feeding the Knights (my march) land in the Ottoman empire. I gave them land in Greece since they only had Malta as a province. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they moved the capital to Morea on their own. Is there an event for this? Or does the AI move capitals from time to time on their own right?

 

[EarlKonrad]

Good question! I don't know. Just checked their missions, events and decisions and there was nothing that changed their capital so they must have manually changed it.

 

[WJLIII3]

They move their capital if its geographically isolated, that is, doesn't border any of their own provinces, or if their "proper" capital becomes available, like if you create a vassal Aragon out of Sicily and then conquer Valencia.

Your Knights were probably doing the first thing, since Rhodes only borders Ottomans across water, But it may have also have been the second thing depending on how they're coded with regards to Malta.

EDIT: oh you said Morea. Just the first reason then.

 

[Battlex]

Yesterday (as Spain) I was feeding the Knights (my march) land in the Ottoman empire. I gave them land in Greece since they only had Malta as a province. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they moved the capital to Morea on their own. Is there an event for this? Or does the AI move capitals from time to time on their own right?

AI can move capitals

 

[holyvigil]

AI tends to move capitals to wherever their trade power is strongest. If you conquer enough of France's land they move their capital to America or Africa if they have more significant holdings there.

 

[Skagzill]

I see Provence move capital (although sometimes its just Trade port) on occassion to Aix. Depends on realtionship with Brittany or Pope I guess.

 

[Orioniys]

Trade capital yes