How to conquer a capital?

[Zlovie]

Ok, so I know that in some circumstances I can conquer another nations capital without annexing the nation.

Can anybody tell me what these circumstances exactly are? (or what the restrictions are)

 

[Alblaka]

You need to have a claim on it, the capital needs to be isolated (not border any other provinces of the holder nation) and then declare a conquest war for the capital. in the war demands, you can only demand the capital province (and reparations, tradepower etc, but no other provinces).

 

[Viperswhip]

And if you are thinking of Byzantium v. the Ottos you have to own all the provinces around Erdine and the two on the other side of the straight that have ports in the same section of water.