HRE electorate : -1000 ?

[Niptium]

I was cultivating good relationships with the 7 electors to the HRE playing as 15th Century Holland. I even got to make Cologne and Saxony vote for me for a while. But I do not know why, now every elector won’t consider my country if the HRE passes away since they all got a -1000 modifier for whatever reason.

Here’s what happened:

• I got into a war with Brabant and took Breda from them. I refused Austria’s demand to return the illegal territory. I did not see any change in the HRE electoral vote following this war even though my relationship with each elector was damaged by the refusal.
• Later on, Cleve, my ally went to war with Munster and a few more german nations over the ownersip of Munster. This war was very costly in man and my manpower pool got depleted. Cleve finally won the war and took Munster (territory) because I hired a bunch of mercenaries and forced the siege of Munster. I did not take anything in the peace deal. I also needed a single loan during the war to make sure to front the payment of my soldiers.

Now all my precious HRE work seems to have gone awry. -1000 with every elector. I thought it might have been my loan, so I repaid it in full within a year. It didn’t take away the -1000 modifier. So I thought it was because my manpower pool was depleted. It’s now recovering slowly but still, the modifier is still there. War weariness might also have been a good reason I thought, but no. It’s now all resorbed. So why am I suffering a -1000 modifier barring me from being a potential HRE candidate?

 

[Tom D.]

If you don't have an heir you can't succeed yourself and thus get a -1000 modifier. Once you get an heir you'll be eligible again. That's the first reason I can think of for now.

 

[Rikissa]

Do you have an heir or a female heir? You're not eligible if they have no one to vote for.

 

[Niptium]

Oh. Should have known. The semi retarded daughter became duchesse when her father died. Thank you

 

[ahyangyi]

Oh. Should have known. The semi retarded daughter became duchesse when her father died. Thank you

Or maybe she just had talent outside governance. Like Ulugh Beg.

 

[Niptium]

Or maybe she just had talent outside governance. Like Ulugh Beg.

She embarrassed the court 4 times in 9 years. -4 stability. I need a better Admin. advisor now...