Personal Union/Regency/Heir Question

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In my current game as England, I have a royal marriage with Castile. Then, it seems two years ago, their ruler died without a heir. Now, they still have no heir and are under a regency council. Looking at the tool tips, it says (Regency Council): Personal Union with England, but I don't actually have a personal union with them. However, my family is not related to them and they also had a royal marriage with Navarra. I'm not really sure what to make of this, or if I could possibly gain the throne. Any ideas?

 

[Xara]

You sound like you are interpreting the tooltips backwards

 

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You sound like you are interpreting the tooltips backwards

I have no idea, but I do have a heir and not in a personal union under anyone. However, Castile definitely has no heir at all.

 

[Xara]

I have no idea, but I do have a heir and not in a personal union under anyone. However, Castile definitely has no heir at all.

well, you edited your OP

Regency council without an heir doesn't last more than a few years
Normally this will place a member of a marriage dynasty onto the throne. aka Castile would have a Lancaster (or whoever you are). If you didn't have a marriage to them, it would probably be a Navarran dynasty. If they had no marriages at all, it'd be a Trastamaran noble. You probably have enough prestige that it's going one step beyond and will grant you a union over them when it ends. It might change in time, or waver back and forth as you gain/lose prestige. But as it stands, the Trastamara line in Castile is kaput

Example : I played as Portugal
My king died, heir was placed under regency
But the heir then got sick and died
After a year or two under that, I got a De Valois dynasty member on my throne, due to being married to France and France being the most prestigious. However, they didn't have enough to place me under PU from it (if that's even possible)

 

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well, you edited your OP

Regency council without an heir doesn't last more than a few years
Normally this will place a member of a marriage dynasty onto the throne. aka Castile would have a Lancaster (or whoever you are). If you didn't have a marriage to them, it would probably be a Navarran dynasty. If they had no marriages at all, it'd be a Trastamaran noble. You probably have enough prestige that it's going one step beyond and will grant you a union over them when it ends. It might change in time, or waver back and forth as you gain/lose prestige. But as it stands, the Trastamara line in Castile is kaput

Sorry about that. So, I should just wait? I'll give that a try then. I was mainly confused as it's over two years in council now. I was actually thinking about attacking Castile when I noticed this, but I guess I can focus elsewhere.

 

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Example : I played as Portugal
My king died, heir was placed under regency
But the heir then got sick and died
After a year or two under that, I got a De Valois dynasty member on my throne, due to being married to France and France being the most prestigious. However, they didn't have enough to place me under PU from it (if that's even possible)

That's my situation exactly. Playing as Portugal, my King has no heir. I've got royal marriages with Castile, Austria, Savoia, and The Knights (Rhodes -- OPM). Castile has the highest prestige (95) and Austria 2nd (65).

So, upon the death of my monarch I'd get the Castilian heir (Queen Juana's de Trasdemara's daughter Juana II).

But, if they don't have more prestige than me (95 versus 100), then they don't get a PU? Their heir just inherits my throne?

But, what happens when the old Spanish Queen dies? Doesn't her heir (now my Queen) inherit a personal Union over Portugal?

 

[Schmoekoeksklok]

I'm pretty sure it's not actually possible to get a PU automatically out of a regency council. The regency council will continue until an heir comes of age, even if ten heirs show up and die in the mean time.

If claiming their throne gives you the CB then go for it, but even if it doesn't, it would at least make sure the new heir will be of your dynasty.