There I am, a brand spanking new Spain (tech 10 integration of Aragon), and a rival in France, a big Western Europe coalition, but I have good allies. I browse around, woah, a 69 year old King of Lorraine, if he dies, war between me and France, ya, it would be a coalition war, but whatever.
I prepare, get my troops stationed, oh my, King of Styria dies at 35 somehow (ally), my own king is 71, a great 15 year old heir, and I become head of the HRE, look around, but this thing with France could kick off at any time, so I turtle. Years flow by, my King is 74! (He has great stats, its fine), check in with Lorraine, still ticking at 72. July comes, check again.
He had a kid!
Screw it, I declare on France anyway. Ah, I wonder how old his Queen was, bet she was a pretty young thing and this "heir" belongs to the court Jester.
I prepare, get my troops stationed, oh my, King of Styria dies at 35 somehow (ally), my own king is 71, a great 15 year old heir, and I become head of the HRE, look around, but this thing with France could kick off at any time, so I turtle. Years flow by, my King is 74! (He has great stats, its fine), check in with Lorraine, still ticking at 72. July comes, check again.
He had a kid!
Screw it, I declare on France anyway. Ah, I wonder how old his Queen was, bet she was a pretty young thing and this "heir" belongs to the court Jester.