Currently playing a shattered world Constantinople game starting at the Charlemagne bookmark, I've formed the byzantine empire and the Constantine bishopric (controlled by iconoclasts) is the last territory of imperial tier 1 I don't have.
My issue is the decision to Restore the Ecumenical Patriarch makes the church the holding capital of Constantinople and gives the bishop control of the county, losing me my capital. Once I lose that an event pops up that dismantles my byzantine empire into my vassal kingdoms. However without doing this the orthodox faith wont have a head for the rest of my game and I can't restore Rome through reconquest.
I can war the current bishop ruler but those options all leave me leading a theocracy which the game doesn't allow and its gameover. Having a vassal king war the bishop makes them a theocracy and gives them independence but won't restore the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Again even if i war the bishop after he takes Constantinople the county capital holding remains a church.
So at the moment i'm stuck, with the main option being to edit the files and remove that bishopric from the conquest requirements. it would still leave me without a head of church and a stuck decision for the rest of the game.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
My issue is the decision to Restore the Ecumenical Patriarch makes the church the holding capital of Constantinople and gives the bishop control of the county, losing me my capital. Once I lose that an event pops up that dismantles my byzantine empire into my vassal kingdoms. However without doing this the orthodox faith wont have a head for the rest of my game and I can't restore Rome through reconquest.
I can war the current bishop ruler but those options all leave me leading a theocracy which the game doesn't allow and its gameover. Having a vassal king war the bishop makes them a theocracy and gives them independence but won't restore the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Again even if i war the bishop after he takes Constantinople the county capital holding remains a church.
So at the moment i'm stuck, with the main option being to edit the files and remove that bishopric from the conquest requirements. it would still leave me without a head of church and a stuck decision for the rest of the game.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.