Strange ruler behavior and tips for upcoming events :)

[SplitSide]

Started in 1066 as Mathilda Di Canossa in Tuscany, married the 3rd Af Stenkil son (Swedish), and then add a couple of sons from him.

I did not want my duchies to be split between my offsprings so I declared Elective Monarchy and selected my firstborn son as heir (Mario Di Canossa).

This really upset my husband and I had a -50 opinion from him (that's weird as he was not inheriting anything!).

At game start, I also started the independence faction and after having about 72% of my liege forces, I sent him the ultimatum. I was waiting for war to begin and I received a letter from him accepting my and my followers' independence!

After taking a couple of lands from other independent dukes and a couple of wars with Sicily, I set my sight on the Swedish throne. The oldest son had already died a couple of years back and the electors voted for my husband as King of Sweden. So I assassinated my step-father and my Husband suceeded as King of Sweden. I swore fealty to my Husband and became part of Sweden.

But the problem was, that Sweden is an elective Monarchy, so my son Mario would not inherit the throne. So I set a faction to institute Progeniture Succession. I had about 70% of my husband's force and sent the Ultimatum. He refused and we went to war (that's weird because me and him were in love, with 100 relationship, also, I wanted HIS SON on the Throne and he replied 'No, I want some random duke from Sweden succeed me' lol).

So we went to war and after about 5 years, I finally won (I hoped Mathilda would not die before the end because she was like 60 years old). So now the new heir to the Swedish Throne is Mario Di Canossa.

Mathilda died and now Mario is the Duke of Tuscany, Lombardy, Spoletto, etc. I am waiting for my father to die to inherit his throne.

I am wondering what I should do when Mario inherits? Should I stay in Firenze because it is now at tech levels 9-9-10 and the Swedish capital is still at 0-0-0? Also, I am Italian, so should I start swithcing Swedish Dukes for Italian Dukes (like my cousins/nephews/etc.)

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[Ahaz Flagg]

Not a chance I would move to a 0-0-0, seems an easy choice to me. I would destroy Swedish Crown, and put kinsman as Dukes and form Italy. Let them worry over how to transform Swedan.

 

[SplitSide]

Ok but why destroy the Swedish crown?

It is in progeniture succession so my child will always be my heir from no

I am trying to create the Italy Kingdom and usurp the Sicilian Kingdom currently.

 

[Ahaz Flagg]

Now you can of course keep it if you want, I am more laid back on how much land I want, do not like dealing with the revolts. And being in Italy, it could be a pain to suppress one that far north. You will have to have your main title be King or Queen of Swedan, a Duke or Duchess cannot vassal a king. Again, I am wimpy on holding land, I freely admit this!! Just to make it easy Dukes that are kinsman in swedan should not mess with your Italy holdings, unless i missed something. I know no family holds any of main vassals or and land near me, no matter how far down the line they are. They will always at some point start a frigging war!!

And by kinsmen, i mean when you hover it says kinsmen,cousins and what not will always start crap with your main holdings at some point, well they do on me anyways. *shurg*

After thinking, you have to keep the duchies if you want the levies and taxes!! So ignore me and do what you feel is right. I would still dump it on distant family member, but that is me.

 

[SplitSide]

I understand your point but I want the land for the bigger levies and the Swedish lands to be able to pincer attack the HRE (attacking from both the south and the north).

 

[Ahaz Flagg]

Ah well that is a whole other thing, Keep your Kingdoms, you will need the troops.!! I am not sure if the drift will factor in on this, you may want to look into that, because it would suck if your duchies in Italy drifted to Swedan.