succession question

[Jeff67]

I have have two kingdoms that says that I will lose them if I die. I am 66 so I am guessing I am on borrowed time. Should I give them to my heir who is inheriting my primary kingdom to keep it all under the same person? I assume that if I die and they go to the other elected individuals then I would have to fight a protracted war to get them back.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[richvh]

What succession laws do each of your kingdoms have?

 

[Jeff67]

I think that this is where I really screwed up. I did not realize that they could pass their own laws independent of me.
My primary kingdom is Eire and I have Agnatic Elective
Alba has Agnatic Tanistry which is one that I would lose
Bhriotain has Agnatic Elective gavelkind is the other one I stand to lose.
Bhreatain Bheag I gave to my son and ally. They also have Agnatic Elective gavelkind.

I would love to hear you opinion on two related topics.
Is it beneficial to usurp a kingdom title, which is how I ended up with the three past my primary kingdom or is it best just to keep the individual holdings under my primary title.
Obviously if I pass a law in my primary kingdom, that does not mean it applies to the others. What is the best way to control this.

This game is incredibly consuming. I often find myself playing for hours without realizing it and I would not consider myself to be really that good at it yet.

 

[richvh]

Bhriotain you can't give to your heir, being gavelkind. Alba you should be able to. If you meet the requirements you may be able to change the succession laws to better coordinate succession. (Note: Elective is a poor choice for multiple top-tier titles, as the lords of each realm vote separately and are likely to split the succession.)

If you usurp a title, it keeps the previous succession laws. If you destroy the title and re-create it, it has whatever succession laws your primary title has. Generally it is better to have only one title at your primary title's tier, unless you only need additional same-tier titles to create a higher tier title.

Crown and succession laws are set on a per-title basis, for kingdoms and empires. Changing one law for one title won't affect the others.