What happens to conquered lords?

[Deaghaidh]

I'd hope they keep their claims on their old lands and pass them on to their new soverigns. For instance, the English claim on Ireland came from Dermot, the ousted King of Lienster who showed up at Henry's court and proimised fealty in exchange for retaking his lands.

 

[Lambert Simnel]

There should be a chance that they remain in the conquerer's court. William the Conqueror took Edgar the Atheling, who had been acclaimed king after the death of king Harold, into his court and treated him well.

 

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There should be a chance that they remain in the conquerer's court. William the Conqueror took Edgar the Atheling, who had been acclaimed king after the death of king Harold, into his court and treated him well.

Can you keep them in a tiny little rathole in the bottom of your keep so you can occasionally visit them and read them historical accounts of their defeat?

 

[bgibbard]

Can you keep them in a tiny little rathole in the bottom of your keep so you can occasionally visit them and read them historical accounts of their defeat?

Particularly if they're a human opponent in an MP game?

 

[Petrarca]

There should be a chance that they remain in the conquerer's court. William the Conqueror took Edgar the Atheling, who had been acclaimed king after the death of king Harold, into his court and treated him well.

Of course Lambert Simnel argues for leniency when it comes to defeated claimants to the throne.

 

[Earl Uhtred]

There should be a chance that they remain in the conquerer's court. William the Conqueror took Edgar the Atheling, who had been acclaimed king after the death of king Harold, into his court and treated him well.

Even so, he was a liability to have around and he ended his days well into the twelfth century as a farmer and small-time landowner in Norman southern Italy.

 

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I'd hope they keep their claims on their old lands and pass them on to their new soverigns. For instance, the English claim on Ireland came from Dermot, the ousted King of Lienster who showed up at Henry's court and proimised fealty in exchange for retaking his lands.

That would be great as support for the "badboy" system. Imagine "badboying" player, whose conquests create numerous claims to his territory from neighbouring kingdoms...