What's the most Littlefinger-ish thing you've done ?

[Yenzen]

Started as the count of Napoli, married the niece of Roger de Hauteville with a claim on Apulia, captured Sicily, murdered Roger de Hauteville before he could form the Kingdom of Sicily, swore allegiance to his weakest son who got the duchy that was not Apulia. Then died and murdered my own mother with a claim on Apulia, using it to claim it and thus become independent. Afterwards I formed Sicily and subsequently invaded my former liege by pushing another de Hauteville claimant to the other duchy.

Subsequently I progressively outbred and murdered most de Hautevilles so that they disappeared from the history of the world.

Following this I married a claimant to the Byzantine Empire then murdered the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, making sure they always had a terrible ruler while the realm got eaten up by Seljuk hordes. Successfully won the crusade once the Seljuks captured Greece and the Pope threw a hissy fit about it.

I never used the claim to the Byzantine Empire and eventually murdered my husband because I wanted a more useful claim.

It's not my current Napoli game, was one I played years ago. Learned about the niece of Duke Roger and such during it and used it in my current CK2 AAR though.

I dont think @hjarg would approve.

 

[Legionary Guard]

King of Austria (It was CKII+ or something that let Austria be a kingdom level title), around 1140 or so. Kingdom of Bohemia to my north, Croatia to my south, and Hungary to my east. As I'm smaller than Hungary, I ask the Pope for an invasion CB, which he gives me because I'm a good Catholic and the Holy Father despises Hungary, but I don't use it yet.

I notice that the king of Bohemia is A) Childless, B) has a wife past childbearing age, and C) his brother is in the same boat, only he has two daughters. I go to the second daughter and marry her off normally to my heir. The old wife of the king dies, and he gets a new, virile wife. So I kidnap her. I order the assassination of the elder daughter, and then the king himself, before ransoming the queen (What? I needed the money!). The brother, now king, dies of old age within five years. My daughter-in-law is now Queen of Bohemia, and my grandson will inherit both kingdoms.

I then turn my attention to Croatia. For this one, I notice that the succession is seniority, so I find a lustful claimant and marry her to my brother. Within short order, he pops out a male heir, so I immediately murder my new sister-in-law, and then press my nephew's claim to the kingdom of Croatia. I win, since I have Bohemia on my side, and the vassals all despise the new king now. They, being morons, help me assassinate my infant nephew and the realm passes to my control due to the succession laws. As reward for his loyal service, I make my brother a duke (I am not entirely heartless, only when it serves my goals to be).

It is then, and only then, that I use my Invasion CB on Hungary.

 

[travro]

Not sure if this is Littlefinger-ish. It's probably more on the lines of Lannister-ish.

As HRE Emporer and King of Frisia I was funding a war chest when I noticed the Duke of Holland next door plotting murder - not against me. I think, okay, easy ransom. I arrest him but while he was in prison I noticed that he had a non de jure title that belongs to the Duchy of Brabart. A quick history, the duchies of Brabart and Holland since Charlemagne have been combining and re-splitting under the rulership of House de Chamentois with every succession.

So I plot to revoke, however for some reason I can't do that if he's in prison - Paradox making things complicated again. So I release him, plot, and succeed; he rebels, makes war, loses, and then I get the county but with him still free. As a traitor I'm able to arrest him again, and after a subsequent war, well, he loses his duchy, his remaining county, and his head.

I didn't return the Brabart county to its de jure origin either; gave everything - two counties and a duchy - to a distant cousin. I'm in the business of growing our prestige. And to think, had he complied with the first arrest, he would have lost 145 gold. Instead he lost everything. Chicken for dinner?

 

[orochi2k]

No, I did nothing like that.
1, All those death of rich people I invited to court are likely caused by unknown disease.
2, All those heirs dead in battlefield bravely will be remembered and that has nothing to do with their bad trait or attributes.
3, I used a favor to ask my liege to press one of my claim. But, so many people dead during the war. How can he be a good ruler if so many people are killed. Thus, I got him overthrown.
4, I became a heretic once. But, I found I was wrong! Thus, I covert back. But, all those stupid vessels that I once demanded religion change doesn't change back with me automatically. Thus, they are righteously revoked.
5, ERE's downfall has nothing to do with me as Venice. My entire army is holding my tiny island. I just accidentally have marriage tie with some Muslin and Nomad rulers by using some favors. Why ERE emperor hates rich people? That's wrong!
6, All those claims and crusader pope grants me are based on his free-will. And it's just a coincident that he is my subject. And, too bad, he became a heretic when developing culture technology...
7,There are a few kidnap and murder happened in realm recently. I am concerned. Thus, I made sure no prisoners can break out.
8, All those marriages between women from my dynasty and princes of HRE are because of love. I didn't throw bad DNA into HRE on purpose. Nobody shall question it. As I am the real father of the emperor of HRE...oh, wait...the inbred is an accident.

 

[Legionary Guard]

5, ERE's downfall has nothing to do with me as Venice. My entire army is holding my tiny island. I just accidentally have marriage tie with some Muslin and Nomad rulers by using some favors. Why ERE emperor hates rich people? That's wrong!

The Basileus doesn't hate rich people, he hates Venetians. The denizens of Byzantion are racist against Venetians - as well they should be.