When will my subjects return provinces to the empire?

[fritzorino]

So Im playing as Brandenburg and Im at war with Bohemia. I have a vassal of Moravia who I want to feed Praha to since its over 350 adm to core. I fear that Moravia will just accept the emperors request to return the province as this happened to me before when I tried to feed Nassau to my vassal Hessen. Back then the Emperor was Austria who I was allied to and had friendly relations. Now England is the emperor and I have neutral relations with him and he isnt very strong. And if i take the province myself and then just sell it to Moravia (I dont have Cossacks) will the ai ask to return province again?

 

[Sunspawn]

AI HRE princes do not buy HRE provinces.

 

[Dominion]

AI recently got more aggressive. Diplomatically.

So they'll probably ask for it and your subjects still give it back unless they hate the emperor.

 

[Yxklyx]

However, they won't give back more than one province so if you feed him more than one he might get to keep Praha depending on which is asked for first.

 

[Shadowstrike]

There's an easy fix here: when a vassal is asked to return a province by the Emperor, the decision should just goes to the overlord instead.

 

[ArzhurG]

For now I find that the best solution is to declare a second small war just before you end the first one. When your vassal is a war the emperor won't demand any unlawful provinces. End the second war once your vassal has finished coring the province.

 

[bradles0]

For now I find that the best solution is to declare a second small war just before you end the first one. When your vassal is a war the emperor won't demand any unlawful provinces. End the second war once your vassal has finished coring the province.

this also works for you having the province yourself, avoids the unlawful territory penalty (relations malus and +10 unrest), since that relations malus can tip people into coalitions (and coaltions in the HRE are hell)