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In one of my games the conqueror died as King of England, but his successors lost the crown (whoop-de-doo, big surprise, thanks Elective!). After couple of centuries they have gained possession of every single duchy inside England and have forced Elective succession. Since I'm about to assassinate the current king's (House of Godwin, of course) children, the de Normandies will become rulers of England.Well...
If at first you don't succeed:
...then try try again.
I was playing HIP in the William Conquer bookmark and he conquered france in 1080
Someone decided that now was the time to revolt.
We got:
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We got:
- Eilif of Jorvik Revolt's 2nd War for Jorvik.
- A Flemish Revolt.
- A Lotharingian Revolt War for King Lothaire II's claim on Lotharingia.
- A West Francian Civil War for Seniority.
- West Francian Revolt War for Prince Eudes's claim on West Francia.
- Louis of West Francian Revolt's War for Aquitaine.
- Adelais of West Francian Revolt's 2nd West Francian Revolt League Independence War.
- A Lotharingian Revolt.
- An Italian Civil War to lower Crown Authority.
- A Pomeranian Revolt War for Kornelia's claim on Pomerania.
- And barely on-screen a Vladimir of Bulgarian Revolt's War for Bulgaria.
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- Trondish Revolt War for Gunnhildr's claim on Tröndelag.
- Batir of (Volga) Bulgarian Revolt in War against the Tyranny of High Chief Purginepaz the Ill-Ruler.
- Shahram of Saffarid Revolt in 2nd Saffarid Civil War to lower Crown Authority.
- Basrite Revolt War for Al-Mutawakkil's claim on Basra.
- Sistani Revolt
- Merille of Shewa Revolt's War for Shewa.
- A few Monophysite Uprisings.
- An Ibadi Uprising.
- Tolpal of Malhi Revolt's War for Kanyakubja.
- A Senajit Revolt.
- And Pallava Revolt War for Eccavarâkan's claim on Udayagiri.
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Someone decided that now was the time to revolt.
We got:
- Eilif of Jorvik Revolt's 2nd War for Jorvik.
- A Flemish Revolt.
- A Lotharingian Revolt War for King Lothaire II's claim on Lotharingia.
- A West Francian Civil War for Seniority.
- West Francian Revolt War for Prince Eudes's claim on West Francia.
- Louis of West Francian Revolt's War for Aquitaine.
- Adelais of West Francian Revolt's 2nd West Francian Revolt League Independence War.
- A Lotharingian Revolt.
- An Italian Civil War to lower Crown Authority.
- A Pomeranian Revolt War for Kornelia's claim on Pomerania.
- And barely on-screen a Vladimir of Bulgarian Revolt's War for Bulgaria.
Not shown:
Or just another regular day in CKII.
- Trondish Revolt War for Gunnhildr's claim on Tröndelag.
- Batir of (Volga) Bulgarian Revolt in War against the Tyranny of High Chief Purginepaz the Ill-Ruler.
- Shahram of Saffarid Revolt in 2nd Saffarid Civil War to lower Crown Authority.
- Basrite Revolt War for Al-Mutawakkil's claim on Basra.
- Sistani Revolt
- Merille of Shewa Revolt's War for Shewa.
- A few Monophysite Uprisings.
- An Ibadi Uprising.
- Tolpal of Malhi Revolt's War for Kanyakubja.
- A Senajit Revolt.
- And Pallava Revolt War for Eccavarâkan's claim on Udayagiri.
The liberal revolution will win! Down with the monarchy!
Wait, am I in the tenth century????
Someone decided that now was the time to revolt.
We got:
- Eilif of Jorvik Revolt's 2nd War for Jorvik.
- A Flemish Revolt.
- A Lotharingian Revolt War for King Lothaire II's claim on Lotharingia.
- A West Francian Civil War for Seniority.
- West Francian Revolt War for Prince Eudes's claim on West Francia.
- Louis of West Francian Revolt's War for Aquitaine.
- Adelais of West Francian Revolt's 2nd West Francian Revolt League Independence War.
- A Lotharingian Revolt.
- An Italian Civil War to lower Crown Authority.
- A Pomeranian Revolt War for Kornelia's claim on Pomerania.
- And barely on-screen a Vladimir of Bulgarian Revolt's War for Bulgaria.
Not shown:
Or just another regular day in CKII.
- Trondish Revolt War for Gunnhildr's claim on Tröndelag.
- Batir of (Volga) Bulgarian Revolt in War against the Tyranny of High Chief Purginepaz the Ill-Ruler.
- Shahram of Saffarid Revolt in 2nd Saffarid Civil War to lower Crown Authority.
- Basrite Revolt War for Al-Mutawakkil's claim on Basra.
- Sistani Revolt
- Merille of Shewa Revolt's War for Shewa.
- A few Monophysite Uprisings.
- An Ibadi Uprising.
- Tolpal of Malhi Revolt's War for Kanyakubja.
- A Senajit Revolt.
- And Pallava Revolt War for Eccavarâkan's claim on Udayagiri.
The Springtime of Nations happened a bit early. Or maybe it's just the Springtime of f*cking things up. In any case, when the streets run red with blood it's a good idea to buy real estate for it's cheap then.
My game of CK is beyond any doubt the greatest soap opera of all time
I am married to the queen of HRE, while sleeping with the queen of Byzantine Empire.
Who is married to my son and heir.
Who is also my secret illegitemate daughter from a love affair a couple years back:
The HRE queen I am married to helped me plot to kill her own husband so I could marry her. Unfortunately her sister is married to the king of Norway/Ireland/Scotland, and the HRE is in continous war. I am trying to keep my wife as the empress, her sister has gone to war several times to claim my wife's title, all with the backing of the king of ireland-scotland-norway.
The Queen of Byz is carrying my child (My son thinks it's his), who will one day unite the crowns of Sicily and Byzantium. The current queen's mother was also sleeping with me.
In other words; my daughter-in-law the empress and my grandson are both my secret, illegitemate children.
My savegame right now is absolutely priceless. There is a lot more melodrama than this going on
Europe sure is turbulent.
I am married to the queen of HRE, while sleeping with the queen of Byzantine Empire.
Who is married to my son and heir.
Who is also my secret illegitemate daughter from a love affair a couple years back:
The HRE queen I am married to helped me plot to kill her own husband so I could marry her. Unfortunately her sister is married to the king of Norway/Ireland/Scotland, and the HRE is in continous war. I am trying to keep my wife as the empress, her sister has gone to war several times to claim my wife's title, all with the backing of the king of ireland-scotland-norway.
The Queen of Byz is carrying my child (My son thinks it's his), who will one day unite the crowns of Sicily and Byzantium. The current queen's mother was also sleeping with me.
In other words; my daughter-in-law the empress and my grandson are both my secret, illegitemate children.
My savegame right now is absolutely priceless. There is a lot more melodrama than this going on
Europe sure is turbulent.
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I have a twofer for you all today, while on their own these Images aren't much they do provide a bit of amusement from two separate games I've been running
apparently my chancellor can't read a map
it's just always fun when you know the pope's resistance is feudal
he lost though lol
apparently my chancellor can't read a map
it's just always fun when you know the pope's resistance is feudal
he lost though lol
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I have a twofer for you all today, while on their own these Images aren't much they do provide a bit of amusement from two separate games I've been running
apparently my chancellor can't read a map
it's just always fun when you know the pope's resistance is feudal
he lost though lol
A gay bastard viking adventurer invading the Pope...
The poor chancellor has recently died. Talking about dead:
'Mum, this place is much better then dad's court. I am learning much!'
'He would probably only teach you how to become a skeleton, Wladyslaw.'
'Mum, this place is much better then dad's court. I am learning much!'
'He would probably only teach you how to become a skeleton, Wladyslaw.'
This guy is just too much busy to give an original name to his children
Cyprus divided like today ( in the North the Kingdom of Cyprus, in the South the Kingdom of Jerusalem)
A very crowded situation in Genoa
Cyprus divided like today ( in the North the Kingdom of Cyprus, in the South the Kingdom of Jerusalem)
A very crowded situation in Genoa
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My game of CK is beyond any doubt the greatest soap opera of all time
I am married to the queen of HRE, while sleeping with the queen of Byzantine Empire.
Who is married to my son and heir.
Who is also my secret illegitemate daughter from a love affair a couple years back:
The HRE queen I am married to helped me plot to kill her own husband so I could marry her. Unfortunately her sister is married to the king of Norway/Ireland/Scotland, and the HRE is in continous war. I am trying to keep my wife as the empress, her sister has gone to war several times to claim my wife's title, all with the backing of the king of ireland-scotland-norway.
The Queen of Byz is carrying my child (My son thinks it's his), who will one day unite the crowns of Sicily and Byzantium. The current queen's mother was also sleeping with me.
In other words; my daughter-in-law the empress and my grandson are both my secret, illegitemate children.
My savegame right now is absolutely priceless. There is a lot more melodrama than this going on
Europe sure is turbulent.
This is pretty amazing. Porphyrius is a name for the ages!
Also those beautiful natural skin colours for Mediterranean portraits.
Also Porphyrios's eyes. Dem eyes.
Things aren't looking good for poor ol' Youkhann.
Four wars. Three of which are rebellions. So, I decide to help...in a manner of speaking.
Imagine that. Slap a Shia Caliphate in Christian Providences, most of his kids end up Catholic. So I figured...why not?
A shame she's weak. I prevented Umar from joining the Templar. I demand he give birth to a boy, so I can start engineering the means to get my ruler with the Sayyid trait. This means potentially ruinous inbreeding in the shallow gene pool of the Isles, but I will make this happen. Youkhann shall live in the hearts of the Irish everywhere!
I also need diplomatic advice from a twelve year old.
Four wars. Three of which are rebellions. So, I decide to help...in a manner of speaking.
Imagine that. Slap a Shia Caliphate in Christian Providences, most of his kids end up Catholic. So I figured...why not?
A shame she's weak. I prevented Umar from joining the Templar. I demand he give birth to a boy, so I can start engineering the means to get my ruler with the Sayyid trait. This means potentially ruinous inbreeding in the shallow gene pool of the Isles, but I will make this happen. Youkhann shall live in the hearts of the Irish everywhere!
I also need diplomatic advice from a twelve year old.
Porphyrios update
Here is a more detailed chronicle of the legendary Porphyrios II Spartenos of Sicily, truly Europe's greatest diplomatic genius of all time, with a romantic history rivalling that of Casanova and military exploits matching the greatest generals of antiquity.
-Sicily and Byzantium in 1193, at the start of the drama
Here are new details about the glorious life of Porphyrios the Lion!
From the beginning, fortune was on his side. The kingdom was blessed as its marshall was receiving military intel from Jesus, proving that Porphyrios' coming was indeed divine prophecy.
My uncle is the leader of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, with my brother being his heir - These two guys rose in the ranks themselves, I had no direct hand in this. Considering their mega-stats it's no wonder my dynasty rules the world.
Near the end of his reign, in 1226, the imperlal wives have both died, though Porphyrios, while old, has lost none of his spark!
At age 71, during a war to preserve my (new) wife's imperial power, I threw down the usurper of her throne, Leopold, by challenging the 23-year-old to personal combat. He would never come to regret crossing The Lion!
The murder of her step-brother had no effect on the Empress' conscience, the power of Porphyrios' boner was stronger. So she joined me in killing her husband.
She also had no beef with me marrying her, murdering all of her 3 existing children, and then siring a new heir with her.
Porphyrios' Legacy
Porphyrios II the Lion finally died in 1230 at the age of 76. His legacy is the most enduring of any badass ever. Here is his legacy:
The prime heir to Porphyrios is his grandson Akakios. He is the king of Sicily and the emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
His father, after 50-year career as a knight, is the leader of the Orthodox Holy Order. This had disallowed him from succession thus enabling Akakios to become the emperor.
My uncle Germanos (lol!) is the Holy Roman Emperor, the child of Porphyrios and queen Ulrike.
The king of France and the heir of Ireland are my son-in-laws. My cousin ruled Castille, while my other cousin is married to the king of Sweden.
Europe in this game is truly spectacular.
-HRE has absorbed Poland.
-Rus is a united empire.
-England-France is a stable megablob of doom.
-Their counterweight is Super-Scotland, a union of ireland/scotland/norway that dominates the North.
-Hungary collapsed into a half dozen duchies in the late 1100's
-Seljuqs constitute a huge empire in Asia that beat back the Ilkhans with ease.
I didn't deliberately cause any of this. Everything is the AI's doing.
This is the world of Porphyrios II Spartenos the Lion. He led Holy Wars that conquered North Africa. He campaigned in Germany, the Levant, Anatolia, Spain and Italy. He drove the Catholic pope out of Rome. He brought France, England, Germany and Spain to Orthodox Christianity. He founded the Greeko nation-state in Italy. He even killed the Holy Roman Emperor in single combat. And his descendants rule the greatest empire in European history.
If anyone is interested I will post a sequel that details Porphyrios' glorious descendants in the 1400's! With almost equal amounts of soap opera.
Here is a more detailed chronicle of the legendary Porphyrios II Spartenos of Sicily, truly Europe's greatest diplomatic genius of all time, with a romantic history rivalling that of Casanova and military exploits matching the greatest generals of antiquity.
-Sicily and Byzantium in 1193, at the start of the drama
Here are new details about the glorious life of Porphyrios the Lion!
From the beginning, fortune was on his side. The kingdom was blessed as its marshall was receiving military intel from Jesus, proving that Porphyrios' coming was indeed divine prophecy.
My uncle is the leader of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, with my brother being his heir - These two guys rose in the ranks themselves, I had no direct hand in this. Considering their mega-stats it's no wonder my dynasty rules the world.
Near the end of his reign, in 1226, the imperlal wives have both died, though Porphyrios, while old, has lost none of his spark!
At age 71, during a war to preserve my (new) wife's imperial power, I threw down the usurper of her throne, Leopold, by challenging the 23-year-old to personal combat. He would never come to regret crossing The Lion!
The murder of her step-brother had no effect on the Empress' conscience, the power of Porphyrios' boner was stronger. So she joined me in killing her husband.
She also had no beef with me marrying her, murdering all of her 3 existing children, and then siring a new heir with her.
Porphyrios' Legacy
Porphyrios II the Lion finally died in 1230 at the age of 76. His legacy is the most enduring of any badass ever. Here is his legacy:
The prime heir to Porphyrios is his grandson Akakios. He is the king of Sicily and the emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
His father, after 50-year career as a knight, is the leader of the Orthodox Holy Order. This had disallowed him from succession thus enabling Akakios to become the emperor.
My uncle Germanos (lol!) is the Holy Roman Emperor, the child of Porphyrios and queen Ulrike.
The king of France and the heir of Ireland are my son-in-laws. My cousin ruled Castille, while my other cousin is married to the king of Sweden.
Europe in this game is truly spectacular.
-HRE has absorbed Poland.
-Rus is a united empire.
-England-France is a stable megablob of doom.
-Their counterweight is Super-Scotland, a union of ireland/scotland/norway that dominates the North.
-Hungary collapsed into a half dozen duchies in the late 1100's
-Seljuqs constitute a huge empire in Asia that beat back the Ilkhans with ease.
I didn't deliberately cause any of this. Everything is the AI's doing.
This is the world of Porphyrios II Spartenos the Lion. He led Holy Wars that conquered North Africa. He campaigned in Germany, the Levant, Anatolia, Spain and Italy. He drove the Catholic pope out of Rome. He brought France, England, Germany and Spain to Orthodox Christianity. He founded the Greeko nation-state in Italy. He even killed the Holy Roman Emperor in single combat. And his descendants rule the greatest empire in European history.
If anyone is interested I will post a sequel that details Porphyrios' glorious descendants in the 1400's! With almost equal amounts of soap opera.
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Unfortunately it collapsed soon after into Ireland and Scotland, with Norway ceasing to exist as a title.
In 1444, Scotland is a rump state with 3 island provinces. Ireland rules all Ireland, and is the only Catholic kingdom left in the world. Norway is part of a united Scandinavia.